Johann III. from Egmond

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Johann III. von Egmont and his wife Magdalena von Werdenberg on a diptych by the master of Alkmaar . It is now located in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
Coat of arms of Count Johan

Johann III. von Egmond (born April 3, 1438 in Hattem ; † August 21, 1516 in Egmond ) (also: Manke Jan ) Lord of Baer, Lathum , Hoogwoude and Aarstwoude , and Lord of Purmerend , Purmerland and Ilpendam was governor of Holland , Zeeland and West Friesland and first Count of Egmond. He was ancestor of the older line of the House of Egmond .

He was the eldest son of Wilhelm von Egmond (1412–1483) and his wife Walburg von Moers.

Life

Like his father, he supported the Burgundian Party in the struggle for power in Geldern . When Charles the Bold took power there in 1472/73, he made him Vogt of West Friesland and in 1474 Governor of Arnhem . During the so-called hook-and-cod war , he stood on the side of Maximilian I , who rewarded him in 1483 with governorship over Holland, Zealand and West Friesland. In 1486 the country became an imperial county . in February 1489 he led the siege of Rotterdam together with Martin von Pohlheim. The city had to surrender on June 26th.

In 1491 he became a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece .

His governorship in West Friesland was threatened by an uprising in 1491, which he was able to put down for the time being with the help of Albrecht , governor of Friesland.

family

In 1484 he married Magdalena von Werdenberg (1464–1538) daughter of Count Georg von Werdenberg and cousin of Emperor Maximilian . The couple had the following children:

  • Josina, (born October 31, 1485; † November 30, 1485)
  • Walburga (October 29, 1490 - March 7, 1529) ⚭ 1506 Wilhelm I of Nassau
  • Katharina (* 1491; † before March 6, 1544) ⚭ October 23, 1508 Frank von Borsselen , Mr. van Cortgene († 1522)
  • Anna (* around 1493; † October 30, 1563) Abbess of Loosduinen
  • Johanna (June 1498; † 1541) ⚭ November 17, 1526 Georg Schenck von Tautenburg
  • John IV (1499–1528), his successor ⚭ Franziska von Luxemburg , Countess von Gavre, Dame de Fiennes († November 1, 1557), daughter of Jakob II. Von Luxemburg-Fiennes
  • Georg (around 1504–1559), Bishop of Utrecht
  • Philipp, Herr von Baar (1509–1529) died in Italy
  • Josina (? -?) ⚭ July 20, 1511 Johann II, Lord of Wassenaer, Burgrave of Leyden (* 1483; † December 4, 1523)

He has a son with his lover Josina van Waervershoef :

  • Allert Groot Bastard von Egmond (1483–1534) ⚭ Geerte Wiggertsdaughter

Web links

Commons : Egmond family  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

literature

  • MJ van Gent: Jan van Egmond (1438–1516), een Hollands succesverhaal, in: Raphael de Smedt (ed.): De orde van het Gulden Vlies te Mechelen in 1491, (Handelingen van de koninklijke kring voor oudheidkunde, letteren en kunst von Mechelen 95, 2), Mecheln 1992, pp. 259-270.
  • Raphael de Smedt (ed.): Les chevaliers de l'ordre de la Toison d'or au XVe siècle. Notices bio-bibliographiques. (Kieler Werkstücke, D 3) 2nd, improved edition, Verlag Peter Lang, Frankfurt 2000, ISBN 3-631-36017-7 , pp. 241f., No. 101.
  • Hans Cools: Mannen met makes. Edellieden en de Moderne Staat in de Bourgondisch-Habsburgse landen, approx. 1475–1530, Zutphen 2001, pp. 294–296, no. 70.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Austrian military magazine. Volume 3. Vienna 1841, p. 321. (digitized version)
  2. ↑ General Encyclopedia of Sciences and Arts. FA Brockhaus, Leipzig 1838, p. 258. (digitized version)
predecessor Office successor
- Count of Egmond
1486–1516 		John IV of Egmond
Wilhelm of Egmond Lord of Purmerend , Purmerland and Ilpendam
1483–1516 		John IV of Egmond
personal data
SURNAME Egmond, Johann III. from
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Egmond, Jan III. van; Egmont, Johann III. from; Manke, Jan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION first Count of Egmond, governor of Holland, Zealand and West Friesland
DATE OF BIRTH April 3, 1438
PLACE OF BIRTH Hattem
DATE OF DEATH August 21, 1516
Place of death Egmond