Background
Herman was the son of Margrave Otto V of Brandenburg-Salzwedel and his wife Judith, daughter of the Franconian count Herman I of Henneberg.
Margrave of Brandenburg ruler of Brandenburg
Herman was the son of Margrave Otto V of Brandenburg-Salzwedel and his wife Judith, daughter of the Franconian count Herman I of Henneberg.
After the death of the Piast duke Bolko I of Jawor, he exercised the guardianship over Bolko"s children. In 1308, war broke out between Brandenburg and the Duchy of Mecklenburg, the so-called North German Margrave War. Herman and Otto invaded Mecklenburg and Herman died during the siege of Lübz.
He was buried in the Lehnin Abbey.