Gerard I of Isenburg-Kempenich (German

German language

German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....

: Gerhard I. von Isenburg-Kempenich) was a 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...

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Gerard was a son of Theodoric III of Isenburg-Kempenich

Theodoric III of Isenburg-Kempenich

Theodoric III of Isenburg-Kempenich was a Lord of Isenburg-Kempenich co-ruling with his uncles Florentin and Theodoric II....

. He succeeded his father before 1277, in which year he made his territories mediate to the Archbishopric of Trier

Archbishopric of Trier

The Archbishopric of Trier was a Roman Catholic diocese in Germany, that existed from Carolingian times until the end of the Holy Roman Empire. Its suffragans were the dioceses of Metz, Toul and Verdun. Since the 9th century the Archbishops of Trier were simultaneously princes and since the 11th...

. Gerard has two sons, but the name of his elder son is the only one known: 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....

. The sons of Theodoric and the son of his other son eventually became embroiled in a succession war in 1330 - 1331.

Preceded by:	Gerard I	Succeeded by:
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