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- Gijsbrecht II van Nijenrode (c. 1331 - 3 november 1396)
Gijsbrecht was married with Belia van Arkel van Leyenburg. They had 4children. Two sons: Splinter (who died young) and Otto, and two daughters Elsebe and Fye.
After Belia died he married Margriete (or Margaretha) van Rijn in 1365, the daughter of the wealthy and powerful Otto van Rijn.
They had one son Johan.
Gijsbrecht also had an illegitimate son Ghijsbrecht (Dorland) with an unknown woman.
Gijsbrecht sided with the Cod league and signed, with several other nobles, their covenant deed at his castle in 1350. The deed was kept in the Nijenrode castle.
Gijsbrecht was part of the Cod faction, who took over power in Holland in 1351. He was Field Marshall in the siege of the Brederode castle, which was owned by his mother's in-laws part of the family. They were Hooks.
Because of Gijsbrecht's successes young count Willem V of Holland awarded him many functions, goods and honors.
Some of Gijsbrecht's titles were:
•Lord of Nijenrode, Velsen, Muidenand Waterland
•Marshall of Holland
•Baliff of Kennemerland, Friesland and the House of Nieuwburg (c.1350). For this function Count Willem paid him an annual salary of 200 pounds.
•Captain of Amstel (1355)
•Prefect of Naarden
•Board of Dukes of Bavaria (1357 and 1375)
Famous Descendants
Gijsbrecht's descendants include Lady Diana (as 16th great grandchild) and Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands (as 14th great grand child).
This lineage is through Gijsbrecht's daughter Elisabeth. She married Jacob van Zuylen van Nijeveld.
The Van Osnabrugge lineage is through Gijsbrecht's son Gijsbrecht Dorland van Nijenrode.
 
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1345 - 1396 (51 years)
Elsabé Elisabeth van Nijenrode, b. 1362, Breukelen, Utrecht, Netherlands 
