Hendrik van den Bergh (count)
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Hendrik, count van den Bergh
(1573, Bremen
- 22 May 1638), lord of Stevensweert
, was a Dutch soldier in Spanish service during the Eighty Years' War and stadhouder of Spanish
Upper Guelders
.
and Maria of Nassau
, the oldest sister of William the Silent
. Like all his brothers, he served in the Spanish military. He fought at (among others) Jülich
, Breda, Grol
and in 1629 at 's-Hertogenbosch
, where prince Frederick Henry
could not prevent his entry. He distinguished himself so much under Ambrogio Spinola that, after the Twelve Years' Truce
, he was the second-highest commander in the army of Albert
and Isabella
.
He later led a noble party dissatisfied with Spanish involvement in the Southern Netherlands
. He negotiated with René van Renesse and Frederick Henry and, bribed, defected to the stadhouder's forces in 1632. During the Maas campaign he captured Roermond
and Venlo
for the States
, and during 1633 acted openly as a member of the States army.
. They had two children:
In 1629 Hendrik married Hiëronyma Catharina, countess of Spaur-Flavon (1600-1683), daughter of George Frederik van Spaur-Flavon. They had 3 children:
With another wife (name unknown) he had:
Land van den Bergh
The Land van den Bergh was a lordship in Achterhoek in the Netherlands and included 's-Heerenberg, Didam, Etten, Zeddam, Gendringen, Netterden and the Westervoort fiefdom. It was previously ruled over by the counts van Bergh....
(1573, Bremen
Bremen
The City Municipality of Bremen is a Hanseatic city in northwestern Germany. A commercial and industrial city with a major port on the river Weser, Bremen is part of the Bremen-Oldenburg metropolitan area . Bremen is the second most populous city in North Germany and tenth in Germany.Bremen is...
- 22 May 1638), lord of Stevensweert
Stevensweert
-Geography:Stevensweert is a village in the Dutch province Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Maasgouw. It lies on the right board of the river Meuse, which forms the limit with Belgium Kessenich. There was also a ferry to this village.-History:...
, was a Dutch soldier in Spanish service during the Eighty Years' War and stadhouder of Spanish
Spanish Empire
The Spanish Empire comprised territories and colonies administered directly by Spain in Europe, in America, Africa, Asia and Oceania. It originated during the Age of Exploration and was therefore one of the first global empires. At the time of Habsburgs, Spain reached the peak of its world power....
Upper Guelders
Upper Guelders
Upper Guelders or Spanish Guelders was one of the four quarters in the Imperial Duchy of Guelders. In the Dutch Revolt, it was the only quarter that did not secede from the Habsburg Monarchy to become part of the Seven United Netherlands, but remained under Spanish rule during the Eighty Years'...
.
Life
Hendrik was the seventh son of Willem IV van den BerghWillem IV van den Bergh
Willem IV, Count van den Bergh was Stadtholder of Guelders and Zutphen from 1581 until his arrest for suspected treason in 1583.-Biography:...
and Maria of Nassau
Maria of Nassau (1539-1599)
Maria , Countess of Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden and Dietz, was a Dutch noblewoman.-Life:...
, the oldest sister of William the Silent
William the Silent
William I, Prince of Orange , also widely known as William the Silent , or simply William of Orange , was the main leader of the Dutch revolt against the Spanish that set off the Eighty Years' War and resulted in the formal independence of the United Provinces in 1648. He was born in the House of...
. Like all his brothers, he served in the Spanish military. He fought at (among others) Jülich
Siege of Jülich
The Siege of Jülich was a siege that took place between September 5 1621 and February 3 1622, during the Palatinate campaign of the Thirty Years' War...
, Breda, Grol
Siege of Groenlo (1627)
The Siege of Grol in 1627 was a battle between the Army of the Dutch Republic commanded by Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange and the Spanish controlled fortified city of Grol , during the Eighty Years War in 1627. The Spanish army led by Hendrik van den Bergh came to relieve Grol, but it came too...
and in 1629 at 's-Hertogenbosch
Siege of 's-Hertogenbosch
The Siege of 's-Hertogenbosch was in 1629 an action of the Eighty Years' War in which a Dutch Republican army captured the city of 's-Hertogenbosch which had been loyal to the King of Spain since 1579 and thus part of the Spanish Netherlands.-Background:...
, where prince Frederick Henry
Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange
Frederick Henry, or Frederik Hendrik in Dutch , was the sovereign Prince of Orange and stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel from 1625 to 1647.-Early life:...
could not prevent his entry. He distinguished himself so much under Ambrogio Spinola that, after the Twelve Years' Truce
Twelve Years' Truce
The Twelve Years' Truce was the name given to the cessation of hostilities between the Habsburg rulers of Spain and the Southern Netherlands and the Dutch Republic as agreed in Antwerp on 9 April 1609. It was a watershed in the Eighty Years' War, marking the point from which the independence of the...
, he was the second-highest commander in the army of Albert
Albert VII, Archduke of Austria
Archduke Albert VII of Austria was, jointly with his wife, the Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia, sovereign of the Habsburg Netherlands between 1598 and 1621, ruling the Habsburg territories in the southern Low Countries and the north of modern France...
and Isabella
Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia of Spain
Isabella Clara Eugenia of Austria was sovereign of the Spanish Netherlands in the Low Countries and the north of modern France, together with her husband Albert. In some sources, she is referred to as Clara Isabella Eugenia...
.
He later led a noble party dissatisfied with Spanish involvement in the Southern Netherlands
Southern Netherlands
Southern Netherlands were a part of the Low Countries controlled by Spain , Austria and annexed by France...
. He negotiated with René van Renesse and Frederick Henry and, bribed, defected to the stadhouder's forces in 1632. During the Maas campaign he captured Roermond
Roermond
Roermond is a city, a municipality, and a diocese in the southeastern part of the Netherlands.The city of Roermond is a historically important town, on the lower Roer at the east bank of the Meuse river. It received city rights in 1231...
and Venlo
Venlo
Venlo is a municipality and a city in the southeastern Netherlands, next to the German border. It is situated in the province of Limburg.In 2001, the municipalities of Belfeld and Tegelen were merged into the municipality of Venlo. Tegelen was originally part of the Duchy of Jülich centuries ago,...
for the States
Dutch Republic
The Dutch Republic — officially known as the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands , the Republic of the United Netherlands, or the Republic of the Seven United Provinces — was a republic in Europe existing from 1581 to 1795, preceding the Batavian Republic and ultimately...
, and during 1633 acted openly as a member of the States army.
Marriages and issue
In 1612 Hendrik married Margaretha van Wittem van Beersel (1582-1627), daughter of Jan van Wittem and Maria Margaretha van MerodeHouse of Merode
The princely house of Merode is one of the most important houses of the Belgian nobility.The surname of the family and the name of the House is mostly written de Mérode in but was originally von Merode due to the German descent of the House...
. They had two children:
- Maria Elisabeth II van den Bergh (1613-1671), marchioness of Bergen op Zoom, married Eitel Frederik V van Hohenzollern-Hechingen
- Herman Oswald van den Bergh (1614-1622)
In 1629 Hendrik married Hiëronyma Catharina, countess of Spaur-Flavon (1600-1683), daughter of George Frederik van Spaur-Flavon. They had 3 children:
- Elisabeth Catharina van den Bergh (1632-1681), married Johan IV van Hohenrechberg-Aichen and then Hans van Rechberg
- Amalia Lucia van den Bergh (1633-1711), married Paul Jacob van Waldburg-Zeil
- Wilhelmina Juliana van den Bergh (1638-1714), married Bernhard van Sayn-WittgensteinSayn-WittgensteinSayn-Wittgenstein was a county of mediæval Germany, located in the Sauerland of eastern North Rhine-Westphalia. Sayn-Wittgenstein was created when Count Salentin of Sayn-Homburg married the heiress Countess Adelaide of Wittgenstein in 1345...
and then Charles Eugène de CroÿCharles Eugène de CroÿCharles Eugène de Croÿ was a field marshal and duke from the House of Croÿ.His father was Jacques Philippe de Croÿ-Roeulx , a descendant of Jean III of Croy-Roeulx, son of Antoine le Grand....
.
With another wife (name unknown) he had:
- Anna Maria Elisabeth van den Bergh (1600-1653), married Bernard Albrecht van Limburg-Bronkhorst
- Herman Frederik van den Bergh (1600-1669), married Josina van Löwenstein-WertheimLöwenstein-WertheimLöwenstein-Wertheim was a county of the Holy Roman Empire, part of the Franconian Circle. It was formed from the counties of Löwenstein and Wertheim ....
External links
- Hendrik [Huis Bergh]. In: Encarta Winkler Prins Online Encyclopedie (2007) Microsoft Corporation/Het Spectrum
- Müller, P. L. Bergh: Heinrich Graf von dem B. In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
- www.genealogieonline.nl