Wijk bij Duurstede (Dorestad) & Kasteel Duurstede | Realm of David of Burgundy, 1456 A.D. (2017)

Tour through Wijk bij Duurstede, the Netherlands. Introducing David of Burgundy, the Bishop of Utrecht (1427-1496) and Duurstede Castle.
David was made bishop of Utrecht by his father from 1456 to 1496 in an attempt to enforce more centralised Burgundian control over the Netherlands.
The castle originated in the 13th century, David of Burgundy completely rebuilt it. Around 1270, Zweder I van Zuylen van Abcoude built a freestanding keep on a raised and moated site near the lost city Dorestad. Until the beginning of the 15th century Duurstede Castle was in possession by the Van Zuylen van Abcoude family, until they were forced to sell it to the bishops of Utrecht in 1449.
Furthermore on the tour: St. Janskerk of Grote Kerk (Saint John's Church, Grote of Johannes de Doperkerk), Raadhuis Wijk bij Duurstede. Rijn & Lek Molen, walpoortmolen.

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