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
. In 1559 the lordship was elevated to the rank of margraviate. The title was only a nominal one until 1795 when it was abolished.
Bergen op Zoom
Bergen op Zoom is a municipality and a city located in the south of the Netherlands.-History:Bergen op Zoom was granted city status probably in 1266. In 1287 the city and its surroundings became a lordship as it was separated from the lordship of Breda. The lordship was elevated to a margraviate...
. Bergen op Zoom became separated from the lordship of Breda
Breda
Breda is a municipality and a city in the southern part of the Netherlands. The name Breda derived from brede Aa and refers to the confluence of the rivers Mark and Aa. As a fortified city, the city was of strategic military and political significance...
in 1287 under the nominal overlordship of the duchy of Brabant
Duchy of Brabant
The Duchy of Brabant was a historical region in the Low Countries. Its territory consisted essentially of the three modern-day Belgian provinces of Flemish Brabant, Walloon Brabant and Antwerp, the Brussels-Capital Region and most of the present-day Dutch province of North Brabant.The Flag of...
. In 1559 the lordship was elevated to the rank of margraviate. The title was only a nominal one until 1795 when it was abolished.
House Wezemaal
- Gerard 1287-1309
- Arnold 1309-1313
- Mathilde 1313-1340
House Boutershem
- Hendrik I 1351-1371
- Hendrik II 1371-1419
- Hendrik III 1419
House Glymes
- Jan I 1419-1427
- Jan II "Met den Lippen" (big lips) 1427-1494
- Jan IIIJohn III of Bergen op ZoomJohn III of Bergen op Zoom or John III of Glymes was a noble from the Low Countries.He was the son of John II of Glymes and Margaret of Rouveroy and succeeded his father as Lord of Bergen op Zoom. In 1494 he purchased the Croy Castle.As his father, John III was an important political figure of his...
1494-1532 - Anton 1532-1541
House of La Tour d'Auvergne
- Francois Egon de La Tour d'Auvergne 1698-1708
- Maria Henriette de La Tour d'AuvergneMaria Henriette de La Tour d'AuvergneMaria Henriette de La Tour d'Auvergne was a noblewoman born into the House of La Tour d'Auvergne. She was the Margravine of Bergen op Zoom in her own right from 1710 at the death of her father...
1708-1728