The House of Egmond or Egmont ( French: ''Maison d'Egmond'',

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: ''Huis Egmond'') is named after the

town of Egmond, province of

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, and played an important role in the

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during the

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and the Early modern period. The main lines ''Egmond-Geldern'' (Dukes of

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and Counts of

Zutphen Zutphen () is a city and municipality located in the province of Gelderland, Netherlands. It lies some 30 km northeast of Arnhem, on the eastern bank of the river Ijssel at the point where it is joined by the Berkel. First mentioned in the 1 ...

, extinct in 1538), ''Egmond-Gavere'' (Counts of Egmont, Princes of

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and Steenhuyze, extinct in 1682/1714) and ''Egmond-Buren-Leerdam'' (Counts of

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and

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, extinct in 1558) had high noble, princely rank. Besides the main and secondary lines that have died out, there were also some illegitimate lines of the family, including the ''Egmond van Merenstein'' (extinct in 1559), ''Egmond van Kenenburg'' (extinct in 1703), ''Egmond van de Nijenburg'' (Imperial Barons; extinct in 1747) and ''Egmond van Cranenburch''. Today there are still the extramarital lines of the Imperial Counts of ''Geldern-Egmond'' (today ''Mirbach-Geldern-Egmond'') and the ''Barons of IJsselstein'' (also IJsselstein or Ysselstein).

History

They were one of the principal noble families of the

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during the Middle Ages. The family said to be descendants of the Kings of Friesland and early Counts of future Holland, maintained some power due to its hereditary position as ''

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'' (Advocate) of the powerful

Egmond Abbey Egmond Abbey or St. Adalbert's Abbey ( nl, Abdij van Egmond, ''Sint-Adelbertabdij'') is a Benedictine monastery of the Congregation of the Annunciation between Egmond aan den Hoef and Bakkum in Egmond-Binnen in the municipality of Bergen in the ...

. They built their residence in

Egmond aan den Hoef Egmond aan den Hoef () is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Bergen, and lies about west of Alkmaar. Until 2001, Egmond aan den Hoef was part of the municipality of Egmond. The village was firs ...

and became the Lords of Egmond. Thanks to a number of judicious marriages they were able to add the strategically important Lordship of

IJsselstein IJsselstein () is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. IJsselstein received city rights in 1331. IJsselstein owes its name to the river Hollandse IJssel which flows through the city. It is a major commuting ...

and the semi-sovereign territory of the Lords of

Arkel Arkel is a town in the province of South Holland, Netherlands. A part of the municipality of Molenlanden, it lies about 3 km north of Gorinchem. Arkel is a former municipality; in 1986 it became part of Giessenlanden. In 2017, the village o ...

to their domains. The family achieved even greater prominence in the period of Burgundian and

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rule over the Netherlands. In the late 15th century, the senior branch became the sovereign

Dukes of Guelders This article is about the rulers of the historical county and duchy of Guelders. Counts House of Wassenberg * before 1096–about 1129: Gerard I * about 1129–about 1131: Gerard II, son of Gerard I * about 1131–1182: Henry I, son of Gerar ...

, whilst the younger branch split into the Counts of Egmond (elevated to become Princes of

in 1553) and the Counts of

and

. The senior branches of the family moved out in the 16th and 17th centuries, but illegitimate branches (such as that of the Bavarian Counts of Geldern-Egmond) flourished well into the 20th century. The execution of

Lamoral, Count of Egmont Lamoral, Count of Egmont, Prince of Gavere (18 November 1522 – 5 June 1568) was a general and statesman in the Spanish Netherlands just before the start of the Eighty Years' War, whose execution helped spark the national uprising that eventuall ...

in 1568 helped spark 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 armed conflict in the Habsburg Netherlands between disparate groups of rebels and t ...

that eventually led to the independence of the Netherlands, while Anna van Egmond-Buren, known as Anna van Buren in the Netherlands, was the first wife of

William the Silent William the Silent (24 April 153310 July 1584), also known as William the Taciturn (translated from nl, Willem de Zwijger), or, more commonly in the Netherlands, William of Orange ( nl, Willem van Oranje), was the main leader of the Dutch Re ...

, the leader of this national uprising. Ironically, in 1573 both Egmond Abbey and Egmond Castle were destroyed on order of William the Silent. Though the family name may not be carried, direct descendents of the family are in existence, thus, not extinct.

Notable members of the family

For the earlier lords, see

List of Lords and Counts of Egmont This is a list of all Lords and Counts of '' Egmont'' or ''Egmond''. Lords of Egmont * Radbold * Wolbrand * Dodo I (?–?) * Walger (?–1036) * Dodo II (?–1074) * Beerwout or Berwoud I (?–1114) * Beerwout or Berwoud II (c. 1095–1158) * Alb ...

. * John I, Lord of Egmond (before 1310–1369), Lord of Egmond and

, stadtholder of Holland. **

Arnold I, Lord of Egmond Arnold I of Egmond, in Dutch Arnoud, Arend, or Arent van Egmond, ( – 9 April 1409) was Lord of Egmond and IJsselstein. He was the son of John I of Egmond and his wife, Guida of IJsselstein. From 1372, he was a member of the ministerial council ...

(c. 1340–1409), Lord of Egmont and IJsselstein. ***

John II, Lord of Egmond John II, Lord of Egmond ( – 4 January 1451) was the son of Arnold I of Egmond (d. 9 April 1409, the son of John I and Guida D'Armstall) and Jolanthe of Leiningen (d. 24 April 1434, the daughter of Frederick VIII of Leningen and Jolanthe of J ...

(c. 1385–1451), Regent of Guelders, Lord of Egmont. **** Arnold of Egmond (1410–1473),

Duke of Guelders This article is about the rulers of the historical county and duchy of Guelders. Counts House of Wassenberg * before 1096–about 1129: Gerard I * about 1129–about 1131: Gerard II, son of Gerard I * about 1131–1182: Henry I, son of Gerar ...

and

Count of Zutphen The title of Count of Zutphen historically belonged to the ruler of the Dutch province of Gelderland (Zutphen being one of the major cities in the province during the medieval period). The lordship was a vassal title before it eventually become a ...

. *****

Mary of Guelders Mary of Guelders (; c. 1434/1435 – 1 December 1463) was Queen of Scotland by marriage to King James II of Scotland. She ruled as regent of Scotland from 1460 to 1463. Background She was the daughter of Arnold, Duke of Guelders, and Cath ...

(1434–1463), Queen consort of

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, spouse of James II. *****

Adolf, Duke of Guelders Adolf of Egmond (Grave, Netherlands, Grave, February 12, 1438 – Tournai, June 27, 1477) was a Duke of Guelders, Count of Zutphen from 1465–1471 and in 1477. Life Adolf was the son of Arnold, Duke of Guelders and Catherine of Cleves (1417- ...

(1438–1477), Duke of Guelders and Count of Zutphen. ******

Philippa of Guelders Philippa of Guelders (; 9 November 1464 – 28 February 1547), was a Duchess consort of Lorraine. She served as regent of Lorraine in 1509 during the absence of her son. She was the Great-Grandmother of Mary Queen of Scots. Life Philippa was born ...

(1467–1547) ******

Charles, Duke of Guelders Charles II (9 November 1467 – 30 June 1538) was a member of the House of Egmond who ruled as Duke of Guelders and Count of Zutphen from 1492 until his death. He was the son of Adolf of Egmond and Catharine of Bourbon. He had a principal role ...

(1467–1538), Duke of Guelders and Count of Zutphen. *****

Catherine of Guelders Catherine of Guelders (ca. 1440 – Guelders, January 25, 1497), was regent of the Duchy of Guelders between 1477 and 1492. First for her brother during his absence, and then for her nephew. Life Catherine of Guelders was the fourth and youngest ...

(1439–1496), Regentess of Guelders. ****

William IV of Egmont William IV of Egmont (''Dutch'': Willem van Egmond) (26 January 1412 – 19 January 1483) was Lord of Egmond, IJsselstein, Schoonderwoerd and Haastrecht and Stadtholder of Guelders. Biography William was a son of John II, Lord of Egmond and Ma ...

(1412–1483), Lord of Egmont and IJsselstein, stadtholder of Guelders. *****

John III of Egmont John III of Egmont (or Egmond) (Hattem, 3 April 1438 – Egmond, 21 August 1516) was first Count of Egmont, Lord of Baer, Lathum, Hoogwoude, Aarstwoude, Purmerend, Purmerland and Ilpendam, and Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland and West-Friesland.< ...

(1438–1516), 1st Count of Egmont, 8th Lord of Purmerend, Purmerland and Ilpendam, stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland and West-Friesland. ******

John IV of Egmont John IV of Egmont (or Egmond) (1499, Egmond aan den Hoef – April 1528, near Ferrara) was second Count of Egmont, Lord of Hoogwoud, Aartswoud and Baer, and tenth Lord of Purmerend, Purmerland and Ilpendam. He belonged to the House of Egmond. J ...

(1499–1528), 2nd Count of Egmont, 9th Lord of Purmerend, Purmerland and Ilpendam *******

Charles I of Egmont Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "f ...

(d. 1541), 3rd Count of Egmont, 10th Lord of Purmerend, Purmerland and Ilpendam *******

(1522–1568), 4th Count of Egmont, Prince of Gavere and Steenhuyze, 11th Lord of Purmerend, Purmerland and Ilpendam, stadtholder of Flanders and Artois etc. ********

Philip, Count of Egmont Philip, Count of Egmont (1558 – Ivry 14 March 1590) was the fifth Count of Egmont, prince of Gavere and 12th and last Lord of Purmerend, Purmerland and Ilpendam. He was the eldest son and successor of Lamoral, Count of Egmont, who was behea ...

(1558–1590), 5th Count of Egmont, Prince of Gavere and Steenhuyze, 12th and last Lord of Purmerend, Purmerland and Ilpendam. ******** Lamoral II of Egmont (d. 1617), 6th Count of Egmont, Prince of Gavere and Steenhuyze ******** Charles II of Egmont (1567–1620), 7th Count of Egmont, Prince of Gavere and Steenhuyze, married to Marie de Lens, Lady of Aubigny. ********* Alberta of Egmont, married to

René de Renesse, 1st Count of Warfusée René III of Renesse, Viscount of Montenaecken, Baron of Gaesbeeck, Lord of Elderen (ca. 1580 – Liège, 17 April 1637) was a Dutch nobleman, who became the 1st Count of Warfusée in 1609. He acquired Gaasbeek Castle in 1615. Family He was t ...

********* Louis of Egmont (1600–1654), 8th Count of Egmont, Prince of Gavere and Steenhuyze ********** Louis Philip of Egmont (1630–1682), 9th Count of Egmont, Prince of Gavere and Steenhuyze *********** Marie Claire of Egmont (1661-1714), 12th Countess of Egmont, Princess of Gavere m. Niccolo Pignatelli, Duke of Bisaccia ************ ''Egmont Pignatelli family, extinct in 1809.'' *********** Louis Ernest of Egmont (1665-1693), 10th Count of Egmont, Prince of Gavere *********** Procope François of Egmont (1669-1707), 11th Count of Egmont, Prince of Gavere ******

George van Egmond George or Joris van Egmont (c. 1504, in Egmond – 26 September 1560, in Saint-Amand Abbey) was a Christian religious authority and a bishop, who served as Bishop of Utrecht from 1535 to 1560. Biography George was the son of Jan III van Egmont ...

(1504–1559), Bishop of Utrecht ***** Frederik van Egmond (c. 1440–1521), Count of

and

, Lord of IJsselstein etc. ******

Floris van Egmont Floris van Egmond (ca. 1470 – 25 October 1539) was count of Buren and Leerdam and Lord of IJsselstein and Sint Maartensdijk. He was stadtholder of Guelders (1507–1511) and Friesland (1515–1518) Floris was the son of Frederik van Egmond ...

(1470–1539), Count of Buren and Leerdam, stadtholder of Guelders and Friesland. *******

Maximiliaan van Egmond Maximiliaan of Egmont (1509–1548) was Count of Buren and Leerdam, and Stadtholder of Friesland (succeeding George Schenck) from 1540 until 1548. He was the son of Floris van Egmont whom he succeeded as count after his father's death in 1539. ...

(1509–1548), Count of Buren, Leerdam and

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, stadtholder of Friesland. ********

Anna van Egmont Anna van Egmont (March 1533 – 24 March 1558), mainly known as Anna van Buren (or Anna van Bueren), was a Dutch heiress who became the first wife of William the Silent, Prince of Orange. Biography Anna was born in Grave, Netherlands in March ...

(1533–1558), Countess of Lingen, Buren and Leerdam, Lady of IJsselstein etc. ******* Anna van Egmont the Elder (1504-1574), Countess of Horne ****** (illeg.)

Christoffel van IJsselstein Christoffel van IJsselstein (died after 1510) was the illegitimate son of Frederik of Egmont, 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 ...

*****

William of Egmond jr. William is a male given name of Germanic languages, Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norm ...

(died 1494), stadtholder of Guelders.

Coat of arms

Shield: ''Or, seven

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els gules''. The Egmond coat of arms is depicted in the medieval

Gelre Armorial The Gelre Armorial ( nl, Wapenboek Gelre) is a medieval armorial. History The armorial was compiled before 1396 by one Claes Heinenzoon (or Heynen, fl. 1345−1414) who was a herald in the service of the Duke of Guelders and also the creator ...

(folio 83v)

Note

The Irish Perceval family, which erroneously claims descent from the house of Egmond, was admitted to the Irish peerage as Earls of Egmont in 1722.Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York, 1990 ,

History

Notable members of the family

Coat of arms

Note

See also

Notes

References

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