▁Wille m ▁I ▁van ▁Horn ▁acquired ▁W ess em ▁as ▁a ▁guard ian . ▁The ▁reign ▁of ▁the ▁van ▁Hor ne ’ s ▁last ed ▁until ▁ 1 5 6 8 ▁when ▁Phili ps ▁van ▁Mont mor ency ▁together ▁with ▁Lam ora al ▁van ▁Eg mond ▁were ▁dec ap itated ▁in ▁Br uss el ▁by ▁Spanish ▁no blem en . ▁ ▁In ▁style ▁with ▁local ▁custom s ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁execut ors ▁received ▁the ▁vict ims ' ▁poss essions ▁and ▁W ess em ▁became ▁G eld ers . ▁The ▁L ords ▁of ▁Gel re ▁en ▁Gul ick ▁received ▁all ▁poss essions ▁of ▁the ▁L ords ▁of ▁Hor ne . ▁Horn ▁in ▁contemporary ▁Dutch ▁and ▁H ör ▁in ▁Lim burg s , ▁is ▁still ▁a ▁small ▁town ▁very ▁near ▁to ▁W ess em ▁on ▁the ▁banks ▁of ▁the ▁river ▁Me us en ad ▁even ▁the ▁castle ▁still ▁exists ▁and ▁descend ants ▁of ▁the ▁noble ▁family ▁still ▁live ▁there . ▁ ▁In ▁this ▁period ▁W ess em ▁was ▁a ▁small ▁town ▁with ▁fort ifications . ▁It ▁had ▁its ▁own ▁court room ▁and ▁juris diction , ▁and ▁being ▁the ▁main ▁town ▁in ▁the ▁Land ▁van ▁Hor ne ▁( The ▁land ▁of ▁the ▁L ords ▁of ▁Hor ne ), ▁it ▁had ▁juris diction ▁over ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁towns ▁in ▁the ▁Land ▁van ▁Hor ne . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 0 9 ▁the ▁conf isc ations ▁granted ▁to ▁the ▁l ords ▁of ▁Gel re ▁en ▁Gul ick ▁exp ired . ▁The ▁princes ▁of ▁Ch im