Willem II and Hendrik I counts of Limburg Hohenlimburg Broich

[1] Diederik of Mörs, Archbishop of Cologne, assisted by, Konrad Diepenholt, Bishop of Osnabrück, Duke Arnold of Gelre, Count Bernard of Bentheim, Lord Arnold of Steinfurt, Count Willem II of Limburg Lord of Broich, Hendrik of Gemen, Gijsbert of Batenburg, Marshal Gerhard Morrien, Gerhard Keppel, Diederik of der Horst and several others won the victory over Duke Frederik of Brunswijk-Luneburg party member of Johan of Hoya.

The tribal castle, Hohenlimburg came to her husband Gumprecht of Neuenahr due to unfortunate provisions in the marriage contract of William II's niece, Margaretha.

In 1442 a provision was included in the declaration of succession that the county and lordship of Limburg, with helmet, shield, coat of arms and title, with castles, land and people, fiefs, free counties and free seats, wildban, coin and other rights and powers to Margaret and with that, her husband Gumprecht of Neuenahr would fall.

To be extra assured of this, Gumprecht had secretly received a certificate from Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor on 14 May 1442 in Nuremberg that the County of Limburg, von den Kaisern und Koningen und vom Reich zu Lehnen [4] due to lack of heirs would fall to Gumprecht of Neuenahr in due course.

After uncle Count Willem I died in Hohenlimburg in February 1459, husband Gumprecht of Neuenahr took possession of the county and the castle of Limburg from his only daughter Margaretha.

Duke Gerhard of Gullick-Berg in Nideggen confirmed on 25 June 1459. the loan of Hohenlimburg, castle, fortresses and liberties.

[7] With the help of friends Everhard of de Mark zu Arburg and Johan and Bertram of Nesselrode, the Of Limburg brothers went from Broich on October 2, 1459, to the Hohenlimburg in no time.

[9] Count Willem II of Limburg-Broich, fell in 1473 in the siege of Tönisberg west of the Rhine near Hüls and Kempen and was buried in the Minorite monastery in Duisburg.

[12] His two cousins "unser magen" Diederik and Adolf, sons of brother Johan, (former probst of Werden, who resigned and married to Anna Borchartz of the Schenkenbush) were appointed as "Holzgraf" and "Wiltforster" of the Spellendorferwald.

Johan I (born count of Limburg) ± 1421-1472 former Probst of Werden, resign and married ±1465 to Anna Borchartz of Schenkenbush