Herbert of Wetterau (died 992) was the son of Odo of Wetterau[1] and a daughter of Herbert I, Count of Vermandois and Bertha de Morvis.
[citation needed] Herbert was an important nobleman in central area of the Holy Roman Empire and leader of the Conradines.
He also inherited the castle of Gleiberg, perched on basalt in the modern-day Giessen.
Herbert also acquired the title of count palatine.
In 981 he followed Emperor Otto II to Italy, and in 982, he took part in the disastrous Battle of Stilo against the Saracens.