Jakob von Sierck

JAKOB VON SIERCK

Born : August 1398
Deceased : May 28, 1456

Archbishop of Trier, 1439-1456

Origin/meaning

The bishop quartered the arms of the Archdiocese with the Sierck family arms. The Counts of Sierck were a family from present day Lorrainie in France. The arms are still used by the municipality Sierck-les-Bains.

Another member of the family, Frederik van Sierck was Bishop of Utrecht and used the same arms.

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