Lords and margraves of Bergen op Zoom
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The following is a list of lords and later on margraves of Bergen op Zoom. Bergen op Zoom became separated from the lordship of Breda in 1287 under the nominal overlordship of the duchy of Brabant.[1] In 1485 the residence Markiezenhof Palace was built.[2] In 1559 the lordship was elevated to the rank of margraviate.[3] The title was only a nominal one until 1795 when it was abolished.[4]
Lords of Bergen op Zoom
[edit]House Wezemaal
[edit]- Gerard 1287-1309
- Arnold 1309-1313
- Mathilde 1313-1340
House Voorne
[edit]- Johanna 1340-1349
House Boutershem
[edit]- Hendrik I 1351-1371
- Hendrik II 1371-1419
- Hendrik III 1419
| John II of Glymes | 1419-1427 |
| John III of Glymes | 1494-1532 |
| Antony of Glymes | 1532-1541 |
Margraves of Bergen op Zoom (1559)
[edit]- John IV of Glymes 1541-1567
- Maria Margaretha 1577-1588
House of Witthem
[edit]- Maria Mencia 1588-1613
House van den Bergh
[edit]- Maria Elizabeth I 1614-1633
- Maria Elisabeth II 1635-1671
House von Hohenzollern
[edit]- Henriëtte Franzisca 1672-1698
- Francois Egon de La Tour d'Auvergne 1698-1708
- Maria Henriette de La Tour d'Auvergne 1708-1728
House von Sulzbach
[edit]- Karl Philip Theodor 1729-1795
References
[edit]- ^ "Welkom op de site van De Heeren van Bergen | Geschiedenis". Retrieved 2024-11-14.
- ^ "Markiezenhof -". bergenopzoom.nu (in Dutch). 2023-01-22. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
- ^ "Markiezaat van Bergen op Zoom genealogy project". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
- ^ Ham, Willem A. van (1977). Het doorluchtig huis van Bergen op Zoom: een overzicht van de geschiedenis van de heren en markiezen van Bergen op Zoom, hun verwanten en hun bezittingen (1287-1795) [The illustrious House of Bergen op Zoom: An overview of the history of the Lords and Margraves of Bergen op Zoom, their relatives and properties] (in Dutch). Europese Bibliotheek. ISBN 978-90-288-5074-3.