The Van Renesse family is an old Dutch noble family and cadet branch of the Van Voorne Family (in Dutch) that stems from the town of Renesse in Zeeland.
History The eldest documented ancestor of the family is Jan, Heer (feudal baron) van Renesse (1267-1295), son of Costijn van Voorne, 1st Heer van Zierikzee. The Netherlands branch ended in 1855; the Belgian branch, Van Renesse van Elderen, resides in 'S-Herenelderen Castle (1540-present).Etat présent de la noblesse belge / 2009 p 352
Heraldry The Renesse coat of arms is depicted in the medieval Gelre Armorial (folio 84r).
Members John III, Lord of Renesse Camille of Renesse-Breidbach (1836-1904), Belgian writer and entrepreneur.
Lords of Warfusée Jean VIII of Renesse, Lord of Warfusée (1505-1549);married to Isabelle of Nassau; daughter of Henry III of Nassau-Breda.Corneille Stroobant, Notice historique et généalogique sur les seigneurs de Tyberchamps (1851) René de Renesse, 1st Count of Warfusée, Alexander de Renesse, Count of warfusée, Lord of Gaesbeecq. Florence-Marguerite de Renesse-Warfusée Philippe François de Berghes, 1st Prince of Grimberghen Frederik I of Renesse, born 1470 : Lord of Oostmalle;Married Anne of Halmale, Lady of Elderen and Warfusée. Frederik II of Renesse, Lord of Elderen René III of Renesse, lord of Elderen; married to Catherin d'Arkel. Claire de Renesse: married to Philippe II of Hornes, Lord of Bassignies : Imperial Lord Chamberlain.
Sources Nederland's Adelsboek, 2004–2005, p. 153-165. Oscar COOMANS DE BRACHÈNE, État présent de la noblesse belge, Annuaire 1997, Brussel, 1997. Jean-François HOUTART, Anciennes familles de Belgique. Bruxelles, Office généalogique et héraldique de Belgique, 2008, p. 52.
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