Christopher Morse
Christopher Ludwig Morse( born 1935) is an American Christian theologian.
He is Dietrich Bonhoeffer Professor of Theology and Ethics at Union Theological Seminary in New York City.
Gerhard, Count of Mark
Gerhard, Count zur Mark( 1378 – 1461) was the de facto ruler of the County of Mark between 1430 and 1461.
Dietrich was the third son of Count Adolf III of the Marck and Margaret of Jülich .< br>
His father had acquired the County of Cleves in 1368 and given this title to his eldest son Adolf.
The second son Dietrich received the title of Count of Mark.
When Dietrich fell in battle in 1398, he was succeeded as Count of Mark by his elder brother Adolf.
The ambitious Gerhard claimed a part of his father's territories for himself.
In 1423, it came to an armed conflict between Adolf and Gerhard, who had allied himself with the Archbishop of Cologne.
Peace was signed between the two brothers in 1430, and confirmed in 1437.
As a result, Gerhard ruled the largest part of Mark, but was to be succeeded by his nephew John.
Gerhard died in 1461 without children and the County of Mark and Duchy of Cleves were reunited again in a personal union under John I.
Adolf III of the Marck
Adolph III of the Marck (German: "Adolf III von der Mark")
(– 7 September 1394) was the Bishop of Münster (as Adolph) from 1357 until 1363, the Archbishop of Cologne (as Adolph II) in 1363, the Count of Cleves (as Adolph I) from 1368 until 1394, and the Count of Mark (as Adolph III) from 1391 until 1393.
Adolph was the second son of Count Adolph II of the Marck and Margaret of Cleves.
On 16 November 1357
Pope Innocent VI appointed him the Bishop of Münster.
In 1362 he signed a contract with his uncle Bishop Engelbert III of the Marck of Liège whereby he would inherit Cleves in the likely event Count John of Cleves died childless.
On 13 June 1363 he was appointed the Archbishop of Cologne against the favourite John of Virneburg, but by the end of the year had resigned from the position to focus on the County of Cleves, despite the fact that his short tenure was scandalous and ridden with controversy.
In 1368 he succeeded his uncle John of Cleves and could maintain his rule there through the support of Liège.
In 1369 he married Margaret of Jülich, daughter of Gerhard VI of Jülich, Count of Berg and Ravensberg and had fourteen children, at least five of whom did not survive infancy.
After his brother Engelbert III of the Marck died without heirs in 1391, Adolph inherited the Marck too.
However, he gave Marck to his son Dietrich in 1393.
Adolph died in 1394 and was succeeded in Cleves by another of his sons, Adolph.
Cleves and Marck were reunited again 4 years later, when Dietrich died and was succeeded by Adolph IV.
Frederick IX, Count of Hohenzollern
Friedrich IX, Count of Hohenzollern( d. between 1377 and 1379), nicknamed" Fredrick the Old" or" the Black Count", was a German nobleman.
He was the ruling count of Hohenzollern from 1339 until his death.
Adolph IX, Count of Holstein-Kiel
Adolph IX, Count of Holstein- Kiel, also known as" Adolph VII",( – 26 January 1390) was count of Holstein- Kiel and Holstein- Plön from 1359 until his death.
Henry, Count of Looz
Henry( d. 2 August 1218), Count of Looz and Count of Duras, son of Gérard II, Count of Looz, and Adelaide of Gelderland, daughter of Henry I, Count of Guelders, and Agnes of Arnstein, daughter of Louis III of Arnstein.
Henry was Canon of St. Lambert in Liège, Provost of the Franciscans in Maastricht, and Provost of St. Alexander in Aschaffenburg.
Henry was Count of Looz for a few days in 1218, but died of poisoning.
He married Mechtild, daughter of Frederick III, Count of Vlanden.
Henry and Mechtild had one daughter:
He was succeeded as Count of Looz by his brother Arnold, and was the last recorded Count of Duras.
Dietrich IX, Count of Mark
Dietrich IX, Count of Mark (1374–1398) was the Count of Mark from 1393 until 1398.
Dietrich was the second son of Count Adolf III of the Marck and Margaret of Jülich.
His father had acquired the County of Cleves in 1368 and reserved this title for his eldest son Adolph to succeed him after his death.
Dietrich already received the title of Count of Mark in 1393, when his father was still alive.
When Dietrich fell in battle in 1398, he was succeeded by his elder brother Adolph, who had become Count of Cleves in 1394.
Thus the County of Mark and the County of Cleves were reunited again.
Adolph I, Duke of Cleves
Adolph I of Cleves( 2 August 1373 – 23 September 1448) was the second Count of Cleves and the fourth Count of Mark.
Pepin III, Count of Vermandois
Pepin III, Count of Vermandois( also known as Pepin II, Count of Senlis; French:" Pépin")( c. 846 – 893) was a Frankish noble; the Count of Senlis and Count of Vermandois( 850 – 893); Lord of Valois( 877 – 886), and later Count of Valois( 886 – 893).
He was a son of Pepin, Count of Vermandois and Valois and thus a grandson of Bernard of Italy, who was himself a grandson of Charlemagne.
The brothers of Pepin III were Herbert I, Count of Vermandois and Bernard II, Count of Laon.
Pepin III of Vermandois's wife is unknown; their son was:
John I, Duke of Cleves
John I, Duke of Cleves, Count of Mark( 16 February 1419 – 5 September 1481) was Duke of Cleves and Count of Mark.

Question: Which country Dietrich Ix, Count Of Mark's father is from?
Answer: German