Free and high fief of Zuid-Polsbroek

The Free or High Lordship of Zuid-Polsbroek (Dutch: "vrije of hoge heerlijkheid") was a type of local jurisdiction with many rights. It's now part of Polsbroek in the Dutch province of Utrecht.

Free or high Lordship of Zuid-Polsbroek
Hoge of vrije heerlijkheid Zuid-Polsbroek(nl)
late 10th century–1923
Coat of arms of Zuid-Polsbroek
Coat of arms
StatusVassal of Dutch Republic
CapitalPolsbroek (Zuid-Polsbroek)
GovernmentAllod
Lords 
Historical eraMiddle Ages
• Lordship founded
early 13th century
• Allod / Fiefdom of Holland
late 10th century
• it was not sure if Polsbroek belong to the States of Holland or Utrecht
since the late middleages
• to Utrecht
1819
• Disestablished
1923

History

Zuid-Polsbroek, or Polsbroek, was an allodium[1] and a free or high heerlijkheid,[2] a type of local jurisdiction with many rights. Since 1155 the lords of Polsbroek are able to speak the high (blood court) [3] middle and low justice over their territory. Zuid-Polsbroek was a half-independent (semi-sovereign) entity of the provinces Holland or Utrecht, like the larger Barony of IJsselstein to the east. During the late middle ages it became unsure if Zuid-Polsbroek originally belonged to the States of Holland or to the province (unie) of Utrecht.[1] Polsbroek paid their duties to the States of Holland.[4] When the French introduced the municipal system in the Netherlands in 1807, the rights of the heerlijkheid were largely abolished, although the heerlijkheid itself existed until the early 20th century.

The fief of (Zuid-)Polsbroek was first ruled by the Lords of Arkel since the late 10th century.[1] In later years Polsbroek was ruled by the lords of Woerden van Vliet (until 1423),[5] Viscounts of Montfoort (1423-1481/82),[1] Lords of Bergen from the House of Glymes (1481/82 until 1566),[6][7] the House of Ligne (from 1566 to 1568) and their following House of Arenberg-Ligne (from 1568 to 1610).[2] Since 1610 the heerlijkheid was a possession of the regentenfamily De Graeff[8] from Amsterdam. When the French introduced the municipal system in the Netherlands in 1795, the rights of the heerlijkheid were largely abolished, although the heerlijkheid itself existed until the early 20th century.

Capacity

Zuid-Polsbroek was not a very big or important one of the Free or High Lordships of Holland or Utrecht. In 1555, Polsbroek had brought Jean de Ligne an annual income of 954 guilders, made up of rental income (63%), taxes (17%) and manorial rights such as hunting and fishing rights (20%).[9] As for the extent of the property, he was recorded in the books in Jacob Dircksz de Graeff's ownership in 1623 with 692 acres of land and 56 houses.[10]

Lords of (Zuid-)Polsbroek
Charles de Ligne, 2nd Prince of Arenberg
  1. Drs. J. L. van der Gouw: De definitieve vorm van het graafschap/holland/ (1300-1795) dutch
  2. "Heren van Holland": Zuid-Polsbroek Archived 2007-02-12 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Adriaan Kluit, Historia critica comitatus Hollandiae et Zeelandiae ab antiquissimis inde deducta temporibus, band II, part 1, Medioburgi: apud Petrum Gillissen et fil. et Isaac de Winter, 1780, p. 166-169 (Codex Diplomaticus, Nr. XXVIII), p. 168 .. cum omni iusticia ...Google books. New Publishing by Samuel Muller et al., Oorkondenboek van het sticht Utrecht tot 1301, band 1, Osthoek, Utrecht 1920, p. 371 (Nr. 410) Google books
  4. Hedendaagsche historie, of tegenwoordige staat van alle volkeren, band XVII, 7, Isaak Tirion, Amsterdam 1748, p. 568 Google books
  5. Archive from the "Heerlijkheid Zuid-Polsbroek", part 1 - Verwerving van de heerlijkheid en andere goederen dutch Archived 2010-03-18 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Marius Pieter van der Linden, De burggraven van Montfoort in de geschiedenis van het Sticht Utrecht en het Graafschap Holland (± 1260-1490), Van Gorcum, Haak & Pracke, Assen 1957, p. 164 Google books
  7. Inventaris van het archief van de Nassause Domeinraad: Raad en Rekenkamer te Breda, 1170-1580 (1582): Stukken betreffende rechten en goederen van Anna van Buren, 1166-1580: Nationaal Archief, Den Haag (c) 1955, p. 139 dutch
  8. Archive from the "Heerlijkheid Zuid-Polsbroek"; 2 Stukken betreffende verkoop en overdracht van de heerlijkheid Zuid-Polsbroek met toebehoren dutch
  9. Nierop: The nobility of Holland (1993), p 96, p 107
  10. Hedendaagsche historie, of tegenwoordige staat van alle volkeren, Bd. XVII, 7, Isaak Tirion, Amsterdam 1748, p 568 (books.google.com).
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