POTTER United Families

The marriage of Catherine de Pottere, Dame of of Pottes greatgrand-daughter
of Countess Alix of Flanders, at the castle of of
Pottelle, with Duke Allart of Mortaigne, count of of Pottelle,
reinforced this family option, also because members of the Mortaigne
family acquired lordships in Middelburg, linked to the ones of the
“green branch” which also carried the same coat of arms!
Also, The High Society of The Hague, identified ancestor Herman
de Pottere in 1093, freighting boats on the Escaut river, North of
Antwerp. He was the cousin of Hermès in Renaix.
As shown by Mr B. van Blokland (High Society The Hague, 1870),
Herman de Pottere, was made esquire in Dutch Brabant (Breda) in
1093, at service of King Godfrey of Bouillon, Duke of Lorraine,
Marquis of Antwerp. Herman was gearing up crusaders in the port of
Bergen-Op-Zoom (Rotterdam).
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