Johann von Erwitte

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Johann von Erwitte was Marshal of Westphalia around 1226 .

Life

Johann von Erwitte comes from the family of the Lords of Erwitte . He was the son of Rudolf II von Erwitte. Johann was married to a Hildegunde. Both together were founders of the Benninghausen monastery around 1240 . He appears on various occasions in the sources as a witness. In 1223 he and his brothers gave properties to the Oelinghausen monastery . Around 1226, as Marshal of Westphalia, he was secular deputy of the Archbishop of Cologne in his capacity as Duke of Westphalia .

literature

  • Johann Suibert Seibertz : Diplomatic family history of the dynasts and lords in the Duchy of Westphalia . Arnsberg, 1855. p. 374
  • Johann Suibert Seibertz : The Land Marshal of Westphalia . In: General Archive for the History of the Prussian State 1835 p. 63
personal data
SURNAME Johann von Erwitte
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Marshal of Westphalia
DATE OF BIRTH before 1223
DATE OF DEATH after 1240