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Wolfert I Van Borselen
Wolfert I van Borselen (c. 1245 – 1299) was lord of Zandenburg and Polsbroek and regent for John I, Count of Holland. Family Wolfert I van Borselen was born in about 1250 to and (according to some) Maria van Egmond. Wolfert and his older brother Nicolaas were first mentioned on 6 November 1271 as On 1 May 1296, Wolfert and his bastard brothers Raas and Jan were mentioned. In 1303, his brother the Franciscan friar Hendrik Wisse van Borselen was mentioned. Life Career at court In 1276, Wolfert was one of those who sealed a trade agreement between Floris V, Count of Holland and a number of cities in Overijssel and Gelderland. The highest-ranking van Borselen was , knight, probably from the main Van Borselen branch. Wolfert was mentioned simply as . In June 1277, Wolfert, son of Hendrik Wisse of Borselen, concluded an alliance with Floris de Voogd, uncle and guardian of Count Floris V. Adelaide of Holland also sealed this alliance. In April 1280, Wolfert was with Flo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zandenburg
Zandenburg was a famous castle just south of Veere. Nothing remains of it, except some foundations below ground level. Location and Name Name Zandenburg was first mentioned as the house and fortress () in the Lordship () of Zanddijk. Zanddijk () literally means dike on the sand, i.e. on an area with sandy ground. Likewise, Zandenburg is the burg (castle) near or on the sand. The second part of the name: Burg marks its origin as one of the many defendable structures built on an artificial hill. Location The remains of Zandenburg are located just south of the walls of Veere. In 1812 Veere's fortifications reached the castle terrains. The outer bailey of the castle reached almost up to the Veerse Watergang, which connects Veere to Middelburg. In 1944 the Inundation of Walcheren took place. After the land had been made dry much later, the outer moat on the west side of castle terrain was found to have become part of a new waterway which ran from Zanddijk to the Veerse Watergang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Scheldt
The Eastern Scheldt ( nl, Oosterschelde) is a former estuary in the province of Zeeland, Netherlands, between Schouwen-Duiveland and Tholen on the north and Noord-Beveland and Zuid-Beveland on the south. It also features the largest national park in the Netherlands, founded in 2002. Landscape and history During the Roman Era it was the major mouth of the Scheldt River. Before the St. Felix's Flood of 1530, it flowed north as a river from the east end of the Westerschelde, turned west a little west of Bergen op Zoom, and then west along the north edge of what is now the Verdronken Land van Reimerswaal, and after that widened into an estuary. Later parts of that lost land were reclaimed, restricting part of the connection to the Scheldt River to a narrow channel called the Kreekrak, which silted up and became unnavigable. In 1867 the Kreekrak was closed off with a railway embankment, connecting in the process the island of Zuid-Beveland to the mainland of North Brabant. From ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1240s Births
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House Of Borsele
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Medieval Dutch Nobility
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Brigdamme
Brigdamme is a former hamlet and municipality in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It was a separate municipality until it merged into Sint Laurens in 1816. The hamlet was located south of the village of Sint Laurens, on the road to Middelburg Middelburg may refer to: Places and jurisdictions Europe * Middelburg, Zeeland, the capital city of the province of Zeeland, southwestern Netherlands ** Roman Catholic Diocese of Middelburg, a former Catholic diocese with its see in the Zeeland .... The hamlet is no longer named on the newest topographical map of the area,.''ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland'', Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005. According to the 19th-century historian A.J. van der Aa, there was an ancient chapel in Brigdamme, dedicated to Saint Brigitta. It was replaced around 1245 by a large church, which was later demolished. References Former municipalities of Zeeland Middelburg, Zeeland {{Zeeland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claes I Van Borselen
Nicolas, Claes or Klaas van Borselen was a younger son of Wolfert I van Borselen. He founded the Van Borselen branch later known as Van Brigdamme. Family A younger son Claes was the fifth surviving son of Wolfert I van Borselen and his wife Sibilie. He was probably named after his great-grandfather Nicolas van Borselen. Unlike the other Van Borselens, this makes it easy to identify Claes. It is only in 1341 that a namesake, the child Claes son of Raas appears. Zeeland inheritance laws The County of Zeeland had different feudal inheritance laws than most other parts of the later Netherlands. Here all sons had an equal right to their parents' inheritance, instead of only the oldest son succeeding. Also, almost all the fiefs of Zeeland could only be inherited by sons, not by daughters, brothers, parents etc. This might explain why inherited fiefs often remained undivided for years. Life 1299: Claes' father is killed Claes' father Wolfert was killed in Delft on 1 August ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John II, Count Of Holland
John II (1247 – 22 August 1304) was Count of Hainaut, Holland, and Zeeland. Life John II, born 1247, was the eldest son of John I of Hainaut and Adelaide of Holland.Detlev Schwennicke, ''Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten'', Neue Folge, Band II (Marburg, Germany: Verlag von J. A. Stargardt, 1984), Tafel 22 He became Count of Hainaut on the death of his grandmother, Countess Margaret I of Hainaut. John continued the war between the House of Dampierre and the Avesnes family against Count Guy of Flanders for Imperial Flanders. John II became Count of Holland in 1299 upon the death of his cousin John I.Johan C H Blom, ''History of the Low Countries'' (New York: Berghahn Books, 2006), p. 58 The personal union he established between Hainaut and Holland–Zeeland lasted for another half-century. John I's father, Floris V, had been fighting against Flanders for Zeeland.Johan C H Blom, ''History of the Low Countries'' (New York: Berghahn Boo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Scheldt
The Western Scheldt ( nl, Westerschelde) in the province of Zeeland in the southwestern Netherlands, is the estuary of the Scheldt river. This river once had several estuaries, but the others are now disconnected from the Scheldt, leaving the Westerschelde as its only direct route to the sea. The Western Scheldt is an important shipping route to the Port of Antwerp, Belgium. Unlike the Eastern Scheldt estuary, it could not be closed off from the sea by a dam as part of the Delta Works. Instead, the dykes around it have been heightened and reinforced. Over the years, many ships have sunk in the Western Scheldt. Following an agreement between the Dutch and Belgian governments in 1995, many of the wrecks have been removed to improve shipping access to Antwerp. It was expected that the last 38 wrecks in the shipping channel would be removed during 2003. The largest wreck was the long '' Alan A. Dale'', which was removed in June 2003. The Western Scheldt was freed from German occup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolfert II Van Borselen
Wolfert II van Borselen (c. 1280 – 1317) was lord of Veere and Zandenburg. Family Wolfert II van Borselen was a member of a large clan. He probably became an adult at about the same time that his father Wolfert I was killed on 1 August 1299. At that time three groups of Van Borselens can be discerned: The Van Borselen's of the main branch: * Floris van Borselen, lord of Borselen, Goes and Cloetinghe, later of Hulst (d. 1322), and his children: * Jan, mentioned 1290–1299 * Pieter, mentioned 1299–1315 * Elizabeth mentioned 1325 * Hadewych mentioned 1325 From the previous generation, he left his second wife Catharina of Durbuy (d. 1328) as widow. His surviving brothers were: * Friar Hendrik Wisse van Borselen * Raas van Borselen, bastard brother * Jan Mulart van Borselen, bastard brother Wolfert II and his siblings. These all descended from his father's first marriage with Sibilie. * Wolfert's sister Heylewijf married to Gerard van Voorne in 1297 * Hendrik Wisse van Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelaide Of Holland
Adelaide of Holland ( nl, Aleide (Aleidis) ; – buried 9 April 1284), Countess of Hainaut, was a Dutch regent. She was a daughter of Floris IV, Count of Holland and Matilda of Brabant. She was also a sister of William II, Count of Holland and King of Germany. She acted as regent for her nephew Count Floris V during his minority. Life On 9 October 1246, Adelaide married John I of Avesnes, Count of Hainaut. Like her mother, she was a patron of religious houses. Her religious interest is reflected in that three of her sons became bishops, and her one daughter became an abbess. She also insisted on a bilingual education for them. Between 1258 and 1263, Adelaide was regent of Holland in the name of her nephew Floris V. She called herself Guardian of Holland and Zeeland (Tutrix de Hollandie et Zeelandie). After he came of age, she continued to advise him. She died in 1284 at Valenciennes, but in 1299, with the death of Floris' son John I, it was her own son John II who inherited H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Floris De Voogd
Floris de Voogd (c. 1228 – March 26, 1258 in Antwerp) "the guardian" of Holland, son of Floris IV, Count of Holland (1210–1234) and Matilda of Brabant (ca. 1202-1267). He reigned temporarily for William II of Holland while the latter was engaged in Germany. After King William's death in 1256 he was guardian of Floris V, Count of Holland, son of William. He is sometimes referred to as "Florentius tutor". He defeated the army of Flanders that had invaded Walcheren in 1253, where he captured Guy and John of Dampierre, both sons of Margaret II, Countess of Flanders and commanders for Flanders. In 1256 he signed a peace treaty (called the "Treaty of Péronne") with Flanders on the status of Zeeland, reaffirming Flanders' rights west of the Scheldt river. Flanders was forced to compensate Holland for the damages of the war and only after this Margaretha's sons were freed. Floris was killed at a tournament in Antwerp, and was buried in Middelburg Middelburg may refer to: Places a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
