Ritske Jelmera
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Ritske Jelmera was a Frisian chieftain born in 1383 in Ternaard
, Friesland
who ruled the island of Ameland
. He died in 1450 (testated January 17, 1450).
His stins
(stone house) stood near Ballum. His descendants through his great grandson Pieter went by the family name of Cammingha
.
Ternaard
Ternaard is a village in the municipality Dongeradeel located in the northeast of the province of Friesland between Dokkum and the Wadden Sea.| - History :...
, 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...
who ruled the island of Ameland
Ameland
Ameland is a municipality and one of the West Frisian Islands off the north coast of the Netherlands. It consists mostly of sand dunes. It is the third major island of the West Frisians. It neighbours islands Terschelling to the West and Schiermonnikoog to the East...
. He died in 1450 (testated January 17, 1450).
His stins
Stins
A stins is a former stronghold or villa in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. Many stinsen carry the name "state."...
(stone house) stood near Ballum. His descendants through his great grandson Pieter went by the family name of Cammingha
Cammingha
Van Cammingha is an old Dutch noble family from the Dutch province of Friesland. Different scions of the family lives on the family estate Wiarda in Goutum near the city of Leeuwarden. The family have played an important role in the Dutch history since the early 17th century...
.
Sources and references
- Burmania, Upcke van, Frisicae nobilitatis genealogia, Rijksarchief Friesland, Leeuwarden, Van Eysinga-Vegelin van Claerbergen Family Archive, inventory no. 1323b.
- Verhoeven, G., J.A. Mol, and H. Bremer, Friese Testamenten tot 1550, Leeuwarden: Fryske Akademy, 1994.