Engelbert I. von der Mark

Relief at the Graf-Engelbert-Platz fountain in Lüdenscheid

Count Engelbert I von der Mark († November 16, 1277 at Bredevoort Castle ) was Count von der Mark .

Engelbert succeeded his father Adolf I as Count von der Mark. Since his brother Otto , who had previously been a canon in Liège , resigned to the secular status after his father's death, Engelbert had to cede some castles such as Altena and Blankenstein and the associated land to him. The threatened splintering of property was prevented by Otto's death without descendants in 1262. Engelbert then ruled the entire county again.

A short time later, Engelbert fell into a feud with Archbishop Engelbert II of Cologne of the same name . There were a number of skirmishes and the troops devastated the territory of the respective enemy. In 1265 the opponents made peace.

Engelbert von der Mark was married to Kunigunde von Blieskastel in his first marriage and to Elisabeth von Falkenburg, a niece of the Archbishop of Cologne, in his second marriage. This ensured peace between both sides.

There were conflicts with Cologne again under Archbishop Siegfried von Westerburg . This tried to expand his influence on the Rhine and in Westphalia. In contrast, in 1277 various territorial lords under the leadership of Simon von Paderborn concluded an alliance. Engelbert was also involved in this.

In the same year Engelbert was attacked and seriously wounded by Lohn while Hermann II was traveling . He died at Bredevoort's castle . His son and successor Count Eberhard I. von der Mark († 1308 ) besieged and destroyed the castle. He transferred his father's body to the Cappenberg monastery , where he was buried.

literature

• Wilhelm Crecelius:  Engelbert I., Count of the Mark . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 6, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1877, p. 125 f.

predecessor	Office	successor
Adolf I.	Count of the Mark 1249–1277	Eberhard