Van Amstel familyW
Van Amstel family

The Van Amstel family was an influential dynasty in the medieval Netherlands from the twelfth until the fourteenth century. The family developed the Amstelland and held the stewardship in the ecclesiastical districts in the northwest of the Nedersticht of Utrecht, first in the name of the bishop of Utrecht and later the count of Holland.

Beatrice of FalkenburgW
Beatrice of Falkenburg

Beatrice of Falkenburg, also referred to as Beatrix of Valkenburg, was the third spouse of Richard of Cornwall, and as such nominally queen of Germany. She was 15 years old when she married the 60-year-old English prince, who proved to be a very devoted husband. In spite of the difference in their ages, Beatrice survived him by only five years, dying in England aged 23.

Willem EggertW
Willem Eggert

Willem Eggert, was a Dutch politician, noble, banker and schepen of Amsterdam. He owned much land in Weesp, Monnickendam, Oosthuizen, Aalsmeer and Wognum.

Frank van BorsseleW
Frank van Borssele

Frank II of Borssele was a 15th-century Zeelandic nobleman.

Ygo Gales GalamaW
Ygo Gales Galama

Ygo Gales Galama was a 15th-century Frisian warlord and Galama-patriarch.

Gisbert VI of Bronckhorst-BorculoW
Gisbert VI of Bronckhorst-Borculo

Gisbert VI of Bronckhorst-Borculo was a Dutch nobleman. He was a son of William IV of Bronckhorst and Kunigunde of Moers. He was the ruling Lord of Bronckhorst from 1399 until his death, and the ruling Lord of Borculo from 1402 until his death. He was the sixth Lord of Bronckhorst name Gisbert, but only the second who also ruled Borculo, which is why some authors call him Gisbert II of Bronckhorst-Borculo.

Witte van HaemstedeW
Witte van Haemstede

Witte van Haemstede (1280/1282–1321) was a bastard son of Floris V, Count of Holland. His half-brother John I, Count of Holland, gave him the property of Haamstede, in Southern Holland. He married Agnes van der Sluys, sometime before 1307. Their descendants were the Lords of Haamstede.

Arnold, Lord of IJsselsteinW
Arnold, Lord of IJsselstein

Arnold, Lord of IJsselstein was the second Lord of IJsselstein and Stoutenburg and Schout of Amersfoort and the Eem Valley.

Mary of GueldersW
Mary of Guelders

Mary of Guelders was the queen of Scotland by marriage to King James II of Scotland. She ruled as regent of Scotland from 1460 to 1463.

Gerard van VelsenW
Gerard van Velsen

Gerard van Velzen was lord of Beverwijk, Noordwijk, and Velsen.