Reinoud II van Brederode

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Reinoud II van Brederode (Santpoort, 1415 – Vianen, 16 October 1473) was Lord of Vianen, Ameide, Lexmond, Hei- en Boeicop, Meerkerk, Tienhoven (nl ) and Twaalfhoven.

Vianen City and former municipality in Utrecht, Netherlands

Vianen is a city and a former municipality in the central Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. It is located south of the Lek River. Before 2002 it was part of the province of South Holland. Vianen is bordered by two major motorways leading to Utrecht: the A2 (Amsterdam-Maastricht) on its west, and the A27 (Breda-Almere) just east of the town. Both roads can be notoriously congested near Vianen during peak commute hours. The municipality was merged with the municipalities of Leerdam and Zederik on January 1, 2019. The name of the new municipality is Vijfheerenlanden which is a part of the province Utrecht.

Ameide is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Vijfheerenlanden, and lies about 9 km southwest of IJsselstein.

Lexmond is a town in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Vijfheerenlanden, and lies about 7 km south of IJsselstein.

Life

He was the son of Walraven I van Brederode and Johanna van Vianen.^[1] His uncle William van Brederode ruled as regent during his minority until 1438, when Reinoud was officially named Lord. In 1445 he was made a knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece and was also appointed burgrave of Utrecht. Reinoud came to his brother Gijsbrecht van Brederode's aid in the bishop's dispute with David of Burgundy, who however managed to capture Reinoud in 1470, and had him tortured. Charles the Bold set him free, but the captivity and torture had taken its toll on Reinoud, who would never be the same.

Walraven I van Brederode was Burgrave of Stavoren from 1400 to 1401, lord of Brederode from 1402 to 1417, and Stadtholder of Holland from 1416 to 1417.

Willem van Brederode was an admiral-captain and an important partisan of the Hook faction during the Hook and Cod wars.

The Distinguished Order of the Golden Fleece is a Roman Catholic order of chivalry founded in Bruges by the Burgundian duke Philip the Good in 1430, to celebrate his marriage to the Princess Isabella of Portugal. Today, two branches of the Order exist, namely the Spanish and the Austrian Fleece; the current grand masters are Felipe VI, King of Spain, and Karl von Habsburg, grandson of Emperor Charles I of Austria, respectively. The chaplain of the Austrian branch is Cardinal Graf von Schönborn, Archbishop of Vienna.

Family

Reinoud married with Elisabeth, or Lijsbeth Willems in 1440. He had many children with Elisabeth, but the marriage was not recognised and the children were given bastard status. Around 1458, Reinoud married Yolanda de Lalaing, a daughter of William de Lalaing.

Lalaing is a noble family from the south of Flanders which played an important role in the history of the County of Hainaut and of the Netherlands.

Reinoud had the following children with Elisabeth, his first wife:

Walraven van Brederode ± 1440–????
Reinier van Brederode ± 1444–± 1481
Hendrik van Brederode ± 1447–????
Johan van Brederode ± 1450–????
Johan van Brederode ± 1452–????
Johanna van Brederode ± 1455–????
Joost van Brederode ± 1457–????

Reinoud had the following children with Yolanda, his second wife:

Josina van Brederode ± 1458–????
Johanna van Brederode ± 1459–????
Walravina van Brederode ± 1460–± 1500
Anna van Brederode ± 1461–????
Walraven II van Brederode 1462–1531, successor
Frans van Brederode 1465–± 1490
Yolande van Brederode ± 1467–????

Walraven II van Brederode was Lord of Brederode, Vianen, Ameide, Bailiff of Hagestein and Burgrave of Utrecht.

Frans van Brederode was a rebel in Holland against the rule of emperor Maximilian, father and regent of Duke Philip the Handsome of Burgundy.

External links

Biography the Nieuw Nederlandsch biografisch woordenboek. Part 10 (1937) (Dutch)

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References

↑ Reinout of Reinoud van Brederode in the NNBW

Johannes a Leydis, Opusculum de gestis regalium abbatum monasterii sancti Athalberti ordinis sancti Benedicti in Egmonda (written between 1477 and 1484).
Willem Procurator, (translated by M. Gumbert-Hepp; J.P. Gumbert (ed.), Kroniek. Hilversum, Publisher Verloren, 2001.
Nederlandsche leeuw 1960.

Johannes a Leydis or Jan Gerbrandszoon van Leiden was a Dutch chronicler from the 15th century. A Leydis died in 1504.

Preceded by Walraven I van Brederode	Lord of Brederode 1417–1473	Succeeded by Walraven II van Brederode

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