Reinoud III. van Brederode

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Portrait of Reinoud III van Brederode (around 1545)
Portrait of Reinoud III van Brederode (around 1545)

Reinoud III. van Brederode (* 1492 , † 25. September 1556 in Brussels ) was the army ( "Baron") of Brederode , Sovereign Lord of Vianen , Erb castle earl of Utrecht , Ambachtsherr of Amstelveen , houtvester en jagermeester van Holland (forest and Jägermeister Holland ) and councilor in the Raad van State .

Likewise, Reinoud III. important functions as councilor and chamberlain to Emperor Karl V. He lived in Batenstein Castle .

Life

Reinoud III. was a son of Walraven II. van Brederode and Margretha van Borselen . Reinoud was married to Philippote van der Marck, a daughter of Count Robert II van der Marck .

In 1531 he was elected a member of the Order of the Golden Fleece . Reinoud ruled the high lordships of Vianen and Ameide as non-fiefdom areas of Holland . So he regulated the judiciary and the coinage . As a result, he came into conflict with the Dutch count (Emperor Charles V), also because of his claim to the county of Holland . Initially he was sentenced to death, but subsequently pardoned by the emperor.

Reinoud III. van Brederode died in 1556, his burial place is in the Onze Lieve Vrouw ten Hemelopneming-kerk , today's Reformed Church in Vianen. His wife Philippote van der Marck was also buried there after her death in 1537.

progeny

Reinoud III van Brederode, painting by Cornelis Anthonisz. around 1550

With his wife Philippote Reinoud had a son and heir, Count Heinrich von Brederode (* 1531; † 1568), the "Great Geusen ". He also had an illegitimate son, the Geusenführer Lancelot von Brederode († 1573).

Individual evidence

  1. Portrait of Reinoud III. van Brederode, circa 1550 ( Memento of the original from July 27, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.collectieutrecht.nl

Web links

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