De la Marck

De la Marck or van der Marck was an important family in the history of the Prince-Bishopric of Liège. Later they become Dukes of Bouillon. The origin of the name is in the

*Adolph II de la Marck was prince-bishop from 1313 until 1344. He was also archbishop of Cologne in 1363.
*Engelbert de la Marck (1333–1391) was a son of Adolph II.
*Adolf III de la Marck (1334–1394) was a son of Adolph II. He was bishop of Münster and later archbishop of Cologne. In 1364 he left his position as bishop of Cologne to his cousin Engelbert III, to become Count of Cleves. {See Duchy of Cleves.}
*Engelbert III de la Marck (1304–1368) was prince-bishop of Liège from 1345 until 1364. He was also archbishop of Cologne from 1364 until 1369.

*William I de la Marck was the younger brother of Erard de la Marck. He was nicknamed "The Wild Boar of the Ardennes".
*Erard de la Marck (1472–1538), brother or nephew of William I, was prince-bishop from 1506 till 1538.
*Robert II de la Marck, nephew of William I, was Duke of Bouillon, "seigneur" of Sedan and Fleuranges.
*Robert III de la Marck (1491-1537), son of Robert II, was Marshal of France in 1526 and historian.
*Robert IV de la Marck (1520–1556) was Duke of Bouillon and Prince of Sedan, and Marshal of France in 1547.
*William II de la Marck (1542–1578) was admiral of the Gueux de mer, the so-called 'sea beggars' who fought in the Eighty Years' War (1568–1648). He was the great-grandson of William I de la Marck.

In 1591 the heiress of the family Charlotte de la Marck was married to Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Marshal of France. In 1594 Charlotte dies without issue, and her claims to Bouillon pass to her husband.

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* [http://web.genealogie.free.fr/Les_dynasties/Les_dynasties_celebres/France/Dynastie_de_La_Marck.htm De la Marck family at web.genealogie.free.fr]