Gerlach VI of Isenburg-Limburg
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Gerlach VI of Isenburg-Limburg (died 1365), also known as Gerlach III of Limburg, was Count of Isenburg-Limburg
and Lord of Limburg an der Lahn
. He succeeded his father Gerlach V
in 1355. In 1356, he married Elisabeth of Falkenstein
(died between 1364 and 1366).
In 1365, Gerlach III died in the Black Death
without male heirs. With the permission of Pope Urban V
, his brother John
put aside the office of Canon
of Trier Cathedral and took over the rule of Limburg as John II.
Isenburg-Limburg
The Countship of Isenburg-Limburg was a state of the Holy Roman Empire in the 13th and 14th centuries, based around the city of Limburg an der Lahn in modern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.-House of Limburg:...
and Lord of Limburg an der Lahn
Limburg an der Lahn
Limburg an der Lahn is the district seat of Limburg-Weilburg in Hesse, Germany.-Location:Limburg lies in western Hesse between the Taunus and the Westerwald on the river Lahn....
. He succeeded his father Gerlach V
Gerlach V of Isenburg-Limburg
Gerlach V of Isenburg-Limburg , also called Gerlach II "the Elder" of Limburg, was Count of Isenburg-Limburg. He reigned between 1312 and 1355 as Lord of Limburg an der Lahn, and the head of the House of Limburg...
in 1355. In 1356, he married Elisabeth of Falkenstein
Falkenstein
Falkenstein or Falckenstein is the name of several places and castles in Central Europe as well as a surname:- Places in Germany and Austria :* Falkenstein, Bavaria, district Cham...
(died between 1364 and 1366).
In 1365, Gerlach III died in the Black Death
Black Death
The Black Death was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, peaking in Europe between 1348 and 1350. Of several competing theories, the dominant explanation for the Black Death is the plague theory, which attributes the outbreak to the bacterium Yersinia pestis. Thought to have...
without male heirs. With the permission of Pope Urban V
Pope Urban V
Pope Urban V , born Guillaume Grimoard, was Pope from 1362 to 1370.-Biography:Grimoard was a native of Grizac in Languedoc . He became a Benedictine and a doctor in Canon Law, teaching at Montpellier and Avignon...
, his brother John
John II of Isenburg-Limburg
John II of Isenburg-Limburg was Lord of Limburg an der Lahn and the last Count of Isenburg-Limburg from 1365 until 1406. He is sometimes designated John III to differentiate him from his non-ruling older half-brother John II ....
put aside the office of Canon
Canon (priest)
A canon is a priest or minister who is a member of certain bodies of the Christian clergy subject to an ecclesiastical rule ....
of Trier Cathedral and took over the rule of Limburg as John II.
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| Gerlach V Gerlach V of Isenburg-Limburg Gerlach V of Isenburg-Limburg , also called Gerlach II "the Elder" of Limburg, was Count of Isenburg-Limburg. He reigned between 1312 and 1355 as Lord of Limburg an der Lahn, and the head of the House of Limburg... |
Count of Isenburg-Limburg Isenburg-Limburg The Countship of Isenburg-Limburg was a state of the Holy Roman Empire in the 13th and 14th centuries, based around the city of Limburg an der Lahn in modern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.-House of Limburg:... 1355–1365 |
John II John II of Isenburg-Limburg John II of Isenburg-Limburg was Lord of Limburg an der Lahn and the last Count of Isenburg-Limburg from 1365 until 1406. He is sometimes designated John III to differentiate him from his non-ruling older half-brother John II .... |