Philipp von der Marck
Philipp von der Marck (* July 1, 1548 , † April 15, 1613 ) acquired the rule Schleiden by force and was the first Imperial Count of Schleiden.
Life
He came from the Lummen (Lumay) line of the House of Mark . The father was Johann II von der Marck. The mother was Margareta van Wassenaer.
As a later son he was canon in Cologne , Liège and Strasbourg . After his brother Wilhelm died without descendants, he resigned his benefices and married Katharina von Manderscheid-Schleiden. This was the daughter of Count Dietrich V. von Manderscheid-Schleiden . He had four children with his wife. Among them was the daughter Josina and the son and heir Ernst.
In his marriage contract, he expressly waived all claims to his father-in-law's property. From his brothers-in-law Dietrich VI. and Joachim von Manderscheid was given the castle Gelsdorf and the property belonging to it in 1580 . He received this as a fief from Cologne Elector Ernst von Bayern in 1592 .
After the death of his brothers-in-law, Philip no longer saw himself bound by the agreement with Dietrich V. He saw his wife as an heir. He drove Count Dietrich von Manderscheid-Kayl from Kerpen Castle . He took possession of the lordships of Kasselburg , Neu-Blankenheim and the Vogtei Fleringen . On Schloss Schleiden widow Dietrich VI lived. Elisabeth von Stolberg. He entered the castle by force of arms and took the widow prisoner. After she entered into another marriage, she was released. In 1593 he seized the Kronenburg and Saffenburg an der Ahr by force . He also tried to get hold of other properties.
His approach led to lengthy legal disputes. Schleiden had to evacuate Philipp a few months after taking possession, because the Emperor and also the King of Spain, as rulers of the Duchy of Luxembourg, the claims of the widow of Dietrich VI. recognized.
In 1611 and 1612 a comparison with the other heirs was made. Then Philipp Schleiden, Saffenburg, Ottignies and Niel-Saint-Martin in Brabant , Grancey in Champagne and a share from Kerpen. In his time, Schleiden was elevated to the status of an imperial county.
He is buried in a high grave in the monastery church Niederehe .
literature
- Christian von Stramberg: The banks of the Rhine from Coblenz to Bonn. Volume 1, Koblenz 1853, pp. 680-682.
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| SURNAME | Marck, Philipp von der |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Count of Schleiden |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 1, 1548 |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 15, 1613 |