Gijsbrecht van Brederode
| Gijsbrecht van Brederode | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Utrecht | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Utrecht |
| Elected | 7 April 1455 |
| Term ended | 6 August 1456 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1416 |
| Died | 15 August 1475 (aged 58–59) |
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
- Back to citation 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.
- Back to citation Alberts, W. Jappe (1964). "Gisbert". Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German). Vol. 6 (Online ed.). p. 412.