Gerard II of Horne (1324 - 26 September 1345) was a medieval nobleman.

Family

Gerard van Horne, second lord of Horne named Gerard, was the son of

Willem IV of Horne Willem IV of Horne (1303-1343) was Lord of Altena, Weert, Nederweert, Wessem, Heeze, Leende, and Cortessem. From his niece Beatrice of Leuven he inherited Gaasbeek, Leeuw, Herstal and Montcornet. Family Parents Willem van Horne, 4th Lord ...

and Oda van Putten of Strijen. He had 5 sisters. From his father's second marriage, Gerard had three half brothers and a half sister.

Career

in 1342 Gerard's father made arrangements for his succession. Gerard was immediately made Lord of

Heeze Heeze is a town in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Heeze-Leende, about 9 km southeast of Eindhoven. The Heeze Castle is located east of the town. Further east and to the north lies the Strabrechtse ...

Leende Leende is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Heeze-Leende, approximately 12 km southeast of Eindhoven. History The village was first mentioned in 1253 as Lieende. The etymology is unclear ...

, the land of Montcornet and of Bancigny. On the death of his father, he was planned to succeed him as Lord of Gaasbeek. In turn he would then have to give Heeze, Leende and Herstal to the children of his father's second marriage. It's not that clear whether arrangements were made for his other possessions, but maybe that was not necessary, or not possible. After his father's death in 1343 Gerard succeed his father as Lord of Horne and Lord of Altena. He also succeeded to the lordship of Venloon One might assume that he also became lord of Weert and Kortessem. It's not clear whether he gave Heeze, Leende and Herstal to the children of his father's second marriage.

Death

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In 1345 Gerard II joined

William IV, Count of Holland William II (1307 – 26 September 1345) was Count of Hainaut from 1337 until his death. He was also Count of Holland (as William IV) and Count of Zeeland. He succeeded his father, Count William I of Hainaut. While away fighting in Prussia, the ...

in his campaign against Friesland. On 26 September 1345 almost the whole invasion army was annihilated near the Red Cliff in the Battle of Warns. Count William IV's uncle

John of Beaumont John of Beaumont (1288 – 11 March 1356) was a younger brother of count William III of Holland. He was the lord of Beaumont and count of Soissons by virtue of his marriage. Life He was born in 1288 as John of Hainault, 4th son of John II, Co ...

was one of the few that escaped. Amongst the casualties were the Count of Holland, and a lot of noblemen. Gerard II was also amongst those that were killed. See the below medieval verse, which refers to his coat of arms. It also notes that Gerard was one of the seven

Knight banneret A knight banneret, sometimes known simply as banneret, was a medieval knight ("a commoner of rank") who led a company of troops during time of war under his own banner (which was square-shaped, in contrast to the tapering standard or the penn ...

s on the Holland side, which gives an idea of Gerard's standing in Holland. Gerard was not married. His many possessions were subject to different inheritance laws. They were also situated on the territory of different overlords. Therefore, the inheritance was divided amongst multiple claimants. His sister

Johanna van Horne Johanna is a feminine name, a variant form of Joanna that originated in Latin in the Middle Ages, including an -h- by analogy with the Latin masculine name Johannes. The original Greek form ''Iōanna'' lacks a medial /h/ because in Greek /h/ cou ...

got some parts. Other parts went to his nephews of his father's second marriage.

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