John III, Lord of Arkel (c. 1275 - 24 December 1324) was Lord of Arkel from 1297 until his death in 1324.

Life

He was the son of John II, Lord of Arkel and his wife, Bertha van Sterkenburg. He succeeded his father in 1297, after his father died at the battle of

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. John III expanded the Arkel lands further and bought lands in Holland and Brabant. He was a counsellor to the bishop of Utrecht,

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. In 1304, he inherited the lands of Ter Leede as he was the only surviving heir of the Ter Leede lineage. He was in favor of

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and was appointed judge in 1321 to give a verdict about the differences between

and John I of Brabant. In later years John III lost his favor of

to the younger, Willem van Duivenvoorde. Mogelijk is hij op de achtergrond gedrongen door Willem van Duivenvoorde. In that same year he named his eldest son, Sheriff of Ter Leede. In 1324, that son succeeded him as

John IV, Lord of Arkel John IV, Lord of Arkel (also known as ''Jan Herbaren van Arkel''; d. 5 May 1360) was Lord of Arkel from 1326 until his death. Life He was the son of John III and his wife, Mabelia of Voorne. Shortly after his father died, John IV became a coun ...

, previously known as ''Jan van der Lede''. Jan is buried in Gorinchem, next to his first wife Mabelia of Voorne.

Marriage and Issue

John married multiple times: His first marriage in 1293, was to Mabelia of Voorne (c. 1273 - 26 February 1313), daughter of Albrecht of Voorne and Aleidis van Loon, with whom he had three children: *

(c. 1305 - 5 May 1360) * Margaret, died young. * Mabelia of Arkel (c. 1295 - 13 June 1368), married Gijsbrecht, Lord of Eem (also known as Eemkerk). In 1310 had John had two illegitimate marriages and thus two illegitimate children: * Jan de Gruyter (b. 1310) from an illegitimate marriage to lady de Gruyter. * Dirk Alras van Arkel (b. 1315) from an illegitimate marriage to lady van Haestrecht. In 1314, John married a second time, to Cunegonde of Virneburg (1295-1328). Their children were: *

John of Arkel John of Arkel or Jan van Arkel (1314 – 1 July 1378 in Liège) was a Bishop of Utrecht from 1342 to 1364 and Prince-Bishop of Liège from 1364 to 1378. John was the son of John III, lord of Arkel, and his second wife Kunigonda of Virneburg. ...

, bishop of Utrecht and Liège, (1314-1378) * Robrecht, Lord of den Berghe and Asperen, (1320-1347) * Cunegonde of Arkel (1321-1346), married John, Lord of Heusden.

References

* De vita et rebus gestis dom. de Arkel (ed. in Matthaei, Analecta V, 201 e.v.); Kronycke des lants van Arkel ende der steede van Gorkum (Kon. Bibl. hs.) (16e eeuw); * Chronycke der heeren van Arkel ende oirspronck ende voortganck van de stede van Gorinchem (Kon. Bibl. hs.) (17e eeuw; door Aerent Kemp Jacobsz). * J.C. Ramaer, Geographische Geschiedenis van Holland bezuiden de Lek en Nieuwe Maas in de Middeleeuwen (in Versl. Kon. Ac. afd. Lett. II, 3, 1899). {{DEFAULTSORT:John 03, Lord of Arkel Lords of Arkel 1270s births 1324 deaths