The Lords of Van Brederode (''Heeren van Brederode'') were a noble family from

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 ...

who played an important role during the

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and the Early modern period. The family had a high noble rank and hold the titles ''Count of Brederode'', Count of Gennep, and furthermore they ruled the souverain

Lordship of Vianen A lordship is a territory held by a lord. It was a landed estate that served as the lowest administrative and judicial unit in rural areas. It originated as a unit under the feudal system during the Middle Ages. In a lordship, the functions of eco ...

, the Viscountship of Utrecht among other feudal titles.

History

The Lords of Brederode descendant from the

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and the powerful

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family (see

Slot Teylingen Teylingen Castle (Dutch: ''Slot Teylingen'') is a Dutch castle in the municipality of Teylingen, in the town of Voorhout, near the border with Sassenheim. It is presumably the family keep of the noble family , from which the Van Brederode family d ...

, about halfway between

Haarlem Haarlem (; predecessor of ''Harlem'' in English) is a city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of North Holland. Haarlem is situated at the northern edge of the Randstad, one of the most populated metropoli ...

and

Leiden Leiden (; in English and archaic Dutch also Leyden) is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland, Netherlands. The municipality of Leiden has a population of 119,713, but the city forms one densely connected agglomeration wit ...

Dirk I van Brederode Dirk van Teylingen, lord of Brederode ( la, Theodericus de Theylingen) ( 1180 – 1236) was lord of Brederode and landdrost of the counts of Holland. Life He was the son of William van Teylingen. Two mothers are linked to him; Mary of Castricum an ...

, also called ''Dirk van Teylingen'', built the Brederode castle. The earliest documented members appear in the 13th century in the region of

Santpoort {{Infobox settlement , name = Santpoort-Zuid , settlement_type = Village , other_name = , native_name = , native_name_lang = nl , image_skyline = 37110 Ruine van Brederode ...

, at Castle Brederode. The lords of Brederode already had enormous influence in the 13th century. Their partisanship with John of Avesnes, Count of Holland was not without importance, but it increased when the dispute between the Hoeks and the Cods broke out in 1350. The Brederode were the hereditary leaders of the Hoeks, the noble party, and the Van Arkels and Egmonds, the rival dynasties, their opponents.

Walraven I van Brederode Walraven I van Brederode (Santpoort, ca.1370/73 – Gorinchem, 1 December 1417) was Burgrave of Stavoren from 1400 to 1401, lord of van Brederode, Brederode from 1402 to 1417, and Stadtholder of County of Holland, Holland from 1416 to 1417. Li ...

(1370–1417) acquired the title of Count of

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and the sovereign rule of

Vianen Vianen () is a city and a former municipality in the central Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. It is located south of the Lek River. Before 2002 it was part of the province of South Holland. Vianen is made up of a historic town centre tha ...

. His son

Reinoud II van Brederode Reinoud II van Brederode (Santpoort, 1415 – Vianen, 16 October 1473) was Lord of Vianen, Ameide, Lexmond, Hei- en Boeicop, Meerkerk, and Twaalfhoven. Life He was the son of Walraven I van Brederode and Johanna van Vianen.Reinout of Reino ...

(1415–1473) became hereditary

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of the city of

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. The Brederodes, high-spirited due to their constantly growing possessions, their high reputation and their almost princely dignity, were always characterized by their pride. Reinouds II grandson

Reinoud III van Brederode Reinoud III van Brederode (4 September 1492, Brederode Castle, Santpoort – 25 September 1556, in Brussels), lord of Brederode and Vianen, burgrave of Utrecht, master of the woods and master of the hunt of Holland, member of the Council ...

claimed the county of Holland under

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and was thus deprived of his dignity and property as a high traitor. But since his claims never had any real weight, he got them back from the emperor. Reinouds III second son was Hendrick, count of Brederode (1531-1568), the leader of the allied Dutch nobles, the so-called

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of 1566 and the

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. During the

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the Van Brederode family left Holland and their properties were confiscated by the government. Their descendants sued the government, but when the decision came in their favor the main family line had died out in 1679 with Wolfert van Brederode (1649-1679), son of Jan Wolfart van Brederode (1599-1655), Field Marshal of the Republic of the United Netherlands. The debt to the unknown heirs is still on the Netherlands State Budget ("Nederlandse staatsbegroting"). Currently the Dutch monarch is entitled to the interest of the capital (Queen Wilhelmina was the first to be entitled to this money). In 1967 the sum was said to be around 3.000 million Dutch guilders.

Other Brederodes

The Van der Duyn family, later raised to the rank of count, also descended from the Lords of Brederode. An illegitimate line, ''Heeren von Bolswaert'', who held the title "

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von Brederode" (Imperial Count) continued until 1832. Furthermore, it is said that there is still a non-noble line of the Brederode family today. This family claim that their roots goes back to Dirk Walravensz van Brederode, who was later declared the legitimate son of Walraven van Brederode († 1369), the younger brother of Reinoud I van Brederode.Familie van Brederode (nl)
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Heraldry

The coat of arms of the family is depicted in the medieval

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(folio 83r). Brederode santpoort velsen

Family tree

* William van Teylingen (1156–1203) **

(1180–1236) m. Alveradis van Heusden ***

William I van Brederode Willem van Brederode (1226/30 in Santpoort – 3 June 1285 in Velsen) was Lord of Van Brederode, Brederode. Life He was the son of Dirk I van Brederode and Alvaradis van Heusden. William was only recognised as lord of Brederode in 1244, partial ...

(1236–1285) m. Hildegonde van Voorne d.1302 **** Dirk II van Brederode (1252–1318) m. Maria van der Lecke ***** Katharina van Brederode (-1372) m.

John I, Lord of Polanen John I, Lord of Polanen ( – 26 September 1342) was Lord of Polanen, Lord of De Lek and Lord of Breda. Life John was a son of Philips III van Duivenvoorde (?-c. 1308) and Elisabeth van Vianen. Lord of Polanen Upon the death of his fathe ...

***** William II van Brederode (-1316) m. Elisabeth von Kleve ******

Dirk III van Brederode Dirk III van Brederode (ca. 1308 – Haarlem, 11 November 1377) was lord of Brederode. Life Family Dirk III's grandfather Dirk II van Brederode (1256-1318) had two sons: Willem and Hendrik. Willem was the oldest, and married Elisabeth ...

(1308–1377) m. Beatrix van Valkenburg d.1354 *******

Reinoud I van Brederode Reinoud I van Brederode (English: Raynald) (Santpoort, 1336–1390) was the 6th lord of Brederode. Life He was a son of Dirk III van Brederode and Beatrix van Heinsberg van Valkenberg. In 1358 Reinoud was appointed bailiff of Kennemerland by Al ...

(1336–1390) m. Johanna van Gennep d.1413 ********

Jan I van Brederode Jan van Brederode ( Santpoort, 1370/1372 – Azincourt, 25 October 1415) was lord of Brederode and during his life lay brother and soldier. Life Jan was the son of Reinoud I van Brederode and Jolanda van Gennep. In 1390 he succeeded his fathe ...

(1370/72–1415) ********

(1370/73–1417) m. Johanna van Vianen en Ameide d. 1418 *********

(1415–1473) m. Yolanthe de Lalaing d. 1497 ********** Walraven II van Brederode (1455–1531) m. Margaretha van Borselen d. 1507 ***********

(15??–1584) m. Philippine von der Marck, d. 1539 ************

Hendrick van Brederode Henry (Hendrik), Lord of Bréderode (December 1531 – 15 February 1568) was a member of the Dutch noble family Van Brederode and an important member during the Eighty Years' War. He was named the "Grote Geus" or the "big beggar". Biography ...

(1531–1568) m. Amalia von Neuenahr d.1602 *********** Wolfert van Brederode (1495-1548) m. Adriana Back van Asten ************ Reinoud IV van Brederode (1520–1584)m. Margaretha van Doorne *************

Walraven III van Brederode Walraven III van Brederode (1547–1614) was a Dutch aristocrat and diplomat. He was a son of and Margaretha van Doerne, and became Lord Van Brederode on the death of his father in 1584. He married Gulielma van Haeften. Scotland in 1594 He was ...

(1547–1614) m. Gulielma van Haeften ************* Floris van Brederode (-1599) m. Dorothea van Haeften ************** Walraven IV van Brederode (1596–1620) ************** Joan Wolfert van Brederode (1599–1655)m.1

Anne Joanne of Nassau-Siegen Countess Anne JoanneHuberty, et al. (1981), p. 234 mentions the given name Anne only. Romein (1937), pp. 125–126, Van der Aa (1855), p. 1267 and Textor von Haiger (1617), p. 172 only the given name Anna. of Nassau-Siegen (2 ...

(1594-1636) m.2 Louise Christina zu

Solms-Braunfels Solms-Braunfels was a County and later Principality with Imperial immediacy in what is today the federal Land of Hesse in Germany. Solms-Braunfels was a partition of Solms, ruled by the House of Solms, and was raised to a Principality of th ...

(1606-1669) ***************

Amalia Margaretha van Brederode Amalia Margaretha van Brederode (1625–1663), was a Dutch salon holder and member of the Van Brederode noble family. She has been referred to as the first female to have played an autonomous and leading role in the high society of the Netherla ...

(1625-1663) **********

Frans van Brederode Frans van Brederode (February 4, 1465 – August 11, 1490) was a rebel in Holland against the rule of emperor Maximilian, father and regent of Duke Philip the Handsome of Burgundy. Duke Philip was Count of Holland - Brederode belonged to the ...

(1465-1490) *********

Gijsbrecht van Brederode Gijsbrecht van Brederode (1416 – Breda, 15 August 1475) was bishop, bishop-elect of Bishopric of Utrecht, Utrecht from 1455 to 1456. Gijsbrecht van Brederode was a son of Walraven I van Brederode and the brother of Reinoud II van Brederode. ...

(1416-1475) ******** William van Brederode (1380-1451)

Literature

* Detlev Schwennicke,

Europäische Stammtafeln ''Europäische Stammtafeln'' - German for ''European Family Trees'' - is a series of twenty-nine books which contain sets of genealogical tables of the most influential families of Medieval European history. It is a standard reference work for thos ...

Band XVIII (2012) Tafel 39–40.

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