Noble farming families of groningen

Noble farming families of Groningen and Delft.
Fryslan is essentially the most fertile of all lands in holland. where land has been reclaimed from the north sea over a thousand years through drainage of the sea beds through a series of dykes locks and canals. Friesland as it was known before the dutch occupation of holland was a free state which had no feudal system in place until the Roman empire made claim. The friesian farmers took great exception to the invading roman army in 57.Bc and fought with pikes sickles and what ever came to hand to trought the invancing invaders of the mighty roman empire. The friesian farmers were not knights or soilders they were poor humble farmers who lived of the land to make a income for there familys. Some were very wealthy by the 16th century and had elaborate houses built for them selfs which still can be seen today. notable noble farmers the likes of
* de Vos van Steenwick.
* wiersema family branch
* noble de vries family
In 1798 the king of france, Louis Bonaparte invaded Holland and brought it under the French flag only to put william the orange as prince sovereign of holland thus william seised holland back in 1815 from the french and is still the reigning monaarch to this day with queen beatrix nassau as head of state 2011.
The known kings of friesland were.
* Redbad, King of the Frisians
* Poppo, son of Redbad
* Charlemange king of friesland.
*William the Silent, king of holland born 1554. in house of nassau
* Stadholder or king of friesland holland zeeland and utrecht

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