Complex sentence: It is first mentioned as a'Heerlijkheid' in 1284, though first mention of a castle is found much later in 1466, the van Berkenrodes preferring to live on the Grote Markt in Haarlem.
Split into simpler sentences: It is first mentioned as a'Heerlijkheid' in 1284, though first mention of a castle is found much later in 1466. Thi sis because the family Van Berkenrode preferred to live on the Grote Markt in Haarlem.