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    The Lordship of Groningen (Dutch: Heerlijkheid Groningen) was a lordship under the rule of the House of Habsburg between 1536 and 1594, which is the present-day...
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    Westerwolde became part of Münster. In 1362, Egge I Addinga was given the heerlijkheid Westerwolde by the bishop of Münster, and started constructing the Wedderborg...
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    Wedderborg (category Borgs in Groningen (province))
    restaurant. Wedderborg was built around 1370 by Egge Addinga who ruled the heerlijkheid Westerwolde on behalf of the bishop of Münster. The rule of the Addinga...
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    Visvliet (category Populated places in Groningen (province))
    Visvliet, it was de facto in control of the heerlijkheid. In 1637, it was bought by the province of Groningen. Due to its presence near the border, a toll...
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    in four villages in the Westerkwartier of the neighbouring province of Groningen. North Frisian, the second branch, is spoken in the northernmost German...
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    Kolham (category Populated places in Groningen (province))
    Groningen. It is part of the municipality of Midden-Groningen. In 1959, natural gas was discovered at Kolham. Later, it was revealed that Groningen gas...
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    or Seignory of Friesland (West Frisian: Hearlikheid Fryslân, Dutch: Heerlijkheid Friesland) was a feudal dominion in the Netherlands. It was formed in...
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    Rechthuis (Bellingwolde) (category Rijksmonuments in Groningen (province))
    2009. The Rechthuis was used as a courthouse for civil cases in the heerlijkheid of Bellingwolde-Blijham from 1643 to 1811. Before the current building...
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    and in parks. Many of the earlier houses are the legacy of the feudal heerlijkheid system. The Dutch had a manorial system centred on the local lord's demesne...
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    Pieterzijl (category Populated places in Groningen (province))
    is a village in the municipality of Westerkwartier in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands. As of 2021, it had a population of 170. The Ruigewaard [nl]...
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    Noordhorn (category Populated places in Groningen (province))
    of a heerlijkheid or ruled by a lord.: Foreword  In 1498, Nittert Fox, a Saxon knight, demanded a ransom of ƒ32,000 from the city of Groningen. The amount...
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    Stedum (category Populated places in Groningen (province))
    Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Eemsdelta, about 15 km (9 mi) northeast of the city of Groningen. Stedum was a separate...
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    build and maintain the infrastructure. The threat of flooding in a heerlijkheid was dealt with by authorities organised around a certain water household...
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    dioceses were Haarlem, Bois-le-Duc, Middleburg, Deventer, Leeuwarden, and Groningen. But the new ecclesiastical province had not a long existence. In 1559...
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  • the Jonge Rotterdam-Maaskant prize for architects in 2002. Villa The Heerlijkheid, which is part of WiMBY!, was selected for the shortlist of the 2008...
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    Lillianne (2005). "Hof te Dieren van jachtslot tot lusthof" (PDF). Ambt & Heerlijkheid Mededelingen van de Oudheidkundige Kring 'Rheden-Roozendaal' (in Dutch)...
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  • Chez Jacques Maastricht Au Coin des Bons Enfants Maastricht De Hooge Heerlijkheid Middelharnis De Beukenhof Oegstgeest Klein Paardenburg Ouderkerk aan...
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    1421. The Lords of Dussen were first mentioned in 1156. The lordhip heerlijkheid Dussen was first mentioned in 1200. In 1288 a Jan van Dussen fought on...
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    Was". Africana Notes and News. 21 (1): 30. Retrieved 31 July 2014. "Heerlijkheid Oudshoorn". gahetNA (in Dutch). Nationaal Archief. Retrieved 25 July...
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  • as noted above. There was a third variety[citation needed] spoken by Groningen Old Flemish Mennonites in Waldheim, Gnadenfeld [uk], and Alexanderwohl...
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    the Catholic Church. Although Vondel also defended his new faith in De heerlijkheid der kerke (On the Church), Altaergeheimenissen is one of the few instances...
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    in Sint-Maartensdijk to the count, and received them back as a Hoge heerlijkheid and onversterfelijk leen. The former meant that Frank got the high justice...
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    Wipmolen c. 1630 Molendatabase (in Dutch) Hoogmade Hoogmadese Molen De Heerlijkheid Wipmolen 1897 Molendatabase (in Dutch) Hoogmade Vlietmolen Wipmolen 1913...
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    1956 De Opstand in de Nederlanden Staring Instituut: Bredevoort een Heerlijkheid", ISBN 90-900213-5-3 (first edition 1988) Staatkundige historie van Holland:...
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    earlier. Both the older post mill and the new tower mill belonged to the heerlijkheid Lienden which was under the ownership of the lords, and later counts...
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