Hengebach

Who he is

Name

Eberhard of Hengebach

Title

Lord of Hengebach (Heimbach)

Since

Not pinned

Born

Not pinned (described as too old to rule Jülich in 1207; died 1217)

Family

Widower of Jutta of Jülich (died 1190), sister of Count William II. Sons: William (the future William III of Jülich) and Dietrich (a Cologne churchman, archbishop 1208-1212).

Confidence

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ADB Wilhelm II. von Jülich; de.wikipedia Herzogtum Jülich

Overlord

Not pinned (a cadet line of Jülich)

What it holds

• Hengebach castle and its district on the upper Rur

How it was acquired

Family inheritance (Jülich cadet line).

Allies and rivals

Bound to Jülich.

How things stand that morning

Held by Eberhard; follows Jülich and so Otto IV (welf, by family tie; not separately pinned).

Wealth

Rur valley forests and mills. No figures.

Military

Hengebach castle.

Places of note

• Hengebach castle: Seat of the cadet line

Where the sources disagree

• de.wikipedia gives conflicting dates for when the Heimbach lands passed to the main Jülich line (after 1217 or after 1234).

Evidence: Known chiefly through the Jülich succession.

On the map: Extent not known; one unit round the castle.

Primary sources for Jülich

Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.

• Royal Chronicle of Cologne (in stages from about 1175 to about 1250; the section on 1198 to 1220 written soon after the events). The fullest German narrative of the throne war from the Welf and Cologne side. Read online
• Dialogue on Miracles, Caesarius of Heisterbach (about 1219 to 1223). Not a chronicle but a Cistercian's book of exempla, full of stories about Cologne, the Rhineland and the Low Countries around 1200: the throne war, usurers, heretics, crusade preachers, knights and townsmen, monks and recruits at Heisterbach, founded in 1189. Read online