John I, Lord of Egmond (before 1310 – 28 December 1369)W.A.Spaen: ''Geschiedenis van de heren van Amstel, IJsselstein en Muiden'' was

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of Egmond, Lord of

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(1353-1354) and

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Life

He was a son of Walter II and his wife, Beatrix of Doortogne. He is first mentioned in 1328, when he fights in the Battle of Cassel and accompanies Count

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of Holland to Flanders, to assist the Count of Flanders suppressing a rebellion in

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and the surrounding area. In 1343, he is a member of a group of bailiffs who administer Holland while the Count is travelling. In 1344, he is

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with Nieuwendoorn castle. He participated in the third crusade of Count

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to Prussia and in the Siege of Utrecht in 1345, but not in the disastrous

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later that year. In subsequent years, he played an important role in the politics of Holland. In 1350, he was one of the signatories of the

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that set off the

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. He fought in the Battle of Naarden in 1350 and in the

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in 1351. He was then sent to England to mediate in the dispute between Countess

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and her son, Count

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, however, he was unsuccessful. After he returned to Holland, he began a campaign against the citizens of

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in 1355. In the winter of 1356, he besieged the castle of Nyevelt, on the orders of the count, and took it after a seven-week siege. In 1356, William V appointed him governor of the area above the

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, jointly with his brother Gerry. In 1358, William V was declared insane by his brother

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. John I was a member of the regency council. In 1359, he is one of the Cod leaders to sign a reconciliation with the city of Delft. In 1363, his father-in-law, Lord Arnold of IJsselstein died and John I inherited the Lordship of

. He died in 1369 and was buried in the church of IJsselstein.

Marriage and issue

He married Guida of IJsselstein and had the following children: * Arnold (– 1409), his successor * Gerry * Albert, a

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* Beatrix, married Ghisbert of Vianen * Bearte * Maria (d. ), married Philip IV of Wassenaer * Catherine, married Bartholomew of Raephorst * Antonia,

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* Elisabeth * Greta

References

Johannes a Leydis Johannes a Leydis or Jan Gerbrandszoon van Leiden was a Dutch chronicler from the 15th century. A Leydis died in 1504. Life Not much is known with certainty about Johannes a Leydis' life. In all likelihood he came from a family of poorters (a speci ...

: , written between 1477 and 1484 * Willem Procurator, ''Kroniek'', translated by M. Gumbert-Hepp and J.P. Gumbert (ed.), Uitgeverij Verloren, Hilversum, 2001

Footnotes

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Lords of IJsselstein Year of birth unknown People from Egmond 14th-century people of the Holy Roman Empire