Hendrik IV. Van Montfoort
Hendrik IV. Van Montfoort (* 1414 in Montfoort ; † 1459 ibid.) Was the 8th burgrave of Montfoort , as well as lord of the high glories Polsbroek and Purmerend - Purmerland . His other feudal titles were those of a lord of Linschoten, Hekensdorp and Wulverhorst. As dikemaster he was responsible for the Lopikkerwaard. He administered the city of Woerden and the Rhineland as Vogt .
Hendrik came from the Van Montfoort family . His parents were Johan II. Van Montfoort and Cunegonde van Bronkhorst . Hendrik was put under a spell by the House of Burgundy because of his father's political stance in the hook-and-cod war . As a senior military man, Hendrik succeeded in taking the town of Woerden in 1448 for the Hook Party .
From his marriage to Margretha von Croy, daughter of Antoine I de Croÿ (?), Count of Pontiac, there were three descendants:
- Johan III van Montfoort
- Johanna van Montfoort
- Lodewijk van Montfoort
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predecessor | Office | successor |
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Johan II |
Burgrave of Montfoort 1448–1459 |
Johan III |
Johan II |
Lord of Polsbroek 1448–1459 |
Johan III |
Johan II | Lord of Purmerend and Purmerland 1448–1459 |
Johan III |
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SURNAME | Hendrik IV. Van Montfoort |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Burggraaf of Montfoort |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1414 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Montfoort |
DATE OF DEATH | 1459 |
Place of death | Montfoort |