The Zoudenbalchs in the struggle between Brederode and Burgundy Zoudenbalch

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the gothic palace of zoudenbalch family in donkerstraat in utrecht. palace built between 1467 , 1468 on site of former home of family.


following death of prince-bishop rudolf van diepholt in 1455, burgundian dynasty once again set out place client bishop on vacant see of utrecht. philip good, duke of burgundy, therefore put bastard son, david of burgundy, forward candidate support of papacy. right however, chapters of utrecht in turn once again elected own candidate, gijsbrecht van brederode, prince-bishop. simmering party feud between anti-burgundian , largely aristocratic lichtenbergers , pro-burgundian lokhorsten broke out again renewed intensity , civil war loomed. philip not prepared tolerate resistance expansionist dynastic policy , promptly invaded sticht, laying siege utrecht. under threat of violence bishop-elect gijsbrecht van brederode forced renounce rights see , david of burgundy enthroned in dom of utrecht.


the zoudenbalchs had been staunch supporters of gijsbrecht van brederode , continued remain close him after deposition. gijsbrecht given various highly profitable , prestigious clerical titles , prebends compensate loss of bishopric, including right retain prestigious office of provost of dom of utrecht. provost appointed friend , ally against burgundy, dom canon evert soudenbalch, act socius , officius. furthermore, in 1470 evert succeeded gijsbrecht in office of provost of sint servaas in maastricht.


evert s brother, gerrit zoudenbalch, had married geertruida van zuylen van natewisch, daughter of johan van zuylen van natewish, lord of natewisch , zuylenstein, (died 1497). johan @ 1 time mayor of utrecht , key supporter of gijsbrecht s bid bishopric. johan principal figure amongst nobles , clergy swore fealty gijsbrecht @ rhenen on 9 april 1456 4 months prior burgundian coup. although johan later reconciled himself burgundian party , @ 1 time acted councillor david of burgundy (he cited such in 1459), alliance between zoudenbalchs , zuylen van natewisches pre-figured , influenced gerrit s key anti-burgundian stance in utrecht civil war on twenty years later.


david of burgundy accepted prince-bishop chapters , nobility of sticht under burgundian force-majeure latter parties continued jealously guard on local privilieges , usages of sticht. on following years david s authoritarian style of government , attempts @ centralisation (which undermined sticht s legal particularities) led ever-worsening conflicts local church notables, aristocracy , patriciate. aristocratic lichtenberger party in city of utrecht, under leadership of gerrit zoudenbalch, came align more , more hollandish hook party intent on resisiting burgundian drive centralisation in county of holland. last quarter of 15th century 2 parties -commonly known hooks- acting 1 accord in resisting burgundian hegemony political guile , occasional violence in both territories.







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