Reign of Broich
In the late Middle Ages and the early modern period, the Broich rule was a subordinate rule of the Duchy of Berg . It was abolished in 1806. The Lords of Broich had their residence at Broich Castle . There is no tribal relationship to the Jülich family of von Broich .
location
The rule coincided with the parish and the Mülheim office and roughly comprised the present-day districts of Alstaden , Styrum , Dümpten , Heißen , Speldorf , Broich , Altstadt I , Altstadt II , Menden and Holthausen , Fulerum , Haarzopf and Saarn , with the latter being Mintard and Selbeck are to be excluded, which belonged to the ducal office of Angermund .
The rule bordered on the Duchy of Kleve , the territories of the Imperial Monastery of Essen and the Imperial Abbey of Werden, as well as the Duchy of Berg itself. Within the rule was the Cistercian monastery of Saarn and, as an enclave, the imperial rule of Styrum , located in southern Styrum and northern Speldorf and Broich and had Styrum Castle as their residence .
coat of arms
The family coat of arms shows a golden shield in red. On the helmet with red and gold covers a red flight (or a flight like the shield)
The coat of arms is preserved in the coat of arms of the city of Mülheim an der Ruhr .
The Lords of Broich
Line of noblemen and knights von Broich | ||||
1093 | 1 | Burkhard I. | ||
1140 | 1 | Dietrich I. | ||
1140-1150 | 1 | Burkhard II | ⚭ Uda | |
1166-1190 | 1 | Dietrich III. | ||
1241-1272 | 1 | Burkhard III. | ⚭ 1243 Countess Agnes von Isenberg, daughter of Count Friedrich von Isenberg | |
1250-1310 | 1 | Dietrich IV. | ⚭ Lysa von Mörs | |
1310-1317 | 1 | Adolf | ||
1320-1366 | 1 | Burkhard V. | ⚭ Lukardis | |
1348-1372 | 1 | Dietrich V. | ⚭ Katharina von Steinfurt | |
Apparently, Clarisse de Brouch married a daughter of Dietrich III. von Broich in the Luxembourg family Meysembourg. Clarisse and her husband Wauthier de Meysembourg had a son named Thierry sire de Brouch , knight, approx. 1270-1304, who carried the coat of arms of the noble lords of Broich. |
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Line of the Counts of Limburg-Broich |
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1372-1397 | 2 | Dietrich IV. | ⚭ July 3, 1371 with Lukardis, heir daughter of Dietrich V. von Broich | |
1397-1437 | 2 | Wilhelm I. | ⚭ April 24, 1403 with Countess Mechthild von Reifferscheidt | |
1400-1439 | 2 | Dietrich V. | ⚭ March 3, 1415 with Henrika von Wisch | |
1439-1446 | 2 | Heinrich | ⚭ 1450 with Countess Irmgard von Boineburg | |
1446-1473 | 2 | Wilhelm II. | ⚭ 1463 with Jutta von Runkel | |
1473-1508 | 2 | Johann | ⚭ 1492 with Elisabeth von Neuenahr | |
Line of the Counts of Daun-Falkenstein |
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1508-1546 | 2 | Wirich V. | ⚭ November 14, 1505 with Countess Irmgard von Sayn , niece and adopted daughter of Count Johann von Limburg-Broich | |
1546-1554 | 2 | Philip | ⚭ September 28, 1552 with Maria Caspara von Holtey | |
1554-1598 | 2 | Wirich VI. | ⚭ December 18, 1578 with Countess Elisabeth von Manderscheid- Blankenheim-Gerolstein | |
1598-1613 | 2 | Johann Adolf | ⚭ 1611 with Countess Anna Maria von Nassau-Siegen | |
1613-1682 | 2 | Wilhelm Wirich | ⚭ 1634 with Countess Elisabeth von Waldeck | |
Line of the Counts of Leiningen-Dagsburg |
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1682-1686 | 2 | Emich Christian | ⚭ 1664 with Christine Luise, daughter of Count Wilhelm Wirich von Daun-Falkenstein | |
1686-1698 | 2 | Johann Carl August | ⚭ December 5, 1685 with Countess Johanna Magdalena von Hanau | |
1698-1766 | 2 | Christian Carl Reinhard | ⚭ November 27, 1726 Countess Katharina Polyxena von Solms-Rödelheim | |
1766-1806 | 2 | Marie Luise Albertine | ⚭ March 16, 1748 with Prince Georg Wilhelm of Hesse-Darmstadt | |
1 - documentary mention 2 - government dates |
literature
- Hermann Adam von Kamp : The Broich Castle and the Broich Lordship. A collection of historical curiosities I. Part. In addition to a picture of Broich Castle and its immediate surroundings. Duisburg: Ewich, 1852. Digitized edition of the University and State Library of Düsseldorf
- 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, 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.
See also
- Bergische Amt Constitution in 1363
- History of the city of Mülheim an der Ruhr
- History of the Ruhr area
- List of the dominions (territories) of Germany