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Sir Wolf:
woah!!!!!!!!!!!
Sir John of Felsenbau:
This week's Knight of the week: "Sir Andreas von Sonnenberg" - Eberhard von Wallenburg built his family castle: "Nuzod" around 1258. During a feud, the castle was destroyed and rebuilt with the new name: "Sonnenberg" or "Sunny Mountain." Eberhard I purchsed the land in 1455 and became the first Count of Sonnenberg. When he died in 1479 his eldest son Eberhard II inherited the lands and title. Upon his death in 1483, his eldest son, Johann, became the 3rd (Imperial) Count.
Johann died in 1510 and his brother Andreas became the 4th Count. Andreas was born in 1472 and educated not only in knightly exercises, but also in the sciences. After his training, he served under Siegmund of Austria and fought in his battles. Around 1488 he moved with Emperor Frederick III against the Flemish. He also participated in wars against the French and later the Turks. In these campaigns he distingished himself. In 1504 he led Imperial troops in the Landshut War of Succession, in which he was captured. After termination of his captivity, he retired to his ancestral estates in Swabia.
The personal enmity between Andreas and Felix von Werdenberg reached its peak in 1511, when he insulted Felix at a large gathering. Count Felix plotted to muder Andreas which occurred later that year. Andreas sufferred from 20 lance and sword wounds. With his death the male line became extinct.
SirNathanQ:
"They told me I was daft to build a castle on the sunny mountain! So I did anyway!"
Sir John of Felsenbau:
Sorry but my internet service was down since wednesday at hime. It just now cane back on, but no time to do a knight of the week todat...next week..
Sir John
Sir John of Felsenbau:
This week's knight of the week: "The Hepburn knights of Markle" - (I couldn't resist since I live on Markle Street) The Markle castle was originally called Merkill. The Hepburns were decendant from a Northumberland knight, Sir Robert de Hepburn (1200-1246.) Sir Robert was made first lord of the manor Newton. Sir Robert had two sons: John and Nicholas. Not much is known about John, who was born in 1230, but Nicholas was born in 1240 and died in 1294. Nicholas assumed the role of head of the family. Nicholas' son Adam was born in 1280 and died in 1371. In 1343, Adam was granted lands and castle of Markle, and were passed to his son, John (1325-1371) on 1363.
Upon his death Markle passed to his brother, Sir Patrick (1321-1402). It was this knight who saved Lord Dunbar from a wild horse and was rewarded by marrying the Lord's daughter and became Lord of Hailes castle, which included the lands and castle of Markle. It was Sir Patrick whi built the Tower of Markle in the late 1300s. In 1401 the Markle castle was burned. In 1402 the lands passed to his son, Sir Adam (1386-1446), who was knighted in 1424.
His son, another Sir Patrick (1412-1483), who was granted in 1453, the titles: First Lord of Hailrs, Lord of Markle, Sheriff of Berwick and made a peer in the Parliament of Scotland. He also rebuilt Markle Castle.
The Hepburns rose from vassaldom in the 1400's to become powerful Lothian Lords, holding the castles of Hailes, Markle and Waughton. Markle Castle was again burned in 1544 during the English/Scottish boundary wars, but was again rebuilt in 1588.
The rise of the Hepburns ended abruptly with the assination of Sir James. 4th Earl of Bothwell. Markle Castle then passed to the Steward Earls of Bothwell.
The crest of the Hepburns was a horse's head from the event when Sir Patrick saved Lord Dunbar from the wild horse.
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