Emicho was a count in the Rhineland in the late 11th century. He is also commonly referred to as Emicho of Leiningen or Emich of Flonheim, and not to be confused with Bishop Emicho of Leiningen. In 1096, he was the leader of the Rhineland massacres (sometimes referred to as the "German Crusade of 1096") which were a series of mass murders of Jews that took place during the People's Crusade.
Emicho was a count in the Rhineland in the late 11th century. He is also commonly referred to as Emicho of Leiningen or Emich of Flonheim, and not to...
involved in the massacres included Peter the Hermit and especially Count Emicho. As part of this persecution, the destruction of Jewish communities in Speyer...
– The Rhineland massacres: Members of the People's Crusade led by Count Emicho destroy most of the Jewish communities along the Rhine in a series of large...
communities in France and Germany. In May 1096, Emicho of Flonheim (sometimes incorrectly known as Emicho of Leiningen) attacked the Jews at Speyer and...
Emich or Emicho is a masculine given name of Germanic origin. It is a reduced form of Emmerich. Similar names include Emrich, Emch, Emig, Amick, Emick...
knight who joined the army of Emicho, Count of Flonheim. He was one of the knights that survived the violent dispersal of Emicho's People's Crusade army by...
of Gilbert, Count of Roussillon Drogo of Nesle, formerly in the army of Emicho, Count of Flonheim William V, Lord of Montpellier. The army of Hugh participated...
(1279–1282) Elevation to a Hochstift i.e. Prince-Bishopric in 1294 Waldgrave Emicho (1282–1311) Gottfried of Hexenagger (1311–1314) Conrad III the Sendlinger...
תתנ"ו, Edicts of 4856). Another group had been led by the knight count Emicho of Leiningen who provoked the group to the massacres. Leading the first...
Dillenburg, Beilstein, and Ginsberg 1290–1303: Joint rule by Henry, John and Emicho I, sons of Otto I In 1303, Otto's sons divided the possessions of the Ottonian...
about 10,000 soldiers The German Army of Emicho of Leiningen, never arriving in the Holy Land due to Emicho's plundering and genocide. (See also the Rhineland...
place. The first reliable mention of the family dates back to 1128, when Emicho, Count of Leiningen testified to a document from Adalbert I of Saarbrücken...
Bishop Adalbert II of Saxony, to meet the invaders in battle (led by Count Emicho) during the Worms massacre. This article incorporates text from a publication...
establishment of the first Jewish community in Speyer. In 1096, as Count Emicho's Crusader army rages across the Rhineland slaughtering Jewish communities...
began, both he and his son joined in the crusade as part of the army of Emicho. Thomas succeeded Enguerrand upon his death, and became a notoriously disreputable...
several Central European cities. The third, unofficial host, led by Count Emicho, decides to attack the Jewish communities, most notably in the Rhineland...
Coloman forbade the crusaders who arrived under the leadership of Count Emicho with 200,000 men to enter Hungary. The crusaders besieged Moson, their catapults...
children 20 January 1365 aged c.59/60 Children of Emicho I, ruled jointly. Emicho II c.1305 Second son of Emicho I and Anna of Nuremberg 7 June 1334 – 1 March...
France at that time. The key person of the Rhineland massacres was Count Emicho von Leiningen who led undisciplined troops of up to 10,000 crusaders. These...
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