Dirk I van Brederode
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Dirk van Teylingen, lord of Brederode (Latin: Theodericus de Theylingen) (ca. 1180–1236) was lord of Brederode
and landdrost
of the counts of Holland
.
; the territory of Brederode, however, had already been in the possession of his father, who came from the Van Teylingen family, making it possible to consider william to be the first lord of Brederode.
In 1226 Dirk was appointed drost
at the court of the count of Holland. He served under Floris IV of Holland and William I of Holland. During the absence of the count, he was the highest official in the county.
After Dirk's death, his wife Aleid van Heusden married Herbaren II van der Lede
Brederode
Brederode may refer to:* Dutch ship Brederode, flagship of the Dutch fleet in the First Anglo-Dutch War* Castle Brederode, a ruined castle near Haarlem, in Santpoort-Zuid...
and landdrost
Drost
Seneschal of the Realm, Riksdrots , Rigsdrost , or Valtakunnandrotsi is a Danish and Swedish name of a supreme state official, with at least a connotation to administration of judiciary, who in medieval Scandinavia was often a leader in the government.The word drots/drost...
of the counts of Holland
Count of Holland
The Counts of Holland ruled over the County of Holland in the Low Countries between the 10th and the 16th century.-House of Holland:The first count of Holland, Dirk I, was the son or foster-son of Gerolf, Count in Frisia...
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Life
He was the son of William van Teylingen. Two mothers are linked to him; Mary of Castricum and Agnes of Bentheim. Dirk is seen by historians as the founder of the House of BrederodeVan Brederode
The 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:...
; the territory of Brederode, however, had already been in the possession of his father, who came from the Van Teylingen family, making it possible to consider william to be the first lord of Brederode.
In 1226 Dirk was appointed drost
Drost
Seneschal of the Realm, Riksdrots , Rigsdrost , or Valtakunnandrotsi is a Danish and Swedish name of a supreme state official, with at least a connotation to administration of judiciary, who in medieval Scandinavia was often a leader in the government.The word drots/drost...
at the court of the count of Holland. He served under Floris IV of Holland and William I of Holland. During the absence of the count, he was the highest official in the county.
Family and children
Dirk married Aleid Averadis van Heusden around 1215; they had at least six children:- William, 2nd lord of BrederodeWilliam I van BrederodeWillem 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...
(1226–1285), Dirk's successor - Dirk of Brederode (1228–1279), knighted around 1255
- Floris of Brederode (1230 – after 1306), lord of Doortoge
- Aleidis of Brederode (1232 – ca. 1262)
- Catharina of Brederode (born 1234, date of death unknown)
- Agnies of Brederode (ca. 1245 – ca. 1280)
After Dirk's death, his wife Aleid van Heusden married Herbaren II van der Lede