Dietrich II, Graf von Limburg

Dietrich IV was born around 1330 as the son of Count Eberhard II of Limburg and his wife Jutta von Sayn .

On November 6, 1348 he, his grandfather Count Dietrich III. von Limburg with son Cracht, Count Johann von Limburg-Styrum with son Dietrich III. and Burkhard V. von Broich and his son Dietrich V. made an eternal pact with Count Gerhard von Berg against all current and future enemies. [1]

After the death of his grandfather Dietrich III. in 1364 Dietrich inherited the county of Limburg and in 1370 acquired the Vittinghoff house . On July 3, 1371, he married Lukardis von Broich. A year later, after the death of his father-in-law Dietrich V. von Broich , protracted inheritance disputes arose between him and his brother-in-law Friedrich II von Wevelinghoven because of the Broich rule , which could only be resolved years later.

Soon there was a feud between him and Count Wilhelm II. Von Berg , because Dietrich had failed to enforce his father-in-law's promise in 1369 of the opening rights for Broich Castle. Count Wilhelm finally moved in front of Broich and showed who was the stronger. On July 21, 1376, Dietrich had to agree that Limburg and Broich would become Bergische Offenhäuser, Broich himself Bergisches fief . On February 5, 1377, the loan letter was finally issued, and on May 6, Dietrich's reverse took place.

In 1382, Duke Wilhelm issued the arbitration award for the Broich rule, whereby the inheritance was divided. The holdings on the left bank of the Rhine fell to Herr von Wevelinghoven and those on the right bank of the Rhine went to Dietrich.

End of the year 1396 closed Herzog Wilhelm II. Von Berg with Dietrich IV. Of Limburg and his sons William I and Dietrich V. a contract that obliged it to Duke in the upcoming feud with Count Dietrich II. Von der Mark assist . The Duke also made use of his right to open the Broich and Limburg castles . At the following battle of Kleverhamm on June 7, 1397, Dietrich IV was defeated and taken prisoner, whereupon he had to pay a high ransom and swear a primal feud . Thereupon, on June 30, 1397, he left the rule of Broich to his son Wilhelm I. Dietrich died on July 8, 1400.

Dietrich married Lukardis von Broich on July 3, 1371 († December 4, 1412, as widow provost of the Rellinghausen Abbey). The following children sprang from marriage:

Elisabeth (around 1372; † around 1417) ⚭ 1385 Dietrich von Volmestein († 1396) Wilhelm (1385 - February 28, 1459) ⚭ April 24, 1403 Metza von Reifferscheidt († 1437) Dietrich (* 1387; † January 16, 1444) ⚭ February 3, 1415 Henrica von Wisch († 1459) Anna (* 1388) ⚭ Bernd von Hörde Lukarde (* 1389) nun in Cologne Margarete (* 1391), provess of Rellinghausen Abbey , [2] elected but not confirmed abbess of the Essen Abbey in 1426 [3] Jutta (* 1392) ⚭ Bernd von Strünkede Agnes (* 1394) ⚭ Heinrich von Ahaus

Lacomblet, Document Book for the History of the Lower Rhine, Volume III. No. 463

Cf. Regest of two documents dated December 20, 1420 and December 27, 1421; K. Heinrich Schäfer, Franz Arens (ed.): Documents and files of the Essen Münster archive . (Contributions to the history of the city and monastery Essen 28). Fredebeul & Koenen, Essen, 1906, No. 106 and 107, p. 76f.