Heinrich von Limburg-Broich

Count Heinrich von Limburg-Broich († July 23, 1486 ) was a German nobleman. By descent and inheritance Count von Limburg and Herr zu Broich .

ancestry

Count Heinrich von Limburg-Broich was born as the son of Count Dietrich V. von Limburg-Broich (* 1387; † January 16, 1444) and his wife Henrika von Wisch († 1459).

Life

After Heinrich's father Dietrich V had led numerous feuds , his liege, Duke Adolf II of Kleve-Mark , finally declared the fief for forfeit on June 9, 1439, and Heinrich was enfeoffed as his successor with the rule of Broich .

The rumors of an imminent attack by Cologne Archbishop Dietrich II von Moers on the Broich rule prompted Heinrich's liege, Duke Adolf II von Kleve-Mark, to prepare the fortified churchyard in 1443 with artillery , troops and food for defense. The idea of the Duke, in July from its opening right at the Schloss Broich to make use could still talk him Count Heinrich. On September 2, the Archbishop of Cologne finally advanced with his ally, Duke Gerhard von Jülich-Berg and other noble lords with an army of 22,000 men in front of Broich Castle and besieged and shot at it for 18 days. Count Heinrich fled the castle for fear of the archbishop's revenge. His brother, Count Wilhelm II. , Who was not involved in the feud, finally capitulated and three years later was enfeoffed with Broich in place of Heinrich.

After the death of his grandfather, Count Wilhelm I von Limburg-Broich, in February 1459, Heinrich, together with his brothers Wilhelm II and Dietrich VI. against Count Gumprecht II von Neuenahr claim to the county of Limburg , although the grandfather had already completely transferred this to his son-in-law Gumprecht II in 1442. On June 25, 1459, Wilhelm II was enfeoffed with the county by Duke Gerhard von Jülich-Berg. However, since Gumprecht did not recognize this, there was a violent siege and conquest of Hohenlimburg Castle by troops of the three brothers. Further armed conflicts could only be settled in 1460 through an arbitration award in which Cologne Archbishop Dietrich II von Moers had participated. He determined that the county should be governed as a condominium by all parties involved and that truces should be concluded.

After the death of his brother Wilhelm II in 1473, Heinrich took over the guardianship of his children Johann , Maria and Irmgard. He acted as regent for Johann in Limburg until 1484. In 1478 he was enfeoffed by Duke Wilhelm von Jülich-Berg as guardian of the children with Limburg and Broich.

Heinrich died on July 23, 1486.

Marriage and offspring

Count Heinrich was married to Irmgard von Boineburg († 1482) since 1450

literature

• Otto Redlich : Mülheim ad Ruhr. Its history from the beginning to the transition to Prussia in 1815. City of Mülheim an der Ruhr self-published, city of Mülheim an der Ruhr 1939.
• Günther Binding : Broich Castle in Mülheim / Ruhr (= art and antiquity on the Rhine. No. 23, ISSN  0075-725X ). Rheinland-Verlag, Düsseldorf 1970.

predecessor	Office	successor
Gumprecht II of Neuenahr	Count of Limburg in the condominium 1459–1486	Johann von Limburg-Broich Gumprecht I of Neuenahr-Alpen
Dietrich V. von Limburg-Broich	Herr zu Broich 1439–1446	Wilhelm II of Limburg-Broich
Irmgard von Boineburg	Herr zu Bürgel 1450–1486	Johann von Limburg-Broich