Eberhard II von der Mark (1365–1454) ( Fr.: ''Évrard de La Marck'') was Lord of Arenberg and began styling himself

Lord of Sedan The Principality of Sedan ( French: ''Principauté de Sedan'') was an independent Protestant state centered on the Château de Sedan (now the city of Sedan) in the Ardennes. It was ruled by the Prince of Sedan (''prince de Sedan''), who belon ...

in 1424.

Biography

Eberhard II von der Mark was born in

Aremberg Aremberg() is a municipality in the district of Ahrweiler, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe aft ...

in 1365, the son of Eberhard I von der Mark and grandson of Engelbert II, Count of the Mark, ruler of the

County of Mark The County of Mark (german: Grafschaft Mark, links=no, french: Comté de La Marck, links=no colloquially known as ) was a county and state of the Holy Roman Empire in the Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle. It lay on both sides of the Ruhr River ...

and the Count of Aremberg through marriage to his grandmother, Mechtilde of Arenberg. His mother was Marie de Looz, granddaughter of Jean de Looz. He was married in 1410 to Marie de Braquemont (died 1425), sister of Louis de Braquemont, and daughter of Guillaume Dit Braquet de Braquemont and Marie de Campremy. After purchasing the area around modern

Sedan, Ardennes Sedan () is a commune in the Ardennes department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France. It is also the chef-lieu (administrative centre) of the arrondissement of the same name. Location The town is situated about 200 km from Paris, ...

from his brother-in-law Louis de Braquemont, in 1424, he expelled the monks of the

Benedictine Abbey , image = Medalla San Benito.PNG , caption = Design on the obverse side of the Saint Benedict Medal , abbreviation = OSB , formation = , motto = (English: 'Pray and Work') , foun ...

of Mouzon and began construction on the

Château de Sedan Sedan Castle (french: Château de Sedan) is a castle situated in Sedan, France, Sedan, France, near the river Meuse. Covering an area of in its seven floors. History Around 1424, Eberhard II von der Mark built a manor with two towers around a ...

. He began styling himself Lord of Sed. He died in 1454 and was succeeded by his eldest son

Johann von der Marck-Arenberg Johann, typically a male given name, is the German form of ''Iohannes'', which is the Latin form of the Greek name ''Iōánnēs'' (), itself derived from Hebrew name ''Yochanan'' () in turn from its extended form (), meaning "Yahweh is Gracious" ...

(1410-1480). From his second marriage to Agnès Dit de Walcourt de Rochefort, he had a son named Louis (1425-1498). Louis married Nicole d'Aspremont and started the cadet house of House of La Marck-Rochefort who went on to be Lords of Agimont, Neufchâteau and Orchimont, Counts of Rochefort and Montaigu. His illegitimate son, Godfrey (1410-1465), married Marie de Montjardin and started the cadet house of House of La Marck-Sprimont who were Lords of Sprimont, Amblève, Bomal and Hamal.

References

* * This page on

French Wikipedia The French Wikipedia (french: Wikipédia en français) is the French-language edition of Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia. This edition was started on 23 March 2001, two months after the official creation of Wikipedia. It has article ...

. {{DEFAULTSORT:Eberhard 02 Von Der Mark 1364 births 1454 deaths Counts of the Mark People from Champagne-Ardenne Counts of Arenberg