Tomb of Katharina von der Mark
The tomb of Katharina von der Mark is a sarcophagus from the 17th century in the Catholic parish church of St. Nikolaus and Rochus in Mayschoss ( Ahrweiler district ). It is the work of a sculptor from Theux whose name has not been passed down , who worked for the Counts of the Mark .
Katharina von der Mark
Katharina von der Mark (* 1622 † October 30, 1645) was the illegitimate daughter of a maid and grew up in the servants to lock Schleiden on. The twice widowed Ernst von der Mark married 19-year-old Katharina in 1641 at the age of 51 as a third marriage. Katharina gave birth to four children. These were the sons Engelbert and Franz-Anton and the daughters Maria Magdalena and Katharina-Franziska. Ernst von der Mark succeeded in getting a document from Pope Innocent X.From April 23, 1649 the improper marriage was legitimized and his children were declared to be equal descendants with Katharina. Ernst von der Mark died on February 12, 1654 at the age of 64 and was buried next to his wife, Katharina von der Mark, in the parish church of Mayschoss. His tomb has not been preserved.
Description of the tomb
Right at the beginning of the central nave is the tomb of Katharina von der Mark, which was made in 1646 from black Belgian granite . At the head end, children hold the coat of arms of the Lords of the Mark . The life-size figure of the deceased is depicted on the cover plate of the Tumba and at the foot end there is a Latin inscription: “ILLUSTRISSIMUS DOMINUS DOMINUS ERNESTUS COMES MARCKIAE ET SCHLEIDAE BARO IN LUMAY ET SEREIN DOMINUS IN KERPEN ET SAFFENOMINUS CATHEDRAL CITY A MARCKA UXORI SUAE DULCISSIMAE ET DILECTISSIMAE PARITER TAM VIRTUTIS SPLENDORE QUAM AFFECTIONE PRAEDITAE QUONDAM DIE XXX OCTOBRIS AN (N) O MDCXXXXV CUM MAXIMO OMNIUM LUCTU SALI SALI ETUAXXIGEXX CUTI ANCIENT STUDIO
This inscription reads as follows in translation: The illustrious gentleman, Count Ernst von der Mark and Schleiden , baron in Lümay and Serein , gentleman in Kerpen and Saffenburg etc. has the illustrious mistress, Countess Katharina von der Mark, his most beloved and most loyal Wife, distinguished by the splendor of her virtue as well as her loveliness, once died on October 30, 1645 to the greatest grief of all, and had this monument erected and completed in the year of salvation, 1646.
The shapely head with the face of a young woman rests on a tasseled pillow and her loose hair falls over her shoulders. A coral necklace surrounds the neck. The pleated robe is held together by a wide belt with a decorated buckle and the hands are placed on top of each other. A magnificent ermine cloak covers the garment. At their feet lies a dog, which in noble women's graves represented the symbol of loyalty.
literature
- Parish church St. Nikolaus and St. Rochus Mayschoss in the parish community Mayschoss-Rech-Dernau (leaflet in the church)
- Leo Ries: At the grave of the beautiful Countess Katharina von der Mark in the parish church of Mayschoss . In: Heimatjahrbuch des Kreis Ahrweiler 1969 , pp. 48–52.
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Coordinates: 50 ° 31 '28.5 " N , 7 ° 1' 20.8" E