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Wein Van Cotthem
Wein van Cotthem (c. 1390 – July 1457) (alternative spellings: ''Iwein'', ''Iweijn'' or ''Weinken''; French language, French: ''Ywanus de Cotthem'') was a Brussels clerk, chaplain and chronicler. He has been identified as the man who wrote a continuation of the ''Brabantsche Yeesten'' in the years 1430-1432. He added two books to the first five by Jan van Boendale, with a total of 12,000 verses. His Autograph (manuscript), autograph, now in the Royal Library of Belgium, would provide fodder for many later chroniclers. The ducal court accounts first mention him in 1402 as a chorister (a ''jonghen clercken, singers op die capelle'')., ''Middeleeuws kladwerk. De autograaf van de Brabantse Yeesten, boek VI (vijftiende eeuw)'', Hilversum, Verloren, 2009, blz. 47 Lees op Google Books/ref> He was ordained a priest and from 1429 was given the responsibility of the chapel of Dry Borren in the Sonian Forest, where he said mass four times a week. Nevertheless, he had two daughters: one by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dry Borren
Dry Borren (French language, French: ''Trois-Fontaines''; Latin: ''Tres Fontes'') is a historic site in the Sonian Forest in the municiaplity Auderghem, Belgium. It was originally a hunting lodge of the dukes of Brabant, built on a site where three springs originated. History The first mention dates from 1321 and speaks of a Hermitage (religious retreat), hermitage. However, there was also a keep, founded by John II, Duke of Brabant, John II of Brabant. The castle is mentioned under the name of ''Trois-Fontaines'' (''Dryen Borren'' or ''Drie Borne'') in 1329. In the ''Brabantsche Yeesten'' it is told that Duke John III, Duke of Brabant, John III brought here a pot of metal after the successful Siege of Valkenburg (1329). He also used the place for big game hunting. John had a tower and a square built in the hamlet by the name of ''Dry Borren'' in 1329. In the last year of his life he founded here a chapel dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary and to Saint Catherine. The site ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zinnik
Soignies (; nl, Zinnik, ; pcd, Sougniye; wa, Sougniye) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. It consists of the following districts: Casteau, Chaussée-Notre-Dame-Louvignies, Horrues, Naast, Neufvilles, Soignies and Thieusies. Casteau is known worldwide because SHAPE, the military headquarters of NATO, has been based at the village since 1967. The name of Soignies comes from the Latin word ''suniacum'', which means "on the Senne". The spring of the Senne is near Soignies. After Soignies, the river flows through Brussels. Soignies is also well known for its blue limestone (from the ''Carrières du Hainaut'') and its glass industry (Durobor). History Saint Vincent The known history of the region starts in the 7th century. The Frankish merchant Samo, who founded an empire in Central Europe, may have come from Soignies (Latin: ''pagus Senonagus).''Chronicle of Fredegar, 4.48, edited and translated in J.M. Wallace-Hadrill, ''The Fourth Book ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1457 Deaths
Year 1457 ( MCDLVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events January–December * February 11 – After years of captivity and absence from the Ming throne, the Zhengtong Emperor of China is reinstated, as the Tianshun Emperor. * February 24 – Charles VIII of Sweden is declared deposed. The Archbishop of Sweden, Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna, and statesman Erik Axelsson Tott become co-regents of Sweden. The throne is then offered to Christian I of Denmark and Norway. * March 6 – King James II of Scotland decrees that ". . . . . ", the first historical mention of the game of golf. * April 12 – Ştefan cel Mare secures the throne of Moldavia, which he retains for the next 47 years. * June 23 – Christian I is elected king of Sweden, ending the war between Sweden and Denmark and restoring the Kalmar Union. *June 29 – The Dutch city of Dordrecht is devastated by fire. * Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
14th-century Births
As a means of recording the passage of time, the 14th century was a century lasting from 1 January 1301 ( MCCCI), to 31 December 1400 ( MCD). It is estimated that the century witnessed the death of more than 45 million lives from political and natural disasters in both Europe and the Mongol Empire. West Africa experienced economic growth and prosperity. In Europe, the Black Death claimed 25 million lives wiping out one third of the European population while the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of France fought in the protracted Hundred Years' War after the death of Charles IV, King of France led to a claim to the French throne by Edward III, King of England. This period is considered the height of chivalry and marks the beginning of strong separate identities for both England and France as well as the foundation of the Italian Renaissance and Ottoman Empire. In Asia, Tamerlane (Timur), established the Timurid Empire, history's third largest empire to have been ever esta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burgundian Netherlands Poets
Burgundian can refer to any of the following: *Someone or something from Burgundy. *Burgundians, an East Germanic tribe, who first appear in history in South East Europe. Later Burgundians colonised the area of Gaul that is now known as Burgundy (French Bourgogne) *The Old Burgundian language (Germanic), an East Germanic language spoken by the Burgundians *The Modern Burgundian language (Oïl), an Oïl language also known as spoken in the region of Burgundy, France. * Frainc-Comtou dialect, sometimes regarded as part of the Burgundian group of languages *Burgundian (party) The Burgundian party was a political allegiance against France that formed during the latter half of the Hundred Years' War. The term "Burgundians" refers to the supporters of the Duke of Burgundy, John the Fearless, that formed after the assa ..., a political faction in early 15th century during the Hundred Years' War See also * Burgundian War (other) {{disambiguation Language and nationality ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alderman
An alderman is a member of a Municipal government, municipal assembly or council in many Jurisdiction, jurisdictions founded upon English law. The term may be titular, denoting a high-ranking member of a borough or county council, a council member chosen by the elected members themselves rather than by Direct election, popular vote, or a council member elected by voters. Etymology The title is derived from the Old English title of ''ealdorman'', literally meaning "elder man", and was used by the chief nobles presiding over shires. Similar titles exist in some Germanic countries, such as the Sweden, Swedish language ', the Danish language, Danish, Low German, Low German language ', and West Frisia, West Frisian language ', the Netherlands, Dutch language ', the (non-Germanic) Finland, Finnish language ' (a borrowing from the Germanic Swedes next door), and the German language, High German ', which all mean "elder man" or "wise man". Usage by country Australia Many local government ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Sweerts
The House of Sweerts or Sweerts Lineage ( French: Lignage Sweerts) is one of the Seven Noble Houses of Brussels along with the Houses of: Sleeus, Serhuyghs, Steenweeghs, Coudenbergh, Serroelofs and Roodenbeke.Baudouin Walckiers, PB, ''Filiations lignagères contemporaines'', Brussels, 1999. The Sweerts House was charged with the defence of the Flanders Gate, seconded as of 1422 by the nation of Saint-Gilles. Escutcheon ''Party per pale pily of four and a half argent on gules.'' The Seven Noble Houses of Brussels The Seven noble houses of Brussels (french: sept lignages de Bruxelles, nl, zeven geslachten van Brussel) were the seven families of Brussels whose descendants formed the patrician class of that city, and to whom special privileges in the government of that city were granted until the end of the Ancien Régime. Together with the Guilds of Brussels they formed the Bourgeoisie of the city. Authority Content in this edit is translated from the existing Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven Noble Houses Of Brussels
The Seven Noble Houses of Brussels (also called the Seven Lineages or Seven Patrician families of Brussels; french: Sept lignages de Bruxelles, nl, Zeven geslachten van Brussel, Latin: ''Septem nobiles familiae Bruxellarum'') were the seven families or clans whose descendants formed the patrician class and urban aristocracy of Brussels, Belgium. They formed, since the Middle Ages, a social class with a monopoly, on the civil, military and economic leadership of the urban administration. This institution existed until the end of the Ancien Régime. However, as of the urban revolution of 1421, the representatives of the Guilds also exercised similar offices. Still, the offices of aldermen and captains of the urban militias were always reserved exclusively for members of the ''Lignages''. The long lived and rarely threatened supremacy of the Seven Houses of Brussels was based on a multitude of common interests they shared with the ducal dynasty of Brabant, as well as the succes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Van Cotthem Family
The Van Cotthem family was an old patrician family of Brussels which exercised public functions in the capital of the Duchy of Brabant. Several of its members were aldermen of Brussels, and several were admitted to the Seven Noble Houses of Brussels. The family belonged to the House of Sweerts, the second of the Seven Noble Houses of Brussels. History The family is said to stem from Jan van Cotthem, born around 1350. He was the father of Gozewijn van Cotthem. Gozewijn married Maria van Huldenberg. They had the following offspring: Gillis van Cotthem, alderman of Brussels from 1446 until 1465. He married Maria van Dyoen, who became a widow in 1479. The inheritance was finally divided in 1495. The sister of Gillis, Johanna van Cotthem, married Willem van Buyseghem. She lost her husband in 1406 and remarried to Frank van den Heede. Willem van Cotthem, the son of Gillis and Maria van Dyoen, was alderman of Brussels (having been admitted to the Sweerts). Wein van Cotthem, a membe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emond De Dynter
Emond Ambrosii de Dynter (or: Emond van Dinther) (c. 1370 – 1449) was a descendant of the noble family Van Dinther, originating from the village of the same name Dinther in Brabant. From 1412 he was secretary to the Brussels chancery of four successive dukes of Brabant and of Burgundy, namely: Anton of Burgundy, John IV of Brabant, Philip of Saint-Pol and Philip the Good. Between 1443 and 1446, 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 belonge ... commissioned him to write a chronicle on the history of the Duchy of Brabant until 1442: ''Chronica nobilissimorum ducum Lotharingiae et Brabantiae ac regnum Francorum''. It runs until 1442 and was translated into French by Jehan Wauquelin, Philip the Good's secretary. Among his students there was Wein van Cotthem, autho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Language
French ( or ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. It descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire, as did all Romance languages. French evolved from Gallo-Romance, the Latin spoken in Gaul, and more specifically in Northern Gaul. Its closest relatives are the other langues d'oïl—languages historically spoken in northern France and in southern Belgium, which French ( Francien) largely supplanted. French was also influenced by native Celtic languages of Northern Roman Gaul like Gallia Belgica and by the ( Germanic) Frankish language of the post-Roman Frankish invaders. Today, owing to France's past overseas expansion, there are numerous French-based creole languages, most notably Haitian Creole. A French-speaking person or nation may be referred to as Francophone in both English and French. French is an official language in 29 countries across multiple continents, most of which are members of the ''Organisation internationale de la Francophonie'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petrus De Thimo
Petrus de Thimo, Latinized name of Peter van der Heyden (1393 - 26 February 1474), was a Brabantine chronicler and a lawyer employed by the city of Brussels, of which he became Pensionary in 1423. He is considered one of the most important 15th-century chroniclers of the Duchy of Brabant. Life After training as a doctor, De Thimo studied law at the University of Cologne (registered in 1416). In 1423 he became pensionary of the city of Brussels, a post he held until 1465. As such, he was witness to the most important political events of his time, taking part in the most important political decisions. In 1434 the magistrate took him as spokesman. He supervised four chapels and became canon of Saint Gudula in 1454, only to become treasurer of the chapter ten years later. Duke Philip the Good gave him two prebends (1452 and 1455). De Thimo made his will in 1473 in the ''gruencamere'' of the ''Gheesthuys'', a building near Sint-Goedele that was next to his own home. He died a few mont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
