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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.




History


Zuid-Polsbroek, or Polsbroek, was an allodium and a free or high heerlijkheid, a type of local jurisdiction with many rights. Since 1155 the lords of Polsbroek are able to speak the high (blood court) 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. Polsbroek paid their duties to the States of Holland. 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. In later years Polsbroek was ruled by the lords of Woerden van Vliet (until 1423), Viscounts of Montfoort (1423-1481/82), Lords of Bergen from the House of Glymes (1481/82 until 1566), the House of Ligne (from 1566 to 1568) and their following House of Arenberg-Ligne (from 1568 to 1610). Since 1610 the heerlijkheid was a possession of the regentenfamily De Graeff 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.




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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%). 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.




= Lords of (Zuid-)Polsbroek

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-1008 Foppe van Arkel
1008-1034 Johan I van Arkel
1034-1077 Johan II van Arkel
1077-1115/18 Johan III van Arkel
1115/18-1140 Folpert van Arkel van der Leede
1140-1200 Herbaren I van der Leede
1200-1207 Floris Herbaren van der Leede
1207-1212 Folpert II van der Leede
1212-1234 Herbaren II van der Leede van Arkel
1234-1255 Johan I van der Leede
1255-1284 Folpert und Pelgrim van der Leede
1284-1296 (?) Johan II van der Leede
(?) 1296-1299 Wolfert I van Borselen
-1314 Gerrit van Vliet
Gerard van Vliet
-1423 Jan van Woerdern van Vliet
1423-1448 Jan II van Montfoort
1448-1459 Hendrik IV van Montfoort
1459-1481/82 Jan III van Montfoort
1482 Michiel van Glymes van Bergen
1482-1509 Cornelis van Glymes van Bergen
1509-1533 Maximilian van Glymes van Bergen
1533-1566 Maria of Bergen
1566-1568 Louis de Ligne
1568 Jean de Ligne
1568-1610 Charles de Ligne
1610-1638 Jacob Dircksz de Graeff
1638-1664 Cornelis de Graeff
1664-1707 Pieter de Graeff
1707-1714 Johan de Graeff
1714-1752 Gerrit de Graeff I
1752-1754 Joan de Graeff
1754-1811 Gerrit de Graeff (II) van Zuid-Polsbroek
1811-1814 Gerrit de Graeff (III.) van Zuid-Polsbroek
1814-1870 Gerrit de Graeff (IV) van Zuid-Polsbroek
1870-1912 Dirk de Jongh




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