Horn (Dutch-Belgian noble family)

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Coat of arms of the House of Horn

The House of Horn was a family of the Dutch - Belgian nobility , whose main line was raised to the rank of count in 1450 and went out in 1540, but was continued as a result of adoption by the House of Montmorency- Horn. The most important historical figure was Philippe de Montmorency, Count von Horn († 1568).

A branch line , the Lords of Baucignies, was raised to Count von Houtekerke in 1505 and became extinct in 1741; a younger branch of the same, the de Hornes family , was elevated to the rank of French Counts of Baucignies in 1509 and to the Spanish-Dutch princely state in 1677, and to the imperial princely state in 1736 ; they died out in 1826 as the last branch of the family.

history

Horn Castle (Limburg)

The family is first attested to as the owner of Horn (Limburg) at the beginning of the 12th century . The family estate was expanded to include Altena (from the end of the 13th century, with a castle of the same name near Almkerk in North Brabant), Wessem , Kortessem, etc. In 1450, the rulership of Horn was elevated to the status of an imperial county of Hoorn .

With the fourth count, the family died out in the main line in 1540, but Count Johann had ensured a smooth transition by adopting his stepson Philippe de Montmorency from the Montmorency family and his siblings. As Count von Horn, Philippe de Montmorency was one of the three leaders in the uprising of the Dutch against Spanish sovereignty and was executed on June 5, 1568 together with Lamoral von Egmond . The county was then confiscated and given to the Bishop of Liège .

A branch line of the family were the lords of Baucignies-en-Thiérache (today Bancigny, Département Aisne ), who inherited the vice-county of Veurne (Furnes) at the beginning of the 15th century and were appointed Counts of Houtekerke in 1505 . The line died out in 1741.

The younger line of the Vice Counts of Veurne were the Counts of Baucignies (French since 1509), who received the Spanish-Dutch title of Prince de Hornes in 1677. The 3rd Prince de Hornes was raised to the rank of imperial prince in 1736 as Prince von Hornes. The Horn family died out completely with his daughters in 1826.

Master list (extract)

Without connection:

  • Engelbertus, dominus de Hurne 1102/38
  • Engelbert de Hurnen, attested in 1160
  • Heinrich von Horn, † February 22, 1196, 1169 Abbot of St. Pantaleon (Cologne)
  • Gerhard von Horn, attested in 1220

The Lords of Horn

  1. NN
    1. Wilhelm, 1189/91 attested and Engelbert, 1196/1203 attested, one of them ⚭ NN (probably Margareta) von Altena, 1203/42 attested, daughter of Balduin, she married Otto von Wickrath in 1197/1244 in 1197/1244 attested
      1. Wilhelm I, † 1264/65, 1247 Lord of Horn, Altena and Wessem
        1. Wilhelm II., † 1300, Lord of Horn, Altena and Kortessem, 1273 Vogt of Thorn
          1. Wilhelm III., † 1301, 1300 Mr. von Horn
          2. Dietrich, X 1304, spiritual
          3. Engelbert, † 1310/11, spiritual
          4. Gerhard I. , † 1330, 1300 knight, 1301 lord of Horn and Weert, 1311 lord of Perweys, 1315 lord of Herlaer; ⚭ I Johanna von Löwen, † 1315, daughter of Heinrich I, Lord of Gaesbeek ; ⚭ II Irmgard von Kleve, † after 1352, daughter of Dietrich VI./VIII. , Count of Kleve
            1. (I) Wilhelm IV., † 1343, 1330 Herr von Horn; ⚭ I Oda from putti; ⚭ II Elisabeth von Kleve, † 1346/37, daughter of Dietrich Luf , Count von Hülchrath .
              1. (I) Gerhard II., X 1345, 1343 Mr. von Horn
              2. (II) Wilhelm V., 1344/57 attested, 1345 Lord von Altena and Horn - for descendants see below
              3. (II) Dietrich Luf, † 1400, 1369 Seigneur de Baucignies , Marshal of Brabant - for descendants see below
              4. (II) Arnold , † 1389, 1371 Bishop of Utrecht , expelled, 1378 Bishop of Liège
            2. (II) Dietrich, † after 1378
              1. Wilhelm, 1371/95 ins., Herr zu Duffel etc.
              2. Heinrich , X September 23, 1408 in the battle of Othée , 1381 Lord of Perwez
                1. Dietrich, X September 23, 1408 in the battle of Othée , 1406 Elekt von Lüttich
                2. Johann, † 1447, Lord of Perwez
                  1. Heinrich, † 1483, Lord of Perwez
                  2. Isabella, † 1510, heiress of Perwez
                  3. Adelheid, † 1497, heiress of Duffel; ⚭ Johann IV Baron of Merode, † 1481
              3. Irmgard, † 1394; ⚭ Konrad IV., Lord of Schleiden
              4. Margareta, 1387/96 abbess of Thorn
        2. Dietrich IV., † 1272, Lord of Altena
      2. Engelbert von Horn, attested in 1212/64 - descendants: the Lords of Cranendonck , † before 1343
    2. ? Aleyde, attested in 1189/89, abbess of Münsterbilsen

The Counts of Horn

  1. Wilhelm V, 1344/57 attested, 1345 Mr. von Altena and Horn - ancestors see above
    1. Wilhelm VI., † 1417, 1369 Mr. zu Horn; ⚭ Johanna von Heinsberg, † before 1416, daughter of Gottfried II, Count von Loon and Chiny
      1. Wilhelm VII., † 1433, 1414 Mr. zu Horn
        1. Jakob I, Lord of Horn in 1439 and Count of Horn in 1450; ⚭ Johanna von Moers, † 1461, daughter of Friedrich IV. , County Moers and Saar Werden
        2. Jacob II, † 1530, Count of Horn; ⚭ I Philippina von Württemberg, † 1475, daughter of Ulrich V. , Count of Württemberg ; ⚭ II Johanna von Bruges, † 1502, daughter of Ludwig von Bruges , Earl of Winchester
          1. (II) Jacob III. , X 1531, 1530 Count von Horn; ⚭ I Marguerite de Croÿ, † 1514, daughter of Philippe I. de Croÿ , 2nd Count of Chimay and knight in the Order of the Golden Fleece; ⚭ II Claudine Bâtarde de Savoie, † 1528, illegitimate daughter of Philip I , Duke of Savoy , and Bona di Romagnano ( list of family members of the House of Savoy ); ⚭ III Anna of Burgundy, † 1551, daughter of Adolf of Burgundy , Lord of Beveren , knight in the Order of the Golden Fleece ( House of Burgundy ).
          2. Philippe de Montmorency, Count of Horn , beheaded in 1568
            (II) Johann, † 1540, 1531 Count von Horn; ⚭ Anna von Egmond, † 1574, daughter of Floris von Egmond, Count von Bürne ( House of Egmond ), widow of Joseph de Montmorency, Herr zu Nevele ( list of the Montmorency family ), mother of Philippe de Montmorency, Count von Horn
          3. (II) Margareta, † 1522; ⚭ Eberhard IV. Count von der Marck and von Arenberg, † 1531 ( House Arenberg )
        3. Friedrich, † 1486; ⚭ Philippotte de Melun, † after 1505, daughter of Jean V, Burgrave of Ghent ( Melun House )
          1. Marie, Dame de Montigny, † 1558; ⚭ Philippe de Montmorency, Lord of Nevele, † 1526 ( list of the Montmorency family )
        4. Johann , † 1505, 1483 Bishop of Liège
        5. Walpurgis, † 1476; ⚭ Kuno I, Count of Manderscheid , † 1489
        6. Margareta, † 1518; ⚭ I Philippe von Horn, Vice Count of Veurne, † 1489; ⚭ II Jean de Montmorency, Lord of Nevele, † 1510 ( list of the Montmorency family )
        7. Johanna, † 1467/69; ⚭ Philip II, Count of Virneburg and Saffenberg, † 1522/25
      2. Mechtild, † 1459, 1397/1446 Abbess of Thorn

The Counts of Houtekerke

  1. Dietrich Luf, † 1400, 1369 Seigneur de Baucignies , Marshal of Brabant - ancestors see above
    1. Arnold I., † 1404
      1. Jacques, X 1436, Vice Count of Veurne (Viscount de Furnes) and Berghes-Saint-Winock
        1. Philipp, † 1489, 1436 Viscount de Furnes et de Berghes-Saint-Winock; ⚭ I Jeanne de Lannoy, ⚭ II Margareta von Horn, † 1518, daughter of Count Jakob I (see above)
          1. (I) Arnold II, † 1505, 1489 Viscount de Furnes et de Berghes-Saint-Winock; ⚭ Marguerite de Montmorency, † after 1517, daughter of Jean I, Lord of Nevele ( list of the Montmorency family )
            1. Maximilian, † 1542, 1505 Comte de Houtekerke , member of the Order of the Golden Fleece
              1. Heinrich, † 1540, Comte de Houtekerke
              2. Martin, † 1570, Count of Houtekerke; ⚭ Marie de Luxembourg, daughter of Jacques I, Seigneur de Fiennes ( House Luxemburg-Ligny ); ⚭ II Anne de Croy, daughter of Antoine, Seigneur de Sempy ( House Croy )
                1. Georg, † 1608, 1581 Count von Houtekerke; ⚭ Eleonore von Egmond, daughter of Lamoral I, Prince de Gavre
                  1. Franz, † 1629, Comte de Houtekerke
                  2. Lamoral, † 1648, 1629 Comte de Houtekerke
                    1. Philippe Lamoral, † 1654, 1648 Comte de Houtekerke et de Herlies; ⚭ Dorothée Jeanne Princess of Arenberg, † 1665, daughter of Charles de Ligne, 1st Prince of Arenberg
                      1. Anna Franziska, † 1693; ⚭ Lamoral II., Count of Thurn-Valasassina and Taxis, † 1676
                      2. Philippe Eugène, † 1667, 1654 Comte de Houtekerke et de Herlies
                        1. Philippe Maximilien, † 1709, Count von Horn, 1667 Comte de Houtekerke
                        2. Claudius Albert, † 1710, 1710 Elekt of Bruges
                      3. Albert Franz, † 1694, 1681 Bishop of Ghent
                2. Wilhelm, † 1580, ⚭ Maria von Egmond, daughter of Lamoral I., Prince de Gavre
                3. Maria, ⚭ Philipp Graf von Egmond, X 1590
          2. (I) Johann, Seigneur de Baucignies - descendants see below

The Counts and Princes of Hornes

  1. Johann, Seigneur de Baucignies - ancestors see above
    1. Kasteel Stapelen in Boxtel
      Philipp, † 1541, Baron von Boxtel
      1. Johann, † 1606, 1542 Baron von Boxtel; ⚭ Anna von Vlodrop, † 1584, daughter of Balthasar von Vlodrop, † 1567
        1. Gerhard, † 1612, 1599 French Comte de Baucignies
          1. Honorine, † 1661/1662; ⚭ Gottfried de Glymes, 1st Comte de Grimberghe, † 1635 ( House of Glymes )
          2. Ambrosius, † 1656, 2nd Comte de Baucignies
            1. Eugen Maximilian von Hornes, X 1709, 1659 3rd Comte de Baucignies, 1677 Spanish-Dutch Prince de Hornes, ⚭ Jeanne Anna de Croy , † 1704, daughter of Philippe Emmanuel Antoine Ambroise, 3rd Comte de Solre
              1. Philipp Emmanuel, † 1718, 1709 2nd Prince de Hornes, 4th Comte de Baucignies, Comte de Bailleul, Comte de Houtekerke; ⚭ Marie Anne Antoinette de Ligne , † 1720, daughter of Henri Ernest, 4th Prince of Ligne
                1. Maximilian Emmanuel, † 1763, 1718 3rd Prince de Hornes, 5th Comte de Baucignies, 1736 Prince of Hornes; ⚭ I. Lady Maria Theresia Charlotte Bruce, daughter of Thomas Bruce, Earl of Ailesbury and Elgin; ⚭ II. (1738) Henriette zu Salm-Kyrburg
                  1. (I.) Maria Theresia Josepha (heiress of Kasteel Stapelen in Boxtel); † 1783; ⚭ Philipp Joseph , 2nd Prince of Salm-Kyrburg , † 1779, from 1763 also Prince of Hornes and Overisque
                    1. Friedrich III. Prince of Salm-Kyrburg ; † 1794 in Paris (by guillotine)
                  2. (I.) Elisabeth Philippine Claudine, † 1826; ⚭ Gustav Adolf Prince zu Stolberg-Gedern , X 1757
            2. Philipp Albert, † 1680, Comte de Piermont
        2. Wilhelm Adrian, † 1625, 1609 Herr zu Kessel
          1. Johann Belgicus, † before 1664, Baron von Kessel and Batenburg
            1. Wilhelm Adrian , † 1694, Count von Hornes
              1. Isabella Justina, † 1734; ⚭ Count Ernst zu Bentheim-Steinfurt , † 1713
              2. Amalie Luise, † 1728; ⚭ Ludwig Count of Nassau-Ottweiler , † 1699
              3. Johanna Sidonie, † 1762; ⚭ Statius Philipp Graf zu Bentheim-Steinfurt , † 1749

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