House of La Marck
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The House of La Marck was an ancient German noble family, which from about 1200 appeared as the Counts of Mark.
Cleves-La Mark coat of arms, 15th century
Arenberg coat of arms, Siebmacher, about 1605
Duchy of Berg
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The Duchy of Berg was a state—originally a county, later a duchy—in the Rhineland of Germany. Its capital was Düsseldorf. It existed as a distinct political entity from the early 12th to the 19th cent
House of La Marck
…family, which from about 1200 appeared as the Counts of Mark. The family history started with Count Adolf I, scion of a cadet branch of the Rhenish Berg dynasty residing at Altena Castle in Westphalia. In the early 13th century Adolf took his residence at his family's estates around Mark, a settlement…
The ducal palace at Düsseldorf, 1798 copper engraving by Laurenz Janscha. The palace burnt down in 1872.