Siegfried III, Count of Weimar-Orlamünde

Siegfried III, Count of Weimar-Orlamünde (c. 1155 – 1206) was a member of the House of Ascania and a ruling Count of Weimar-Orlamünde.

Siegfried III, Count of Weimar-Orlamünde
Born	c. 1155
Died	1206
Noble family	House of Ascania
Spouse(s)	Sophie of Denmark
Father	Herman I, Count of Weimar-Orlamünde
Mother	Irmgard

He was the son of Count Herman I and his wife Irmgard.^[1] Herman I was son of Albert the Bear Count of Anhalt, Margrave of Brandenburg and Duke of Saxony.

He was regarded as a supporter of the House of Hohenstaufen. He spent some time in Denmark. He married Sophie (1159 – c. 1208), a daughter of King Valdemar I of Denmark and had two sons:

• Albert II^[2]
• Herman II^[3]