County of Horne

The county Hoorn (Dutch horn) lay in the present Dutch province of Limburg. The county consisted of several small areas.

It was in 1450 raised to the kingdom of County and came after the death of Count Philippe de Montmorency, Count of Hoorn, in 1568 in different hands. The Prince-Bishopric of Liège had it since 1576 the overall supervision and obtained in 1614 the full rights over them. Ever since that time it belonged - as the Bishopric of Liège - Lower Rhenish - Westphalian Circle.

1801 she came to France in 1815 to the Netherlands.

Lords of horn out of the house horn

• Engelbert de Hurne, 1102/38 witnessed
• Engelbert de Hurnen, testified in 1160
• Heinrich von Horn, † 1196, Abbot of St. Pantaleon in Cologne
• Wilhelm, 1189/91 witnessed
• Engelbert, 1196/1203 witnessed
• Gerhard von Horn testified in 1230
• William I, † 1264/65, son of William or Engelberts, Mr. Horn, Altena and Wessem
• Engelbert von Horn, 1212/64 testifies, brother of William I,
• Wilhelm II, † 1300/1301, son of William I, Lord of Horn, Altena and Kortessem
• William III. , † 1301, son of William II, Lord of Horn
• Gerhard I, † 1330, 1301 by Mr. Horn, brother of William III. ,
• William IV † 1343, 1330 Mr. Horn, 1322 Lord of Altena, 1335 Lord of Gaesbeek etc.
• Gerhard II, X 1345, 1343 by Mr. Horn, Altena, Gaesbeek and Herstal, son of William IV
• William V, 1344/57 testifies, 1345 Lord of Altena and horn. Half brother Gerhard II
• William VI. , † 1417, 1369 to Mr. Horn and Altena, son of William V.
• William VII, † 1433, 1414 to Mr. Horn, etc., son of William VI.

Count of Horn

• James I, 1488 † 1450 Count von Horn, son of William VII
• James II, † 1530, Count of Horn, son of James I.
• James III. , X 1531, 1530, Count of Horn, son of James II
• Johann, † 1540, 1531 Count of Horn, brother of Jacob III. ; ∞ Anna of Egmond, † 1574, daughter of Floris of Egmond, Count of Buren, the widow of Joseph de Montmorency to Nevele etc. († 1530)
• Philippe de Montmorency, Count of Horn, † beheaded in 1568, son of Joseph de Montmorency and Anna of Egmond, adopted by his stepfather shortly before his death, Count of Horn, Freiherr von Altena

The county horn was confiscated due to the condemnation of Philip 1568.

Prince of Hornes

• IV Eugene Maximilian of Hornes, X 1709, 1659 3rd Comte de Baucignies, Comte de Bailleul, 1677 Spanish- Dutch Prince de Hornes, a descendant of Count William
• Philipp Emanuel, † 1718, 1709 2nd Prince de Hornes, 4th Comte de Baucignies, Comte de Bailleul, 1709 Comte de Houtekerke, son of Prince Maximilian Eugen
• Maximilian Emanuel, † 1763, 1718 3rd Prince de Hornes, 5th Comte de Baucignies etc., 1736 Imperial Prince of Hornes - no male offspring