County of Megen
Megen was a county near the city of Oss in North Brabant ( Netherlands ). In addition to the small town of Megen , the county also included the villages of Haren , Macharen and Teeffelen .
history
The city of Megen was first mentioned in documents as Meginum in 721 . A certain Alard is attested as Count von Megen in 1145. In 1420 the county came into the possession of the merchant Heinrich Dicbier through purchase . His descendant Johann V. Dicbier sold Megen to Guy von Brimeu in 1469 and in 1610 it came to Franz Heinrich von Croÿ . After the Peace of Munster (1648) there were disputes between Albert Franz von Croÿ and the Dutch States General , but in 1671 the Dutch Republic had to recognize the independence of the county.
Megen came to Alexander II von Velen in 1666 , to Johann Wilhelm von der Pfalz in 1697 and to the Schall von Bell family in 1728 . Karl Schall von Bell lost the county to France in 1794 . In 1800 it was sold to the Batavian Republic for one million francs . From 1810 there was a municipality of Megen, Haren and Macharen , which was incorporated into the municipality of Oss in 1994 .
Regents
- Alard von Megen - :
- Wilhelm I of Megen - :
- 1285-1323: Johann I. von Megen
- 1323–1347: John II of Megen
- 1347–1358: Wilhelm II of Megen
- 1358-1417: John III. from Megen
- 1417–1420: Elisabeth von Megen
- 1420-1430: Heinrich Dicbier
- 1430-1438: Johann IV. Dicbier
- 1438–1469: Johann V. Dicbier
- 1469–1477: Guy de Brimeu ( Brimeu House )
- 1477–1515: Adrian von Brimeu
- 1515–1548: Eustach von Brimeu
- 1548–1572: Charles de Brimeu
- 1572–1605: Marie de Brimeu
- 1610–1616: Franz Heinrich von Croÿ
- 1644–1666: Albert Franz von Croÿ
- 1666–1675: Alexander von Vehlen
- 1675–1689: Ferdinand Gottfried von Velen
- 1689–1697: Alexander Otto von Velen
- 1697–1716: Johann Wilhelm von der Pfalz
- 1716–1728: Karl Philipp von der Pfalz
- 1728–1741: Maximilian Damian Schall von Bell
- 1741–1781: Ferdinand Schall von Bell
- 1781–1794: Karl II. Schall von Bell