House of Glyme

The House of Glymes was an old Belgian noble family, an illegitimate branch of the House of Reginarid, which ruled the Duchy of Brabant. Glymes or Glimes is a municipality of Incourt. Their descendants of the branch of Grimberghen are styled as the Prince de Grimberghen.

History

The house was founded by Jan Cordeken, Lord of Glymes, illegitimate son of John II, Duke of Brabant. It was legitimized by Emperor Louis IV. John I obtained Bergen by marriage to Joanne of Boutersem. The house died out when the descendants of Henri Nicolas de Glymes de Hollebecque (1755–-1813) died without heirs.

The oldest generations called themselves in French de Glymes or in Dutch van Glimes. The younger branch of the Lords, Counts and Princes of Grimbergen called themselves in French de Berghes.

The family had many important possessions: since 1559 they were the Margraves of Bergen op Zoom, in French Berghes-sur-le-Zoom. Other notable possessions are: Florennes, Glimes, Grimberghen, Zevenkercke, Bierbais, Opprebais, Walhain, la Falize, ...

There were several canons, abbesses and three bishops of Cambrai, a bishop of Antwerp and Prince-Bishop of Liege amongst the clergy of this family.

Descendants of John I, Lord of Bergen op Zoom

1. John II of Glymes, (1417–1494): marr. to Margaretha of Rouveroy.
   1. John III of Glymes(1452 – 1532): knight of the Golden Fleece, married to Adriana de Brimeu.
      1. John of Glymes, (1489–1514): killed in a duel.
      2. Anna of Glymes, (1492–1541): married Adolf of Burgundy.
         1. Maximilian II of Burgundy, married to Louise of Croÿ, daughter of Philippe II de Croÿ.
      3. Adriana of Glymes, (1495–1524): married Philip I, Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein.
         1. Philip II, Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden
      4. Philip of Glymes, (1498–1525)
      5. Anthony of Glymes, (1500–1541): married to Jacqueline of Croÿ.
         1. Robert of Glymes, died 1565: prince-bishop of Liège.
         2. John IV of Glymes, (1528)
   2. Cornelis of Glymes, married to Maria Margaretha van Strijen, daughter of Arend, Lord of Zevenbergen.
      1. Margareth of Glymes, married to Floris van Egmont.
         1. Maximiliaan van Egmond
         2. Anna van Egmont the Elder, marr. to Count Jan van Horne (1470/75–1540).
            1. Philip de Montmorency, Count of Horn, victim of the Inquisition in the Spanish Netherlands.
      2. Marie of Glymes, Lady of Zevenbergen (1503–1566): married Louis de Ligne, Baron of Barbançon.
         1. Jean de Ligne, Duke of Arenberg
            1. Charles de Ligne, 2nd Prince of Arenberg
      3. Maximilian of Glymes (†1522)
      4. Leonard of Glymes (†1523)
      5. Cornelis II of Glymes, died 1560: Prince Bishop of Liège (1538–1544)

Lords of la Falize

This branch inherited by marriage La Falize Castle. The descendants of Antoine of Glymes, Lord of Limettes and his 3rd wife Anne of Hosden, Lady of La Falize are named Glymes-Brabant. Their descendants moved to Spain, and made a successful career at the Spanish court; amongst them Honoré-Ignace de Glymes-Brabant who was in 1765 Viceroy of Navarra.

Branch of Grimberghen

Counts of Grimberghen

See also

• De Berghes-Saint-Winoc, a noble family in the north of France.
• Florennes Castle
• La Falize Castle

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