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John III, Lord of Polanen ( – 3 November 1378 in Breda) was Lord of Polanen, Lord of De Lek and Lord of Breda. == Life == He was a son of John I, Lord of Polanen and Catherine of Brederode. He succeeded his father in 1342 and also took over his father's position as councillor of the Count of Holland and Zeeland. In the automn of 1343, he accompanied Count William IV on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. He also participated in a crusade against the Prussians, but not in the campaign against the West Frisians, so that he was not present when William IV was killed during the disastrous Battle of Warns. In 1350, John II and his uncle William of Duivenvoorde travelled to Hainaut to pay homage to Countess Margaret II. In this way, they supporte the Hook faction in the Hook and Cod wars. In 1339, John purchased the Lordship of Breda and built Breda Castle, together with his father. Somewhere between 1347 and 1350, John was appointed Burgrave of Geertruidenberg. In 1350, he purchased the Land of Breda for florins from John III, Duke of Brabant. He also acquired high justice over Breda. During the Hook and Cod wars, he lost his castle in Polanen and the Lordship of De Lek. In 1358, he was compensation with other fiefs and possessions. In this period, he concentrated his efforts on extending his holdings in the Breda area. John II was captured during the Battle of Baesweiler in 1371. He was released several months later, after his relatives had paid a ransom. In 1375, he was appointed stadtholder of the Great Holme. John II died in 1378 and was buried in the Church of Our Lady in Breda. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John II, Lord of Polanen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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