Christoffel van IJsselstein (died after 1510) was the illegitimate son of
Frederik of Egmont
Frederik of Egmont (ca. 1440–1521) was count of Buren and Leerdam, Lord of IJsselstein and councilor of Charles the Bold and Maximilian I.
Frederik was the second son of William II of Egmont and Walburga of Meurs.
Together with his brothers, ...
, Count of Buren and Leerdam, Lord of IJsselstein (died 1521), and an unknown mother.
He was appointed as bailiff of
Sint-Maartensdijk and
Scherpenisse by his father and is cited as such in 1500 and 1505.
He and his descendants bore the
Egmond arms quartered with those of IJsselstein.
By his marriage to Elisabeth van Renesse, he had the following children:
* Willem van IJsselstein (died in or before 1588), Sheriff (
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: ''drost'') of
Genemuiden
Genemuiden is a city located in the north western part of the Province of Overijssel. It received city rights in 1275, which is also the first time Genemuiden gets mentioned in history.Frits David Zeiler (2007) ''Genemuiden, een zorgenkind van de b ...
; he married firstly Margriet Joostdr van Wijngaarden, and secondly Elisabeth Becker, with both of whom he left progeny. A son by his first wife, Christoffel van IJsselstein (died 1593), was a Lieutenant-General (1579) in the forces of the
United Provinces during the
Dutch Revolt and acted as Governor of Geertruidenberg (1573–75) and
Heusden
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(1588).
* Fransken van IJsselstein, married
Coenraat van Diepholt (died 1572), Marshal of the Nether-Bishopric of Utrecht and Montfoort, Castellan of Abcoude.
[Rootenberg, Francesco Uys, ''Het geslacht Van Diepholt in het Sticht en Westfalen en hun verwantschap aan de graven van Buren'', Kaapstad 2015, pp. 45-51.]
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Dutch nobility
House of Egmond