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Van Renesse
The Van Renesse family is an old Dutch nobility, Dutch noble family and cadet branch of the :nl:Heren_van_Voorne, Van Voorne Family (in Dutch) that stems from the town of Renesse in Zeeland. History The eldest documented ancestor of the family is Jan, Heer (feudal baron) van Renesse (1267-1295), son of Costijn van Voorne, 1st Heer van Zierikzee. The Netherlands branch ended in 1855; the Belgian branch, Van Renesse van Elderen, resides in List of castles and châteaux in Belgium, 'S-Herenelderen Castle (1540-present). Heraldry The Renesse coat of arms is depicted in the medieval Gelre Armorial (folio 84r). Members * John III, Lord of Renesse * Camille of Renesse-Breidbach (1836-1904), Belgian writer and entrepreneur. Lords of Warfusée * Jean VIII of Renesse, Lord of Warfusée (1505-1549);''married to Isabelle of Nassau; daughter of Henry III of Nassau-Breda''.Corneille Stroobant, ''Notice historique et généalogique sur les seigneurs de Tyberchamps'' (1851) ** René de Renes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castle Ellewoutsdijk
A castle is a type of fortification, fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by Military order (monastic society), military orders. Scholars usually consider a ''castle'' to be the private fortified house, fortified residence of a lord or noble. This is distinct from a mansion, palace, and villa, whose main purpose was exclusively for ''pleasance'' and are not primarily fortresses but may be fortified. Use of the term has varied over time and, sometimes, has also been applied to structures such as hill forts and 19th- and 20th-century homes built to resemble castles. Over the Middle Ages, when genuine castles were built, they took on a great many forms with many different features, although some, such as curtain wall (fortification), curtain walls, arrowslits, and portcullises, were commonplace. European-style castles originated in the 9th and 10th centuries after the fall of the Carolingian Empire, which resulted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René De Renesse, 1st Count Of Warfusée
René III of Renesse, Viscount of Montenaecken, Baron of Gaesbeeck, Lord of Elderen (ca. 1580 – Liège, 17 April 1637) was a Dutch nobleman, who became the 1st Count of Warfusée in 1609. He acquired Gaasbeek Castle in 1615. Family He was the eldest son of Guillaume de Renesse, lord of Warfusée and Anne of Rubempré, granddaughter of Charles IV, Lord of Rubempré. His Great-grand father was Henry III of Nassau-Breda, his grand mother was a legitimised daughter of Nassau. In 1610 he married Alberta of Egmont, daughter of Charles, 7th Count of Egmont, Prince de Gavre. After his death he was followed by His son Alexander de Renesse, 2nd Count of Warfusée. René de Renesse, 1st Count of Warfusée;''Married to Albertine of Egmont'' ##Maria de Renesse-Warfusée (c.1620-?);Married to Peter of Lalaing, Count of Rennenberg ##Florence-Marguerite de Renesse-Warfusée (c.1620-?);''married to Eugène de Berghes, 2nd count of Grimbergen''. ### Philippe François de Berghes, 1st P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corneille Stroobant
Corneille Stroobant (1811–1890) was a Belgian priest-scholar with a particular interest in local history and genealogy. He was a brother of Eugène Edouard Stroobant, member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives and Flemish author. Life Stroobant was born in Turnhout on 6 November 1811, and studied at a secondary school there. He enrolled in the Archdiocesan Major Seminary, Mechelen, on 2 September 1833, and on 2 May 1836 was appointed to teach in the minor seminary in Hoogstraten.Léon Goffin, "Stroobant (Corneille)", ''Biographie Nationale de Belgique''vol. 24(Brussels, 1929), 484-484. From 1845 to 1879 he was a missionary in Derby, England. In retirement he lived in Brussels and dedicated his time to further research, publishing numerous articles in the '' Annales de l'Académie Royale d'Archéologie de Belgique'' and in the '' Mélanges bibliographiques inédits''. He died in Brussels on 20 October 1890 and was buried in his family's vault in Wemmel Wemmel (; ) is a mun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry III Of Nassau-Breda
Count Henry III of Nassau-Dillenburg-Dietz (12 January 1483 – 14 September 1538), Lord (from 1530 Baron) of Breda, Lord of the Lek, of Dietz, etc. was a count of the House of Nassau. He was born in Siegen, the son of Count John V of Nassau-Dillenburg and Elisabeth of Hesse-Marburg. His younger brother was William I, Count of Nassau-Siegen (the father of William the Silent). Career In 1499 Henry's uncle, count Engelbert II, invited Henry to the Burgundian Netherlands as his heir. He travelled with Philip the Handsome to Castile in 1501-1503. Upon the death of his uncle in 1504 Henry inherited the Nassau possessions in the Netherlands, including the wealthy lordship of Breda in the duchy of Brabant. The next year he was chosen a knight of the Golden Fleece. He again travelled to Spain in 1505-1506. He became a close confidant of the young Charles V as well as his Chamberlain (1510), becoming his Upper Chamberlain upon the death of William of Croÿ-Chièvres in 1521. The g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camille Of Renesse-Breidbach
Camille Maximilien Frédéric, Count de Renesse-Breidbach (9 July 1836 in Brussels – 12 June 1904 in Nice) was a Belgian nobleman, entrepreneur and author. De Renesse was born in 1836 at Brussels to an aristocratical family of Dutch descent. His parents were Maximilien C.J.G.R van Renesse Breidbach and Berthe Walburge Francoise van Gruben. He was a grandson of Clement Wenceslas van Renesse Breidbach (1774–1833), who had sold the ancestral Castle of Renesse to Leonard du Bus de Gisignies. Camille married Countess Malvina de Kerchhove de Deterghem on 10 November 1868, daughter of Count Charles-Constant de Kerchhove de Deterghem (1819–1882) and Eugénie de Limon (1824–1899). While dwelling in St. Moritz for recreation Count de Renesse got his vision to establish a giant Monte Carlo-like hotel resort with a grand hotel, baths and golf courses in the Engadin valley for the European aristocracy. After being rejected in Celerina, Sils and finally in St. Moritz due to the Badr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John III, Lord Of Renesse
Jan van Renesse (1249 – 16 August 1304) was a member of the Zeeland nobility. Together with Wolfert van Borselen he co-led a party favoring Flanders and against Holland, with considerable influence in Zeeland. With the support of Edward I of England, Jan van Renesse governed Zeeland on behalf of John I, Count of Holland (the infant son of Floris V, Count of Holland), but van Borselen took up arms against him, and he was expelled after the failure of Edward I's invasion of Flanders. John was a descendant of Henry, Count of Looz. He fought on the Flemish side at the Battle of the Golden Spurs (1302), and supported the Flemish action against Holland and Zeeland, and managed to get as far as Utrecht, but had to flee the area after the defeat of the Flemings at Zierikzee. He drowned while crossing the River Lek. See also * Renesse Sources Nobility that died in the Battle of the Golden Spurs Van Renesse, Jan Van Renesse, Jan John Medieval Dutch nobility John John is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gelre Armorial
The Gelre Armorial () is a medieval armorial. History The armorial was compiled before 1396 by one Claes Heinenzoon (or Heynen, fl. 1345−1414) who was a herald in the service of the Duke of Guelders and also the creator of the Beyeren Armorial. The book displays some 1,800 coats-of-arms from all over Europe, in color, and is one of the most important sources for medieval heraldry. The Gelre Armorial manuscript is nowadays preserved in the Royal Library of Belgium (signature code ms. 15652-5). A copy from around 1500, produced by Cornelis Enghebrechtsz, is preserved in the library of . This version, however, only contains 1400 arms. From 1880 to 1905, Victor Bouton produced 60 copies with hand-colored arms, of which only 45 were sold. Earliest known colour depiction of the Danish Flag The book also contains the oldest known depiction linking the Danish king to the red flag with white cross. It also depicts the Danish Coat of arms. On folio page 55v of the armorial, be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Castles And Châteaux In Belgium
This is an incomplete list of castles and châteaux in Belgium. The Dutch word ''kasteel'' and the French word ''château'' refer both to fortified defensive buildings (castles proper) and to stately aristocratic homes (châteaux, manor houses or country houses). As a result, it is common to see the name of both types of building translated into English as 'castle', which can sometimes be misleading. Combined with the complication that some aristocratic homes were once intended for defence, here they have not been separated into two groups, and most buildings of both types are labelled as 'castles' in this list. Many members of the old Belgians, Belgian noble families still live in castles (see Belgian nobility). Antwerp province East Flanders Flemish Brabant Limburg (Belgium), Limburg province West Flanders Hainaut (province), Hainaut province Liège (province), Liège province , , Hody, Anthisnes , , , - , Château de Hoegaerden , , Esneux , , , , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zeeland
Zeeland (; ), historically known in English by the Endonym and exonym, exonym Zealand, is the westernmost and least populous province of the Netherlands. The province, located in the southwest of the country, borders North Brabant to the east, South Holland to the north, as well as the country of Belgium to the south and west. It consists of a number of islands and peninsulas (hence its name, meaning "Sealand") and a strip bordering the Flanders, Flemish provinces of East Flanders, East and West Flanders. Its capital is Middelburg, Zeeland, Middelburg with a population of 48,544 as of November 2019, although the largest municipality in Zeeland is Terneuzen (population 54,589). Zeeland has two Port, seaports: Vlissingen and Terneuzen. Its area is , of which is water; it had a population of about 391,000 as of January 2023. Large parts of Zeeland are below sea level. The North Sea flood of 1953, last great flooding of the area was in 1953. Tourism is an important economic activ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renesse
Renesse () is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, and lies about 28 km west of Hellevoetsluis. Renesse is a popular tourist resort with zero-fare bus services in the area (in summer only). History The village was first mentioned in 1244 as Rietnesse, and is a combination of headland and reed. Renesse is a circular church village near the dunes. In 1229, Floris V, Count of Holland donated the land to Costijn van Zierikzee who built a castle near the village. Moermond Castle was built in 1229, but destroyed in 1297. Before 1339, a new smaller castle was built, but became derelict. The gate house of around 1400 was converted in a summer residence in 1513 which became the basis of the current castle. It was severely damaged during the North Sea flood of 1953. Between 1958 and 1960, it was restored and the walls around the castle were rebuilt with three towers. The Dutch Reformed church is a single-aisled c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
