Noble family House of Arkel Died March 28, 1522 Name Jan van | Mother Margretha van Croy Father Henry IV van Montfoort Parents Hendrik IV van Montfoort | |
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Spouse(s) Wilhelmina van Naaldwijk, Charlotte van Brederode Children Joost van Montfoort, Barbara van Montfoort, Machteld van Montfoort, Hendrik V van Montfoort | ||
Grandchildren Jan IV van Montfoort Great-grandparents Hendrik III van Montfoort Grandparents Jan II van Montfoort | ||
Jan III van Montfoort (or Johan van Montfoort), (c. 1448 – March 28, 1522) was Viscount of Montfoort, Lord of Zuid-Polsbroek, Lord of Purmerend-Purmerland, and a leader of the Hook Party in the Bishopric of Utrecht.
He was the son of Henry IV van Montfoort and Margretha van Croy.
Jan van Montfoort opposed the Burgundian rule of the Utrecht in the person of Bishop David of Burgundy. This led to the First Utrecht Civil War between 1470–1474 and the Second Utrecht Civil War between 1481–1483. After the Siege of Utrecht (1483) peace was concluded but Jan van Montfoort lost his Fiefs of Purmerend-Purmerland and Zuid-Polsbroek, which were confiscated and given to nobles close to Maximilian of Austria.
Van Montfoort supported Frans van Brederode during his failed rebellion between 1488–1490.
Van Montfoort died in 1522 and was buried in the church of Montfoort.
Marriage and children
Jan married on December 16, 1475 with Wilhelmina van Naaldwijk. They had:
Jan remarried on June 12, 1509 with Charlotte van Brederode, and had: