John of Beaumont (1288 â€" 11 March 1356) was a younger brother of
count William III of Holland. Seigneur of Beaumont and Count of
Soissons by virtue of his marriage.He was born as John of Hainault,
lord of Noordwijk, Beaumont, Gouda and Schoonhoven. He was born most
likely in 1288 as son of count John II, Count of Holland and Philippa
of Luxembourg. He was the brother of Alice of Hainault.He was born as
John of Hainault, lord of Noordwijk, Beaumont, Gouda and Schoonhoven.
He was born most likely in 1288 as son of count John II, Count of
Holland and Philippa of Luxembourg. He was the brother of Alice of
Hainault.When his uncle John I, Count of Holland died in 1299, he left
behind no descendants. As a result, his father inherited the county of
Holland and Zeeland as John II, Count of Holland through his mother
Adelaide of Holland. From then on Hainault and Holland were in a
personal union. John of Hainault bought the heerlijkheid (comparably
to the English Barony) of Beaumont, located in the southern
Netherlands, for his son.Count John II of Holland died in 1304 and was
succeeded by his eldest son William III of Holland. On 21 June 1308,
John received from his brother all the possessions of Gerard van
Velsen, Willem van Zanden and Gerard Craaitenhout. This included the
heerlijkheid Noordwijk and Beverwijk. On 23 July 1313 Noordwijk and
Beverwijk were raised to hoge heerlijkheid (literally: high barony),
which placed them amongst the most important fiefs in Holland. In 1316
John became lord of Tholen. Goes also came into his possession after
it was taken from the Borssele family. His most important residences
were Beaumont and the castle of Schoonhoven in the southern
Netherlands. In 1340 he founded a Carmelite monastery in Schoonhoven. John of Beaumont Top Movies & Young Movies