The Land of Altena (Dutch: Land van Altena) is a historical region and former fiefdom of the Lords of Altena, historically part of the County of Holland...
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The Land of Heusden and Altena (Dutch: Land van Heusden en Altena) is a region located in the Dutch province of North Brabant. In 1904 it consisted of...
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in the western part of Altena. The municipality of Altena is nearly identical to the region of the Land van Heusden en Altena. Only the De Biesbosch area...
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back to the Land van Altena, now in North Brabant. People with the name include: Bob Altena (born 1986), Dutch decathlete Ernst van Altena (1933–1999)...
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Willem V of Horne (category Land van Heusden en Altena)
bishop. Willem van Horne and the Land of Altena did nothing to support their overlord. After the war, this led to the Land of Altena having to pay an...
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Willem VI of Horne (category Land van Heusden en Altena)
shields from Claes van Zevender. In return, he promised not to end Claes' offices in Altena as castellan, bailiff, dijkgraaf, land agent and tax collector...
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predating the town Berg-Altena, a county originating in the early 12th century and later known as the County of Mark Land van Altena, a historical region...
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(Friesland) Kop van Noord-Holland (North Holland) Kop van Overijssel (Overijssel) Krimpenerwaard (South Holland) Land van Altena (North Brabant) Land van Cuijk...
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ter Laan, K.; et al., eds. (1942). Van Goor's aardrijkskundig woordenboek van Nederland (in Dutch). Den Haag: Van Goor Zonen. "Waalbrug". vaarweginformatie...
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Dussen Castle (section Van Brecht)
gained the current floor plan in the six years following 1387. The Land van Altena and Dussen had become a Brabant loan in 1200. That is, for the part...
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Dirk Loef of Horne (category Land van Heusden en Altena)
helped by his uncle Dirk van Horne then known as Dirk of Perwez. The payment suggests that Dirk Loef became Lord of Altena in his own right. The later...
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Zuid-Beveland, Noord-Beveland, IJsselmonde, Pernis, Rozenburg, Walcheren and Land van Altena were flooded, as well as parts of the areas around Willemstad, Nieuw-Vossemeer...
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De Biesbosch National Park (category Geography of Altena, North Brabant)
flood, three areas remained: the Island of Dordrecht to the west, the Land van Altena (with the city of Woudrichem) to the east, and the brackish swamps...
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count of Altena (also called Eberhard I von Altena) (1140 – 23 January 1180, buried in Altenberg), was a son of Adolf IV, Count of Berg and Altena. He married...
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Woudrichem (category Land van Heusden en Altena)
fourteenth century, the town had grown so much that the Lord of Altena, Willem VII van Horne, granted city rights to Woudrichem in 1356. In the same year...
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Herstal and Montcornet. In late 1321 Willem van Horne became 18 years old, and took control of Altena. This did not mean that he became its official...
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Werkendam (category Land van Heusden en Altena)
municipality in southern Netherlands. The municipality, part of Land van Heusden en Altena, contained a large part of De Biesbosch area as it is located...
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Honswijk, North Brabant (category Geography of Altena, North Brabant)
Brabant. It was located to the west of the city of Woudrichem, in the Land van Altena. Between 1812 and 1950 the territory was divided between as many as...
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Altena Castle is a former castle in Almkerk. It was home to the lords of Altena, and often of the lords of Horne and Altena. All that remains of Altena...
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shares most of the same land including towns such as Batenburg, Vianen, Tiel, Culemborg, Geldermalsen. The historic fiefdoms of Altena, Arkel, Buren, Heusden...
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The attack on Altena Farm occurred in the early hours of 21 December 1972, during the third phase of the Rhodesian Bush War. Altena was a tobacco farm...
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Bruno of Altena-Isenberg (died 1258), known as Bruno of Isenberg, was Prince-Bishop of Osnabrück from 1250 to his death. He succeeded his brother Engelbert...
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family in the land, the Van Rensselaers, or Randolphs, or Hardicanutes." Edith Wharton, a Van Rensselaer cousin, is said to have based the Van der Luydens...
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Arnold of Altena, count of Altena, count of Isenberg and Hövel, Vogt of Werden (1166–1209) was a son of Eberhard IV of Berg. He inherited the north-western...
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Genderen (category Geography of Altena, North Brabant)
developed in the Middle Ages along the Bergse Maas and was part of the Land van Altena. The Dutch Reformed church dated from the 13th century, but was destroyed...
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father in 1222. His regent was Baldwin of Bentheim. He acquired the Land of Altena. He had constant disputes with the bishop of Utrecht, Otto II of Lippe...
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Fort Christina (redirect from Fort Altena)
Fort Christina, also called Fort Altena, was the first Swedish settlement in North America and the principal settlement of the New Sweden colony. Built...
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I forgot my name) (1995) Van Botterkraal na Altena: hoogtepunte uit vier outobiografiese romans (From Botterkraal to Altena: highlights from four autobiographical...
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county of Altena and was annexed to Limburg(Lenne) in 1242. Eberhard I, Count of Berg-Altena (1140–1180) count of Altena of the burg Altena on the river...
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Aalburg (category Land van Heusden en Altena)
January 1, 2019 it joined Werkendam and Woudrichem in the new municipality of Altena. Babyloniënbroek Drongelen Eethen Genderen Meeuwen Veen Wijk en Aalburg...
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