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Not only did his wife come from Bavaria, but his sister had married someone from the same family back in Cambrai. And this William wasn’t just anybody. He had now become Count of Hainaut, Holland and Zeeland. In addition to a number of bastard sons, William had one legitimate daughter, little Jacqueline, who was the apple of his eye.
Jun 24, 2024 · The four Valois Dukes of Burgundy used political intrigue, calculated splendor, economic power, and good old-fashioned violence to forge a state out of the many Duchies and Counties between France and the Holy Roman Empire.
Jun 25, 2024 · Willem II Count of Holland, as king of Germany, pronounced that Count Guy and his mother had forfeited imperial Flanders by failing to do homage to him. His forces attacked Holland in 1253 and Count Guy was defeated at Westkappel, on the island of Walcheren, in Jul 1253 and captured.
Jun 5, 2024 · Henry II supported his sister Mathilde's son, William II, Count of Holland, in the latter's bid for election as German King (Holy Roman Emperor). His first marriage was to Marie of Hohenstaufen. They had six children, including our ancestor Matilda of Brabant.
- January 25, 1207
- Louvain (Leuven), Flemish Brabant
- Louvain (Leuven), Flemish Brabant, Belgium
4 days ago · The House of Wittelsbach (German: Haus Wittelsbach) is a former Bavarian dynasty, with branches that have ruled over territories including the Electorate of Bavaria, the Electoral Palatinate, the Electorate of Cologne, Holland, Zeeland, Sweden (with Swedish-ruled Finland), Denmark, Norway, Hungary, Bohemia, and Greece.
Jun 23, 2024 · The four Valois Dukes of Burgundy used political intrigue, calculated splendor, economic power, and good old-fashioned violence to forge a state out of the many Duchies and Counties between France and the Holy Roman Empire.
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4 days ago · William II (27 May 1626 – 6 November 1650) was sovereign Prince of Orange and stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands from 14 March 1647 until his death three years later.
