Zuid-Polsbroek was a semi-sovereign or 'free and high' fief, now part of a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. Zuid-Polsbroek was the part of Polsbroek south of the small river Benschopse Wetering.
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History of the semisouverain fief
Zuid-Polsbroek was a free and high heerlijkheid, a type of local jurisdiction with many rights.[1] Since 1610 the heerlijkheid was a possession of the regenten family De Graeff from Amsterdam. Zuid-Polsbroek was a half-independent (semi-sovereign) entity of the provinces Holland or Utrecht, like the larger Barony of IJsselstein to the east.
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 late 19th century. Zuid-Polsbroek became a separate municipality in the province of Holland. In 1812, it merged with several neighbouring villages to form one municipality "Polsbroek". Zuid-Polsbroek remained a part of Holland, even though several of the other villages in the municipality were part of Utrecht (province). It became a separate municipality again in 1817, and was transferred to Utrecht in 1820. It merged with Noord-Polsbroek in 1857 to form a single municipality Polsbroek again.[2]
Around 1850, the municipality had a population of about 290, 140 of which lived in the village itself.[3]
Paulus Theodorus van Brussel, painter of fruit and vegetables, was born in Zuid-Polsbroek in 1754.
Lords and Barons of Zuid-Polsbroek
- 1536–1541 Robert III. von der Marck-Arenberg
- 1541-1568 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
See also
References
- ^ Zuid-Polsbroek at Heren van Holland (nl)
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. [1]
- ^ Abraham Jacob van der Aa, "Aardrijkskundig woordenboek der Nederlanden", vol. 9 (P-R), 1847, p. 228.
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