Family tree Smeets/Berendsen » Descendants of Willem van Horne van Merum

Generation 1

1.

Willem van Horne van Merum, was born about 1169. He got married with Margaretha (Marqueriete) van Altena, daughter of Boudewijn I heer van Altena en Brusthem and Margaretha Agnes van Bornum, van Gent, van Viggezelle. She was born about 1172 in Almkerk. Margaretha (Marqueriete) died about 1207 in Kasteel Horne, Cranendonck.

They had 2 children:

Willem died about 1197.

Generation 2

2.

Engelbert IV van Horne, son of Willem van Horne van Merum and Margaretha (Marqueriete) van Altena, was born on April 13, 1196 in Horn. He got married with Ermengard van Mierlo, daughter of Hendrik Roelof Gijsbert I Heer van Rode van Mierlo and Heilwig NN. She was born about 1210 in Kasteel Horne, Cranendonck. Ermengard died about 1264 in Kasteel Horne, Cranendonck. Engelbert IV died at the age of 68 on May 28, 1264 in Cranendonck and is buried in Kasteel Cranendonck.

3.

Willem I van Horne (Heer van Helmond), son of Willem van Horne van Merum and Margaretha (Marqueriete) van Altena, was born about March 12, 1197 in Horn, Limburg, Nederland. He got married about 1230 with Heilwigis (Heilwiga Edwige) van Wickrath (van Wickerode), daughter of Otto II van Wickerode and Alveradis van Maubach. She was born about 1205. Heilwigis (Heilwiga Edwige) died about November 16, 1253.

They had 2 children:

Willem I died about October 24, 1264 in Heeze.

Generation 3

4.

Margaretha Willem van Horne, daughter of Willem I van Horne (Heer van Helmond) and Heilwigis (Heilwiga Edwige) van Wickrath (van Wickerode), was born about 1230 in Horn, Limburg, Nederland. She got married with Wellen Hillen Wellen van den Bossche. Margaretha Willem died about 1304 in 's Hertogenbosch.

5.

Willem II van Horne (Heer van Altena, Heeze en Venloon), son of Willem I van Horne (Heer van Helmond) and Heilwigis (Heilwiga Edwige) van Wickrath (van Wickerode), was born about 1240 in Horn, Limburg, Nederland. He is heer van horn en altena, maar ook van heeze, venloon (loon op zand, en een deel van tilburg) by profession. He got married about 1270 with Agnes Margriet van Perwijs, van Leuven, daughter of Godfried van Perwijs (Perwes en Ruysbroeck) and Alix (Adelheid Aleijdis) van Berthout, van Grimberghe (van Leuve - Gaasbeek). She was born about 1240. Agnes Margriet died about 1292.

They had 1 child:

Willem II died before 1300 in Neer, Limburg, Nederland.

Generation 4

6.

Gerard I van Horne (Heer van Horne, Altena, Perweys, Herlaar en Heusden), son of Willem II van Horne (Heer van Altena, Heeze en Venloon) and Agnes Margriet van Perwijs, van Leuven, was born before 1265 in Horn. He got married (1) on September 11, 1302 with Johanna (Jehanne) van Leuven-Gaasbeek, daughter of Hendrik van Leuven (Herstal) and Isabella van Beveren. She was born about 1270 in Gaesbeek (B). Johanna (Jehanne) died September 1310 in Brussel (B).

They had 2 children:

He got married (2) about 1316 with Irmgard (Irmengardis) (Vrouwe) van Kleef en Heusden, daughter of Diederick (Dietrich) VIII von Kleve and Margaretha von Habsburg-Laufenburg. She was born about 1297 in Kleve (D). Irmgard (Irmengardis) died on March 29, 1352 in Weert.

They had 6 children:

Gerard I died on April 1, 1330 in Brussel.

Generation 5

7.

Margaretha van Horne, daughter of Gerard I van Horne (Heer van Horne, Altena, Perweys, Herlaar en Heusden) and Johanna (Jehanne) van Leuven-Gaasbeek, was born about 1302. Margaretha died and was buried.

8.

Willem IV van Horne, son of Gerard I van Horne (Heer van Horne, Altena, Perweys, Herlaar en Heusden) and Johanna (Jehanne) van Leuven-Gaasbeek, was born about 1303 in Horn. He got married (1) with Oda van Putten en Strijen, daughter of Nicolaas III van Putten and Aleida van Strijen. She was born about 1295 in Strijen. Oda died before 1336. He got married (2) about 1336 with Elisabeth von Kleve-Hülchrath, daughter of Dietrich (Diederik Dirk) Luf (Loef) III von Kleve-Hülchrath and Jolanda. She was born . Elisabeth died. Willem IV died on July 22, 1343.

9.

Dirk van Horne Perwijs, son of Gerard I van Horne (Heer van Horne, Altena, Perweys, Herlaar en Heusden) and Irmgard (Irmengardis) (Vrouwe) van Kleef en Heusden, was born about 1320 in Horn. He got married about 1350 with Catharina van Berthout.

They had 2 children:

Dirk died about 1380.

10.

Godert (Godevaart Godart Goedert Godefridus,Goijaert) van Horne, son of Gerard I van Horne (Heer van Horne, Altena, Perweys, Herlaar en Heusden) and Irmgard (Irmengardis) (Vrouwe) van Kleef en Heusden, was born about 1323. He is schepenen te swalmen voor hertog v. gelre and onroerend goedbezitter 't goed te melcrode by profession. He got married between 1340 and 1350 with Katelijne (Kateline) Vos, daughter of Wilhelm (Wille) Vos and Margriet. She was born . Katelijne (Kateline) died.

They had 3 children:

Godert (Godevaart Godart Goedert Godefridus,Goijaert) died about 1380 in Asselt, Swalmen.

11.

Everhard (Everaert Evert) van Hoembergen, (Smeeds van Oerschot), son of Gerard I van Horne (Heer van Horne, Altena, Perweys, Herlaar en Heusden) and Irmgard (Irmengardis) (Vrouwe) van Kleef en Heusden. Everhard (Everaert Evert) died.

12.

Jan van Horne, son of Gerard I van Horne (Heer van Horne, Altena, Perweys, Herlaar en Heusden) and Irmgard (Irmengardis) (Vrouwe) van Kleef en Heusden. Jan died.

13.

Otto van Horne, son of Gerard I van Horne (Heer van Horne, Altena, Perweys, Herlaar en Heusden) and Irmgard (Irmengardis) (Vrouwe) van Kleef en Heusden. Otto died.

14.

Gertrudis van Horne, daughter of Gerard I van Horne (Heer van Horne, Altena, Perweys, Herlaar en Heusden) and Irmgard (Irmengardis) (Vrouwe) van Kleef en Heusden. Gertrudis died.


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