Gerard II of Horne

Gerard II of Horne (1324–1345), son of Willem IV of Horne and Oda of Putten, was made lord of Heeze and Leende in 1342 and in 1343 succeeded his father as lord of Horne and Altena.

In 1345 he joined Count William IV of Holland's invasion of Friesland. That September he was killed with the count at the Battle of Warns, where nearly the whole invasion army was destroyed. He died unmarried, and his lordships were divided between his sister Johanna and his half-brothers.