Gerhard von Plettenberg

Gerhard von Plettenberg (around 1335 ?), a son of Hunold I, was Drost of Count Engelbert III. from the mark . As such, he had Schwarzenberg Castle , which had suffered damage in the feud with Count Gottfried von Arnsberg , repaired and strengthened. In 1512 Schwarzenberg Castle came into the possession of the descendants of Gerhard von Plettenberg as a pledge. After it became their property in 1661, the family had it renovated and a baroque garden laid out in the former kennel area . Family members lived in the castle until around 1830, after which it fell into disrepair. 1698 the tribe with Jobst Heinrich v. Plettenberg from Emperor Leopold I in theImperial barons raised. Karl Freiherr von Plettenberg lived from 1765 to 1850.

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