▁did ▁not ▁hold ▁the ▁castle ▁for ▁long , ▁as ▁he ▁sold ▁it ▁to ▁Johan ▁Van ▁Bro e ck hu ys en , ▁lord ▁of ▁the ▁Wa arden burg , ▁in ▁ 1 4 2 4 . ▁The ▁castle ▁only ▁changed ▁hands ▁by ▁marriage ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁ 4 0 0 ▁years . ▁In ▁ 1 4 9 6 , ▁Johan ▁Van ▁Bro e ck hu ys en ▁married ▁Otto ▁Van ▁Ar kel , ▁which ▁ended ▁up ▁giving ▁the ▁Van ▁Ar kel ▁family ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁castle ▁for ▁centuries . ▁The ▁Van ▁Ar kel ▁family ▁was ▁a ▁well - known ▁and ▁quite ▁wealth y ▁family ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁wed ding . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁their ▁rule , ▁the ▁Van ▁Ark els ▁had ▁controlled ▁the ▁castle ▁for ▁five ▁gener ations . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 5 1 3 , ▁during ▁the ▁Gu el der ian ▁Wars , ▁the ▁H abs burg s ▁attempted ▁to ▁se ize ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁castle ▁from ▁across ▁the ▁River ▁Ma as , ▁and ▁briefly ▁occupied ▁the ▁castle . ▁Burg und ian ▁troops , ▁led ▁by ▁Count ▁Hen rick ▁Van ▁N ass au , ▁occupied ▁the ▁castle ▁for ▁a ▁brief ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 6 th ▁century . ▁During ▁the ▁sie ge ▁and ▁subsequent ▁occupation , ▁the ▁castle ▁was ▁moder ately ▁dam aged ▁and ▁a ▁large ▁amount ▁of ▁personal ▁property ▁needed ▁to ▁be ▁replaced . ▁ ▁At ▁this ▁point ▁in ▁their ▁rule , ▁the ▁Van ▁Ark els ▁were ▁still ▁very ▁rich , ▁so