Wilhelm II von der Mark
Wilhelm II von der Mark (* 1542 ; † May 1, 1578 ) was Admiral of the Wassergeusen and governor of Holland . In Dutch history he is better known as Willem van der Mark , bijgenaamd "Lumey".
Life
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Wilhelm II von der Mark was a great-grandson of Count Wilhelm I von der Mark . He was as bold as his great-grandfather and a major participant in the Dutch uprising . As cousin Brederode , he took part in the compromise in 1567 , was one of the Geusen who took up arms first, and was sentenced to death by Alba .
He fled to William of Orange and allegedly swore not to shave his beard and hair until he avenged the deaths of Count Lamoral von Egmond and Philippe von Hoorn . After the unfortunate outcome of the prince's first venture, he went to England and was appointed admiral by William of Orange at the head of the Wassergeusen , with whom he conquered the city of Briel on the Maas estuary on April 1, 1572 . One of his captains was Lenaert Jansz de Graeff . Wilhelm then appointed him governor of Holland. He conquered Schoonhoven , won Rotterdam , Delft and other cities, but besieged Amsterdam in vain and tarnished his reputation with brutal cruelty, for example with the execution of the 19 martyrs of Gorkum on July 9, 1572.
He was therefore deposed as governor in 1573 and taken to prison in Gouda , but released again in 1574. He then continued the fight against the Spaniards on his own from Liège and died of poison on May 1, 1578.
literature
- Pieter Lodewijk Muller : Lumey, Wilhelm Herr von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 19, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1884, p. 634 f.
Web links
- Mark . In: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon . 4th edition. Volume 11, Verlag des Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig / Vienna 1885–1892, p. 260.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wilhelm II von der Mark |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lumey, Willem van |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Admiral of the Wassergeusen and governor of Holland |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1542 |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 1, 1578 |