Free and high fief of Zuid-Polsbroek

The Free and high Fief of Zuid-Polsbroek (Dutch: "vrije en hoge heerlijkheid") was a semi-sovereign or 'free and high' fief, now part of Polsbroek in the Dutch province of Utrecht.

History of the semisouverain fief
Semisouverain or free and high Fief of Zuid-Polsbroek

Hoge en vrije heerlijkheid Zuid-Polsbroek(nl)
early 11th century–1914
StatusVassal of Dutch Republic
CapitalPolsbroek (Zuid-Polsbroek)
GovernmentFief
Lords 
Historical eraMiddle Ages
• Lordship founded
early 13th century
• Fiefdom of Holland
early 11th century
• it was not sure if Polsbroek belong to the States of Holland or Utrecht
since the late middleages
• to Utrecht
1819
• Disestablished
1914

Zuid-Polsbroek, or Polsbroek, was an allodium [1] and a free and 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 middleages it became unsure if Zuid-Polsbroek belong to the States of Holland or to the province (unie) of Utrecht.[1] Polsbroek paid their dutys 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 early 11th 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.

Lords of (Zuid-)Polsbroek
Charles de Ligne, 2nd Prince of Arenberg
  • -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
  • 1752-1811 Gerrit de Graeff II
  • 1811-1814 Gerrit de Graeff (III.) van Zuid-Polsbroek
  • 1814-1870 Gerrit de Graeff (IV) van Zuid-Polsbroek
  • 1870-1914 Dirk de Jongh
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  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
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