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Count Engelbert II of Berg, also known as Saint Engelbert, Engelbert of Cologne, Engelbert I, Archbishop of Cologne or Engelbert I of Berg, Archbishop of Cologne (1185 or 1186, Schloss Burg – 7 November 1225, Gevelsberg) was archbishop of Cologne and a saint; he was notoriously murdered by a member of his own family.
- a crosier in one hand, with an upraised sword, in the other, piercing a crescent moon
- Cologne, Germany
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Engelbert II of Berg, Archbishop of Cologne, Regent of Berg from 1218 till 1225, better known as Saint Engelbert of Cologne. He was killed by his cousin Frederick of Isenberg (see below). Irmgard, heiress of Berg until 1248, married to Henry IV Duke of Limburg, and future Count of Berg. Counts of Altena and Isenberg
- Franz von Limburg Stirum
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- 11th century as Counts of Berg
Engelbert II of Berg. Engelbert of Berg (German: Engelbert von Berg) (1185/6 - 1225) was the Archbishop of Cologne (as Engelbert I) 1216 - 1225 and the Duke of Berg 1218 - 1225. He was the younger son of Count Engelbert I of Berg, the ruler of an important territory in northwestern Germany.
Engelbert was born in 1185 or 1186 in Schloss Burg (the present Burg an der Wupper), the younger son of Count Engelbert I of Berg (d. 1189) and his wife Margarete of Guelders. He was educated at the cathedral school in Cologne.
Count Engelbert II of Berg, also known as Saint Engelbert, Engelbert of Cologne, Engelbert I, Archbishop of Cologne or Engelbert I of Berg, Archbishop of Cologne (1185 or 1186, Schloss Burg – 7 November 1225, Gevelsberg) was archbishop of Cologne and a saint; he was notoriously murdered by a member of his own family.
Feastday: November 7. Death: 1225. Author and Publisher - Catholic Online. Printable Catholic Saints PDFs. Shop St. Engelbert. Archbishop of Cologne, Germany, slain by hired assassins and venerated as a martyr. He was the son of the count of Berg and became the possessor of many benefices.
Engelbert I, Count of Berg. Count Engelbert I of Berg (d. July 1189 in Serbia) ruled the County of Berg from 1160 to 1189. He was the son of Adolf IV of Berg . Through his loyalty to the German Emperor and the Archbishops of Cologne he succeeded in stabilising the county and increasing its revenues. He took Bensberg Palace, Neu-Windeck and ...
