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van Renesse Van Renesse is an old Dutch aristocratic family that stems from the town of Renesse in Zeeland. The current Belgian branch resides in 's Herenelderen Castle since 1540. History The eldest ancestor of this family was Jan van Renesse who is mentio ...

(1249 – 16 August 1304) was a member of the

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nobility. Together with Wolfert van Borselen he co-led a party favoring

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and against

Holland Holland is a geographical regionG. Geerts & H. Heestermans, 1981, ''Groot Woordenboek der Nederlandse Taal. Deel I'', Van Dale Lexicografie, Utrecht, p 1105 and former province on the western coast of the Netherlands. From the 10th to the 16th c ...

, with considerable influence in Zeeland. With the support of

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, Jan van Renesse governed Zeeland on behalf of John I, Count of Holland (the infant son of

Floris V, Count of Holland Floris V (24 June 1254 – 27 June 1296) reigned as Count of Holland and Zeeland from 1256 until 1296. His life was documented in detail in the Rijmkroniek by Melis Stoke, his chronicler. He is credited with a mostly peaceful reign, moderni ...

), but van Borselen took up arms against him, and he was expelled after the failure of Edward I's invasion of Flanders. John was a descendant of

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. He fought on the Flemish side at the Battle of the Golden Spurs (1302), and supported the Flemish action against Holland and Zeeland, and managed to get as far as

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, but had to flee the area after the defeat of the Flemings at Zierikzee. He drowned while crossing the River

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Medieval Dutch nobility

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