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Early life. Dutch penny struck by William I ( c. 1213–1222) William was born in The Hague, but raised in Scotland. He participated in the Third Crusade under Emperor Frederick I alongside his father, Floris, and his uncle Otto of Bentheim. [1] He started a revolt against his brother, Dirk VII and became count in Friesland after a reconciliation.
Nov 16, 2023 · William I (c. 1167, The Hague – 4 February 1222), Count of Holland from 1203 to 1222. He was the younger son of Floris III and Ada of Scotland. Life. William was raised in Scotland. He started a revolt against his brother, Dirk VII and became count in Friesland after a reconciliation.
Brief Life History of Willem. When Count Willem Holland was born on 2 April 1167, in The Hague, Holland, Netherlands, his father, Count Floris Holland III, was 27 and his mother, Ada of Huntingdon, was 28. He married Adelaide of Guelders in 1197, in Staveren, Friesland, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters.
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House of Holland. The first count of Holland, Dirk I, was the son or foster-son of Gerolf, Count in Frisia (Dijkstra suggests that Dirk may have been the son of a sister of Gerolf and that his own father died while he was still an infant). He received land around Egmond from Charles the Fat at a place called Bladella (modern-day Bladel near ...
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 89856123. Source citation. William I was the Count of Holland from 1203 to 1222. He was the younger son of Floris III and Ada of Scotland. William was raised in Scotland. He started a revolt against his brother, Dirk VII and became count in Friesland after a reconciliation. Friesland was considered as a part of Holland ...
William on the right. William I (c. 1167 – 4 February 1222) was count of Holland from 1203 to 1222. He was the younger son of Floris III and Ada of Huntingdon
William I, Count of Holland →. William I, Count of Holland from 1203 to 1222. He was the younger son of Floris III and Ada of Huntingdon. William was raised in Scotland. He started a revolt against his brother, Dirk VII and became count in Friesland after a reconciliation. Friesland was considered as a part of Holland by the Counts of Holland.
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