Martenastate

The first mention of a stins at the Martenastate in Cornjum dates back to 1468, when the family Martena lived there.

On December 28, 1894 the last owner-occupant of Martena State in Cornjum, jonkheer Duco Martena van Burmania Vegelin van Claerbergen, died.

[1] There is a picture of the original Martenastate, Cornjum, in the Fries Museum (Leeuwarden), drawn by Jacobus Stellingwerf, dated 1722.

The Martena family owned additional properties besides their estate in Cornjum.

The Martenahuis in Franeker was built in 1506, on the order of Hessel van Martena, and his family lived there until 1686.