Reign of Cuylenburg
The dominion Cuylenburg (also Culenburg , Culemborg ) (ndl. Heerlijkheid Culemborg ) was an imperial direct dominion and later a county, before it came as a dependent area to the Netherlands .
history
It emerged from the noble family of the same name, which was mentioned as early as the 12th century. Its castle Culenburg and the associated town of Culemborg lay on the river Lek . The rule with the city and a few villages was west of Arnhem . The Bishop of Utrecht Zweder van Culemborg emerged from the house . The descendants of the family, especially Gerhard II and Caspar, were able to increase the possessions considerably. Since Caspar did not have a male heir, the property initially fell to his daughter Elisabeth, who headed the estate for several decades. The rule was raised to a county by Philip II or by Charles V in 1555.
After Elisabeth's death, the property passed to the von Pallandt family through her sister Anna . The son of Florence I fell out of favor with the Spanish rulers because he took part in the Dutch uprising . During his time the transition to Reformation teaching also took place. He himself was involved in an iconoclasm. The heir Florence II died childless.
The property fell through inheritance in 1639 to Count Philipp Dietrich von Waldeck , whose mother, Anna von Baden-Durlach (1587–1649), had inherited the county through her mother, Countess Elisabeth von Cuylenburg. With that, Cuylenburg came into possession of this house.
From 1672 to 1692 the area was occupied by the French.
By marriage and inheritance, Cuylenburg fell to Duke Ernst Friedrich von Sachsen-Hildburghausen in 1692 . He sold Cuylenburg to the Netherlands in 1720. As a free and sovereign county, it belonged to the states of Geldern. In 1748 the county was given to Prince Wilhelm IV . Even today, the members of the Dutch royal family carry the title of Count or Countess of Culemborg.
Regents
| Reign | Surname | born | died | Family relationship with the predecessor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1271-1309 | Hubert I. (Hubert III of Bosinchem) | 1309 | ||
| 1296-1322 | Johann I. | 1322 | son | |
| 1296-1322 | Johann II. | 1322 | son | |
| 1322-1347 | Hubert II | 1347 | son | |
| 1347-1377 | Johann III. | July 1377 | son | |
| 1377-1394 | Gerhard I. | May 28, 1394 | Brothers | |
| 1394-1439 | Hubert III. | after 1439 | son | |
| 1439-1452 | Johann IV. | April 1, 1452 | Brothers | |
| 1452-1480 | Gerhard II. | March 9, 1480 | son | |
| 1480-1506 | Jasper (Caspar) | circa 1456 | November 21, 1506 | son |
| 1506-1555 | Elisabeth of Culemborg | December 9, 1555 | daughter | |
| 1527-1540 | Johann von Pallant | 1506 | October 8, 1540 | Sister's son |
| 1540-1598 | Florence I. by Pallant | 1537 | September 29, 1598 | son |
| 1598-1639 | Florence II | May 28, 1578 | 4th July 1639 | son |
| 1639-1645 | Philipp Dietrich von Waldeck | November 2, 1614 | December 7, 1645 | Grandson of Florence I about his mother and grandmother |
| 1645-1664 | Heinrich Wolrad von Waldeck | March 28, 1642 | July 15, 1664 | son |
| 1664-1692 | Georg Friedrich von Waldeck | January 31, 1620 | November 19, 1692 | Brother of the father |
| 1692-1714 | Louise Anna von Erbach-Erbach (née Waldeck) | April 18, 1653 | June 30, 1714 | daughter |
| 1714-1720 | Ernst Friedrich I of Saxony-Hildburghausen | August 21, 1681 | March 9, 1724 | Sister's son |
literature
- Gerhard Köbler : Historical lexicon of the German countries. The German territories from the Middle Ages to the present. 7th, completely revised edition. CH Beck, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-406-54986-1 , p. 126.
- Ernst Heinrich Kneschke: New General Nobility Lexicon. Vol. 2. Leipzig, 1860 p. 375f.
- Johann Friedrich Gauhen: Of salvation. Rom. Reichs Genealogisch-Historisches Adels-Lexicon. Leipzig, 1747 vol. 2 152