Sophia of Formbach


Sophia of Formbach , was the daughter of Meginhard V of Formbach. She was countess of Salm through her marriage to Hermann of Salm, who was also elected German anti-king from 1081 to 1088.

Life

Sophia was the daughter of Meginhard V of Formbach and Matilda of Reinhausen, a daughter of Count Elli.
Sophia married Hermann of Salm. The couple were closely related and there were attempts to separate them on these grounds. Hermann died in 1088. It is sometimes said that Sophia married for a second time around 1092 to Stephan II, Count of Sponheim, although this is not certain.
Sophia, like the rest of her natal dynasty, was a patron of Göttweig Abbey.

Children

With her first husband, Hermann, Sophia had the following children:
If she married Stephan II of Sponheim, then Sophia was also the mother of: