Loretta of Salm
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Loretta of Sponheim was a German noblewoman. She was regent of the German County of Sponheim on behalf of her son, Count John III, during his minority from 1324 to 1331.
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Tomb sculpture of Loretta's husband. The inscription reads "HENRIC:IVNIOR:COMES:DE:
SPANHEIM" (Latin: Henry, the younger Count of Spanheim). "Spanheim" is an older form of "Sponheim."
Baldwin of Luxemburg on a trip down the Moselle. From the Codex Balduini, 1341.
The coronation of Henry VII and his wife Margaret of Brabant. Loretta's rival Baldwin of Luxembourg, Henry's brother, stands to the left in the scarlet cap. (Margaret’s ample vair-lined peliçon, with its distinctive w-shaped neck, is typical of the sort of garments Loretta would have worn toward the end of her life.) From the Codex Balduini, 1341.
The excursion ship Gräfin Loretta on the Moselle near BullayHistorical Figures from Germany 6
About this person
Country
GermanyCategory
Historical Figures
Type
Historical Figure
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1300 to 1346 · aged 46
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