Broekhuizen
A Tale of Two Villages:
Broekhuizen en Broekhuizenvorst
 

The Ancient Line 'Van Broekhuysen'
The Van Broekhuizen Coat of Arms
The coat of arms of the Van Broekhyusen family consists of a silver and green shield with the characteristic nine black ermine tails.
One of the dukes was Seger van Broekhuijsen who built a manor house in Broekhuizen in the early 15th century. He soon founded two other manors: the manor of Ooijen and the manor 'De Kolck'. The Van Broekhuysens remained very influential for a long time: as late as 1652 the manor of Ooijen was still represented in the Council of Gelderland.

In the 16th century the region became part of the realm of Charles the Fifth (As Duke of Gelder) and during the Eighty Years' War (1568-1648) it was alternately under Spanish and Dutch rule. In 1648 (Treaty of Münster) the villages became definitely Spanish until 1713 when the King of Prussia took over the administration.

Then, in 1793, fate struck again. French troops invaded Holland and for 21 years the French were the new masters. Broekhuizen became part of the 'canton Horst / department Roer'.

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