Diederik III count of Limburg Hohenlimburg and Broich

Near the ruins of Neu Isenburg on the river Ruhr, once built on allodial ground by his ancestor Diederik I count of Limburg Hohenlimburg, Vitinghoven was located at the wood of Kortenbusch.

Diederik III has guardianship rights and on January 2, 1370 he buys the fortified house from the brothers Johan and Hendrik of Vitinchoven.

On September 10, 1382,[5] after mediation with duke Willem of Gullick, Diederik reached an agreement with his brother-in-law of Wevelinghoven, with whom he had a disagreement.

It was made clear that Diederik owns the Lordship and castle of Broich with all property to the right of the Rhine and Frederik the patronage of the church in Hemmerden, part income of the toll at Rheinberg and the Broich estates to the left of the River Rhine.

After Diederick's death in May 1401, his sons Willem and Diederik made an arrangement with their mother Lukarda on September 7, 1403,[6] whereby she continued to live at castle Broich together with a maid and servant.

On August 21, 1385,[7] Diederik agrees to a covenant on the preservation of Westphalian land peace that earlier on July 29, 1385.

It is mutually agreed that the Allies will individually supply a number of warriors for a joint battle group to safeguard the agreement.

Duke of Berg, Count of Ravensberg and Blankenberg, Counts of Nassau, Mark, Waldeck, Teckelenburg, Hoya, Schauenberg, Katzenellenbogen, Everstein, Bentheim, Rietberg, Delmenhorst, Limburg Hohenlimburg Broich and further the lords of Diepholt, Dietz, Steinfurt, Solms, Wildenberg and the guardian of Berg take part in this peace covenant.

[12] Over a period of three years, the Of Limburg's have to pay 1,000 heavy Rhine guilders as compensation and promise not to fight against the archbishop, his cities or subjects anymore.

On December 4, 1412,[13] the brothers Willem and Diederik IV mutual to an agreement whereby they divide the estate of their father.