Van Renesse
(de) Renesse | |
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noble family | |
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Titles | Lords of Gaesbeecq Lords of Elderen Counts of Warfusée Viscounts of Montignies |
Estate(s) | Renesse Castle Castle of Warfusée |
Cadet branches | Renesse-Warfusée(+) Renesse-Breidbach (+) |
Van Renesse is an old Dutch aristocratic family that stems from the town of Renesse in Zeeland. The current Belgian branch resides in 's Herenelderen Castle since 1540.[1]
History[]
The eldest ancestor of this family was Jan van Renesse who is mentioned in a charter as a minor in 1318. The Dutch branch ended in 1855, the Belgian noble branch van Renesse van Elderen survived until modern times.
Heraldry[]
The Renesse coat of arms is depicted in the medieval Gelre Armorial (folio 84r).[2]
Members[]
- John III, Lord of Renesse
- Camille of Renesse-Breidbach (1836-1904), Belgian writer and entrepreneur.
Lords of Warfusée[]
- Jean VIII of Renesse, Lord of Warfusée (1505-1549);
married to Isabelle of Nassau; daughter of Henry III of Nassau-Breda.[3]- René de Renesse, 1st Count of Warfusée,
- Alexander de Renesse, Count of warfusée, Lord of Gaesbeecq.
- Florence-Marguerite de Renesse-Warfusée
- René de Renesse, 1st Count of Warfusée,
- Frederik I of Renesse, born 1470 : Lord of Oostmalle;
Married Anne of Halmale, Lady of Elderen and Warfusée. - Frederik II of Renesse, Lord of Elderen
- René III of Renesse, lord of Elderen; married to Catherin d'Arkel.
- Claire de Renesse: married to Philippe II of Hornes, Lord of Bassignies : Imperial Lord Chamberlain.
Sources[]
- Nederland's Adelsboek, 2004–2005, p. 153-165.
- Oscar COOMANS DE BRACHÈNE, État présent de la noblesse belge, Annuaire 1997, Brussel, 1997.
- Jean-François HOUTART, Anciennes familles de Belgique. Bruxelles, Office généalogique et héraldique de Belgique, 2008, p. 52.
- Notes
References[]
- ^ Etat présent de la noblesse belge / 2009 p 352
- ^ [1]|Gelre Armorial folio 84r.
- ^ Corneille Stroobant, Notice historique et généalogique sur les seigneurs de Tyberchamps (1851)
Categories:
- Counts of Renesse
- Renesse
- People from Schouwen-Duiveland
- Belgian noble families
- Netherlands stubs
- Surname stubs