Ritske Jelmera was a Frisian chieftain born in 1383 in Ternaard, Friesland, who ruled the island of Ameland before dying in 1450 (testated January 17). His stins (stone house) stood near Ballum. His descendants through his great-grandson Pieter went by the family name Cammingha.
RitskeJelmera was a Frisian chieftain born in 1383 in Ternaard, Friesland, who ruled the island of Ameland before dying in 1450 (testated January 17)...
century, it paid tribute to the county of Holland until in 1424 its lord, RitskeJelmera, declared it a "free lordship" (vrijheerschap). Although Holland, Friesland...
Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Dongeradeel, June 2015. RitskeJelmera (1383 in Ternaard - 1450) a Frisian chieftain who ruled the island of...
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