Eberhard II von der Mark
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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.
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.
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: 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 ArembergAremberg
Aremberg is a municipality in the district of Ahrweiler, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany....
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
Mouzon, Ardennes
Mouzon is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.-Population:...
and began construction on the Château de Sedan
Château de Sedan
The Château de Sedan is a castle situated in Sedan, France, on a headland on the border of Meuse, flanked by the rivers Bièvre and Vra, in the Ardennes département of France...
. He began styling himself Lord of Sedan.
He died in 1440.