William I of Berg

William I of Berg ( * before 1296, † 21 April or May 11, 1308 ) was from 1296 to 1308 Earl of Mount.

William was the brother of the childless Adolf V. and settled absolve the pope from the clergy of the cathedral dean. He married Irmgard of Kleve, called the Beautiful, a daughter of Count Dietrich VI. Dinslaken. The marriage remained childless.

His tenure was marked by various conflicts with the archbishops of Cologne. In 1300, he supported King Albrecht I of Habsburg against the Rhenish electors and thus strengthened its position against Electorate of Cologne from.

He established foundations for monasteries and churches, for example at the Cross Monastery in Beyenburg brother and to the convent in Gräfrath. For the Hückeswagener citizen, he was considered a benefactor, as he rose from the strict self- bondage full debtors in the higher stage of Wachszinsigen.

William died in 1308, and was buried in the family vault in the Altenberg Cathedral. Next to him, resting his on May 12, 1319 deceased wife. The tomb is a special work of old German art. The plate is made of black marble, the portrait of the Prince Pares is inserted in white marble, which is partially painted.

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