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The House of Hoensbroeck (in German: Hoensbroech) is the name of an old aristocratic family with medieval origins in the town of
Hoensbroek Hoensbroek () is a Dutch town in the municipality of Heerlen. It is situated in the southeast of Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg, a province in the southeast of the Netherlands. Until 1982, Hoensbroek was a separate municipality. Hoensbroek is kno ...
near
Heerlen Heerlen (; ) is a city and a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the southeast of the Netherlands. It is the third largest settlement proper in the province of Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg. Measured as municipality, it is the f ...
in
Limburg Limburg or Limbourg may refer to: Regions * Limburg (Belgium), a province since 1839 in the Flanders region of Belgium * Limburg (Netherlands), a province since 1839 in the south of the Netherlands * Diocese of Limburg, Roman Catholic Diocese in ...
,
Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...
. The family is part of
Dutch Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, i ...
and
German nobility The German nobility () and Royal family, royalty were status groups of the Estates of the realm, medieval society in Central Europe, which enjoyed certain Privilege (law), privileges relative to other people under the laws and customs in the Ger ...
.


History

is the first known ancestor of the family; he was killed in the
Battle of Baesweiler The Battle of Baesweiler (22 August 1371) was a conflict between the duke of Luxembourg- Brabant and the Duke of Jülich. Background Attacks on Brabant's commercial interests in the territory of the Duke of Jülich had almost caused war in Nov ...
in 1371. During many centuries, the family owned and lived in
Hoensbroek Castle Hoensbroek Castle () or Gebrook Castle () is one of the largest castles in the Netherlands. It is situated in Hoensbroek, a town in the province of Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg. This imposing watercastle is known as 'the most lordly stronghold ...
, which can still be visited today. They played an important social and political role in the region. In the Netherlands a comital cadet branch survives. In Germany, the elder line of the family continues to thrive as ''Marquis'' (
Marquess A marquess (; ) is a nobleman of high hereditary rank in various European peerages and in those of some of their former colonies. The German-language equivalent is Markgraf (margrave). A woman with the rank of a marquess or the wife (or wid ...
, from the
Spanish Netherlands The Spanish Netherlands (; ; ; ) (historically in Spanish: , the name "Flanders" was used as a '' pars pro toto'') was the Habsburg Netherlands ruled by the Spanish branch of the Habsburgs from 1556 to 1714. They were a collection of States of t ...
, for the family's head) and ''Reichsgraf n' (
Count Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: ...
ss for each member of the family) von und zu Hoensbroech.''
Nederland's Adelsboek Nederland’s Adelsboek, informally known as ''Het Rode Boekje'' (the red book), is a book series published annually since 1903, containing the genealogies of Dutch noble families. It is issued by the Centraal Bureau voor Genealogie in The Hagu ...
'' 85 (1995), p. 186-199 and ''Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels'' 112 (1997), p. 163-187.


Gallery

Heerlen-Kasteel Hoensbroek-1.JPG,
Hoensbroek Castle Hoensbroek Castle () or Gebrook Castle () is one of the largest castles in the Netherlands. It is situated in Hoensbroek, a town in the province of Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg. This imposing watercastle is known as 'the most lordly stronghold ...
Bleijenbeek-Afferden (2).JPG, Kasteel Bleijenbeek Kerpen 10-2017 img01 Tuernich.jpg,
Schloss Türnich Schloss Türnich is a schloss located in , now part of Kerpen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The present main building was built from 1757 to 1766 in Baroque style, with an adjacent English landscape park. It has belonged to the Hoensbroech fa ...
SchlossHaag07.jpg, Schloss Haag in
Geldern Geldern (; , , ; archaic English: ''Guelder(s)'') is a city in the States of Germany, federal German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is part of the Kleve (district), district of Kleve, which is part of the Düsseldorf (region), Düsseldorf Reg ...


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Von Hoensbroech family
{{Authority control German noble families Hoensbroeck, van