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John I, Count Of Rietberg
Count John I of Rietberg ( – 1516) was Count of Rietberg from 1472 until his death. He was the eldest son of Count Conrad V and his wife Jacoba of Neuenahr. When his father died in 1472, he inherited the County of Rietberg. During a traditional boundary inspection tour on 1 May 1474, he shared a keg of beer with the citizens of Rietberg. In 1477, he promised the mayor and city council of Rietberg to restore their ancient rights and privileges and grant them the same rights as the city of Lippstadt. Also in 1477, John's brother Conrad travelled to Rome with John of Roden and his wife Lucke. They raised money for this journey by mortgaging Aldehof manor in Bokel. On 24 April 1481, John I and his wife Margaret joined Marienfeld Abbey, which was led by abbot Abbot is an ecclesiastical title given to the male head of a monastery in various Western religious traditions, including Christianity. The office may also be given as an honorary title to a clergyman who is no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conrad V, Count Of Rietberg
Count Conrad V of Rietberg (died 31 October 1472) was Count of Rietberg from 1428 until his death. His father was Count Conrad IV of Rietberg. Marriage and issue Conrad married before 1450 to Jacoba (d. 23 February 1492), a daughter of Count Gumprecht II of Neuenahr and Margaret of Limburg-Broich. They had six children: * John I, succeeded Conrad V in 1472 as Count of Rietberg and ruled until his death in 1516 * Emegart, married in 1443 to Arnd Balke * Conrad (d, 1508), was elected prince-bishop of Osnabrück on 2 February 1482, and became prince-bishop of Münster in 1497 * Simon, was a canon at Cologne * Gumprecht, was mentioned only in 1468 * Margaret, married on 10 March 1483 to Duke Frederick III of Brunswick-Calenberg-Göttingen His grave Conrad V was buried in a section of the cloister of the former Cistercian Marienfeld Abbey which has not been preserved. His grave stone contained a Latin text: : ''Mille quadringentis septuagesimo secundo annis Transactis,'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacoba Of Neuenahr
Jacoba is a given name, a female version of Jacob, which has been a common given name in the Netherlands. In daily life, many people use(d) short or more modern forms like ''Coba'', ''Cobi'', ''Cobie'', ''Coby'', ''Coosje'', ''Cootje'', ''Jackie'', and ''Jacqueline''. People with the name include ;Middle Ages *Jacoba of Settesoli (''Giacoma de Settesoli''; 1190–1273), follower of the Italian saint Francis of Assisi * Jacoba of Beieren (1401–1436), Countess of Holland and Zeeland *Jacoba of Loon-Heinsberg (fl. 1446), Dutch abbess ;Modern use * Jacoba M.J. "Coby" van Baalen (born 1957), Dutch equestrian *Jacoba van den Brande (1735–1794), Dutch scientist * Jacoba W.H. "Coosje" van Bruggen (1942–2009), Dutch-born American sculptor, art historian, and critic *Jacoba van Heemskerck (1876–1923), Dutch painter, stained glass designer and graphic artist *Jacoba Hol (1886–1964), physical geographer *Jacoba Adriana Hollestelle (1937–2002), Dutch singer known by the name Conny V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Of Lippe
Margaret is a female first name, derived via French () and Latin () from grc, μαργαρίτης () meaning "pearl". The Greek is borrowed from Persian. Margaret has been an English name since the 11th century, and remained popular throughout the Middle Ages. It became less popular between the 16th century and 18th century, but became more common again after this period, becoming the second-most popular female name in the United States in 1903. Since this time, it has become less common, but was still the ninth-most common name for women of all ages in the United States as of the 1990 census. Margaret has many diminutive forms in many different languages, including Maggie, Madge, Daisy, Margarete, Marge, Margo, Margie, Marjorie, Meg, Megan, Rita, Greta, Gretchen, and Peggy. Name variants Full name * (Irish) * (Irish) * (Dutch), (German), (Swedish) * (English) Diminutives * (English) * (English) First half * (French) * (Welsh) Second half * (English), (Ger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
