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.
Nearby are the ruins of Aremberg Castle, once a mighty fortress, on the summit of the Aremberg
Aremberg() is a municipality in the district of Ahrw ...
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
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, found ...
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
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This page on
French Wikipedia
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1364 births
1454 deaths
Counts of the Mark
People from Champagne-Ardenne
Counts of Arenberg