Brederode
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Brederode may refer to:
- Dutch ship BrederodeDutch ship BrederodeBrederode was a ship of the line of the navy of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, and the flagship of the Dutch fleet in the First Anglo-Dutch War. Throughout her career, she carried from 53-59 guns...
, flagship of the Dutch fleet in the First Anglo-Dutch WarFirst Anglo-Dutch WarThe First Anglo–Dutch War was the first of the four Anglo–Dutch Wars. It was fought entirely at sea between the navies of the Commonwealth of England and the United Provinces of the Netherlands. Caused by disputes over trade, the war began with English attacks on Dutch merchant shipping, but... - Castle BrederodeCastle BrederodeCastle Brederode, also called the Ruïns of Brederode, is located near Santpoort-Zuid.The castle was founded in the second half of the 13th century by William I van Brederode . William was a descendant of the lords van Teylingen, who were related to the counts of Holland...
, a ruined castle near HaarlemHaarlemHaarlem is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of North Holland, the northern half of Holland, which at one time was the most powerful of the seven provinces of the Dutch Republic...
, in Santpoort-Zuid - Frans van BrederodeFrans van BrederodeFrans van Brederode was a rebel in Holland against the rule of king Maximilian of Germany, father and regent of Duke Philip the Handsome of Burgundy. Duke Philip was Count of Holland - Brederode belonged to the Hook faction in Holland, which didn't acknowledge Maximilian...
(1465-1490), who conquered RotterdamRotterdamRotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...
in 1488 during the Hook and Cod warsHook and Cod warsThe Hook and Cod wars comprise a series of wars and battles in the County of Holland between 1350 and 1490. Most of these wars were fought over the title of count of Holland, but some have argued that the underlying reason was because of the power struggle of the bourgeois in the cities against... - Henry, Count of BréderodeHenry, Count of BréderodeHenry , Lord of Bréderode was born at Brussels. He was a member of the dutch noble family Van Brederode and an important member during the Eighty years war...
(1531-1568), who was an early leader of Les Gueux - Gerbrand Adriaensz BrederoGerbrand Adriaensz BrederoGerbrand Adriaensz Bredero was a Dutch poet and playwright in the period known as the Dutch Golden Age.-Life:...
(1585-1618), Dutch poet whose name is sometimes misspelled Brederode - Brederode (company), a Belgian investment company.
- van BrederodeVan BrederodeThe lords of van Brederode were a noble family from Holland that played an important role during the Middle Ages. The earliest documented members appear in the 13th century in the region of Santpoort, at Castle Brederode.-History:...
, a Dutch noble family.