title: Lords and margraves of Bergen op Zoom
text: # Lords and margraves of Bergen op Zoom
  
  The following is a list of lords and later on margraves of Bergen op Zoom. Bergen op Zoom became separated from the lordship of Breda in 1287 under the nominal overlordship of the duchy of Brabant. In 1559 the lordship was elevated to the rank of margraviate. The title was only a nominal one until 1795 when it was abolished.
  
  ## Lords of Bergen op Zoom
  
  ### House Wezemaal
  
  * Gerard 1287-1309
  * Arnold 1309-1313
  * Mathilde 1313-1340
  
  ### House Voorne
  
  * Johanna 1340-1349
  
  ### House Boutershem
  
  * Hendrik I 1351-1371
  * Hendrik II 1371-1419
  * Hendrik III 1419
  
  ### House of Glyme
  
  | John II of Glymes | 1419-1427 |
  | - | - |
  | John III of Glymes | 1494-1532 |
  | Antony of Glymes | 1532-1541 |
  
  ## Margraves of Bergen op Zoom (1559)
  
  ### House of Glymes
  
  * John IV of Glymes 1541-1567
  
  ### House Merode
  
  * Maria Margaretha 1577-1588
  
  ### House of Witthem
  
  * Maria Mencia 1588-1613
  
  ### House van den Bergh
  
  * Maria Elizabeth I 1614-1633
  * Maria Elisabeth II 1635-1671
  
  ### House von Hohenzollern
  
  * Henriëtte Franzisca 1672-1698
  
  ### House of La Tour d'Auvergne
  
  * Francois Egon de La Tour d'Auvergne 1698-1708
  * Maria Henriette de La Tour d'Auvergne 1708-1728
  
  ### House von Sulzbach
  
  * Karl Philip Theodor 1729-1795
  