John V, Lord of Arkel (11 September 1362 in
Gorinchem
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– 25 August 1428 in
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) was Lord of
Arkel
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Haastrecht
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Hagestein
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He was a son of Lord
Otto of Arkel and his wife,
Elisabeth of Bar-Pierrepont.
He acquired the Lordship of Haastrecht in 1380 and Hagestein in 1382. When he inherited Arkel from his father in 1396, he became a member of the court council of the
Count of Holland.
During the reign of
Albert I, the county suffered from a series of conflicts known as the
Hook and Cod wars
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. John V sided with Albert I and the Cods. However, during a campaign in West Frisia, John V came into conflict with Albert's son,
William VI, who sided with the Hooks. The murder of
Aleid van Poelgeest
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may also have played a role in their animosity. Albert informed his father that John was no longer a faithful ally and John declared himself independent and refused to participate in further campaigns against the
Frisians. This triggered the
Arkel War, in which William VI conquered Arkel. John V lost his land and spent the years 1415-1426 in captivity.
John V died in
Leerdam
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in 1428. His son William inherited his claim on the Land of Arkel.
Marriage and issue
On 18 October 1376, John married
Joanna of Jülich, a daughter of Duke
William II of Jülich and heiress to the Duchy of
Guelders. She died in 1394. John and Joanna had two children:
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William
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(d. 1 December 1417 in Gorinchem)
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(d. 1415, in IJsselstein), married
John II, Count of Egmond
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John had four illegitimate children:
* Otto (d. 1475, in Utrecht) married Jacobje of Arkel and had issue.
* Henneke, (d. 1420) married John of Egmond, Lord of Wateringen
* Dirk
* Wynand, (b. 1426) goldsmith
William died when he tried to reconquer Gorinchem, which had been a possession of Arkel for many years. He was between 30 and 34 years old and had no male heir. The Land of Arkel was divided between Holland and Guelders.
References
* J.W. Groesbeek: ''De heren van Arkel'', in: ''De Nederlandsche Leeuw 1954'', 1954, col. 216.
* M.J. Waale: ''De Arkelse Oorlog, 1401-1412'', Verloren, Hilversum, 1990
External links
*
Entry at genealogieonline.nl
1362 births
1428 deaths
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