Simon I of Isenburg-Kempenich was the Lord of Isenburg-Kempenich

Isenburg-Kempenich

Isenburg-Kempenich was the name of a state of the Holy Roman Empire, based around Kempenich in modern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.Isenburg-Kempenich emerged around the Lordship of Kempenich, which was first mentioned in 1093 as being ruled by Richwin of Wied...

 from 1329 until 1341.

Simon was a son of Theodoric IV

Theodoric IV of Isenburg-Kempenich

Theodoric IV of Isenburg-Kempenich was the Lord of Isenburg-Kempenich until 1329.Theodoric was the elder son of Gerard I. He was succeeded by his sons, Simon I and Theodoric V, and his nephew, Gerard II....

. After his father's death in 1329, he and his brother Theodoric V

Theodoric V of Isenburg-Kempenich

Theodoric V of Isenburg-Kempenich , called "the Arsonist", was the co-Lord of Isenburg-Kempenich from 1329 until 1330....

 succeeded him, with his cousin Gerard II

Gerard II of Isenburg-Kempenich

Gerard II of Isenburg-Kempenich was the co-Lord of Isenburg-Kempenich from 1329 until 1330.Gerard II was a grandson of Gerard I through an unnamed son...

 who was supported by the Archbishop of Trier

Archbishopric of Trier

The Archbishopric of Trier was a Roman Catholic diocese in Germany, that existed from Carolingian times until the end of the Holy Roman Empire. Its suffragans were the dioceses of Metz, Toul and Verdun. Since the 9th century the Archbishops of Trier were simultaneously princes and since the 11th...

. In 1330, Simon made himself the sole ruler of Kempenich, sparking a succession war in which Gerard II brought in his allies, the Counts and Lords of Landskron, Rheineck

Rheineck

Rheineck is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of Rheintal in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.-History:Rheineck is first mentioned about 1163 as castellum Rinegge. In 1218 it was mentioned as Rinegg...

, Schönberg

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, Eich

Eich

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, Ölbruck and the Archbishop. Simon and Theodoric also brought in their allies, and formed the "White Sleeves" against Gerard's "Red Sleeves".

Both sides plundered and terrified the population in and around Kempenich. In 1331 Simon took the church of Kempenich to use its ecclesiastical office against the Red Sleeves. Gerard of Landskron burnt the church down, however, and both Simon and Gerard were excommunicated by Archbishop Baldwin of Luxembourg. On 11 June 1331 the Peace of Lahnstein was signed in which Simon was confirmed as the sole ruler of Kempenich and his excommunication was lifted. Simon died in 1341 and was succeeded by his son Simon II

Simon II of Isenburg-Kempenich

Simon II of Isenburg-Kempenich was the Lord of Isenburg-Kempenich from 1341 until 1367.Simon II was the eldest son of Simon I, and succeeded him on his death in 1341. In 1345 the Archbishop of Trier Baldwin of Luxembourg decreed that the Lordship of Kempenich and all its territories were...

; Gerard died without any children prior.

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