Kerpen Castle (Saarland)
Kerpen Castle is the name of several castles in Germany: *Kerpen Castle (Eifel) Kerpen Castle (german: Burg Kerpen) is a spur castle standing on a dolomite hill spur at a height of above the Eifel village of Kerpen in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. History The precise origins of Kerpen Castle are hidden by the ... near Kerpen in Rhineland-Palatinate * Kerpen Castle (Rhein-Erft) in Kerpen in Rhein-Erft-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia * Kerpen Castle (Saarland) in Illingen in the Saarland {{dab ...
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Kerpen Castle (Eifel)
Kerpen Castle (german: Burg Kerpen) is a spur castle standing on a dolomite hill spur at a height of above the Eifel village of Kerpen in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. History The precise origins of Kerpen Castle are hidden by the mists of time. It is very likely that it was built by ''Sigibertus de Kerpene'', first mentioned in 1136, or his son, Henry I (1142-1177). However, it is not yet possible to give an exact date of construction. In 1265, Theodoric II of Kerpen converted the castle into a fief of the Archbishop of Cologne, Engelbert II of Falkenburg. The estate was later divided between him and his brother, William II. In 1299, a 'Theodoric III' is recorded as Lord of Kerpen. His sons later founded the three family lines of Kerpen-Linster, Kerpen-Mörsdorf and Kerpen-Illingen ( Lit.: Losse, 2003), who remained the owners of their ancestral castle and turned it into a jointly-owned inheritance or ''Ganerbenburg''. In 1446, Conrad of Kerpen-Mörsdorf sold h ...
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Kerpen Castle (Rhein-Erft)
Kerpen Castle is the name of several castles in Germany: *Kerpen Castle (Eifel) near Kerpen in Rhineland-Palatinate * Kerpen Castle (Rhein-Erft) in Kerpen in Rhein-Erft-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia *Kerpen Castle (Saarland) Kerpen Castle is the name of several castles in Germany: *Kerpen Castle (Eifel) Kerpen Castle (german: Burg Kerpen) is a spur castle standing on a dolomite hill spur at a height of above the Eifel village of Kerpen in the German state of Rhinel ...