Gerhard von Wassenburg II

• Preferred Name: Gerhard von Wassenburg II^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}
  
• Gender: M
  
• FSID: G6RG-6XQ
  
• Birth: 1013 in Wassenberg, Heinsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Holy Roman Empire at LATI: N1.1006 LONG: E0.1552
  
• Death: 1082 in Wassenberg, Heinsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Holy Roman Empire at LATI: N1.1006 LONG: E0.1552
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: Heer van WassenbergBET 1042 AND 1052
  
• Occupation: Ritter - Ridder - Knight - Chevalier
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  Gerhard II. von Wassenberg, (* um 1010 – † 1082), Graf von Wassenberg, 1053 Graf in der Betau (Betuve) und Teisterbant, 1057 Graf im Ruhrgau, ist 1067 urkundlich als Graf im Hattuariergau nachweisbar, um 1080 erhielt Gerhard II. die Grafschaft Maasgau, ⚭ mit ?; Söhne: a) Heinrich, b) Gerhard und c) Dietrich
  Heinrich von Wassenberg (* um 1035: † vor 1085) Graf von Wassenberg, verheiratet mit Adelheid von Geldern, Tochter des Vogtes Wichard III. von Geldern aus dem Hause der Herren von Pont, Söhne: Gerhard und Heinrich
  „Gerhard“ (* ? – † ?), 1082 Graf im Hamaland und 1085 Graf im Westfalengau
  „Dietrich“ (* um 1035; † um 19. Oktober 1082), Stammvater der Herren von Heinsberg und Herren von Falkenburg[20], 1058 Zeuge einer Utrechter Urkunde, 1076 Graf in der Veluwe, 1078 Graf in Teisterbant; ⚭ Hedwig von Montaigu?; Söhne: Gerhard von Heinsberg und Goswin I. von Heinsberg
  
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  Translation of Wikipedia - Wassenberg
  
  Gerhard II of Wassenberg, (* around 1010 – † 1082), Count of Wassenberg, 1053 Count in the Betau (Betuve) and Teisterbant, 1057 Count in the Ruhrgau, is documented in 1067 as a Count in the Hattuariergau, around 1080 Gerhard II received the County of Maasgau, ⚭ with ?; Sons: a) Heinrich, b) Gerhard and c) Dietrich
  Heinrich von Wassenberg (* around 1035: † before 1085) Count of Wassenberg, married to Adelheid von Geldern, daughter of the bailiff Wichard III. of funds from the house of the Lords of Pont, sons: Gerhard and Heinrich
  "Gerhard" (* ? – † ?), 1082 count in Hamaland and 1085 count in Westfalengau
  "Dietrich" (* around 1035; † around October 19, 1082), progenitor of the Lords of Heinsberg and Lords of Falkenburg[20], 1058 witness to a Utrecht document, 1076 Count in the Veluwe, 1078 Count in Teisterbant; ⚭ Hedwig von Montaigu?; Sons: Gerhard von Heinsberg and Goswin I von Heinsberg
  
  BIO
  BIO: from http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/LOTHARINGIAN%20(LOWER)%20NOBILITY.htm#GoswinIHeinsberg1104A as of 4/14/2016
  
  GERHARD "Flamens" (-after 1053). The Annales Rodenses record that "in Flandrien
  
  === !"Our Plafs Roots Are True" A Genealogy ===
  !"Our Plafs Roots Are True" A Genealogy of Kochert and Nieb Families, by Ethel Clift Philips, Published 1983. The information in the book is derived from church records of Rumbach and Family records. !Source is from "Neuhart Nobility", by Dennis Allen Kastens -1997, page 153. ! He was the Count of Teisterbaut. Living 1033-1053.
  
  === Afkomst translation: Lineage ===
  
  Origin Gerard II Flamens (circa 1000 - before 1052) from the House of Wassenberg is a descendant of the family of Flamens, who fled in the eleventh century and received the lordship of Wassenberg as allodial property through the mediation of Emperor Conrad II. He is possibly one and the same person as his supposed father Gerard I Flamens. The existence of two Gerards is not based on sources but only on chronology. Gerard Flamens is mentioned in a deed of 1042 as a witness to an exchange between Stavelot Abbey and the church of Bamberg. This deed shows that he was not a count.[1] Gerard was married to a younger daughter of Diederik van Hamaland, the eldest son of Adela van Hamaland. Three sons and possibly a daughter are attributed to Gerard II.[2] 1 Gerard III Flamens (circa 1022 - before 1076), who succeeded him, was count in the Hettergouw (1067) 2 Diederik I Flamens named Dirk van de Veluwe († 1082), who succeeded his brother before his son Gerard IV came of age 3 William I Flamens (circa 1024-1076), bishop of Utrecht 4 possibly a daughter, who could build a bridge to the later banner lords of Rheden-van Baer

1. Hendrik Flamens van Wassenberg, b. 1035 in Wassenberg, Heinsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany     d. 19 OCT 1082 in Bouillon, Luxembourg, Belgium

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   Note: Gerhard I. Flamens (* at the latest 985 - † after 1033), around 1021 the Flemish nobleman “Gerhard Flamens” was enfeoffed with Wassenberg by Emperor Heinrich II; Son Gerhard became Gerhard II. Von Wassenberg , (* around 1010 - † 1082), Count von Wassenberg, 1053 Count in the Betau (Betuve) and Teisterbant, 1057 Count in the Ruhrgau, is documented in 1067 as Count in Hattuariergau , around 1080 Gerhard II. the county of Maasgau, ⚭ with?; Sons: a) Heinrich, b) Gerhard and c) Dietrich Heinrich von Wassenberg (* around 1035: † before 1085) Count von Wassenberg, married to Adelheid von Geldern, daughter of Bailiff Wichard III. von Geldern from the house of the Lords of Pont, sons: Gerhard and Heinrich "Gerhard" (*? - †?), 1082 Graf in Hamaland and 1085 Graf in Westfalengau "Dietrich" (* around 1035; † around October 19, 1082), progenitor of the Lords of Heinsberg and Lords of Falkenburg [20] , 1058 witness of a Utrecht document, 1076 count in the Veluwe, 1078 count in Teisterbant; ⚭ Hedwig von Montaigu ?; Sons: Gerhard von Heinsberg and Goswin I. von Heinsberg
   
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   Note: GERHARD "Flamens" (-after 1053). The Annales Rodenses record that "in Flandriensi provintia duo nobiles germani fratres…alter Gerardus et alter…Rutgerus" were exiled from "Anthonium [Antoing]…iuxta flumen Xelda" and were granted "Wasenberch…[et] Clive" respectively by the emperor[463]. Graf von Wassenberg. 1033/1053. "Chuonradus…Romanorum imperator augustus" granted property "quam Herimannus comes in istis tribus pagis Auga, Netega, Hessiga habet" to the church of Paderborn. An undated charter, placed in the compilation among charters dated 1032, records the meeting between Nanther Abbot of Metz St Martin and Poppo Abbot of Stablo, Malmedy and Trier St Maximin (arranged at Deville by Emperor Konrad II and Henri I King of France), witnessed by "Becelinus comes de Biendeburch, Godefridus comes de Amblavia, Gozilo comes de Engeis, Gerardus Flamens"[464]. “Reinardus de Cirna, Herimannus de Gruosles, Arnulfus de Fidines, Gerardus flamens” witnessed the charter dated 1042 which records property of Stavelot abbey[465]. m ---. The name of Gerhard's wife is not known. Gerhard & his wife had one child: a) DIETRICH "Flamens" (-[1082], bur Saint-Hubert).
   
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   Note: Coat of arms of the Counts of Wassenberg / Counts of Geldern in the Armorial Gelre , approx. 1380 (incompletely colored) In the High Middle Ages , the Counts of Wassenberg were an aristocratic family from the Lower Rhine who ruled the County of Wassenberg and also provided the Counts and Dukes of Geldern from before 1096 to 1371 . As early as 1129, Wassenberg was married to Jutta, daughter of Count Gerhard III. von Wassenberg , to whose husband Count Walram I of Limburg and thus to the Counts and later Dukes of Limburg , and later to the Duchy of Jülich . The Counts of Wassenberg moved their center of power to Geldern Castle . History Wassenberg Castle Many facts about the origin of this noble family cannot be documented in detail or are disputed. The predecessors of this noble family probably came from St. Anton (Antoing) in the West Flanders county of Hainaut . The brothers Gerhard and Rutger , who were called Flamenses (from Flanders) when they appeared after 1000 on the Lower Rhine after their geographical origin, moved from a resident family there, who were "free landlords" . It is assumed that “Flamenses” was derived from “Vlaming”, as it was originally from Flanders. According to another assumption, Flamenses could also have been derived from "red-haired". [1]Around 1020, Emperor Heinrich II awarded these two brothers (Flamenses) areas near Wassenberg and areas in the area of ​​Kleve zu Lehen, and as counts they immediately named themselves after these two hilltop castles (of which there are only three on the Lower Rhine) (Counts to Wassenberg, Counts of Kleve). [2] [note 1] Descendants of these two "Flamenses" were related to almost all important aristocratic dynasties in the Maas and Lower Rhine area. Gerhard's successors were the Counts of Wassenberg and then the Counts of Geldern . Rutger's descendants were the Counts of Kleve . In addition to these two counties, which later became duchies, there were other relationships with the lords of Heinsberg and Falkenburg and with the duchies of Jülich and Berg . [3] The successors of the first Gerhard Flamenses , son "Gerhard II." And grandson "Heinrich" had already expanded the power base beyond Wassenberg with additional fiefs in the Maas area and north of it. Under Count Gerhard III. von Wassenberg, who was also called Count Gerhard I von Geldern, began to move his residence to the county of Geldern and to expand it. The next count also managed to enlarge the area of ​​Geldern. Under Otto II von Geldern, the area of ​​the county of Geldern with the four quarters: Veluwe, Nijmegen, Zutphen and Obergeldern, in which the city of Geldern was located, was largely rounded off by the middle of the 13th century. [4] In the meantime, after the death of Gerhard III. von Geldern in 1129 his daughter Judith "Wassenberg" bequeathed to the Count of Limburg, since she was Walram III. von Limburg had married. [5] The county of Wassenberg was thus no longer an independent county, as it was now part of other rulers. From the late Middle Ages onwards it became the Wassenberg office . At the time of the Battle of Worringen in 1288, the then Count Rainald I of Geldern was also briefly Duke of Limburg. Since Rainald I was one of the losers, both Wassenberg and the Duchy of Limburg had to be ceded again. The Wassenberg office then changed its affiliation even more frequently and belonged, for example, to Jülich from 1311, to Heinsberg from 1317 and briefly to the County of Moers from 1421 . [6] History of the noble family Gerhard Flamenses Provost church St. Georg, Wassenberg The first nobleman von Wassenberg from the "Flamenses" family was probably Gerhard Flamenses (or Gerardus Flamens). This is documented in 1033 witness to a contract under Emperor Konrad II. [7] His father, named Dietrich, is believed to have been a count in West Flanders . As already mentioned, the sons Gerhard and Rudger had to leave West Flanders after 1000. In 1021 Gerhard received the Wassenberg area as a thank you for his services from Emperor Heinrich II. As a fief and Gerhard became "Lord of Wassenberg". His son "Count Gerhard II", who can be traced back to 1042, became his successor. In 1053 he became Count of Teisterbant and Betuwe (Betau) and in 1057 Count of Hattuariergau as a fiefdom from the ArchbishopHermann II of Cologne . [8] [9] After the enfeoffment, Count Gerhard III founded in 1118. in Wassenberg the St. Georg monastery as the burial place of the first counts. [10] The next counts were buried in the Cistercian monasteries Kamp and Roermond. After the family seat was relocated to Geldern, the Cistercian monastery was founded in Graefenthal near Goch in 1248 under Otto II von Geldern . The burial place of the counts and the first dukes of Geldern was then moved to this monastery until 1337. [11] [12] There is no clear documentary evidence of the reign and the year of the death of the first Gerhard, Herr zu Wassenberg. [Note 2] Gerhard Flamenses' son Gerhard was succeeded as Count Gerhard II von Wassenberg, who continued this noble family. He had three sons: Heinrich, Gerhard and Dietrich. While Heinrich continued the dynasty in Wassenberg as the elder, Gerhard became count in Hamaland in 1082 and count in Westfalengau in 1085. Dietrich, on the other hand, was named "Herr zu Heinsberg and Falkenberg", the first verifiable progenitor of this noble family. He is a witness in a Utrecht charter in 1058, was count in Veluwe in 1056 and count in Teisterbant in 1058. [13] Gerhard II von Wassenberg was enfeoffed in 1076 with the county "Maasgau", which also included areas of the Bailiwick of Geldern. In 1079 the bailiwick becomes the county of Geldern. His son Heinrich followed from 1082 to 1085 as Count Heinrich von Wassenberg. Count Heinrich had two sons, Gerhard and Heinrich. The latter was from 1096 to 1118 "Graf von Krickenbeck". [13] [note 3] The older son and successor Gerhard III. From 1096 von Wassenberg was the first to use the title of Count Gerhard I von Geldern . [14] He was married to Clementia of Poitou . During his reign the fortifications of Wassenberg were strengthened and in 1107 the "Castrum Wassenbergha" was expanded. [15] Furthermore, the building of the Colligiatskirche zu Wassenberg in 1118 was also under Count Gerhard III. completed by Wassenberg. [16] At that time, Wassenberg, along with Heinsberg and Sittard, was one of the only parishes on the Lower Rhine east of the Maas that belonged to the Diocesan Association of Liège and not to the Archdiocese of Cologne. The church was therefore given a bishop in 1118Otbert von Lüttich inaugurated. [17] After his father's death around 1129, his son Gerhard succeeded him as Count Gerhard II von Geldern . He was the last member of the family who also held the title of incumbent "Count of Wassenberg". Only Rainald I. von Geldern was later again briefly acting Count von Wassenberg. Gerhard II married Ermgard von Zutphen (in German: Zütphen), who was the heir to Count Otto II von Zutphen . After Otto II's death, the county of Zütphen became part of the rulership of Geldern through his wife. He ruled only from 1129 to 1131. His daughter Judith (* 1074 or 1090, † 1151) married Walram III. from Limburg and was the heiress of the County of Wassenberg. [Note 4] His successor was the son Heinrich, who ruled as Count Heinrich I of Geldern and Zütphen until 1182. The area of ​​the county of Geldern already comprised many areas between Roer and Maas to the Zuidersee and was one of the largest counties in Lower Lorraine . [1] Because of the free float in Friesland and Westphalia from the Zutphener legacy, the count had many disputes with the bishops of Liège, Munster and Paderborn. Since he had good relations with Emperor Barbarossa , he was able to secure his property to a large extent. [18] Heinrich I was followed by Otto I from 1182 to 1207 as Count of Geldern and Zütphen, who in 1182 received the Veluwe area from Emperor Friedrich I in addition to fiefs. From 1207 to 1229 Gerhard III./IV followed. [Note 5] The next Count of Geldern was Otto II from 1229 to 1271 , also called Otto with the horse's foot. On October 8, 1247, Wilhelm von Holland , who was briefly a German rival king, received the royal domain of Nijmegen as a pledge. Since the deposit was not released, Nijmegen belonged to Geldern from that time on. [19] His son Rainald I , who ruled from 1271 to 1318, married Ermengard von Limburg, the daughter of Duke Walram V of Limburg . After his death Reinald I also became Duke of Limburg from 1280 to 1288. Since Reinald I fought on the side of Kurköln in the Battle of Worringen against the Duke of Brabant and was defeated, he had to give up the Duchy of Limburg again. Count Reinald I, wounded and captured in the battle, became mentally ill afterwards. In Geldern there was an uprising from 1316 under his son Reinald. From 1318 the son took over power as Count Rainald II by force and locked his father in prison from 1320 until his death in 1326. [1] Under Rainald II, who ruled from 1318 to 1343, the county of Geldern was raised to a duchy on March 13, 1339 by Emperor Ludwig the Bavarian . After his death, his eldest son Rainald III. Successor. After a quarrel with his younger brother Eduard, Rainald III was. Defeated in the Battle of Tiel in 1361 . Rainald had to give up his office in favor of his younger brother, who was Duke Eduard von Geldern from 1361 to 1371 . After his death in 1371 Reinald III was briefly. reigning Duke of Geldern for a few months, but died in the same year. Since both Reinald III just as Eduard was childless, Gerard Flamenses founded the aristocratic family after the First War of the Geldr Succession after 1371. [1]
   
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