Spouse(s) Irmgard of Diepholz Buried Marienfeld Abbey Noble family Werl-Arnsberg-Cuyk Name Conrad Count | Died June 21, 1428 Mother Adelheid of Lippe | |
Parents Otto II, Count of Rietberg Children Conrad V, Count of Rietberg Grandparents Conrad III, Count of Rietberg Great grandchildren Otto III, Count of Rietberg | ||
Conrad IV, Count of Rietberg (c. 1371 – 21 June 1428) was Count of Rietberg from 1389 until his death.
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He was the son of Count Otto II of Rietberg and his wife Adelheid of Lippe. He inherited the County of Rietberg when his father died on 18 July 1389.
Death
Conrad died on 21 June 1428. He was buried in the family grave of the Counts of Rietberg in Marienfeld Abbey. He shared a tomb stone with his wife Irmgard:
Anno Dni. MCCCCXXVI 9 Kal. April. obiitNobilis Ermegardis comitissa de Retberge,Cuius anima requiescat in pace. Amen †Anno Dni. MCCCCXXVIII XII Kal. Jun. obiitnobilis Conradus comes de Retberghe.Cuius anim req. In p. †In English translation:
In the year of our Lord 1426, on 24 March,The noble wife Irmgard, Countess of Rietberg died.May her soul rest in peace. Amen.In the year of our Lord 1428, on 21 June,The noble Lord Conrad, Count of Rietberg died.May his soul rest in peaceMarriage and issue
On 24 April 1399, he married Irmgard (d. 24 March 1426), a daughter of John of Diepholz (d. 1422) and Kunigunde of Oldenburg. With her he had three children:
Some sources say that Conrad IV was also married to Beatrix of Bronckhorst (d. 1392).
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