Isenberg (noble family)

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The Counts of Isenberg were a branch line of the Counts of Altena-Berg .

history

Around the year 1175 there were conflicts between Arnold and Friedrich von Altena about the inheritance of their father Everhard von Altena . As a result, there was a split into the Altena-Isenberg and Altena-Mark lines.

Count Arnold of Altena, the first castle Nienbrügge had as its headquarters, made before the year 1200 near Hattingen the castle Isenberg build. This had different functions. It was on the one hand the state castle of the Archbishopric of Cologne and the seat of the Counts of Isenberg. Arnold later named himself after this castle. In addition to their scattered allodial possessions, the Counts of Isenberg held the bailiwick of the property of the Essen monastery . They also held important local bailiffs for the Werden monastery .

The best-known representative of the family was Count Friedrich von Isenberg , married to Sophie von Limburg . After a bailiff's role initiated by him in 1221, he owned 36 farms with 1440 farms in more than 900 locations.

At the head of an aristocratic conspiracy, Friedrich murdered his uncle Archbishop Engelbert I of Cologne in 1225 , after the latter had previously tried to break the power of the noble families competing with the Archbishopric of Cologne. After the fact, Friedrich was ostracized and executed and his possessions were divided up. Members of the family such as Engelbert von Isenberg or Bruno von Isenberg lost their offices or opportunities for advancement in the church service. The Isenburg was destroyed in 1226 by Archbishop Heinrich I von Müllenark . The son of Friedrich Dietrich von Isenberg built Neu-Isenburg Castle near Essen-Rellinghausen in 1241/42 .

Despite considerable losses, Dietrich von Isenberg managed to maintain an area of ​​around 120 km² in a struggle that lasted about thirteen years ( Isenberger Wirren ) against the closely related Counts of Altena-Mark. After the new headquarters in Limburg (today Hohenlimburg ), the family called themselves Counts of Limburg from 1247 . In 1248 Dietrich finally renounced the bailiwick rights over Essen Abbey and ownership of Neu-Isenburg Castle. The latter was destroyed in 1288.

Dietrich's son Eberhard founded the Limburg-Hohenlimburg and Broich line. He survived brother Heinrich and Johann I, son Johan founded the Limburg-Styrum line .

coat of arms

The coat of arms was initially a red rose on a silver shield. In 1297 the rose was replaced by the Limburg lion.

people

  1. Arnold von Altena-Isenberg († May 3, 1206 or 1207 or 1209), Count von Altena-Isenberg ⚭ with Mathilde von Cleve, Altenhof, Mauerhof, Styrum
    1. Friedrich von Isenberg (* before 1193; † 1226), Count von Isenberg ⚭ with Sophie, daughter of Duke Walram IV of Limburg
      1. Dietrich von Altena-Isenberg has called himself Count Dietrich I of Limburg (* around 1215; † 1301), Count von Isenberg ⚭ with Adelheid von Sayn since July 17, 1242
        1. Heinrich († before 1248)
        2. Johann (* before 1246; † before 1277) ⚭ with Agnes von Wildenberg. It follows: the Herren von Limburg-Styrum line
        3. Eberhard I (* 1252, † 17 June 1304) ⚭ Agnes N. (m ö possible by Volmarstein). It follows: the line Counts of Limburg - Hohenlimburg
          1. Dietrich II of Limburg zu Hohenlimburg (* around 1276; † August 9 or June 1, 1364) ⚭ 1) Irmgard von Greiffenstein ⚭ 2) Elisabeth von Strunckede
            1. Eberhard II (* around 1298; † November 11, 1344) ⚭ Jutta van Sayn
              1. Dietrich III (around 1328 † 18 May 1405) ⚭ Lukarda von Broich. It follows: the line from Limburg - Hohenlimburg & Broich
    2. Dietrich III. von Isenberg († 1226), Bishop of Münster from 1218 to 1226
    3. Philip von Isenberg († before 1246), provost of Soest
    4. Engelbert I. von Isenberg († 1250), Bishop of Osnabrück
    5. Bruno von Isenberg († December 20, 1258), Bishop of Osnabrück from 1250 to 1258
    6. Gottfried von Isenberg († before 1247), cathedral dean of Münster
    7. Wilhelm von Isenberg († before 1242)
    8. Adolf von Isenberg († around 1258) ⚭ Elisabeth von Arnsberg-Holte

literature

  • Count of Isenberg. In: Gerhard Köbler : Historical Lexicon of the German Lands. The German territories from the Middle Ages to the present. 4th, completely revised edition. Beck, Munich 1992, ISBN 3-406-35865-9 , p. 284.
  • The Isenberg and the history of its house, a historical study. Joost, Langenberg 1864 digitized

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Limburg, HEINSBERG, Valkenburg. In: Medieval Lands. Retrieved May 30, 2020 (English).