County of Mark
The County of Mark (German: Grafschaft Mark, French: Comté de La Marck colloquially known as Die Mark) was a county and state of the Holy Roman Empire in the Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle. It lay on both sides of the Ruhr River along the Volme and Lenne rivers.
County de La Mark | |||||||||
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| c. 1198–1807 | |||||||||
Coat of arms
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Map of the Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle around 1560, County of Mark highlighted in red | |||||||||
| Status | County | ||||||||
| Capital | Hamm | ||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages, Renaissance | ||||||||
• Established | 12th century | ||||||||
• United with Cleves | 1391 | ||||||||
• Joined Lower Rhenish-Westphalian Circle | 1500 | ||||||||
• Part of Jülich-Cleves-Berg | 1521 | ||||||||
• To Brandenburg | 1614 | ||||||||
• Awarded to Berg | 1806 | ||||||||
• To Prussia | 1815 | ||||||||
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The Counts of the Mark were among the most powerful and influential Westphalian lords in the Holy Roman Empire. The name Mark is recalled in the present-day Märkischer Kreis district in lands south of the Ruhr in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The northern portion (north of the Lippe river) is still called Hohe Mark ("Higher Mark"), while the former "Lower Mark" (between the Ruhr and Lippe Rivers) is for the most part merged in the present Ruhr area.
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