Wilhelm II of Limburg-Broich

Wilhelm II of Limburg-Broich (* around 1425; † September 1473 at Tomburg ) was a German nobleman. By descent and inheritance Count von Limburg and Herr zu Broich .

ancestry

Count Wilhelm II of Limburg-Broich was born around 1425 as the son of Count Dietrich V of Limburg-Broich (* 1387–16 January 1444) and his wife Henrika von Wisch († 1459).

Life

After 18 days of siege and bombardment of Broich Castle in the late summer of 1443 by the troops of Cologne Archbishop Dietrich II von Moers , his ally Duke Gerhard von Jülich-Berg and other noblemen , Wilhelm's brother Count Heinrich fled from fear of the archbishop's revenge Lock. Count Wilhelm II, who was not involved in the feud, finally capitulated and three years later was enfeoffed with the rule of Broich in place of Heinrich .

In 1447 Count Wilhelm II was named as a bailiff in the office of Angermund .

After the death of his grandfather, Count Wilhelm I of Limburg-Broich, in February 1459, Wilhelm II, together with his brothers Heinrich and Dietrich VI. against Count Gumprecht II von Neuenahr claim to the county of Limburg , which on June 25, 1459 was also enfeoffed 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 decision in which Cologne Archbishop Dietrich II von Moers had participated. He determined that the county as a future condominium governed by all parties, and civil peace should be closed.

In September 1473, Count Wilhelm II died of an epidemic during the siege of Tomburg and was buried on September 14th in the Minoritenkirche in Duisburg .

Marriage and offspring

Count Wilhelm II. Had been married to Jutta von Runkel († November 19, 1473) since August 2, 1463 and had the following descendants:

• Johann († July 26, 1511)
  ⚭ 1492 Elisabeth von Neuenahr

• Maria (* around 1465 in Burgsteinfurt Castle ; † 1487)
  ⚭ 1482 Count Sebastian von Sayn-Wittgenstein (* around 1464 in the County of Sayn ; † 1498)

• Irmgard († 1492)
  ⚭ 1487 Johann von Loë († 1498)

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 1459–1473	Heinrich von Limburg-Broich Dietrich V von Limburg-Broich Johann von Limburg-Broich Gumprecht II. Von Neuenahr
Heinrich von Limburg-Broich	Herr zu Broich 1446–1473	Johann von Limburg-Broich