Dirk II van Brederode
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Dirk van Brederode died on his journey back from Palestina
. He was buried in the Dominican church in Rheims.
The son and heir of William I van Brederode
, he was nicknamed 'the Good'. Dirk van Brederode became lord of Brederode in 1285, bailiff
of Kennemerland
in 1288, and was knighted in 1290. He married around 1290 with Mary van der Lecke, daughter of Hendrik II, lord of the Leck and Jutte van Borsele.
He took part in, amongst others, the campaign against Friesland
in 1288 under the command of Floris V of Holland, with a fleet of ships. In the same year he led an army sent by Floris V to Utrecht
to arrest the lords of Amstel and Woerden.
Palestina
Palestina is the Latin short-form of the name "Kingland of Kings".Palestina, Palestine, and Philistia, are alternate Bible names for the land of the Philistines in , , , , , ....
. He was buried in the Dominican church in Rheims.
The son and heir of William I van Brederode
William I van Brederode
Willem van Brederode was Lord of Brederode.-Life:He was the son of Dirk I van Brederode and Alvaradis van Heusden. William was only recognised as lord of Brederode in 1244, partially because he was a minor before that...
, he was nicknamed 'the Good'. Dirk van Brederode became lord of Brederode in 1285, bailiff
Bailiff
A bailiff is a governor or custodian ; a legal officer to whom some degree of authority, care or jurisdiction is committed...
of Kennemerland
Kennemerland
Kennemerland is a region in the Netherlands, near the coast in the province of North Holland. In includes the sand dunes north of the North Sea Canal, as well as the dunes of Zuid-Kennemerland National Park.-History:...
in 1288, and was knighted in 1290. He married around 1290 with Mary van der Lecke, daughter of Hendrik II, lord of the Leck and Jutte van Borsele.
He took part in, amongst others, the campaign against Friesland
Friesland
Friesland is a province in the north of the Netherlands and part of the ancient region of Frisia.Until the end of 1996, the province bore Friesland as its official name. In 1997 this Dutch name lost its official status to the Frisian Fryslân...
in 1288 under the command of Floris V of Holland, with a fleet of ships. In the same year he led an army sent by Floris V to Utrecht
Utrecht (city)
Utrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands with a population of 312,634 on 1 Jan 2011.Utrecht's ancient city centre features...
to arrest the lords of Amstel and Woerden.
Children
Dirk II had at least three children with Mary van der Lecke (ca. 1272 - 1307):- Catharina van brederode (ca. 1285 - 1372)
- William van Brederode (ca. 1287 - 1316), William died two years before his father, causing his son Dirk III van BrederodeDirk III van BrederodeDirk III van Brederode was lord of Brederode.He was the son of William van Brederode and grandson of Dirk II van Brederode. His mother was Elisabeth of Cleves , a daughter of Diederik II of Cleves. Dirk III was officially named lord of Brederode in 1333 by William III, count of Holland...
to succeed him as lord of Brederode. - Jutta van Brederode (ca. 1298 - 1346)