Dirk van Brederode ( 1256,

Santpoort {{Infobox settlement , name = Santpoort-Zuid , settlement_type = Village , other_name = , native_name = , native_name_lang = nl , image_skyline = 37110 Ruine van Brederode ...

– 16 December 1318,

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), died on his journey back from Palestina. He was buried in the Dominican church in Rheims. The son and heir of

William I van Brederode Willem van Brederode (1226/30 in Santpoort – 3 June 1285 in Velsen) was Lord of Brederode. Life He was the son of Dirk I van Brederode and Alvaradis van Heusden. William was only recognised as lord of Brederode in 1244, partially because ...

, he was nicknamed 'the Good'. Dirk van Brederode became lord of Brederode in 1285, bailiff of

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in 1288, and was knighted in 1290. He married around 1290 with Mary van der Lecke, daughter of Hendrik II, lord of the Leck and Jutte van Borsele. He took part in, amongst others, the campaign against

Friesland Friesland (, ; official fry, Fryslân ), historically and traditionally known as Frisia, is a province of the Netherlands located in the country's northern part. It is situated west of Groningen, northwest of Drenthe and Overijssel, north of ...

in 1288 under the command of Floris V of Holland, with a fleet of ships. In the same year he led an army sent by Floris V to

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to arrest the lords of Amstel and Woerden.

Children

Dirk II had at least three children with Mary van der Lecke (c. 1272 – 1307): *Catharina van Brederode (c. 1285 – 1372), married

John I, Lord of Polanen John I, Lord of Polanen ( – 26 September 1342) was Lord of Polanen, Lord of De Lek and Lord of Breda. Life John was a son of Philips III van Duivenvoorde (?-c. 1308) and Elisabeth van Vianen. Lord of Polanen Upon the death of his fathe ...

*William van Brederode (c. 1287 – 1316), William died two years before his father, causing his son

Dirk III van Brederode Dirk III van Brederode (ca. 1308 – Haarlem, 11 November 1377) was lord of Brederode. Life Family Dirk III's grandfather Dirk II van Brederode (1256-1318) had two sons: Willem and Hendrik. Willem was the oldest, and married Elisabeth ...

to succeed him as lord of Brederode. *Jutta van Brederode (c. 1298 – 1346)

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Dirk II van Brederode "de Goede" (abt. 1260 – 1318)
(Dutch) 1250s births 1318 deaths

Dirk A dirk is a long bladed thrusting dagger.Chisholm, Hugh (ed.), ''Dagger'', The Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th ed., Vol. VII, New York, NY: Cambridge University Press (1910), p. 729 Historically, it gained its name from the Highland Dirk (Scot ...

People from Velsen 13th-century people of the Holy Roman Empire 14th-century people of the Holy Roman Empire {{Netherlands-noble-stub