Frederick I, Count of Mark

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Frederick I, Count of Mark was a 13th-century German nobleman who established the County of Mark as an important territorial principality within the Holy Roman Empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf count
medieval German noble
nobleman
ruler
aristocraticRank count
centuryOfActivity 13th century
child Adolf I, Count of Mark NERFINISHED
Engelbert I of the Mark NERFINISHED
chronologicalContext High Middle Ages
countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
ethnicGroup German
father Eberhard I, Count of Berg-Altena NERFINISHED
feudalLordType imperial count
floruit early 13th century
late 12th century
founded County of Mark NERFINISHED
governmentForm feudal county
historicalRegion North Rhine-Westphalia (present-day) NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName Middle High German
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Duchy of Westphalia NERFINISHED
Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED
mother Ermengarde of Berg NERFINISHED
nobleFamily House of Berg NERFINISHED
House of Mark NERFINISHED
nobleTitle Count of Mark NERFINISHED
notableFor laying foundations for the later power of the House of Mark
raising the County of Mark to regional importance
partOf Westphalian nobility
imperial nobility of the Holy Roman Empire
positionHeld Count of Mark NERFINISHED
predecessor Eberhard I, Count of Berg-Altena NERFINISHED
realm County of Mark NERFINISHED
region Westphalia NERFINISHED
reignEnd 1198
reignStart c. 1198
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Burg Mark NERFINISHED
significantEvent consolidated comital authority in the Mark region
established the County of Mark as a territorial principality
spouse Alveradis of Krickenbeck NERFINISHED
successor Adolf I, Count of Mark NERFINISHED
territorialBase Mark region in Westphalia
territorialPrincipalityStatus immediate territory of the Holy Roman Empire
titleCreation County of Mark NERFINISHED

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Count of Mark firstHolder Frederick I, Count of Mark