Engelbert III of the Mark (1333–1391) was the
Count 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 ...
from 1347 until 1391.
Adolph was the eldest son of Count
Adolph II of the Marck and
Margaret of Cleves. After his father died in 1347, Engelbert III ruled the County of Mark, mainly from
Burg Blankenstein
Blankenstein Castle (german: Burg Blankenstein) is a castle located on the south side of the river Ruhr in Hattingen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.Frank Dengler, Burg am 'blanken Stein'"''Ruhr Nachrichten'' (November 23, 2010) p. BOLO3 ...
in 1393.
In his time, he was the leading political leader of
Westphalia
Westphalia (; german: Westfalen ; nds, Westfalen ) is a region of northwestern Germany and one of the three historic parts of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It has an area of and 7.9 million inhabitants.
The territory of the regio ...
. He was though, efficient and successful, but failed to conquer
Arnsberg
Arnsberg (; wep, Arensperg) is a town in the Hochsauerland county, in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is the location of the Regierungsbezirk Arnsberg administration and one of the three local administration offices of the Hoch ...
after years of struggle.
Engelbert was married with:
*Richardis of Jülich († 1360), daughter of
William V, Duke of Jülich
William V, Duke of Jülich ( – 25/26 February 1361) was a German nobleman. Some authors call him William I, because he was the first ''Duke of Jülich''; the earlier Williams had been ''Count of Jülich''. Other authors call the subject of this ...
, in 1354,
*Elisabeth of Spanheim-Sayn († 1416), daughter of Count Simon III of
Vianden
Vianden ( lb, Veianen or (locally) ) is a commune with town status in the Oesling, north-eastern Luxembourg, with over 1,800 inhabitants. It is the capital of the canton of Vianden, which is part of the district of Diekirch. Vianden lies on t ...
, in 1381,
and had one daughter:
* Margaret († 1410), married with Philip X of Falkenstein and Münzenberg († 1407).
When Engelbert died of the plague in 1391, he was succeeded by his brother
Adolph II of the Marck, Archbishopric of Cologne
Adolph III of the Marck (German: ''Adolf III von der Mark''; – 1394) was the Prince-Bishop of Münster (as Adolph) from 1357 to 1363, the Archbishop-Elector of Cologne (as Adolph II) in 1363, the Count of Cleves (as Adolph I) from 1368 to 13 ...
.
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1333 births
1391 deaths
Counts of the Mark
Marshals of Westphalia