Heijman (Arkel) van Arkel (940 - 980)

Born 0940 in Hungary

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Died 0980 at about age 40 in Holland

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Biography

Heijman (Arkel) van Arkel is gerelateerd aan Nederland.

Heijman was a Mythical Person

Heijman was born in 0940. Heijman Van Arkel ... He passed away in 0980. ^[1]

Heijman [Heiman], lord of Arkel, born circa 940, flourished 960, presumably moved from Hungaria to the court of the emperor, served emperor Otto the Great, whose wife Silla he kidnapped without having informed her father, brought to Holland and married, by the same emperor installed as landlord ('landvoogd') of Frisia, which is Holland, court master ('hofmeester') under count Derrick II of Holland, who pledged him with Arkel, died 980, married: Gella Tielman [Silla], born circa 940 ^[2]

Research Notes

The closest source given for this person is Batavia Illustrata, which was written in 1685, which is more than 700 years after these facts. This writing claims that Heijman van Arkel was the first lord of Arkel according to genealogist Pontus Heuterus.

Batavia Illustra also writes about A.Kemp's writing in "Beschryvinge van Gorinchem en den lande Arkel" claiming earlier van-Arkels and ancestors of Heijman van Arkel. This writing from A.Kemp states things like "The name Arkel was derived from a roman Hercules temple in Utrecht, of which the H was dropped and the name morphed into Erkel into Arkel." It describes ancestors like Jan van Arkel 641 and others. As these are not from original sources, but from A.Kemp's writing, they need to be classified as legendary until verified with better sources.

Abraham Kemp's writing about Heijman van Arkel 1656

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Sarah Key, Thursday, November 21, 2013.
2. ↑ Source: for leads; Marinus Anthony van der Sluijs) last updated October 2010 generation 12 (33)

• Source: Batavia illustrata, ofte verhandelinge vanden oorspronk, voortgank, zeden, eere, staat en godtsdienst van Oud Batavien, mitsgaders van den adel en regeringe van Hollandt,: ten deele uyt W. van Gouthoven, en andere schryvers, maar wel voornamentlijk uyt een menigte van oude schriften en authentijque stukken en bewijsen, Volume 1 by Johan Veely, Johan Tongerloo, en Jasper Doll, 1685 Tekla Wollebrant en Heijman van Arkel pg. 47 etc.
• Abraham Kemp, Leven der doorLuchtige Heren van Arkel ende Jaar-Beschryving der stad Gorinchem, Paulus Vink Boek Verkoper, 1656

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Sarah Key for Arkel-43 creating Van Arkel-43 on 21 Nov 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Sarah and others.