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Van Hoensbroeck
noble family
Coat of arms
Country
Founded14th century
FounderNicolaes Hoen [nl]
Current headEdmund Pocius, Marquess and Count van Hoensbroeck
Titlesmarquess, count, baron, etc.

The House of Hoensbroeck (in German: Hoensbroech) is the name of an old aristocratic family with medieval origins in the town of Hoensbroek near Heerlen in Limburg, Netherlands. The family is part of Dutch and German nobility.

History

Nicolaes Hoen [nl] is the first known ancestor of the family; he was killed in the Battle of Baesweiler in 1371. During many centuries, the family owned and lived on Hoensbroek Castle, which can still be visited today. They played an important social and political role in the region.

In the Netherlands a comital cadet branch survives. In Germany, the family continues to thrive as Marquess & Marchioness and counts von und zu Hoensbroech.[1]

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References

  1. ^ Nederland's Adelsboek 85 (1995), p. 186-199 and Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels 112 (1997), p. 163-187.