. Allied ancestry of the Van Culemborg family of Culemborg, Holland; being the ancestry of Sophia Van Culemborg, wife of Johan de Carpentier, parents of Maria de Carpentier, wife of Jean Paul Jaquet, vice-director and chief magistrate of the colonies on the South river of New Netherland 1655-1657. ho fought against the Bishop, which didnot occur in 1344 in the vicinity of Helmond, wheremany thousands fell, but in 1347 on St. Praxedis Dayin the vicinity of Hasselt. Rebrecht van Arkel, BishopJans brother, also fell here. In this battle those ofLiege met with defeat, and, according to chronicles,


. Allied ancestry of the Van Culemborg family of Culemborg, Holland; being the ancestry of Sophia Van Culemborg, wife of Johan de Carpentier, parents of Maria de Carpentier, wife of Jean Paul Jaquet, vice-director and chief magistrate of the colonies on the South river of New Netherland 1655-1657. ho fought against the Bishop, which didnot occur in 1344 in the vicinity of Helmond, wheremany thousands fell, but in 1347 on St. Praxedis Dayin the vicinity of Hasselt. Rebrecht van Arkel, BishopJans brother, also fell here. In this battle those ofLiege met with defeat, and, according to chronicles,32,000 men of Liege fell {Oudheusden, 25-30). JoHAN III, eighth Lord van Culemborg, added to thecoat-of-arms of Culemborg those of van der Lecke* alion sable on a silver shield, which was quartered withthe other, and continued by his successors. He razedthe castle built by Huibert II in the western side of thecity about 1271 and given in fee to Gelderland in *Rietstap: van Culemborg. Pays dUtrecht. Ecartele: auxI et 4 dor a trois colonnes de gueules {Culemborg); aux 2 et 3dargent au lion de sable, arme et lampasse de gueules {van derLecke, ou de la Leek). Cimier, une tete et col dane dazur, lesorielles dor. (The description omits the words courrone dorconcerning the lion.) 20 VAN CULEMBORG. 1281 (or, some say, it was taken and destroyed byAelbert van Beyeren, Count of Holland), and built a new castle on the east side ofthe city, which was sold andrazed under the Gelder rule,only a round tower also laid the foundation ofa suburb south of the city forthe convenience and residencesof the boatmen and ship car-penters which is still called theHavendyk. Moreover, he hadthe old city very well protectedagainst his enemies by buildingsoHd walls and strong towers, for he was continuallyat war with the Bishop, together with the city andcounty of Utrecht, partly because he had been oneof the six governors of the Bishopric appointed byBishop Jan van Arkel to assume rule during


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