title: Frederick, Count of Saarbrücken
text: # Frederick, Count of Saarbrücken
  
  Frederick, Count of Saarbrücken (died 1135) was a German nobleman. He was the first to style himself Count of Saarbrücken.
  
  ## Life
  
  His father, Siegbert, was a count in the Saargau; his mother may have been a daughter of the Lord of Eppenstein. His brother Bruno was Bishop of Speyer; his brother Adalbert I was Archbishop-Elector of Mainz.
  
  In 1105 Frederick inherited his father's position. In 1118, he was called Count of Saarbrücken for the first time. He was vassal of the Bishop of Metz.
  
  ## Marriage and issue
  
  Frederick was married to Gisela of Lorraine, who brought possessions around Hornbach Abbey into the marriage. They had three children:
  
  * Agnes, married c. 1132 to Duke Frederick II of Swabia
  * Simon I, his successor
  * Adalbert II, was Archbishop-Elector of Mainz from 1138 to 1141.
  