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In about 1878 the castle is rigorously changed by
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Amand III (1617-1672) was the oldest son of Amand II. He became a priest. He was succeeded as lord of
Geldrop by his brother Martin Ignatius van Horne (1619-1691). Martin did not live at Geldrop, and when the family visited, they stayed on the keep. The outer bailey was generally used by the clergy,
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map. The ceiling of each floor was supported by 13 beams of 33 Helmond feet (28.7 cm) long, or 9.47 m. In 1996 a group of amateur archaeologists from the local history society performed a preliminary investigation, and investigated the surrounding grounds by drilling holes. They found the
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bought the castle for 29,000 guilders. He would become the first
Protestant Lord of Geldrop. At the time, the castle was uninhabitable, e.g. the keep did not have a roof. In 1770 the renovation of the castle was tendered for 1,400 guilders. Van Sprangh did not enjoy his castle for long, because he
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Maria's half brother Amand I van Horne managed both lordships for their owners. Amand van Horne (?-1617) was a natural son of Martin van Horne and
Catherine de Hornes. In 1609 he was legitimized, and authorized to hold the Lordship of Geldrop. Amandus I lived at Geldrop. At the time the keep still
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The current castle has been built on the outer bailey of the old castle. The high central building dates from 1616. The 19th century renovation by
Hubertus Paulus Hoevenaar probably saved the castle, but also did a lot damage. He demolished a tower-like annex on the south-eastern side of the 1616
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The castle was inherited by
Catharina Petronella Nobel, wife of Paulus Eckringa (?- 1791). Their daughter Wilhelmina Johanna Eckringa van Sprangh became the next and final lady of Geldrop, but she never lived on the castle. After the French invasion of the Netherlands, the feudal rights were
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In 1905 Arnaudina
Hoevenaar inherited Geldrop. In 1881 she had married mr. Hendrik Nicolaas Cornelis baron van Tuyll van Serooskerken, mayor of Voorburg. In 1912 they went to live at Geldrop Castle. In 1914 the current wedding room was home to fugitives from Belgium. In 1924 Jan Maximiliaan
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core in order to create a terrace. He also built the wedding room at the place of the former gatehouse. Because all windows now have more or less the same size, these probably also date from the same renovation. The top floor of the eastern wing of the current castle is 20th century.
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In 1828 Sara
Hoevenaar (?-1843) inherited the castle. She offered the keep for break up in 1838. In 1840 it was demolished. Sara's nephew Hubertus Paulus Hoevenaar inherited the castle. He made a fortune with sugar production in the Dutch East Indies. He also created the Eindhoven
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cancelled in 1795. With less income, the castle went into sharp decline. In 1806 the inventory was sold. In 1807 and 1809 the castle grounds were rented out to the emerging local textiles industry. The grounds were used to place the frames on which cloth was spanned after
346:(1886-1938) became the next owner of Geldrop Castle. He married Carolina Frederika Henriëtte Quarles van Ufford. In 1912 the couple built House Kampzicht. In 1934 it moved to the castle. Mrs. Van Tuyll van Serooskerken-Quarles van Ufford died in 1972.
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The keep was the defendable medieval castle. For the outer bailey the defendable character is less clear. The old castle was destroyed in 1512, but the keep could obviously be repaired. The end of the keep came in 1839, when it was demolished.
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Amand II (?-1650), their third son became the next of Lord of
Geldrop. He rose to a high rank in the Spanish Netherlands army. In 1615 he married Isabella della Faille (?-1648). For Geldrop Castle, the 1629 fall of
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of 11 hectares was created around the castle. Creator
Hubertus Paulus Hoevenaar had a special interest in trees. As was normal for this type of garden, it contains exotic species in some places. One of these is a
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For the next two centuries the Van Horne family owned the castle. For them it was a minor possession which they rarely visited. In 1580 Willem van Horne (Guillaume de Hornes Heze) was beheaded for treason in
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location of the keep and its moat. They also found that a large section of wall had collapsed to the inside, and was still present. D.B.M. Hermans made a reconstruction of the medieval castle in 2013.
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on the Brabant side. In 1395 Jan's son Philip van Geldrop became lord of Geldrop. He was succeeded by his son Rogier van Geldrop in 1403. In 1403 Rogier was succeeded by his younger brother Philip.
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The keep had an aboveground basement and three floors, making 5 levels. The size was c. 12.5 m by 10 m as deduced from the 1811-1832
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In 1716 John O’Donnoghue became Lord of Geldrop. He was succeeded by Jan Robert Joseph O'Donnoghue, who decided to sell the lordship in 1768.
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