was a son of Philips III van Duivenvoorde (?-c. 1308) and Elisabeth van Vianen. Philips got the fief Polanen in Monster, South Holland in 1295. This was...
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municipal coat of arms is probably derived from the coat of arms of Heerlijkheid Almelo, an ancient administrative district, which also shows diamonds...
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pay, albeit in a rather desolate state. In 1631 William purchased the heerlijkheid of Poederoijen on the River Meuse. During the March along the Meuse [nl]...
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