Johan III van Montfoort
Johan III van Montfoort (* around 1448 in Montfoort ; † March 28, 1522 ibid) from the house of the Burgraves of Montfoort was the 9th Burgrave of Montfoort , Vrijheer of the Magnificent Polsbroek , Purmerend - Purmerland as well as of Abbenbroek and Linschoten . Johan III van Montfoort is considered one of the leaders of the party Hook in Hook and Cod wars occurred.
biography
Johan III was born the son of the burgrave Hendrik IV. van Montfoort and Margretha von Croÿ . After the father's death, political tensions arose between Johan III. and the Utrecht Bishop David of Burgundy on the outbreak. In 1481 he joined the Hook and Cod wars at the forefront of the uprising of the hook against the cod -party the bishop. Johan III besieged Utrecht and already had a successor candidate in Tallon in Engelbert von Kleve . This coup failed and Johan III. itself was besieged in Montfoort by the troops of the future emperor Maximilian of Austria . In the same year Johan III. the Dutch fiefdoms Purmerend-Purmerland and Polsbroek were confiscated, the siege of Utrecht was broken off and in 1483 the dispute was finally ended. Johan III went into hiding for some time, and was with hook sympathizers like Reynier van Broeckhuysen in their base area between Leiden and Montfoort. In 1488 the Jonker Fransenoorlog broke out under Franz van Brederode , at the outbreak of war Johan III besieged. with the hook in the name of Brederode the city of Woerden . Johan III occupied the castle which he kept until the end of the war in 1492. He was one of the few noblemen in the hook party who could survive this war. He died in 1522 and was buried in the Montfoort church.
Johan III married Wilhelmina van Naaldwijk in 1475, with whom he had the following children:
- Zweder van Montfoort (1471/72 – before 1500), a manager in the Jonker Fransenoorlog
- Machteld van Montfoort (1475–1550)
- Barbara van Montfoort (1480-1527)
He entered into his second marriage in 1509 with Charlotte van Brederode , from which two children arose:
- Hendrik V. van Montfoort (1510 / 15–1559), Burgrave of Montfoort
- Joost van Montfoort (1510 / 15-1539)
literature
- Hans Cools, Mannen met macht, Edellieden en de Modern State in de Bourgondisch-Habsburgse landen (1475–1530) . Walburg Pers, Zutphen, 2001. ISBN 90-6011-625-9 , pp. 369f., No. 182.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Hendrik IV. Van Montfoort |
Burgrave of Montfoort 1459–1522 |
Hendrik V. van Montfoort |
| Hendrik IV. Van Montfoort |
Lord of Polsbroek 1448–1481 |
Michiel of Glymes of Bergen |
| Hendrik IV. Van Montfoort | Lord of Purmerend and Purmerland 1448–1481 |
Vijt van Volckensteijn |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Johan III van Montfoort |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Burgrave of Montfoort, head of the hook in the hook-and-cod war, etc |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1448 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Montfoort |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 28, 1522 |
| Place of death | Montfoort |