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Otto III, Count Of Rietberg
Count Otto III Rietberg (between 1475 and 1485 – 18 December 1535) was Count of Rietberg from 1516 to 1535. Otto III was probably born between 1475 and 1485 as the eldest son of John I and his wife Margaret of Lippe. Otto's second wife, Onna of Esens, introduced the Reformation in the County of Rietberg. In 1533, Otto III appointed two preachers from Lippe, to teach the new faith in the parishes of Rietberg and Neuenkirchen. Otto III suffered from ulcers on his leg. He died on 18 December 1535 and was buried in the Marienfeld Abbey. He was the last Count of Rietberg to be buried there. On his gravestone in the cloister before the winter refectory a Latin text could be read: : In the year of our Lord 1535, on 18 December, died : Noble Lord Otto, Count and Lord of Rietberg. : May his soul rest in peace. Beside it was the grave stone of his first wife: : In the year of our Lord 1523, the day before St. Anthony, died : Anna of Sayn, Countess in Rietberg. : May her soul ...
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A house is a single-unit residential building. It may range in complexity from a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or other material, outfitted with plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems.Schoenauer, Norbert (2000). ''6,000 Years of Housing'' (rev. ed.) (New York: W.W. Norton & Company). Houses use a range of different roofing systems to keep precipitation such as rain from getting into the dwelling space. Houses may have doors or lock (security device), locks to secure the dwelling space and protect its inhabitants and contents from burglars or other trespassers. Most conventional modern houses in Western cultures will contain one or more bedrooms and bathrooms, a kitchen or cooking area, and a living room. A house may have a separate dining room, or the eating area may be integrated into another room. Some large houses in North America have a recreation room. In traditional agriculture-oriented societies, Li ...
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