Lords and margraves of Bergen op Zoom

Map of the margraviate of Bergen op Zoom from 1747

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

House Wezemaal

  • Gerard 1287-1309
  • Arnold 1309-1313
  • Mathilde 1313-1340

House Voorne

  • Johanna 1340-1349

House Boutershem

  • Hendrik I 1351-1371
  • Hendrik II 1371-1419
  • Hendrik III 1419

House of Glyme

John III of Glymes and his brother Henri de Berghes
John II of Glymes 1419-1427
John III of Glymes 1494-1532
Antony of Glymes 1532-1541

Margraves of Bergen op Zoom (1559)

House of Glymes

House Merode

  • Maria Margaretha 1577-1588

House of Witthem

  • Maria Mencia 1588-1613

House van den Bergh

House von Hohenzollern

  • Henriëtte Franzisca 1672-1698

House of La Tour d'Auvergne

House von Sulzbach

References

  1. ^ "Welkom op de site van De Heeren van Bergen | Geschiedenis". Retrieved 2024-11-14.
  2. ^ "Markiezenhof -". bergenopzoom.nu (in Dutch). 2023-01-22. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
  3. ^ "Markiezaat van Bergen op Zoom genealogy project". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
  4. ^ 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.

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