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The Counts of Holland ruled over the county of Holland in the Low Countries between the 10th and the 16th century.1 House of Holland
The first count of Holland, Dirk I, was probably the son of Count Gerulf II of Frisia . He received land around Egmond from Charles the Fat in 922. This is seen as the beginning of the county of Holland. However, until about 1100, the usual name of the county was West-Friesland.
Note that the chronology of the first counts is uncertain. The existence of a count between Dirk I and Dirk II was only discovered in recent research.
- Gerulf of West Frisia
- Dirk I of West Frisia (r. 916 – 939)
- Dirk II of West Frisia (r. 939 – 988)
- Arnulf of West Frisia (r. 988 – 993)
- Dirk III of Holland (r. 993 – 1039)
- Dirk IV of Holland (r. 1039 – 1049)
- Floris I of Holland (r. 1049 – 1061)
- Gertrude of Saxony (regent)
- Robert de Frisian (regent)
- Godfrey of Lorraine (regent)
- Dirk V of Holland (r. 1061 – 1091)
- Floris II of Holland (r. 1091 – 1121)
- Dirk VI of Holland (r. 1121 – 1157)
- Floris III of HollandCount Floris III of Holland ( 1141 August 1, 1190) was Count of Holland from 1157 to his death, succeeding his father, Dirk VI. On September 28, 1162 he married Ada, sister of king William I of Scotland, also known as William the Lion. The county of Holla (r. 1157 – 1190Events March 16 Crusaders start to massacre the Jews of York, England. June 10 Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowned in the Saleph River while leading an army to Jerusalem. October 4 Richard I of England threatens war against Tancred of Sicily, an)
- Dirk VII of Holland (r. 1190 – 1203Events April 16 Philip II of France enters Rouen, leading to the eventual unification of Normandy and France. June 23 Fleet of the Fourth Crusade enters Bosphorus July 17 Fourth Crusade captures Constantinople by assault; the Byzantine emperor Alexius III)
- William I of Holland (r. 1203 – 1222Centuries: 12th century 13th century 14th century Decades: 1170s 1180s 1190s 1200s 1210s 1220s 1230s 1240s 1250s 1260s 1270s Years: 1217 1218 1219 1220 1221 1222 1223 1224 1225 1226 1227 See also 1222 state leaders Events Foundation of the University of P)
- Floris IV of Holland (r. 1222 – 1234Events Canonization of Saint Dominic Births Deaths Emperor Chukyo of Japan Emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan Monarchs/Presidents Aragon James I King of Aragon and count of Barcelona (reigned from 1213 to 1276) Castile Ferdinand III, the Saint King of Castile a)
- William II of HollandCaesar van Everdingen (1654) William II of Holland (February 1228- 28 January 1256), was a count of Holland (1235-1256) and king of Germany (1247-1256). He was the son of Floris IV and Aleid van Gelre. When his father was killed at a tournament at Corbie, (r. 1234 – 1256Events Hanseatic League formed. Births Deaths September 1, Kujo Yoritsune Monarchs/Presidents Aragon James I King of Aragon and count of Barcelona (reigned from 1213 to 1276) 1256.) Holy Roman EmperorThe Holy Roman Emperor was, with some variation, the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire, the predecessor of modern Germany, during its existence from the 10th century until its collapse in 1806. The terminology of the title is somewhat confusing. The title of
- Floris V of Holland (r. 1256 – 1296)
- John I of Holland (r. 1296 – 1299)
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