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Gijsbrecht van Brederode
Bishop of Utrecht
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseUtrecht
Elected7 April 1455
Term ended6 August 1456
Personal details
Born1416
Died15 August 1475
Coat of armsGijsbrecht van Brederode's coat of arms

Gijsbrecht van Brederode (1416 – 15 August 1475) was a Dutch nobleman who served as Bishop-elect of Utrecht from his election on 7 April 1455 until his resignation on 6 August 1456.[1][2]

Gijsbrecht van Brederode was a son of Walraven I van Brederode and the brother of Reinoud II van Brederode. He was provost in Utrecht and as leader of the Hook faction, led the resistance against Rudolf van Diepholt. On 7 April 1455 he was elected bishop by the chapters, but Philip the Good put pressure on pope Calixtus III to appoint Philip's bastard son; David of Burgundy. Philip violently quelled the resistance against this appointment and besieged Deventer. In 1456 Gijsbrecht agreed to retract his claim to the bishopric in return for a large financial compensation. He remained, however, a thorn in the side of David, who imprisoned him together with his brother Reinoud in 1470.

References

  1. ^ Blok, Petrus Johannes; Molhuysen, Philipp Christiaan, eds. (1937). "[Brederode, Gijsbrecht of Gijsbert van]". Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch Woordenboek (in Dutch). Vol. 10. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  2. ^ Alberts, W. Jappe (1964). "Gisbert". Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German). Vol. 6 (Online ed.). p. 412.
Catholic Church titles Preceded byRudolf van Diepholt Utrecht 1455-1456 Succeeded byDavid of Burgundy


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