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Baarland Castle
Baarland Castle is a former castle in Baarland, Netherlands. Castle Characteristics A supposed Motte Castle or tower house On a 17th-century engraving, a motte is depicted next to the castle. It is therefore supposed that the first version of Baarland Castle was a motte-and-bailey castle. This might have stood north of the current castle, which was built on what might have been the outer bailey of the motte castle. The motte theory seems to be supported by a protrusion on the north side of the moat on the cadastre map of 1819. However, this is too small for a motte. It might have been a small island for a tower house, which preceded the large water castle. The medieval water castle The water castle which occupied the terrain of the current castle was probably built in the fourteenth century. The irregular form of the bailey and the buildings make it very likely that this construction also took place in phases. On at least three sides, later drawings show that by the 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baarland
Baarland is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Borsele, and lies about 21 km east of Middelburg. History The village was first mentioned in 1295 as Bae(r)land, and means "barren land". Baarland is a road village which developed in the Middle Ages on a ridge. In 1014, a North Sea flood resulted in the creation of the Oost-Borsele island. The hamlets on the island formed the ''Heerlijkheid'' Baarland. In 1295, an army of the County of Flanders landed in Baarland to revenge the plundering of Floris V, Count of Holland and Zeeland. After a long combat, the local armies managed to drive back the Flemish, however Baarland had to be rebuilt. The Dutch Reformed church dates from the mid-14th century. It was damaged by fire in 1532. The church was reduced in size during a 1774 restoration. Slot Baarland is a castle which was first mentioned in the 13th century. It was expanded and remodelled in the 17th century. In 1923, it was sold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolfert VI Of Borselen
Wolfert VI of Borselen (c. 1430 – 29 April 1486, Saint-Omer) was stadholder of Holland, Friesland, and Zeeland, Admiral of the Netherlands outside Flanders, and Lord of Veere. Family Wolfert VI van Borselen was the son of Henry II of Borselen. Henry II was rich, and successfully acquired more riches. In 1452 he added Vlissingen, Westkapelle, and Domburg to his domains. Later Brouwershaven, the county of Grandpré, and the lordship of Fallais in Brabant followed. Henry II thus succeeded in raising his stature above all others on Walcheren. In 1429 he had married Joan van Halewijn. Their oldest Albrecht died during a Prussian Crusade in 1436. Wolfert's sister Margaret married the influential Louis de Gruuthuse. Two bastards founded minor branches. Life Marriages In 1444 Wolfert's father Henry II arranged the marriage between his son Wolfert VI and Maria Stewart, fifth daughter of King James I of Scotland. At that time Wolfert was 14, and Mary was also still a chil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rod (unit)
The rod, perch, or pole (sometimes also lug) is a surveyor's tool and unit of length of various historical definitions, often between approximately 3 and 8 meters (9 ft 10 in and 26 ft 2 in). In modern US customary units it is defined as US survey feet, equal to exactly of a surveyor's mile, or a quarter of a surveyor's chain ( yards), and is approximately 5.0292 meters. The rod is useful as a unit of length because whole number multiples of it can form one acre of square measure (area). The 'perfect acre' is a rectangular area of 43,560 square feet, bounded by sides 660 feet (a furlong) long and 66 feet wide (220 yards by 22 yards) or, equivalently, 40 rods and 4 rods. An acre is therefore 160 square rods or 10 square chains. The name ''perch'' derives from the Ancient Roman unit, the ''pertica''. The measure also has a relationship with the military pike of about the same size. Both measures date from the sixteenth century, when the pike was still ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baron Of Wissekerke
Baron of Wissekerke (or Wissenkercke) was a title created on 31 July 1630 by the Spanish king Philip IV for Philip of Récourt. Philip had acquired the Lordship of Wissekerke by his marriage to Margareth of Steelant, Lady of Wissekerke. The title remained in use until the death of Ivo of Récourt, the 5th Baron, in 1745. Barons of Wissekerke (1630-1745) Philip of Récourt (1561-1635) ''dit'' of Licques, Knight, Baron of Wissekerke, Lord of Audenthun and La Verre * Servatius of Récourt ''dit'' of Licques (1604-1639), Baron of Wissekerke, Lord of Audenthun and Beaufort ** Philip of Récourt ''dit'' of Licques (b. 1635), Baron of Wissekerke, Lord of Rupelmonde *** Philip of Récourt ''dit'' of Licques (d. 1682), Count of Rupelmonde Rupelmonde is a village in the municipality of Kruibeke, in the Belgian province of East Flanders. It stands on the bank of the river Schelde opposite the confluence of the eponymous Rupel, and is famed for its sundials as well as having what is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maximilian Of Burgundy
Maximilian of Burgundy (1514–1558), marquis of Veere and Lord of Beveren, was a noble from the Low Countries in the service of the Habsburgs. Family Maximilian was the son of Adolf of Burgundy and Anna of Bergen. He was a descendant of Antoine, bastard of Burgundy, illegitimate son of Philip the Good. The marquis of Veere resided at Zandenburg. Life Desiderius Erasmus was a regular visitor at Maximilian's father's house and Erasmus wrote the young Maximilian letters to encourage him to study science. In 1540 Maximilian succeeded his father as admiral of the Netherlands. In 1542 he became admiral of Flanders and in 1546 Knight in the Order of the Golden Fleece. In 1547 he became Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland and Utrecht and Admiral-general of Zeeland. In 1555, Emperor Charles V promoted Veere to a marquisate, as reward for Maximilian's 25-year-long loyal service. Maximilian married in 1542 with Louise of Croÿ, daughter of Philippe II de Croÿ. The marriage remained c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Admiral Of Flanders
Admiral of Flanders (1383–1483) and Admiral of the Netherlands (1485–1573) was a title in the medieval Low Countries for the commander of the war fleet. The title of ''admiral'' (from the Arab ''emir-al-bahr''), for naval commanders of ships which protected commercial convoys against piracy, already existed temporary in the different parts of the Low Countries before, but was first made permanent in Flanders by Louis II of Flanders in 1383. When the Burgundians gained control of the Low Countries, they also created a permanent position of admiral for the rest of the Burgundian Netherlands in 1446. After the failed Flemish revolt against Maximilian of Austria (1482–1485), both positions were united and Philip of Cleves was appointed as first ''Admiral of the Netherlands''. With the start of the Dutch Revolt The Eighty Years' War or Dutch Revolt ( nl, Nederlandse Opstand) (Historiography of the Eighty Years' War#Name and periodisation, c.1566/1568–1648) was an a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adolf Of Burgundy
Adolf of Burgundy (1489–1540) was Lord of Veere and admiral of the Netherlands. Family Adolf was a son of Philip of Burgundy-Beveren and Anna van Borselen. This would one day make him Lord of Veere. The family resided at Zandenburg, near Veere. Life In 1517 Adolf succeeded Philip of Burgundy-Blaton, who became Bishop of Utrecht, as admiral of the Netherlands until 1540. In 1509 he married Anna of Bergen, daughter of John III of Bergen op Zoom. He had been taught by Jacob Badt, a friend of Erasmus. Adolf of Burgundy-Beveren also became Knight in the Order of the Golden Fleece in 1515. Adolf and Anne had 7 children: # Philip, (1512–1512) # Maximilian II of Burgundy (1514–1558), married 1542 Louise de Croy (1524–1585), daughter of Philippe II de Croÿ # Anne, (1516–1551), married 1530 Jacob III of Horn (killed in 1531) and 1532 Jean V. de Hénin # Henry, (1519–1532) # Jacqueline, (1523–1556), married John II of Praet (died 1545), son of Louis of Praet and 1549 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip The Good
Philip III (french: Philippe le Bon; nl, Filips de Goede; 31 July 1396 – 15 June 1467) was Duke of Burgundy from 1419 until his death. He was a member of a cadet line of the Valois dynasty, to which all 15th-century kings of France belonged. During his reign, the Burgundian State reached the apex of its prosperity and prestige, and became a leading centre of the arts. Philip is known historically for his administrative reforms, his patronage of Flemish artists such as van Eyck and Franco-Flemish composers such as Gilles Binchois, and perhaps most significantly the seizure of Joan of Arc, whom Philip ransomed to the English after his soldiers captured her, resulting in her trial and eventual execution. In political affairs, he alternated between alliances with the English and the French in an attempt to improve his dynasty's powerbase. Additionally, as ruler of Flanders, Brabant, Limburg, Artois, Hainaut, Holland, Luxembourg, Zeeland, Friesland and Namur, he played an i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
Maximilian I (22 March 1459 – 12 January 1519) was King of the Romans from 1486 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1508 until his death. He was never crowned by the pope, as the journey to Rome was blocked by the Venetians. He proclaimed himself Elected Emperor in 1508 (Pope Julius II later recognized this) at Trent, thus breaking the long tradition of requiring a Papal coronation for the adoption of the Imperial title. Maximilian was the son of Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor, and Eleanor of Portugal. Since his coronation as King of the Romans in 1486, he ran a double government, or ''Doppelregierung'' (with a separate court), with his father until Frederick's death in 1493. Maximilian expanded the influence of the House of Habsburg through war and his marriage in 1477 to Mary of Burgundy, the ruler of the Burgundian State, heir of Charles the Bold, though he also lost his family's original lands in today's Switzerland to the Swiss Confederacy. Through marriage of his son Phil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolfgang Von Polheim
Wolfgang is a German male given name traditionally popular in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The name is a combination of the Old High German words ''wolf'', meaning "wolf", and '' gang'', meaning "path", "journey", "travel". Besides the regular "wolf", the first element also occurs in Old High German as the combining form "-olf". The earliest reference of the name being used was in the 8th century. The name was also attested as "Vulfgang" in the Reichenauer Verbrüderungsbuch in the 9th century. The earliest recorded famous bearer of the name was a tenth-century Saint Wolfgang of Regensburg. Due to the lack of conflict with the pagan reference in the name with Catholicism, it is likely a much more ancient name whose meaning had already been lost by the tenth century. Grimm ('' Teutonic Mythology'' p. 1093) interpreted the name as that of a hero in front of whom walks the "wolf of victory". A Latin gloss by Arnold of St Emmeram interprets the name as ''Lupambulus''.E. Fö ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Of Burgundy-Beveren
Philip of Burgundy-Beveren (c. 1450 – 1498), lord of Beveren, was a son of Antoine, bastard of Burgundy, illegitimate son of Philip the Good and Jeanne de Presle, and Marie de la Viesville. Life Philip of Burgundy-Beveren married Anna van Borselen. He would thus succeed to the power of her father Wolfert VI van Borselen in Zeeland. On 31 May 1486, he became Lord of Veere in succession of Maximilian of Austria who had dismissed Wolfert in 1485 and taken over the title himself. As Lord of Veere, Philip resided at Zandenburg. Philip of Burgundy-Beveren also succeeded Cornelis van Bergen as admiral of the Netherlands (1491–1498). He became Knight in the Order of the Golden Fleece The Distinguished Order of the Golden Fleece ( es, Insigne Orden del Toisón de Oro, german: Orden vom Goldenen Vlies) is a Catholic order of chivalry founded in Bruges by Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in 1430, to celebrate his marriage ... in 1478. References Sources * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Van Borselen
Anna van Borselen (c. 1472–1518) was a noble in what is now the Netherlands, and was Lady of Veere, Countess of Grandpré, Lady of Vlissingen, Westkapelle, Zandenburg, etc. Early life Family Anna's father Wolfert VI of Borselen (d. 1487) first married Mary Stewart, Countess of Buchan (d. 1465) in 1444. On 17 June 1468 Wolfert remarried to Charlotte of Bourbon-Montpensier (1449–1478), daughter of Louis I, Count of Montpensier. From Anna's father's first marriage were born Charles, who died at age 13, and Jean, who also died while still young. From the second marriage were born: Louis, who died in childhood; Anna; Margaret of Ridderkerk and Cloetinge, married to Walraven van Brederode; Maria of Baarland married to Martin II von Polheim; Joan married to Wolfgang von Polheim. Estate The branch of the Van Borselen family that Anna belonged to was known as that of the Lords of Veere. This branch first centered on Zanddijk and the close by Zandenburg. Near the ferry to Noor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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