He was provost in Utrecht and as leader of the Hook faction, led the resistance against Rudolf van Diepholt.

Philip violently quelled the resistance against this appointment and besieged Deventer.

In 1456 Gijsbrecht agreed to retract his claim to the bishopric in return for a large financial compensation.

He remained, however, a thorn in the side of David, who imprisoned him together with his brother Reinoud in 1470.

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