Theodoric V of Isenburg-Kempenich
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Theodoric V of Isenburg-Kempenich (German:
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 Dietrich V. der Senger von Isenburg-Kempenich), called "the Arsonist", was the co-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 1330.

Theodoric V 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 Simon I
Simon I of Isenburg-Kempenich
Simon I of Isenburg-Kempenich was the Lord of Isenburg-Kempenich from 1329 until 1341.Simon was a son of Theodoric IV. After his father's death in 1329, he and his brother Theodoric V succeeded him, with his cousin Gerard II who was supported by the Archbishop of Trier...

 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. Theodoric supported Simon and together 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, and Theodoric was the most brutal and barbaric of all the involved lords, earning him the title 'the Arsonist'. He was, however, soon captured by Gerard of Landskron and thrown into a dungeon.

Preceded by:

Theodoric V

Succeeded by:
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....

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...


1329–1330
with... Simon I
Simon I of Isenburg-Kempenich
Simon I of Isenburg-Kempenich was the Lord of Isenburg-Kempenich from 1329 until 1341.Simon was a son of Theodoric IV. After his father's death in 1329, he and his brother Theodoric V succeeded him, with his cousin Gerard II who was supported by the Archbishop of Trier...

 and 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...


1329–1330
Simon I
Simon I of Isenburg-Kempenich
Simon I of Isenburg-Kempenich was the Lord of Isenburg-Kempenich from 1329 until 1341.Simon was a son of Theodoric IV. After his father's death in 1329, he and his brother Theodoric V succeeded him, with his cousin Gerard II who was supported by the Archbishop of Trier...

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