Hendrik van den Bergh (count)

Count Hendrik van den Bergh Lord of Stevensweert
Hendrik van den Bergh by Van Dyck, around 1628, shown holding a commander's baton; this may have been painted to celebrate his promotion as Maestre de campo[1]
Stadtholder of Upper Guelders
In office 1618–1637
Preceded by	Frederik van den Bergh
Succeeded by	Guillaume de Bette
Maestre de campo, Army of Flanders
In office 1628–1632
Personal details
Born	1573 Bremen, Holy Roman Empire
Died	22 May 1638(1638-05-22) (aged 64) Elburg, Gelderland
Spouse(s)	(1) Unknown (2) 1612–1627 Margaretha van Wittem (Her death) (3) 1629–1638 Hiëronyma Catharina (His death)
Children	(1) Anna Maria (1600-1653); Herman Frederik (1600-1669) (2) Maria Van den Bergh (1613-1671); Herman Oswald (1614-1622) (3) Elisabeth Catharina (1632-1681); Amalia Lucia (1633-1711); Mary Agnes; Anna Carolina; Wilhelmina Juliana (1638-1714)
Parent(s)	Willem IV van den Bergh; Maria of Nassau
Occupation	Soldier and statesman
Military service
Allegiance	Habsburg Spain until 1632 Dutch Republic 1632–1638
Battles/wars	Eighty Years War Siege of Groenlo (1606) Siege of Jülich (1621–1622) Breda Siege of Groenlo (1627) Siege of 's-Hertogenbosch

Hendrik van den Bergh (German: Heinrich von dem Bergh), 1573 to 22 May 1638, was a Flemish noble and professional soldier. Hereditary lord of Stevensweert, from 1618 to 1637 he was also stadtholder of Upper Guelders, the only part of Guelders to remain loyal to Habsburg Spain during the Eighty Years War. Known as a brave and resourceful cavalry commander, he spent most of his career with the Spanish Army of Flanders and became its Maestre de campo in 1628. Accused of treachery after the loss of Den Bosch in 1629, he defected to the Dutch Republic following the 1632 Conspiracy of Nobles.^[2]