Eberhard II von der Mark

Eberhard II von der Mark (1365–1440) (Fr.: Évrard de La Marck) was Lord of Arenberg and began styling himself Lord of Sedan in 1424.

Biography

Eberhard II von der Mark was born in Aremberg in 1365, the son of Eberhard I von der Mark and grandson of Engelbert II, Count of the Mark, ruler of the County of Mark. His mother was Marie de Looz, granddaughter of Jean de Looz. He was married to Marie de Braquemont, sister of Louis de Braquemont.

After purchasing the area around modern Sedan, Ardennes from his brother-in-law Louis de Braquemont, in 1424, he expelled the monks of the Benedictine Abbey of Mouzon and began construction on the Château de Sedan. He began styling himself Lord of Sedan.

He died in 1440.

References

This page on French Wikipedia.

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