Tom Brok
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The tom Brok family were a powerful East Frisian line of chieftains
, originally from the Norderland
on the North Sea
coast of Germany. From the second half of the 14th century, the tom Broks tried to gain control of East Frisia
over the other chieftain families. The line of tom Brok died out in 1435.
East Frisian chieftains
The East Frisian chieftains assumed positions of power in East Frisia during the course of the 14th century, after the force of the old, egalitarian constitution from the time of Frisian Freedom had markedly waned.- Early history :...
, originally from the Norderland
Norderland
The Norderland was a historic territory, set on the northwestern edge of East Frisia immediately next to the Wadden Sea off North Germany, which embraced a wide area around the town of Norden...
on the North Sea
North Sea
In the southwest, beyond the Straits of Dover, the North Sea becomes the English Channel connecting to the Atlantic Ocean. In the east, it connects to the Baltic Sea via the Skagerrak and Kattegat, narrow straits that separate Denmark from Norway and Sweden respectively...
coast of Germany. From the second half of the 14th century, the tom Broks tried to gain control of East Frisia
East Frisia
East Frisia or Eastern Friesland is a coastal region in the northwest of the German federal state of Lower Saxony....
over the other chieftain families. The line of tom Brok died out in 1435.
Sources
- Coldewey, Dettmar, Heimatkundliche Daten. Wilhelmshaven 1960
- Houtrouw, Ostfriesland. Eine geschichtlich-ortskundige Wanderung gegen Ende der Fürstenzeit. Aurich 1889
- Wiarda, Ostfriesische Geschichte, 11 Bde., Aurich 1791–1819