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The tom Brok family (also: tom Broke, tom Brook, tom Broek, ten Brok, ten Broke; equivalent to Dutch ten broek, "at the marsh") were a powerful East Frisian line of chieftains, originally from the Norderland on the North Sea coast of Germany.[1]

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  1. 31 relations: Albert I, Duke of Bavaria, Archbishop, Aurich, Auricherland, Battle of Detern, Castle, Detern, East Frisia, East Frisian chieftains, Emden, Emsigerland, Focko Ukena, Foelke Kampana, Frisia, Frisian freedom, Hanseatic League, Harlingerland, Klaus Störtebeker, Marienhafe, Naples, Neue Deutsche Biographie, Norden, Lower Saxony, Norderland, North Sea, Ocko I tom Brok, Ocko II tom Brok, Prince-Bishopric of Münster, Uttum, Victual Brothers, Visquard, West Frisia.

  2. East Frisian chieftains
  3. East Frisian families

Albert I, Duke of Bavaria

Albert I, Duke of Lower Bavaria (Albrecht; 25 July 1336 – 13 December 1404), was a feudal ruler of the counties of Holland, Hainaut, and Zeeland in the Low Countries.

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Archbishop

In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office.

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Aurich

Aurich (East Frisian Low Saxon: Auerk, West Frisian: Auwerk, Aurk) is a town in the East Frisian region of Lower Saxony, Germany.

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Auricherland

The Auricherland was an historic region, in central East Frisia, which covered a large area around the town of Aurich in north Germany.

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Battle of Detern

The Battle of Detern (Schlacht von Detern) on 27 September 1426 marked the prelude to the East Frisian rebellion against the rule of the tom Brok family over East Frisia.

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Castle

A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders.

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Detern

Detern is a municipality in the district of Leer, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

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East Frisia

East Frisia or East Friesland (Ostfriesland;; Aastfräislound) is a historic region in the northwest of Lower Saxony, Germany.

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East Frisian chieftains

The East Frisian chieftains (Häuptlinge, Low German: hovetlinge / hovedlinge) assumed positions of power in East Frisia during the course of the 14th century, after the force of the old, egalitarian constitution from the time of Frisian Freedom had markedly waned.

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Emden

Emden is an independent city and seaport in Lower Saxony in the northwest of Germany, on the river Ems.

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Emsigerland

The Emsigerland, or Emderland was a historic region on the western edge of East Frisia by the Wadden Sea, which covered a wide area around the town of Emden.

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Focko Ukena

Focko Ukena (1360 or 1370 – 1435) was an East Frisian chieftain (hovetling) who played an important part in the struggle between the Vetkopers and Schieringers in the provinces of Groningen and Friesland. Tom Brok family and Focko Ukena are East Frisian chieftains.

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Foelke Kampana

Foelke Kampana (1355 – c. 1418), also known as Foelke the Cruel, was a Frisian noble.

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Frisia

Frisia is a cross-border cultural region in Northwestern Europe.

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Frisian freedom

The Frisian freedom (Fryske frijheid) was a period of the absence of feudalism in Frisia during the Middle Ages.

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Hanseatic League

The Hanseatic League was a medieval commercial and defensive network of merchant guilds and market towns in Central and Northern Europe.

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Harlingerland

The Harlingerland is a strip of land on the North Sea coast of East Frisia.

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Klaus Störtebeker

"Nikolaus" Storzenbecher or "Klaus" Störtebeker (1360 – supposed 20 October 1401) was reputed to be leader of a group of privateers known as the Victual Brothers (Vitalienbrüder).

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Marienhafe

Marienhafe is a municipality in the district of Aurich, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

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Naples

Naples (Napoli; Napule) is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's administrative limits as of 2022.

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Neue Deutsche Biographie

Neue Deutsche Biographie (NDB; literally New German Biography) is a biographical reference work.

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Norden, Lower Saxony

Norden (East Frisian Low Saxon: Nörden) is a town in the district of Aurich, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

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Norderland

The Norderland was a historic territory, set on the northwestern edge of East Frisia immediately next to the Wadden Sea off North Germany, which embraced a wide area around the town of Norden.

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North Sea

The North Sea lies between Great Britain, Denmark, Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France.

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Ocko I tom Brok

Ocko I tom Brok (de Broke) (about 1345–1389) followed his father Keno I tom Brok as chieftain of the Brokmerland and the Auricherland in East Frisia, a former territory on Germany's North Sea coast. Tom Brok family and Ocko I tom Brok are East Frisian chieftains.

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Ocko II tom Brok

Ocko II tom Brok (1407–1435) was Chieftain of the Brokmerland and the Auricherland in East Frisia (initially under the guardianship of his grandmother, Foelke). Tom Brok family and Ocko II tom Brok are East Frisian chieftains.

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Prince-Bishopric of Münster

The Prince-Bishopric of Münster (Fürstbistum Münster, Bistum Münster or Hochstift Münster) was a large ecclesiastical principality in the Holy Roman Empire, located in the northern part of today's North Rhine-Westphalia and western Lower Saxony.

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Uttum

Uttum is a village in the region of East Frisia, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

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Victual Brothers

The Victual Brothers (Vitalienbrüder) were a loosely organized guild of privateers who later turned to piracy.

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Visquard

Visquard is a village in the region of East Frisia, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

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West Frisia

West Frisia (Frisia Occidentalis) is a term that, when used in an international context, refers to the traditionally Frisian areas that are located west of the Dollart (i.e. in the present-day Netherlands).

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See also

East Frisian chieftains

East Frisian families

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Brok_family

Also known as Tom Brok, Tom Broks.