He was the son and heir of Count Eberhard II and his wife, Irmgard of Berg. On January 25, 1299, he married Mechtilde of Arenberg (died March 18, 1328), daughter of Johann of Arenberg and Katharina of Jülich. He and his wife had eight children:
Richardis.[citation needed] The County of Mark then fell heir to his son, Adolf II of the Mark; ownership of Arenberg went to his son, Eberhard I of the Mark-Arenberg.
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Engelbert II succeeded his father in 1308 and continued his father's efforts to maintain authority over the County of Mark. This necessitated conflict with Bishop Ludwig II of Münster, as well as the Archbishop of Cologne, Henry II of Virneburg, who also dominated the neighboring Duchy of Westphalia. When Bishop Ludwig II marched into Hamm in 1323, he fell into Engelbert's hands and was released only after paying 5,000 silvermarks, a very high ransom.
During the dispute over the throne between Frederick the Fair and Ludwig IV, Engelbert II later allied himself temporarily with the Archbishop of Cologne, who supported Frederick. A short time later, Engelbert II switched his support to Ludwig IV, putting the Archbishop under such pressure, he was obliged to request a truce.
engelbert, mark, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, june, 2023. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Engelbert II of the Mark news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Engelbert II of the Mark 1275 July 18 1328 was Count of the Mark and through marriage Count of Arenberg Engelbert II of the MarkCoat of arms of La MarkBorn1275Died 1328 01 18 18 January 1328Noble familyHouse of La MarckSpouse s Mechtilde of ArenbergIssueAdolf II Count of La MarkEngelbert Archbishop of CologneFatherEberhard I Count of the MarkMotherIrmgard of BergFamily editHe was the son and heir of Count Eberhard II and his wife Irmgard of Berg On January 25 1299 he married Mechtilde of Arenberg died March 18 1328 daughter of Johann of Arenberg and Katharina of Julich He and his wife had eight children Adolf II died 1347 Count of Mark Engelbert died 1368 Archbishop of Cologne Eberhard died 1387 Count of Arenberg Mathilde Irmgard died 1360 married Otto Lord of Lippe Katharina died 1360 Margareta Richardis citation needed The County of Mark then fell heir to his son Adolf II of the Mark ownership of Arenberg went to his son Eberhard I of the Mark Arenberg Biography editEngelbert II succeeded his father in 1308 and continued his father s efforts to maintain authority over the County of Mark This necessitated conflict with Bishop Ludwig II of Munster as well as the Archbishop of Cologne Henry II of Virneburg who also dominated the neighboring Duchy of Westphalia When Bishop Ludwig II marched into Hamm in 1323 he fell into Engelbert s hands and was released only after paying 5 000 silvermarks a very high ransom During the dispute over the throne between Frederick the Fair and Ludwig IV Engelbert II later allied himself temporarily with the Archbishop of Cologne who supported Frederick A short time later Engelbert II switched his support to Ludwig IV putting the Archbishop under such pressure he was obliged to request a truce Count Engelbert II granted the city of Bochum its town charter at Blankenstein Castle in 1321 1 References edit Burg Blankenstein www ruhr guide de DAS Online Magazin fur das Ruhrgebiet Accessed March 2 2010 in German Engelbert II of the MarkHouse of La Marck Died 18 July 1328Preceded byEberhard II of the Mark Count of the Mark1308 1328 Succeeded byAdolf II of the MarkPreceded byMechtilde Count of Arenbergjure uxoris1299 1328 Succeeded byEberhard I nbsp This article about a German count is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Engelbert II of the Mark amp oldid 1208665662, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
