Gerard II of Isenburg-Kempenich (German

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: Gerhard II. von Isenburg-Kempenich) was the co-Lord of Isenburg-Kempenich

Isenburg-Kempenich

Isenburg-Kempenich was the name of a state of the Holy Roman Empire, based around Kempenich in modern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.Isenburg-Kempenich emerged around the Lordship of Kempenich, which was first mentioned in 1093 as being ruled by Richwin of Wied...

 from 1329 until 1330.

Gerard II was a grandson of Gerard I

Gerard I of Isenburg-Kempenich

Gerard I of Isenburg-Kempenich was a Lord of Isenburg-Kempenich.Gerard was a son of Theodoric III of Isenburg-Kempenich. He succeeded his father before 1277, in which year he made his territories mediate to the Archbishopric of Trier. Gerard has two sons, but the name of his elder son is the only...

 through an unnamed son. After the death of his uncle, Theodoric IV

Theodoric IV of Isenburg-Kempenich

Theodoric IV of Isenburg-Kempenich was the Lord of Isenburg-Kempenich until 1329.Theodoric was the elder son of Gerard I. He was succeeded by his sons, Simon I and Theodoric V, and his nephew, Gerard II....

, in 1329 he became the ruler of half the Lordship of Kempenich through the influence of Archbishop of Trier, Baldwin of Luxembourg, with his cousins and Theodoric's sons Simon I

Simon I of Isenburg-Kempenich

Simon I of Isenburg-Kempenich was the Lord of Isenburg-Kempenich from 1329 until 1341.Simon was a son of Theodoric IV. After his father's death in 1329, he and his brother Theodoric V succeeded him, with his cousin Gerard II who was supported by the Archbishop of Trier...

 and Theodoric V

Theodoric V of Isenburg-Kempenich

Theodoric V of Isenburg-Kempenich , called "the Arsonist", was the co-Lord of Isenburg-Kempenich from 1329 until 1330....

. In 1330 Simon made himself the sole ruler of Kempenich, sparking a succession war in which Gerard brought in his allies, the Counts and Lords of Landskron, Rheineck

Rheineck

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, Schönberg

Schönberg

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, Eich

Eich

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, Ölbruck and the Archbishop, forming the "Red Sleeves". Simon and Theodoric also brought in their allies, and formed the "White Sleeves"

Both Gerard and Simon's forces and allies terrified and plundered Kempenich

Kempenich

Kempenich is a municipality in the district of Ahrweiler, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany....

 and surrounding villages. It was only after Simon was excommunicated by Baldwin of Luxembourg in his part of the destruction of the church in 1331 that the Peace of Lahnstein occurred, in which Isenburg-Kempenich was ruled to be indivisible.

Gerard had no children, and died between 1331 and 1341.

Preceded by:	Gerard II	Succeeded by:
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