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De Lek was a ''
heerlijkheid
A ''heerlijkheid'' (a Dutch language, Dutch word; pl. ''heerlijkheden''; also called ''heerschap''; Latin: ''Dominium'') was a landed estate that served as the lowest administrative and Judiciary, judicial unit in rural areas in the Dutch-speaking ...
'' ( manor) and municipality in the Netherlands, located in the province South Holland
South Holland ( ) is a province of the Netherlands with a population of over 3.8 million as of January 2023 and a population density of about , making it the country's most populous province and one of the world's most densely populated areas. ...
. It is named after the Lek River
The Lek () is a river in the western Netherlands of some in length. It is the continuation of the Nederrijn after the Kromme Rijn branches off at the town of Wijk bij Duurstede. The main westbound waterway is hereafter called the Lek River. The ...
.
Heerlijkheid
According to the 19th-century historian Van der Aa, the old ''Heerlijkheid van de Lek'' covered the villages ofLekkerkerk
Lekkerkerk is a town and former municipality on the Lek River, now part of the municipality of Krimpenerwaard, South Holland province, the Netherlands. Since 1 January 1985 Lekkerkerk is no longer an independent municipality.
Lekkerkerk is mos ...
, Krimpen aan de Lek
Krimpen aan de Lek is a village on the Lek River in the municipality of Krimpenerwaard, province of South Holland, the Netherlands
, Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbe ...
, Krimpen aan den IJssel
Krimpen aan den IJssel () is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality had a population of in , and covers an area of of which is water.
History
Krimpen is first mentioned in a docum ...
, Ouderkerk aan den IJssel
Ouderkerk aan den IJssel (; ) is a village in the municipality of Krimpenerwaard, in the province of South Holland, the Netherlands. It is situated along the river Hollandse IJssel and has over 4000 inhabitants.
Ouderkerk aan den IJssel, togethe ...
, Berkenwoude
Berkenwoude is a village in the Netherlands, in the municipality of Krimpenerwaard. Until 1985, it was a separate municipality, when it became part of Bergambacht. Now its a part of the Krimpenerwaard.
The village has approximately 1,500 inhabi ...
and Stormpolder, and possibly Nieuw-Lekkerland. This was a large area east of Rotterdam.
The first Lord of the Lek is reported to be a younger brother of Diederik II of Brederode. After his death around 1063, the ''heerlijkheid'' became first a property of the lords of Teilingen, and then of the lords of Polanen. When Engelbert I of Nassau
Engelbert I of Nassau (, in Dillenburg3 May 1442, in Breda) was a son of Count John I of Nassau-Siegen and Countess Margaret of the Mark, daughter of Count Adolph II of the Marck.
Early years
Engelbert of Nassau was a student in Cologne, Ge ...
married Johanna van Polanen
Johanna van Polanen (also spelled as ''Jehenne''; 10 January 1392 – 15 May 1445) was a Dutch noblewoman. She was the daughter of John III of Polanen, Lord of Breda, and his wife, Odilia of Salm. The House of Polanen was a side branch of t ...
van der Lekke in 1404, the possession went to the house of Nassau
The House of Nassau is the name of a European aristocratic dynasty. The name originated with a lordship associated with Nassau Castle, which is located in what is now Nassau, Rhineland-Palatinate, Nassau in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. With t ...
.
After the death of Prince Maurice of Nassau
Maurice of Orange (; 14 November 1567 – 23 April 1625) was ''stadtholder'' of all the provinces of the Dutch Republic except for Friesland from 1585 at the earliest until his death on 23 April 1625. Before he became Prince of Orange upo ...
, De Lek was inherited by his illegitimate son William
William is a masculine given name of Germanic languages, Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman Conquest, Norman conquest in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle ...
, who called himself Nassau-LaLecq after De Lek. After his death it went to his younger brother, Louis of Nassau, Lord of De Lek and Beverweerd
Louis of Nassau, Lord of De Lek and Beverweerd (1602 – The Hague, 28 February 1665) was a Dutch soldier. He was the illegitimate son of Margaretha van Mechelen and Maurice, Prince of Orange, and so a collateral member of the House of Orange- ...
. The last descendant of this family was Jan Floris van Nassau-Lalecq, who died in 1824.
Municipality
Around 1800, the manorial system in the Netherlands was abolished. The villages in the ''heerlijkheid'' De Lek became independent municipalities, but small part of the ''heerlijkheid'' was excluded and remained a separate municipality, "De Lek". It was only a municipality in name, having no mayor or other municipal services. The municipality covered the river Lek between Ammerstol andKrimpen aan den IJssel
Krimpen aan den IJssel () is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality had a population of in , and covers an area of of which is water.
History
Krimpen is first mentioned in a docum ...
, and some islands and surrounding lands. Its area was 5.99 km2, of which 1.24 km2 was land, and it contained several small fisherman's huts and boathouses, but it had no inhabitants. In 1847, the territory of De Lek was divided among the surrounding municipalities.
Links
* Heerlijkheid van de Lek(Dutch Wikipedia)References