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Wilhelm I, Count Of Katzenelnbogen
Wilhelm I, Count of Katzenelnbogen (1270/71 - 18 November 1331) was a Count from the elder line of the House of Katzenelnbogen. He ruled Lower Katzenelnbogen from 1276 to 1331. Wilhelm was the son of Diether V of Katzenelnbogen (died 1276) and Margaret of Jülich (died 1292), daughter of William IV of Jülich.Walther Möller, Stammtafeln westdeutscher Adelsgeschlechter im Mittelalter, Band IV, ISBN 3-89557-042-7 In 1301, Wilhelm allied himself with the four Rhenish Electors who were demanding excessive customs duties for shipping on the Rhine river. King Albert I sought to eliminate these duties which led to a war in which the King, aided by the Imperial Cities, defeated the Rhenish Electors. Having allied himself to the losing side of this war, Wilhelm lost part of his territory as a consequence. In 1319, the Archbishop of Trier granted Wilhelm the right to build Reichenberg Castle, to quell feuds in the area and also to fortify the core area of Katzenelnbogen with its poss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diether V Of Katzenelnbogen
Diether is a German given name, composed of the elements ''theod, diet'' "people" and ''her'' "army". It is distinct from, but in Modern German has become homophonic with, the name Dieter (other), Dieter, which is a short form of Dietrich (other), Dietrich, composed of the same prefix but the unrelated suffix ''rihhi'' "rich". People called Diether include: *Diether von Isenburg (d. 1482) *Diether von Roeder (d. 1918), eponymous of German destroyer Z17 Diether von Roeder *Diether Lukesch (1918–2004) *Diether Posser (1922–2010) *Diether Haenicke (1935–2009) *Diether Krebs (1947–2000) *Diether Ocampo (b. 1974) * Diether Perez (b. 2001) * Diether Ong (b. 2011 See also *Germanic name {{given name Germanic given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |