Reinoud II van Brederode (Santpoort, 1415 - Vianen, 16 October 1473) was lord of Vianen, Ameide, Lexmond, Hei- en Boeicop, Meerkerk

Meerkerk

Meerkerk is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Zederik, and lies about 9 km north of Gorinchem.In 2001, the town of Meerkerk had 2281 inhabitants...

, Tienhoven

Tienhoven

Tienhoven is the name of several villages in the Netherlands:*Tienhoven , in the province of Utrecht*Tienhoven , in the province of Utrecht*Tienhoven *Tienhoven...

 and Twaalfhoven.

Life

He was the son of Walraven I van Brederode

Walraven I van Brederode

Walraven I van Brederode was Burgrave of Stavoren from 1400 to 1401, lord of Brederode from 1402 to 1417, and Stadtholder of Holland from 1416 to 1417.-Life:...

 and Johanna van Vianen. His uncle William van Brederode

William van Brederode (admiral)

Willem van Brederode was an admiral-captain and an important partisan of the Hook faction during the Hook and Cod wars.He was the son of Reinoud I van Brederode and Jolanda van Gennep van der Eem. William was knighted in 1402 by William VI, count of Holland...

 ruled as regent during his minority until 1438, when Reinoud was officially named lord. In 1445 he was made a knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece

Order of the Golden Fleece

The Order of the Golden Fleece is an order of chivalry founded in Bruges by Philip III, Duke of Burgundy in 1430, to celebrate his marriage to the Portuguese princess Infanta Isabella of Portugal, daughter of King John I of Portugal. It evolved as one of the most prestigious orders in Europe...

 and was also appointed burgrave of Utrecht. Reinoud came to his brother Gijsbrecht van Brederode

Gijsbrecht van Brederode

Gijsbrecht van Brederode was bishop-elect of Utrecht from 1455 to 1456.Gijsbrecht van Brederode was a son of Walraven I van Brederode and the brother of Reinoud II van Brederode. He was provost in Utrecht and as leader of the Hook faction, led the resistance against Rudolf van Diepholt...

's aid in the bishop's dispute with David of Burgundy

David of Burgundy

David of Burgundy was a bishop of Utrecht. The illegitimate son of Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, he was made bishop of Utrecht by his father from 1456 to 1496 in an attempt to enforce more centralised Burgundian control over the Netherlands. He also served as bishop of Thérouanne from 1451 to...

, who however managed to capture Reinoud in 1470, and had him tortured. Charles the Bold set him free, but the captivity and torture had taken its toll on Reinoud, who would never be the same.

Family

Reinoud married with Elisabeth, or Lijsbeth Willems in 1440. He had many children with Elisabeth, but the marriage was not recognised and the children were given bastard status. Around 1458, Reinoud married Yolanda de Lalaing, a daughter of William de Lalaing.

Reinoud had the following children with Elisabeth, his first wife:

• Walraven van Brederode ± 1440-????
• Reinier van Brederode ± 1444-± 1481
• Hendrik van Brederode ± 1447-????
• Johan van Brederode ± 1450-????
• Johan van Brederode ± 1452-????
• Johanna van Brederode ± 1455-????
• Joost van Brederode ± 1457-????

Reinoud had the following children with Yolanda, his second wife:

• Josina van Brederode ± 1458-????
• Johanna van Brederode ± 1459-????
• Walravina van Brederode ± 1460-± 1500
• Anna van Brederode ± 1461-????
• Walraven II van Brederode
  Walraven II van Brederode
  Walraven II van Brederode was Lord of Brederode, Vianen, Ameide, Bailiff of Hagestein and Burgrave of Utrecht.-Life:...
  
    1462-1531, successor
• Frans van Brederode
  Frans van Brederode
  Frans van Brederode was a rebel in Holland against the rule of king Maximilian of Germany, father and regent of Duke Philip the Handsome of Burgundy. Duke Philip was Count of Holland - Brederode belonged to the Hook faction in Holland, which didn't acknowledge Maximilian...
  
  1465-± 1490.
• Yolande van Brederode ± 1467-????

External links

• Biography the Nieuw Nederlandsch biografisch woordenboek. Part 10 (1937) (Dutch)