Gerhard (mountain)

Graf Gerhard's tomb in Altenberg Cathedral

Gerhard I von Jülich-Berg († May 18, 1360 ) was Count von Berg and Ravensberg .

He was the eldest son of Count Wilhelm V von Jülich . In 1338 he married Margarete von Ravensberg-Berg , heir to both counties. In 1346 Gerhard came to power in Ravensberg and in 1348 in Berg.

This means that these areas belonged to a branch line of the Jülich ruling house established by Gerhard, which in turn inherited the Duchy of Jülich from the main line in the 15th century and was supposed to create the Jülich-Berg-Ravensberg area complex. But already during Gerhard's lifetime a close relationship with a lively economic exchange developed between Berg and Jülich.

Further territories were purchased: in 1355 the lordship of Hardenberg with Neviges and Langenberg was added, in 1358 the city and customs of Kaiserswerth . In 1359 the county of Berg took over the Fronhof Solingen including the tithe and the patronage rights from knight Heinrich Oefte (or Heinrich von Oeft).

Gerhard was fatally injured by Count Arnold von Blankenheim in a battle near Schleiden on May 18, 1360 and later buried in Altenberg Cathedral .

He was succeeded by his only son Wilhelm II.

Web links

Commons : Gerhard I., Count of Berg  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

literature

• Hansjörg Laute: The Lords of Berg - On the trail of the history of the Bergisches Land (1101–1806)
• Heinrich Kelleter: History of the JA Henckels family in connection with a history of the Solingen industry . Self-published by JA Henckels, Solingen in 1924
• Heinz Rosenthal : Solingen. History of a city. Volume 1: From the beginning to the end of the 17th century. Walter Braun Verlag, Duisburg 1973.
• Rudolf Goecke:  Gerhard . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 8, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1878, p. 732 f.

predecessor	Office	successor
Bernhard	Count of Ravensberg (de iure uxoris) 1346–1360	Wilhelm II.
Adolf VI.	Count von Berg (de iure uxoris) 1348–1360	Wilhelm II.