Gottfried von Loon
Knight Gottfried von Loon-Heinsberg (* around 1320; † before October 16, 1342 ), since 1336 lord of Millen and Maaseik, was the last offspring of the Counts of Loon-Heinsberg .
Life
Gottfried was the only son of Dietrich von Heinsberg and Kunigunde von der Mark , a niece of the Bishop of Liege, Adolf von der Mark .
In 1336 he married Mechtild von Geldern , the daughter of Duke Rainald II von Geldern and Sophia Berthout . He had an illegitimate son, Godfried van Chiny. In 1339 his father-in-law promised him compensation if he agreed to go to war with France on the English side.
He found his early death on a trip to Prussia .
literature
- Manuel Hagemann: Johann von Kleve († 1368). The acquisition of the Grafschaft Kleve 1347 , Cologne 2007 (Libelli Rhenani 21), ISBN 978-3-939160-10-6
- Brigitte Sternberg: Mechtild von Geldern (around 1320-1384). From the coveted marriage object to the self-confident landlady of the late Middle Ages. In: Strong women from the Lower Rhine. Calendar 2001, published by the “Equal Opportunities” working group of the NiederRhein region, Duisburg 2000, October calendar.
Web links
- Dissertation project: Studies on the chancellery and registry management at the Klevischer Hof under Johann von Kleve (1347-1368)
- Dutch genealogy
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Loon, Gottfried von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Heinsberg and Loon, Gottfried von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German nobleman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1320 |
| DATE OF DEATH | before 1342 |