Count of Mark

E180719

Count of Mark was a historic noble title associated with the County of Mark in the Holy Roman Empire, often held by rulers who also governed larger German principalities such as Brandenburg and Prussia.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Count of Mark canonical 7
Counts of Mark 2
Counts of Mark branch 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf hereditary title
noble title
appliesToJurisdiction County of Mark
associatedWith County of Mark
country Holy Roman Empire
endTime 17th century
firstHolder Frederick I, Count of Mark
followedBy Duke of Cleves
surface form: Duke of Cleves-Mark

Margrave of Brandenburg
surface form: Elector of Brandenburg

King of Prussia
surface form: King in Prussia
hasCapital Hamm
hasHistoricalRegion Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle
hasSeat Burg Mark
Hamm
hasSuccessorState Brandenburg-Prussia
Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
hasTerritorialBase County of Mark
heldBy House of Berg-Altena
House of Hohenzollern
House of Jülich
surface form: House of Jülich-Cleves-Berg

House of La Marck
inception late 12th century
languageOfWorkOrName German
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Holy Roman Empire
North Rhine-Westphalia
surface form: North Rhine-Westphalia (modern)
nobleRank count
notableHolder Count Adolf I of the Mark
surface form: Adolf I, Count of Mark

Adolph I, Duke of Cleves
surface form: Adolf I, Duke of Cleves-Mark

Adolf II, Count of Mark
Adolf III of the Marck
Count Adolf I of the Mark
surface form: Engelbert III of the Mark

Frederick I of Prussia
Frederick II of Prussia
Frederick William I of Prussia
Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg
Elector Joachim I Nestor of Brandenburg
surface form: Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg

Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg
John I, Duke of Cleves-Mark
surface form: John, Count of Cleves and Mark
originalLanguageLabel Graf von der Mark
partOf Holy Roman Empire
Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle
region Westphalia
startTime c. 1180s
subclassOf countship
titleHeldConcurrentlyWith Count of Ravensberg
Duke of Cleves
Duke of Prussia
Margrave of Brandenburg
surface form: Elector of Brandenburg

Duke of Prussia
surface form: King in Prussia

Margrave of Brandenburg

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

County of Mark titleOfRuler Count of Mark
Duchy of Mark rulerTitle Count of Mark
Stadtholder of Mark subordinateTo Count of Mark
William the Rich nobleTitle Count of Mark
House of La Marck hasTitle Count of Mark
this entity surface form: Counts of Mark
House of La Marck hasBranch Count of Mark
this entity surface form: Counts of Mark branch
House of Mark nobleTitle Count of Mark
House of Mark originatedAs Count of Mark
this entity surface form: Counts of Mark
House of Berg hasTitle Count of Mark