Van Hoensbroeck

Van Hoensbroeck
noble family
Country	Netherlands Germany
Founded	14th century
Founder	Nicolaes Hoen
Titles	marquess, baron

Van Hoensbroeck (in German: Hoensbroech) is an aristocratic family with medieval origins in the town of Hoensbroek near Heerlen in Limburg, Netherlands.

History[]

Nicolaes Hoen is the first known ancestor of the family; he was killed in the Battle of Baesweiler in 1371. During many centuries, the family owned and lived on Hoensbroek Castle, which can still be visited today. They played an important social and political role in the region.

In the Netherlands a comital cadet branch survives. In Germany, the family continues to thrive as Marquess & Marchioness and counts von und zu Hoensbroech.^[1]

Killed in action during the Second World War[]

Nine counts were killed in action (KIA) during the Second World War:

• Franz count and marquess von und zu Hoensbroech (1805–1874)
  • Wilhelm count and marquess von und zu Hoensbroech (1849–1922)
    • Franz-Lothar count von und zu Hoensbroech (1880–1948)
      • Karl count von und zu Hoensbroech (1911–1941), KIA
      • Josef count von und zu Hoensbroech (1916–1942), KIA
      • Eugen count von und zu Hoensbroech (1917–1941), KIA
      • Ferdinand count von und zu Hoensbroech (1918–1944), KIA
    • Ferdinand count von und zu Hoensbroech (1882–1959)
      • Ferdinand count von und zu Hoensbroech (1915–1943), KIA
      • Franz count von und zu Hoensbroech (1919–1943), KIA
    • Paulus count von und zu Hoensbroech (1887–1931)
      • Wolfgang count von und zu Hoensbroech (1920–1942), KIA
      • Degenhard count von und zu Hoensbroech (1922–1943), KIA
  • Klemens count von und zu Hoensbroech (1858–1914)
    • Franz-Lothar count von und zu Hoensbroech (1889–1951)
      • Jan-Wittich count von und zu Hoensbroech (1922–1944), KIA

Important members[]

• Cesar Constantijn Frans van Hoensbroeck (1724–1792), Prince-Bishop of Liège.

Gallery[]

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  Hoensbroek Castle

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  Kasteel Bleijenbeek

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  Schloss Türnich

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  Schloss Haag in Geldern

Literature[]

• Otto Hupp: Münchener Kalender 1930, Regensburg 1930 (in German).
• J. M. van de Venne et al.: Geschiedenis van Hoensbroek, Hoensbroek 1967 (in Dutch).
• Nederland's Adelsboek 85 (1995), p. 186-199.

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References[]

External links[]

• Von Hoensbroech family.