Witte van Haemstede [SEP] father
Witte van Haemstede
Witte van Haemstede (1280/1282–1321) was a bastard son of Floris V, Count of Holland. His half-brother John I, Count of Holland, gave him the property of Haamstede, in Southern Holland. He married Agnes van der Sluys, sometime before 1307. Their descendants were the Lords of Haamstede.
Manpad.
In 1304 he led an army to victory in a battle against the Flemish, who were threatening the city of Haarlem. He is said to have defeated the Flemish near Heemstede
Jacob van Lennep
Jacob van Lennep (24 March 1802 – 25 August 1868) was a Dutch poet and novelist.
Early years.
He was born in Amsterdam, where his father, David Jacob van Lennep (1774–1853), a scholar and poet, was professor of eloquence and the classical languages in the Atheneum. He spent his summers at Huis te Manpad, where his family had a summer home, and where his father convinced the Heemstede city council to place a monument to Witte van Haemstede. This colorful