Van Brederode

The lords of Van Brederode were a noble family from Holland who played an important role during the Middle Ages. The earliest documented members appear in the 13th century in the region of Santpoort, at Castle Brederode.

History

They were closely descended from the Counts of Holland and the powerful Van Teylingen family (see Slot Teylingen, about halfway between Haarlem and Leiden). Dirk I van Brederode, also called Dirk van Teylingen, built the Brederode castle.

During the Protestant Reformation 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 family line had died out (the last known descendant lived in the 17th century). 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.

Heraldry

The coat of arms of the family is depicted in the medieval Gelre Armorial (folio 83r).

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Picture of Castle Brederode, in Santpoort-Zuid.

Family tree

• William van Teylingen (1156–1203)
  • Dirk I van Brederode (1180–1236) m. Alveradis van Heusden
    • William I van Brederode (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
        • William II van Brederode (-1316) m. Elisabeth von Kleve
          • Dirk III van Brederode (1308–1377) m. Beatrix van Valkenburg d.1354
            • Reinoud I van Brederode (1336–1390) m. Johanna van Gennep d.1413
              • Jan I van Brederode (1370/72–1415)
              • Walraven I van Brederode (1370/73–1417) m. Johanna van Vianen en Ameide d. 1418
                • Reinoud II van Brederode (1415–1473) m. Yolanthe de Lalaing d. 1497
                  • Walraven II van Brederode (1455–1531) m. Margaretha van Borselen d. 1507
                    • Reinoud III van Brederode (15??–1584) m. Philippine von der Marck, d. 1539
                      • Hendrick van Brederode (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 (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 Anna Johanna van Nassau-Siegen (1594-1636) m.2 Louise Christina zu Solms-Braunfels (1606-1669)
                            • Amalia Margaretha van Brederode (1625-1663)
                  • Frans van Brederode (1465-1490)
                • Gijsbrecht van Brederode (1416-1475)
              • William van Brederode (1380-1451)

See also

• Castle Brederode

Literature

• Detlev Schwennicke, Europäische Stammtafeln Band XVIII (2012) Tafel 39-40.

External links

• Genealogy Brederode