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Gerard II of Horne (1324 - 26 September 1345) was a medieval nobleman.
In 1345 Gerard II joined William IV, Count of Holland in his campaign against Friesland. On 26 September 1345 almost the whole invasion army was annihilated near the Red Cliff in the
Family
Gerard van Horne, second lord of Horne named Gerard, was the son of Willem IV of Horne and Oda van Putten of Strijen. He had 5 sisters. From his father's second marriage, Gerard had three half brothers and a half sister.Career
in 1342 Gerard's father made arrangements for his succession. Gerard was immediately made Lord ofHeeze
Heeze is a town in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Heeze-Leende, about 9 km southeast of Eindhoven.
The Heeze Castle is located east of the town. Further east and to the north lies the Strabrechtse ...
, Leende
Leende is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Heeze-Leende, approximately 12 km southeast of Eindhoven.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1253 as Lieende. The etymology is unclear ...
, the land of Montcornet and of Bancigny. On the death of his father, he was planned to succeed him as Lord of Gaasbeek. In turn he would then have to give Heeze, Leende and Herstal to the children of his father's second marriage. It's not that clear whether arrangements were made for his other possessions, but maybe that was not necessary, or not possible.
After his father's death in 1343 Gerard succeed his father as Lord of Horne and Lord of Altena
Altena (; Westphalian language, Westphalian: ''Altenoa'') is a town in the district of Märkischer Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The town's castle is the origin for the later Dukes of Berg. Altena is situated on the Lenne river valley, i ...
. He also succeeded to the lordship of Venloon One might assume that he also became lord of Weert
Weert (; ) is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and city in the southeastern Netherlands located in the western part of the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg. It lies on the Eindhoven–Maas ...
and Kortessem
Kortessem (; ) is a former municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg near Hasselt. On January 1, 2006, Kortessem had a total population of 8,074. The total area is 33.90 km2 which gives a population density
Population densit ...
. It's not clear whether he gave Heeze, Leende and Herstal to the children of his father's second marriage.
Death
In 1345 Gerard II joined William IV, Count of Holland in his campaign against Friesland. On 26 September 1345 almost the whole invasion army was annihilated near the Red Cliff in the Battle of Warns
The Battle of Warns (; ) was a battle of the Friso-Hollandic Wars between Count William II, Count of Hainaut, William IV of Holland and the Frisians which took place on 26 September 1345. The annual commemoration of the battle is important for m ...
. Count William IV's uncle John of Beaumont
John of Beaumont (1288 – 11 March 1356) was a younger brother of count William III of Holland. He was the lord of Beaumont and count of Soissons by virtue of his marriage.
Life
He was born in 1288 as John of Hainault, 4th son of John II ...
was one of the few that escaped. Amongst the casualties were the Count of Holland, and a lot of noblemen.
Gerard II was also amongst those that were killed. See the below medieval verse, which refers to his coat of arms. It also notes that Gerard was one of the seven Knight banneret
A knight banneret, sometimes known simply as banneret, was a medieval knight who led a company of troops during time of war under his own banner (which was square-shaped, in contrast to the tapering standard or the pennon flown by the lower- ...
s on the Holland side, which gives an idea of Gerard's standing in Holland.
Gerard was not married. His many possessions were subject to different inheritance laws. They were also situated on the territory of different overlords. Therefore, the inheritance was divided amongst multiple claimants. His sister Johanna van Horne got some parts. Other parts went to his nephews of his father's second marriage.
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