Reinoud I van Brederode (Santpoort, 1336–1390) was the 6th lord of Brederode

Van 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:...

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Life

He was a son of Dirk III van Brederode

Dirk III van Brederode

Dirk 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...

 and Beatrix van Heinsberg van Valkenberg. In 1358 Reinoud was appointed 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:...

 by Albert I, count of Holland

Albert I, Duke of Bavaria

Duke Albert I or Albrecht KG was a feudal ruler of the counties of Holland, Hainaut, and Zeeland in the Low Countries...

. In the same year an assassination attempt was made on him at Castricumerzand. On 11 November 1377 he succeeded his father as lord of Brederode. Reinoud supported Machteld of Guelders in her struggle for the county of Guelders

Guelders

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 from 1371 to 1379.

Family

Reinoud married in 1366 with Jolanda van Gennep van der Eem, a daughter of Jan II van Gennep. They had at least four children:

• Dirk or Diederik (1370–1415), who decided to enter a monastic life in 1390, upon which his titles went to his brothers. He spent his life in a carthusian monastery near Arnhem
  Arnhem
  Arnhem is a city and municipality, situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of Gelderland and located near the river Nederrijn as well as near the St. Jansbeek, which was the source of the city's development. Arnhem has 146,095 residents as one of the...
  
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• Jan I van Brederode
  Jan I van Brederode
  Jan van Brederode was lord of Brederode and during his life abbot and soldier.-Life:Jan was the son of Reinoud I van Brederode and Jolanda van Gennep. In 1390 he succeeded his father as the 7th lord of Brederode...
  
   (1370/72-1415), 7th lord of Brederode, married Johanna van Abcoude. They both entered a monastic life in 1402, causing his younger brother to inherit the title of van Brederode.
• 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:...
  
   (1370/73-1417), 8th lord of Brederode, succeeded his older brother when he entered a monastic life.
• William van Brederode
  William van Brederode (admiral)
  Willem van Brederode was an admiral-captain and an important partisan of the Hook faction during the Hook and Cod wars.He was the son of Reinoud I van Brederode and Jolanda van Gennep van der Eem. William was knighted in 1402 by William VI, count of Holland...
  
  , an admiral who offered his services mostly to 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...
  
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