Slot ter Hooghe
Slot Ter Hooghe
In
1764 Cornelis Kien van Citters (1732-1805) acquired Ter Hooghe from Elisabeth
Koninck (1733-179?). Cornelis and Elisabeth had grown up together, as she was an
orphan, which was adopted by Wilhem I van Citters, father of Cornelis.
Ter
Hooghe is one of the few noble estates in Zeeland, which dates back to the end
of the thirteenth century. The estate holds the privelege of brewing beer
without paying duties and the right to freely house criminals. In 1754 the old
castle was torn down and a new casle was built.
Wilhem
I was an intermediary between Jan van Borssele (1707-1764), aged 43, and
Elisabeth, aged 17, and in 1750 Jan was able to marry her. There is an extensive
correspondence on the subject of his love for her, between Jan and prince Willem
IV on one side and Jan and Wilhem I on the other side.
Cornelis
Kien married Magdalena Steengracht (1732-1799) in 1755 and they got two children.
After his oldest son had died in 1794 he raised his granddaughter Magdalena
Cornelia. She was abducted to France in 1802 by Jean-Baptiste Agricole Auguier.
What happened exactly is not known.
Cornelis
Kien died in 1805. After his death Ter Hooghe was sold.
His
other son Johan lived in the family house in London until his death in 1826.
This house was purchased by his great grand father, the ambassador Aernout in
16??, and had been kept in the family for almost one and a half century until
after the death of Johan in 1826.
Possibly
the family relations are further linked with Ter Hooghe. Aernout van Citters,
father of the ambassador, married in his this marriage with Anna (van Borssele)
van der Hooge (1581-1627), daughter of Johan (van Borssele) van der Hooge en Anna
van Borssele. It is likely that she was raised at Ter Hooghe as well. The
younger branch of the Van Borssele’s called themselves van der
Hooge to differentiate them from the older branch.