Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - Shi ɗan William van Brederode ne kuma jikan Dirk II van Brederode. Mahaifiyarsa ita ce Elisabeth na Cleves (wanda ake kira "Elsbee"), 'yar Diederik II na Cleves. An nada Dirk III a matsayin mai mulkin Brederode a cikin 1333 ta William III, mai suna Holland. A cikin 1350/51, a lokacin Hook da Cod wars
, Dirk ya goyi bayan ƙungiyar Margaret na Bavaria, amma an kama shi a yakin Zwartewaal (wanda ake kira "yaƙin kan Meuse"). Daga baya aka sake shi don biyan kuɗi.