that Reinhard’s attack was in accordance with the command of Emperor Louis IV, that Baldwin was an enemy of the Empire, and that Gerlach was therefore not bound by the oath he had sworn. The troops of Trier therefore withdrew and Reinhard of Westerburg returned home. After the death of Emperor Louis in 1347, Gerlach succeeded in reconciling with Charles IV and Charles confirmed the rights that had been given by Louis IV. In 1349, the Black Death ravaged Limburg. Tilemann Elhen reports that there were at least 2,400 deaths (without counting children). The Lordship of Limburg never recovered from the effects of the plague. In 1351, Gerlach joined a feud of the House of Nassau against the House of Hatzfeld. Gerlach died on April 14, 1355, probably in Limburg. He was succeeded by his son Gerlach III. Family and descendants Gerlach’s first marriage was to Agnes of Nassau-Siegen. The wedding took place between 1312 and 1314. Three children were produced by this union: John II (died August 21, 1336); married Anna of Katzenelnbogen (died before 1353), daughter of William I of Katzenelnbogen, in 1329. Jutta (died March 12, 1336); married John of Katzenelnbogen. Uda (died 1361); in 1338, married Waldgrave Gerhard II of Kyrburg (a castle in present-day Kirn near Bad Kreuznach) and Schmidtburg (died 1356). After the death of his first wife, Gerlach married Kunigunde of Wertheim. At least the following children are attributable to this marriage: Gerlach III (died 1365); followed his father as Lord of Limburg. Hermann (died 1365) John III (died 1406); a canon in Cologne and Trier, followed his brother Gerlach III (as John II) as last Count of Limburg from the House of Isenburg; married Hildegard (died 1419) of Saarwerden (a countship centered at present-day Sarre-Union, France). Otto; knight of the Teutonic Order; listed in 1400. Gerlach (died 1414); a canon in Trier Rudolph (died before October 7, 1374); a canon in Cologne and Trier and archdeacon in Würzburg. Kunigunde (died October 8, 1386); unmarried Elizabeth; abbess of Kaufungen Abbey Sources (Unchanged reprint of the baroque 1720 edition from Verlag Winckler, Wetzlar). . External links History of Limburg Castle House of Isenburg 1355 deaths Year of birth unknown