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Mechthild lived at the
Neuerburg for a few more years and later moved to Cologne, where she had a residence at Sion Abbey. In 1283, in her will, she decreed that after her death her estate would eventually pass to the Archbishopric. Her date of death is unknown, according to an unconfirmed
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On 1 May 1250, Mechthild signed a contract with the
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Contrary to Henry's wishes, the Sayn family made claims to the Sayn estate shortly after his death and by 29 August 1247, Mechthild left to the sons of her sister-in-law, Adelheid and the others, the castle and town of
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When Henry III of Sayn died on New Year's Eve in 1246, he left no heirs. The only daughter of
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asked whether the dispute could be settled by a marriage between Henry III and
Mechthild. The agreement must have taken place no later than 1207, since Dietrich of Landsberg died that year.
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and all the counties and bailiwicks that Henry had owned. Mechthild retained her own
Thuringian inheritance and reserved the right to live at the Sayn castle of
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after her death in return for a one-off payment of 600 marks and an annual payment of 170 marks. The
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