Princess-Abbess of Stift Thorn Margaretha van Brederode, IV

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In 1569 krijgt de abdis Margaretha van Brederode op de Probationstag (munt-beproef-dag) de toestemming Bossenhoven opnieuw te benoemen op voorwaarde dat zij zich aan de Rijks-verordeningen zal houden. Daar de abdis Van Bossenhoven niet vertrouwde benoemde ze naast deze Jan Heidenryckx als controlerend "waardijn" of als tweede muntmeester. Deze blijkt later Van Bossenhovens schoonzoon te zijn en evenmin betrouwbaar. Hiernaast een afbeelding van de voor- en achterzijde van een zgn. muntgewichtje. Deze gewichtjes dienden om het gewicht van een munt te controleren.

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In the 11th century coins were minted for the first time by an abbess of the monastery. These were small silver coins called denier or penny which are now very rare. In the 13th century, Thorn acquired city rights and even grew into an independent principality headed by a princess-abbess. She fell as a sovereign prince directly under the authority of the German emperor. However, the Thorn marker was always small in size and no coins were minted in the Middle Ages. However, an extensive coinage is made under Margaret of Brederode (abbess of 1557-1577). Gold and silver coins were minted by its mint masters according to the example of locally-used types, but mainly of foreign coins. These coins were of a not too good quality (bad weight and content) so there were regular problems with the German government about the right of the coin. Thorn was summoned for the "combmergericht" several times, after which Margaretha van Brederode finally fired her mint master in 1563, who then moved to Gronsveld. From 1569 to 1570 coins were minted for the last time in the name of Margaretha van Brederode. As a mint master, however, Peter Bossenhoven was appointed again under the supervision of Johan Heydenricx as a value. However, he was the son-in-law of Peter Bossenhoven and was just as unreliable as his father-in-law.

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1531-1577: Margaretha of Brederode, she had to appear in Speyer in 1561 before the district court court in violation of the Ordinary Ordinance of 1559. In 1563 she was again defeated. Her coins had too low silver and gold content. In order to get her coin right back, she paid personally the Turkish tax due due to the emperor. She did not recount this tax on the subjects. The Thorn coins were formally prohibited in the HRR. She had a bad deal with the guardian of Thorn, the Count of Horn Filips of Montmorency. She acted against him in 1560 and in 1563 in connection with the jurisdiction in the area of Thorn

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Batestein Castle was built in the 14th century by Gijsbrecht van Beusichem, Lord of Vianen. It was built in a corner of the town of Vianen, within the city walls. The large square keep was built around 1370 from the ransom received for the French Count de Saint-Pol who had been held hostage at Batestein Castle. The keep was named St. Pol as a result. This name later changed to Simpel Tower. In 1414 the castle passed to Walraven I van Brederode through marriage. Under Hendrick van Brederode (1531-1568) Batestein Castle experienced its golden age, even coins were minted at the castle. In 1566 the Beggars gathered in Batestein Castle and drew up a political document that was later handed over to Margaretha of Parma, governess of the Netherlands. In 1567 the town and castle were taken by the Spanish army.

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    Margaretha van Brederode was born in 1514 at Castle Batestein, Vianen, The Netherlands.1 She was the daughter of Walraven II Heer van Brederode 2nd Vrijheer van Vianen en Ameide, Burggraaf van Utrecht and Anna van Neuenahr.1 She died on 2 January 1577 at Thorn, The Netherlands.1

    She was Princess-Abbess of Stift Thorn between 1531 and 1577

New Netherlands Biographical Dictionary (NNBW)

BREDERODE (Margaret of), abbess Thorn, died. there Jan. 2 1577, daughter of Il Walraven van Brederode, lord of Brederode, Vianen and Ameide, Viscount of Utrecht etc., and of his second wife Anna of Neuenar (d. 1535). It was June 27, 1531 by a majority vote to Abbess of Thorn chosen by way of postulation. This method of selection took place, because after the death of the abbess Eve of Isenburg was no "kannunikes" to Thorn, who had the kanonieken age, and Margaret herself, not yet 17 years old, was not eligible in accordance with canon law, so that the Pope had to bestow her dispensation, which 7 Aug. of that year to pass, but they first had a half years as commandataire abbess with an income of 125 marks silver to be content, then the provost of St. Salvator in Utrecht, the Dean of St. Paul and the "Official" of Liege her in the fixed possession would enable the abbey, which is 18 May 1532 took place.

Her choice was a process with Anna Countess of Isenborg (who had gained three votes in the selection), which was abolished by letters dated 4 May 1534 by the Curia in Rome. She seems rebuilt in 1535 some houses for the canons to have and it is the first abbess, after Gerberga, of whom one knows for sure that she has let capitalize. See: Habets and A.J.A. Flament, the Archives of the Chapter of Regal Empire Abbey Thorn (The Hague, 1891-99) I lxxvii-lxxx; II, xxviii, lxxviii, 21, 295.

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Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch Woordenboek (NNBW):

BREDERODE (Margaretha van), abdis te Thorn, overl. aldaar 2 Jan. 1577, dochter van Walraven Il van Brederode, heer van Brederode, van Vianen en Ameide, burggraaf van Utrecht enz., en van diens tweede vrouw Anna van Neuenar (overl. 1535).
Zij werd 27 Juni 1531 bij meerderheid van stemmen tot abdis van Thorn gekozen bij wijze van postulatie. Deze wijze van keuze had plaats, omdat zich na het overlijden der abdis Eva van Isenburg geene kanunnikes te Thorn bevond, die den kanonieken leeftijd had, en Margaretha zelf, nog geen 17 jaren oud, was niet verkiesbaar volgens het kerkelijk recht, zoodat de Paus haar dispensatie moest verleenen, hetwelk 7 Aug. van dat jaar geschiedde, maar zij moest eerst een half jaar als commandataire abdis met een inkomen van 125 mark zilver zich vergenoegen, waarna de proost van St. Salvator te Utrecht, de deken van St. Paulus en de officiaal van Luik haar in het vast bezit van de abdij zouden stellen, wat 18 Mei 1532 is geschied.

Over haar keuze ontstond een proces met Anna gravin van Isenborg (die bij de keuze drie stemmen had verworven), waaraan een einde werd gemaakt bij brieven van 4 Mei 1534 door de curie van Rome. Zij schijnt in 1535 eenige huizen voor de kanunnikessen verbouwd te hebben en zij is de eerste abdis, na Gerberga, van wie men zeker weet, dat zij munt heeft laten slaan.

Zie: Habets en A.J.A. Flament, de Archieven van het kapittel der Vorstelijke Rijksabdij Thorn (den Haag 1891-99) I, lxxvii-lxxx; II, xxviii, lxxviii, 21, 295.

zie ook: https://www.geldersarchief.nl/bronnen/archieven/?mivast=37&mizig=23...
https://books.google.nl/books?id=ih6cJEPvNtUC&pg=PA234&lpg=PA234&dq...
http://www.bossche-encyclopedie.nl/panden/hinthamerstraat%20(huis%2...