Gijsbrecht van Brederode
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Gijsbrecht van Brederode (1416 - Breda
, 15 August 1475) was bishop-elect
of Utrecht from 1455 to 1456.
Gijsbrecht van Brederode was a son of Walraven I van Brederode
and the brother of Reinoud II van Brederode
. He was provost in Utrecht
and as leader of the Hook faction
, led the resistance against Rudolf van Diepholt
. On 7 april 1455 he was elected bishop by the chapters
, but Philip the Good put pressure on pope Calixtus III to appoint Philip's bastard son; David of Burgundy
. Philip violently quelled the resistance against this appointment and besieged Deventer
. In 1456 Gijsbrecht agreed to retract his claim to the bishopric in return for a large financial compensation. He remained, however, a thorn in the side of David, who imprisoned him together with his brother Reinoud in 1470.
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...
, 15 August 1475) was bishop-elect
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
of Utrecht from 1455 to 1456.
Gijsbrecht van Brederode was a son of Walraven I van Brederode
Walraven I van Brederode
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.-Life:...
and the brother of Reinoud II van Brederode
Reinoud II van Brederode
Reinoud II van Brederode was lord of Vianen, Ameide, Lexmond, Hei- en Boeicop, Meerkerk, Tienhoven and Twaalfhoven.-Life:...
. He was provost in 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...
and as leader of the Hook faction
Hook and Cod wars
The 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...
, led the resistance against Rudolf van Diepholt
Rudolf van Diepholt
Rudolf van Diepholt was a bishop of Utrecht from 1423 to 1455 and bishop of Osnabrück from 1454 to 1455.Rudolf van Diepholt was one of the most influential Prince-Bishops of Utrecht in the late Middle Ages...
. On 7 april 1455 he was elected bishop by the chapters
Chapter (religion)
Chapter designates certain corporate ecclesiastical bodies in the Roman Catholic, Anglican and Nordic Lutheran churches....
, but Philip the Good put pressure on pope Calixtus III to appoint Philip's bastard son; David of Burgundy
David of Burgundy
David of Burgundy was a bishop of Utrecht. The illegitimate son of Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, he was made bishop of Utrecht by his father from 1456 to 1496 in an attempt to enforce more centralised Burgundian control over the Netherlands. He also served as bishop of Thérouanne from 1451 to...
. Philip violently quelled the resistance against this appointment and besieged Deventer
Siege of Deventer (1456)
The Siege of Deventer was a siege of Deventer in 1456 during a struggle between Duke Philip the Good of Burgundy and the church, the nobility and cities of the Oversticht ....
. In 1456 Gijsbrecht agreed to retract his claim to the bishopric in return for a large financial compensation. He remained, however, a thorn in the side of David, who imprisoned him together with his brother Reinoud in 1470.