Catherine (German: Katharina) was the Countess of Neuenahr. Catherine was the daughter of Count William III. She was first mentioned in 1353, but she had married Count John III of Saffenberg in 1351. After the death of her father without male heirs, Catherine was declared the legal heiress. Female succession was very rare in Germany during this period, and the succession was contested by John IV of the Neuenahr-Rösberg line. The two sides fought constantly and Neuenahr changed hands several times, but by 1370 John of Rösberg was in firm control of Neuenahr and Catherine was reduced to continuing the war from Saffenberg. In 1372 the citizens of Ahrweiler captured John of Rösberg due to his actions as a robber-baron and only released him after he paid them money, but John quickly reverted to
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| - Catherine (German: Katharina) was the Countess of Neuenahr. Catherine was the daughter of Count William III. She was first mentioned in 1353, but she had married Count John III of Saffenberg in 1351. After the death of her father without male heirs, Catherine was declared the legal heiress. Female succession was very rare in Germany during this period, and the succession was contested by John IV of the Neuenahr-Rösberg line. The two sides fought constantly and Neuenahr changed hands several times, but by 1370 John of Rösberg was in firm control of Neuenahr and Catherine was reduced to continuing the war from Saffenberg. In 1372 the citizens of Ahrweiler captured John of Rösberg due to his actions as a robber-baron and only released him after he paid them money, but John quickly reverted to
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| - Catherine (German: Katharina) was the Countess of Neuenahr. Catherine was the daughter of Count William III. She was first mentioned in 1353, but she had married Count John III of Saffenberg in 1351. After the death of her father without male heirs, Catherine was declared the legal heiress. Female succession was very rare in Germany during this period, and the succession was contested by John IV of the Neuenahr-Rösberg line. The two sides fought constantly and Neuenahr changed hands several times, but by 1370 John of Rösberg was in firm control of Neuenahr and Catherine was reduced to continuing the war from Saffenberg. In 1372 the citizens of Ahrweiler captured John of Rösberg due to his actions as a robber-baron and only released him after he paid them money, but John quickly reverted to his old ways. Catherine, the citizens of Ahrweiler and troops from the Archbishopric of Cologne then besieged castle Neuenahr. After four months the siege was successful and John of Rösberg was captured. He was forced to swear to never again return to Neuenahr. The Archbishopric of Cologne then attempted to annex the County in payment for their assistance, and it was only through the opposition of Jülich and the Palatinate that it did not occur. Cologne, however, obtained a third of the rulership of the undivided county and was allowed to take from the county the value of the assistance given. Catherine was last mentioned in 1393.
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