House of Horne
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| Country |  Horne (Holy Roman Empire) Netherlands Belgium |
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| Parent house | Montmorency |
| Titles | List
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| Founder | Engelbert of Horne (traditional) |
| Current head | Edward Bieniak, Prince of Horne |
| Founding | 920 (traditional) |
| Cadet branches | Bieniak family |
| Ethnicity | Dutch, New Netherlander, French |
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The House of Horne (Dutch: Huis van Horne), also known as the House of Glücksburg-Horne, is the current dynasty of the Crown of Horne. It was originally founded by Engelbert I of Horne, the first leader of Horne, in 920.
The modern dynasty was established by Philip de Montmorency, Count of Horne, who was then part of the House of Montmorency. He was executed on 5 June 1568. He died before his son, Christian I, was born in 1569. This resulted in de Montmorency not having heirs after his death. The current House of Horne is made up of the descendants of Christian I.
The royals of the House of Horne are the only actively known royals (nationally) to have connections to the royal families of micronations.
County of Horne
The County of Horne (also Horn) was a small historic county of the Holy Roman Empire in the present day Netherlands and Belgium. It takes its name from the village Horn. The residence of the counts of Horne was moved from Horn to Weert in the 15th century, and is now located in the United States and Canada.
After the execution in 1568 of Philip de Montmorency who died without male heirs, the Prince-Bishop of Liège, as suzerain of Horne, was declared the direct lord and new count. The bishops ruled the county in personal union. Horne maintained its own laws and customs as well as its financial autonomy. The county included the communes (now baronies) of Neer, Nunhem, Haelen, Buggenum, Roggel, Heythuysen, Horne, Beegden, Geystingen and Ophoven.
Leaders of the House of Horne
Lordship of Horne
| Name and title(s) | Lifespan | Tenure start | Tenure end | Notes | Family |
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| William VIII Lord of Horne |
1380 – 1433 | 1405 | 1428 | Son of William VII | Horne |
| Frederick of Moers Lord of Horne |
? | 1428 | 1440 | Guardian of Jacob I | Moers |
County of Horne
| Name and title(s) | Lifespan | Tenure start | Tenure end | Consort | Notes | Family |
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| Jacob I Count of Horne |
? | 1440 | 1471 | Son of William VII | Horne | |
| Jacob II Count of Horne |
? – 1502 | 1471 | 1502 | Son of Jacob I | Horne | |
| Jacob III Count of Horne |
1480 – 15 August 1531 | 1502 | 15 August 1531 | Margaret of Croÿ (1501-1514) Claudina of Savoy (1514-1528) Anna of Burgundy |
Son of Jacob II | Horne |
| John Count of Horne |
1480 – 10 December 1540 | 15 August 1531 | 10 December 1540 | Anna van Egmont | Brother of Jacob III | Horne |
| Philip de Montmorency Count of Horne, Stadholder of Guelders, Admiral of Flanders |
5 June 1526 – 5 June 1568 (aged 42) |
10 December 1540 | 5 June 1568 | Anna Walburgis van Nieuwenaer | Stepson of John | Montmorency |
| Christian I Count of Horne |
1569 – 1658 (aged 89) | 1569 | 1658 | Althea van Sutphen | Posthumous son of Philip de Montmorency | Horne |
| Christian II Count of Horne |
1625 – 26 July 1658 (aged 33) | 1658 | 26 July 1658 | Jane Jans | Grandson of Christian I | Horne |
| Cornelius I Count of Horne |
3 August 1653 – 21 December 1729 (aged 76) |
26 July 1658 | 21 December 1729 | Margaret Vanderburgh | Son of Christian II | Horne |
| Cornelius II Count of Horne |
2 September 1705 – ? | 21 December 1729 | ? | Lea Banta | Son of Cornelius I | Horne |
| Esther Countess of Horne |
10 February 1734 – 4 April 1807 (aged 73) |
? | 4 April 1807 | John van Buskirk | Daughter of Cornelius II | Horne |
| Joseph van Buskirk Count of Horne |
1767 – 24 December 1824 (aged 57) |
4 April 1807 | 24 December 1824 | Margaret van Ness | Son of Esther | Buskirk-Horne |
| Sarah van Buskirk Countess of Horne |
28 February 1794 – 4 November 1882 (aged 88) |
24 December 1824 | 4 November 1882 | David Spaulding | Daughter of Joseph van Buskirk | Buskirk-Horne |
| Esrom Spaulding Count of Horne |
1816 – 1902 (aged 86) | 4 November 1882 | 1902 | Anne Mary Davison | Son of Sarah van Buskirk | Spaulding-Horne |
| Adelbert Spaulding Count of Horne |
25 July 1865 – 1931 (aged 66) | 1902 | 1931 | Margaret Hawley | Son of Esrom Spaulding | Spaulding-Horne |
| Verne Spaulding Count of Horne |
17 June 1897 – 25 September 1959 (aged 62) |
1931 | 25 September 1959 | Irma Smith | Son of Adelbert Spaulding | Spaulding-Horne |
Crown of Horne
| Name and title(s) | Lifespan | Tenure start | Tenure end | Consort | Notes | Family | Portrait |
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| Marian Spaulding Princess of Horne |
20 December 1924 – 13 September 2000 (aged 75) |
25 September 1959 | 13 May 2000 | Edward Bieniak I of Greece and Denmark | Daughter of Verne Spaulding | Spaulding-Horne | 
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| Edward Bieniak Prince of Horne, Baron of Montmorency |
28 July 1960 – Living (age 64 years, 114 days) |
13 May 2000 | Present | Barbara Betz (2000-2019) | Son of Marian Spaulding | Bieniak-Glücksburg-Horne | 
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