Career
He supported King Adolf in the Battle of Göllheim in 1298, but when Adolf was killed by King Albert I, Gerhard submitted to Albert and was allowed to keep his imperial fief. He helped Albert against the Rhenish electors in 1300, which confirmed his interests with respect to Cologne. In 1313, Gerhard supported Ludwig IV in the succession war for the throne of Germany and allowed Ludwig"s coronation in Aachen against the will of the Archbishop of Cologne.
