Van Renesse

(de) Renesse
(de) Renesse
noble family
Country	Spanish Netherlands Austrian Netherlands
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
    - Philippe François de Berghes, 1st Prince of Grimberghen
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)

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[1] Etat présent de la noblesse belge / 2009 p 352

[2] [1]|Gelre Armorial folio 84r.

[3] Corneille Stroobant, Notice historique et généalogique sur les seigneurs de Tyberchamps (1851)

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