House of Mark

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The House of Mark was a medieval German noble family that ruled the County (later Duchy) of Mark in the Holy Roman Empire.

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House of Mark canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German noble family
noble family
capitalOfDomain Burg Mark
Hamm
coatOfArms Arms of the Counts of Mark
continent Europe
country Holy Roman Empire
dynasticUnionWith House of Berg
House of Cleves
House of Jülich
endTime 17th century
ethnicGroup German
feudalRank comital house
governedAs imperial fief
hasCadetBranch House of Berg-Mark
linked to: House of Berg

House of Cleves-Mark
linked to: House of Cleves

House of La Marck
hasLanguage German
hasReligion Lutheranism
Roman Catholicism
historicalSignificance important territorial lordship in medieval Westphalia
laterStatus ducal house
locatedIn Westphalia
memberOf Imperial Estates of the Holy Roman Empire
nobleTitle Count of Mark
Duke of Mark
notableMember Adolf I, Count of the Mark
Adolf II of Cleves-Mark
Adolf II, Count of the Mark
Adolf III of the Marck
Engelbert I, Count of the Mark
Engelbert II, Count of the Mark
John I, Duke of Cleves
John II, Duke of Cleves
John III, Duke of Cleves, Jülich and Berg
originatedAs Counts of Mark
linked to: Count of Mark
partOf Holy Roman Empire
politicalRole princely house of the Holy Roman Empire
politicalSystem feudal monarchy
regionToday North Rhine-Westphalia
ruled County of Mark
Duchy of Mark
startTime 12th century
succeededBy House of Hohenzollern
territorialBase Mark (region)
linked to: Altmark region
territoriesLaterIncorporatedInto Brandenburg-Prussia
timePeriod Middle Ages

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Duchy of Mark namedAfter House of Mark