Herman married twice. His first wife was a countess of Everstein, whose name has not been preserved. With her, he had two children: •
Sophie ( – 25 March 1160), married
Albert the Bear, Margrave of Brandenburg • Conrad His second wife was either Hedwig of Assel-Woltingerode or Hedwig of Carniola-Istria, the niece of Count Ulrich II of Weimar-Orlamünde (d. 1112). With her, he had four more children: •
Beatrix, abbess of
Quedlinburg (d. 2 April 1160) •
Herman II ( – 20 or 30 January 1152) • Matilda (also known as Jutta) (d. 22 May 1155), married in 1128 to Count
Udo IV of Stade, Margrave of the
Nordmark • Henry ( – 1146), Count of Assel ==References==