Lords and margraves of Bergen op Zoom
Map of the margraviate of Bergen op Zoom from 1747
The following is a list of lords and later on margraves of Bergen op Zoom. Bergen op Zoom became separated from the lordship of Breda in 1287 under the nominal overlordship of the duchy of Brabant. In 1559 the lordship was elevated to the rank of margraviate. The title was only a nominal one until 1795 when it was abolished.
Lords of Bergen op Zoom
House Wezemaal
- Gerard 1287-1309
- Arnold 1309-1313
- Mathilde 1313-1340
House Voorne
- Johanna 1340-1349
House Boutershem
- Hendrik I 1351-1371
- Hendrik II 1371-1419
- Hendrik III 1419
House Glymes
- Jan I 1419-1427
- Jan II "Met den Lippen" (big lips) 1427-1494
- Jan III 1494-1532
- Anton 1532-1541
Margraves of Bergen op Zoom (1559)
House Glymes
- Jan IV 1541-1567
House Merode
- Maria Margaretha 1577-1588
House Wittem
- Maria Mencia 1588-1613
House van den Bergh
- Maria Elizabeth I 1614-1633
- Maria Elizabeth II 1635-1671
House von Hohenzollern
- Henriëtte Franzisca 1672-1698
House of La Tour d'Auvergne
- Francois Egon de La Tour d'Auvergne 1698-1708
- Maria Henriette de La Tour d'Auvergne 1708-1728
House von Sulzbach
- Karl Philip Theodor 1729-1795
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