Sterfbed van Jan Glymes door Gerard Leonardus van Genk

The House of Glymes was a noble house of Belgium, of descendants of a bastard branch of the Dukes of Brabant. Glymes or Glimes is a municipality of Incourt. Their descendants of the branch of Grimberghen are styled as the Prince de Grimberghen.

History

The house was founded by Jan Cordeken, Lord of Glymes, illegitimate son of

John II, Duke of Brabant John II (27 September 1275 – 27 October 1312), also called John the Peaceful, was Duke of Brabant, Lothier and Limburg (1294–1312). He was the son of John I of Brabant and Margaret of Flanders. John II succeeded his father in 1294 ...

. It was legitimized by

Emperor Louis IV Louis IV (german: Ludwig; 1 April 1282 – 11 October 1347), called the Bavarian, of the house of Wittelsbach, was King of the Romans from 1314, King of Italy from 1327, and Holy Roman Emperor from 1328. Louis' election as king of Germany in ...

. John I obtained Bergen by marriage to Joanne of Boutersem. The house died out when the descendants of Henri Nicolas de Glymes de Hollebecque (1755–-1813) died without heirs. The oldest generations called themselves in French de Glymes or in Dutch van Glimes. The younger branch of the Lords, Counts and Princes of Grimbergen called themselves in French de Berghes. The family had many important possessions: since 1559 they were the Margraves of

Bergen op Zoom Bergen op Zoom (; called ''Berrege'' in the local dialect) is a municipality and a city located in the south of the Netherlands. Etymology The city was built on a place where two types of soil meet: sandy soil and marine clay. The sandy soil p ...

, in French ''Berghes-sur-le-Zoom''. Other notable possessions are: Florennes, Glimes, Grimberghen, Zevenkercke, Bierbais, Opprebais, Walhain, la Falize, ... There were several canons, abbesses and three bishops of Cambrai, a bishop of Antwerp and Prince-Bishop of Liege amongst the clergy of this family.

Descendants of John I, Lord of Bergen op Zoom

# John II of Glymes, (1417–1494): marr. to Margaretha of Rouveroy. ##

John III of Glymes John III, Lord of Bergen op Zoom or John III of Glymes (1452 – 1532, in Brussels) was a noble from the Low Countries. He was the son of John II of Glymes and Margaret of Rouveroy and succeeded his father as Lord of Bergen op Zoom. In 1494 he ...

(1452 – 1532): knight of the Golden Fleece, married to Adriana de Brimeu. ###John of Glymes, (1489–1514): killed in a duel. ###Anna of Glymes, (1492–1541): married

Adolf of Burgundy Adolf of Burgundy (1489–1540) was Lord of Veere and admiral of the Netherlands. Family Adolf was a son of Philip of Burgundy-Beveren and Anna van Borselen. This would one day make him Lord of Veere. The family resided at Zandenburg, near ...

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Maximilian II of Burgundy Maximilian of Burgundy (1514–1558), marquis of Veere and Lord of Beveren, was a noble from the Low Countries in the service of the Habsburgs. Family Maximilian was the son of Adolf of Burgundy and Anna of Bergen. He was a descendant of Antoin ...

, married to Louise of Croÿ, daughter of

Philippe II de Croÿ Philip II de Croÿ (1496–1549) was Seigneur de Croÿ, Count of Porcéan and first Duke of Aarschot. Philip belonged to the powerful House of Croÿ. He was the eldest son of Henry de Croy, and Charlotte de Châteaubriand. His grandfather was ...

. ###Adriana of Glymes, (1495–1524): married

Philip I, Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein Philip I, Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein (1490 in Cologne – 16 June 1558) was member of the House of Nassau who ruled the County of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein. Early life He was born as the only son of Count Adolph III and his wife, Co ...

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Philip II, Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden Philip II, Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden (1516 – 3 January 1566 in Wiesbaden-Sonnenberg) was the eldest son of Philip I Philip(p) I may refer to: * Philip I of Macedon (7th century BC) * Philip I Philadelphus (between 124 and 109 BC–83 or 75 ...

###Philip of Glymes, (1498–1525) ###

Anthony of Glymes Anthony of Glymes or Anton van Bergen, Lord of Grimbergen, Count of Walhain (1500–1541) was the 1st Margrave of Bergen (op Zoom). Family Anthony was the son of John III of Glymes and a grandson of Guy of Brimeu. He was the uncle of Philip II ...

, (1500–1541): married to Jacqueline of Croÿ. ####

Robert of Glymes Robert of Berghes or de Glymes-Berghes (died 1564) was 87th Prince-bishop of Liège (1557–1563). He was forced to resign the see on 30 March 1563, due to insanity, and died in the course of the following year.Alphonse Le Roy, "Berghes (Robe ...

, died 1565: prince-bishop of Liège. ####

John IV of Glymes John IV of Glymes, 2nd Marquess of Berghes (1528–1567), Grand Huntsman of Brabant, was a noble from the Low Countries. He was the son of Anthony of Glymes (1500–1541) and Jacqueline de Croÿ, sister of Philippe II de Croÿ. He succeeded his ...

, (1528) ##

Cornelis of Glymes Cornelis of Glymes or Cornelis of Bergen (1 April 1458 – 1508/1509) was an Admiral of the Netherlands. He was born in Wouw, the second son of John II of Glymes (1417–1494), Lord of Bergen op Zoom, and his wife Margaretha of Rouveroy. His eld ...

, married to Maria Margaretha van Strijen, daughter of Arend, Lord of Zevenbergen. ### Margareth of Glymes, married to

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 ...

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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. ...

#### Anna van Egmont the Elder, marr. to Count Jan van Horne (1470/75–1540). #####

Philip de Montmorency, Count of Horn Philip de Montmorency (ca. 1524 – 5 June 1568 in Brussels), also known as Count of Horn, ''Horne'', ''Hoorne'' or ''Hoorn'', was a victim of the Inquisition in the Spanish Netherlands. Biography De Montmorency was born as the eldest of four ch ...

, victim of the Inquisition in the Spanish Netherlands. ### Marie of Glymes, Lady of Zevenbergen (1503–1566): married Louis de Ligne, Baron of Barbançon. ####

Jean de Ligne, Duke of Arenberg Jean de Ligne, Duke of Arenberg (c. 1525 – 1568) was Baron of Barbançon, founder of the House of Arenberg and stadtholder of the Dutch provinces of Friesland, Groningen, Drenthe and Overijssel from 1549 until his death. He was the son ...

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Charles de Ligne, 2nd Prince of Arenberg Princely Count Charles of Arenberg, duke of Aarschot (''jure uxoris''), baron of Zevenbergen, knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece, (22 February 1550, in Vollenhove – 18 January 1616, in Enghien) was the second Princely Count of Arenberg ...

### Maximilian of Glymes (†1522) ###Leonard of Glymes (†1523) ### Cornelis II of Glymes, died 1560: Prince Bishop of Liège (1538–1544)

Lords of la Falize

This branch inherited by marriage

La Falize Castle Château de La Falize was built in the 15th and 16th centuries with 20th century additions. It is located about north of the city centre of Namur just off the old Gembloux-Namur ( N904 road) at the top of the steep northern valley slope of the ...

. The descendants of Antoine of Glymes, Lord of Limettes and his 3rd wife Anne of Hosden, Lady of La Falize are named Glymes-Brabant. Their descendants moved to Spain, and made a successful career at the Spanish court; amongst them Honoré-Ignace de Glymes-Brabant who was in 1765 Viceroy of Navarra. Antoine of Glymes; married to Anne, Lady of La Falize. ##Gilles I of Glymes, Lord of La Falize;
''married to Joanne de Cerf''. ###Warnier, Lord of La Falize;
''married to Marie-Elisabeth of

Nassau-Corroy The House of Nassau-Corroy is a bastard branch of the House of Nassau. Unlike the main branch of the House of Nassau, this illegitimate branch was faithful to the king of Spain and Roman Catholic. History The history of the Branch of Corroy wa ...

, granddaughter of

Henry III of Nassau-Breda Count Henry III of Nassau-Dillenburg-Dietz (January 12, 1483, Siegen – September 14, 1538, Breda), Lord (from 1530 Baron) of Breda, Lord of the Lek, of Dietz, etc. was a count of the House of Nassau. He was the son of Count John V of Nassau ...

'' ####Gilles II Alexis de Glymes-Brabant; Lord of la Falize;
''married to Marie-Agnes de Campenne''. #####

Ignace-François de Glymes-Brabant, Lord of la Falize Ignace-François de Glymes-Brabant (29 March 1677 - 5 November 1755) was a Flemish born general in the service of Imperial Spain. Family He was born one of the 12 children of Gilles II Alexis de Glymes-Brabant; Lord of la Falize at Namur, then ...

(1677-1755);

Captain General of Catalonia The office of Captain General of Catalonia ( es, Capitán general de Cataluña; ca, Capitá general de Catalunya) was created in 1713 by the Nueva Planta decrees of King Philip V of Spain to replace that of Viceroy of Catalonia This is a list of ...

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''married to Marie-Françoise, daughter of the Marquess of Warigny''. ###### Honoré-Ignace de Glymes-Brabant (1725-1804);

Viceroy of Navarre This is a list of Spanish Viceroys of Navarre from 1512 to 1840, when the function was abolished. *1512 : Diego Fernández de Córdoba y Arellano, marqués de Comares *1515 : Fadrique de Acuña, Conde de Buendía *1516 : Antonio Manrique de Lar ...

in 1765.
''married to Marie-Theodore, daughter of

Charles I Emmanuel, 1st Prince de Gavre Charles Emmanuel Joseph, 1st Prince de Gavre, 4th Marquess of Ayseaux, Count of the Empire (died 1773) was the first Prince de Gavre, created by Emperor Charles VI in 1736. He was the son of Rasse II François of Gavre, 3rd Marquess of Ayseau, an ...

''. ######Jean Alexis de Glymes-Brabant: Abbot in Dinant.

Branch of Grimberghen

# Philip of Glymes, (1420–1464): Lord of Grimbergen.
''Married to Joanne, Lady of Halmale''. ## James of Glymes, died 1486: Lord of Grimbergen.
married to Elisabette de Boschuysse. ###Georges of Glymes, died 1541:
''married to Philippotte de 't Serclaes'' ####Peter de Glymes, (+1582) ####Jean de Glymes, (+1555):
''

Canon Canon or Canons may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Canon (fiction), the conceptual material accepted as official in a fictional universe by its fan base * Literary canon, an accepted body of works considered as high culture ** Western ca ...

of Liège Cathedral''. ####Jerome de Glymes, died 1575:
''Abbot of the Benedictine Abbey of St. Winoc'', ####Marguerite de Glymes ####Ferry de Glymes-Berghes, Baron of Grimberghen:
''Married to Anne de Stercke, Lady of Sterckshof'' #####Georges de Berghes #####Gérard de Berghes, Lord of Stabroeck.
''Married to Anne de Halmale'' ###### Goderfoi de Glymes, 1st Count of Grimberghen. ##### Guillaume de Berghes,
''Dean at the Cathedral of Liege'';

Bishop of Antwerp The Diocese of Antwerp is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Belgium. The diocese was restored in 1961. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brus ...

. ##### Jacques de Berghes, Baron of Grimberghen. #####Anne de Berghes,
''Noble Canonnesse of La Cambre Abbey''. ##### Margareta de Berghes, (1590-1637):
''Abess of

Herkenrode Abbey Herkenrode Abbey ( li, Abdij van Herkenrode) was a Catholic monastery of Cistercian nuns located in Kuringen, part of the municipality of Hasselt, which lies in the province of Limburg, Belgium. Since 1972 some of the surviving buildings have ser ...

in 1620''. #####Marie de Berghes. #####Joanna de Berghes:
Married to John Bette, Baron of Lede. ###### Guillaume de Bette, 1st marquess of Lede,
married Anna Maria, countess of Horne.

Counts of Grimberghen

Godefroi de Glymes, 1st Count of Grimberghen named ''de Berghes'', died 1635 was the son of Gerard:
''married to Horonina of Hornes, Lady of Arquennes''.Nobiliaire des Pays-Bas et du Comté de Bourgogne, Volume 4 ## Eugene de Berghes, 2nd Count of Grimberghen:
''married Florence-Marguerite, daughter of

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 ...

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Philippe François de Berghes, 1st Prince of Grimberghen Philippe François de Berghes (1646–1704) was a diplomat and military commander in the Spanish Netherlands and became the first bearer of the title of prince of Grimberghen. Family He was born into the House of Glymes on 17 September 1646, t ...

: Knight of the Golden Fleece,
''married to Marie-Jacques de Lalaing''. #### Alphonse Dominique François de Berghes, 2nd Prince of Grimberghen, died 1721:
Grande of Spain, 1st Class. Marr. Anne Henriette of Rohan-Chabot, daughter of Louis, Duke of Rohan. #### Charlotte de Berghes ####Magdeleine Marie de Berghes: marr.

Louis de Luynes, 3rd Prince of Grimberghen Louis Joseph d'Albert de Luynes von Grimberghen (1 April 1672 – 8 November 1758) was a French nobleman who was in the service of the Emperor Charles VII, and became field-marshal and Ambassador in France. Early life Louis Joseph d'Albert de Lu ...

. ### Georges-Louis de Berghes: Prince-Bishop of Liege. ### Anne Antoinette de Berghes: marr. Ferdinand Gaston, Duke of croy, Knight of the

Golden Fleece In Greek mythology, the Golden Fleece ( el, Χρυσόμαλλον δέρας, ''Chrysómallon déras'') is the fleece of the golden-woolled,, ''Khrusómallos''. winged ram, Chrysomallos, that rescued Phrixus and brought him to Colchis, where P ...

. ### Honorine Alexandra de Berghes. ### Marie Caroline de Berghes: marr. Anthony III Ignace Schetz, 4th Count of Grobbendonck, son of

Lancelot II Schetz Lancelot II Schetz , 2nd Count of Grobbendonk, baron of Wezemaal, lord of Durbuy, Tilburg, etc., was a Netherlandish nobleman and a military commander during the later stages of the Eighty Years' War. Schetz was the eldest son and heir of the ce ...

, 2nd Count of Grobbendonk. ### Marie Francoise de Berghes: Noble canonnese and abbesse in Nivelles. ###Marie Elisabeth de Berghes, marr. Reginals, Count of Gournay. ##

Alphonse de Berghes Alphonse or Alfons, Count de Berghes – Glymes (1624 – 7 June 1689) was Archbishop of Mechelen, Belgium. He was appointed 7th Archbishop in 1670. Family Alphonse was born in Brussels, and was a member of the important house of Glymes, his ...

: Archbishop of Mechelen. ## Ignace de Berghes ## Honorine de Berghes ## Angeline de Berghes ##Marie de Berghes {{Tree list/end

References

Roman Catholic families Lists of Belgian nobility Illegitimate children of monarchs

History

Descendants of John I, Lord of Bergen op Zoom

Lords of la Falize

Branch of Grimberghen

Counts of Grimberghen

See also

References