Reinoud III van Brederode


Reinoud III van Brederode, lord of Brederode and Vianen, burgrave of Utrecht, master of the woods and master of the hunt of Holland, member of the Council of State.
Reinoud III was the father of Hendrik van Brederode. He was also member of the privy council and chamberlain to Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor. From 1531 on he resided in Castle Batenstein
He was the son of Walraven II van Brederode and Margaretha van Borselen.
As a knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece, he ruled the free lordship of Vianen and Ameide as if these were independent from the county of Holland. He had control over the judiciary and the coinage, which were prerogatives of the count of Holland, and which brought him into conflict with the count, who was worried that Reinoud might make claims to the county. For this he was sentenced to death, but the sentence was later reversed by Charles V.
In 1556 Reinoud died, and was interred in the family grave in the present day reformed church in Vianen. His wife Philippote van der Marck was also buried there in 1537.

Offspring

Reinoud married in 1521 Philippote von der Marck, daughter Robert II van der Marck. They had the following children:
  • Helena ; married Thomas Perrenot de Granvelle, son of Nicolas Perrenot de Granvelle
  • Hendrik, Lord of Brederode, Vianen and Ameide
  • Antonia Penelope ; married I count Hendrik von Isenburg ; married II Cornelis van Gistel
  • Franciska
  • Johanna married Joost van Bronckhorst
  • Lodewijk
  • Margaretha ; married count Peter Ernst van Mansfeld-Friedeburg
  • Filips
  • Reinoud
  • Robert
In addition he had several illegitimate children:
  • Anna; married Gijsbert van Schoten
  • Artus ; married Anna van der Laan
  • Frans ; married Hendrika de Wilde
  • Lancelot
  • Lucretia ; married Jan van Haeften, Lord of Gameren
  • Margaretha ; married Roelof Grauwert, Lord Weerdestein
  • Sandrina ; married I Albert van Presikhoven; married II Maximiliaan Wtter Leminge; married III Maximiliaan Tordesillas; married IV Maximiliaan Lignaro
  • Filips ; married I Albert van Egmond-Merenstein ; married II Amelis Utenengh
  • Reinoud, Lord of Bolswaard; married Josina van Arkel van Asperen