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William the Good ( Dutch: Willem, French: Guillaume; c. 1286 – 7 June 1337) was count of Hainaut (as William I), Avesnes, Holland (as William III), and Zeeland (as William II) from 1304 to his death.
- John II
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- Margaret Ii, Countess of Hainault
Margaret was the daughter of William I, Count of Hainaut,...
- William Ii, Count of Hainaut
William II (1307 – 26 September 1345) was Count of Hainaut...
- Philippa of Luxembourg
Philippa of Luxembourg (1252 – 6 April 1311) was the...
- John II
William the Good ( Dutch: Willem, French: Guillaume; c. 1286 – 7 June 1337) was count of Hainaut (as William I), Avesnes, Holland (as William III), and Zeeland (as William II) from 1304 to his death.
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William III (r. 1345–1389), son of Margaret II and Louis IV. jointly with his brothers Louis the Brandenburger, Louis the Roman and Otto the Bavarian (1347–1349), Stephen II of Bavaria (1347–1353) and Albert I. Margaret returned in 1350 in opposition to her son and held Hainaut until 1356.
Philippa of Hainault (sometimes spelled Hainaut; Middle French: Philippe de Hainaut; 24 June 1310 (or 1315) – 15 August 1369) was Queen of England as the wife and political adviser of King Edward III. She acted as regent in 1346, when her husband was away for the Hundred Years' War.
- 9 January 1370, Westminster Abbey
- Avesnes
William I, Count of Hainaut (1286-7 June 1337) was the Duke of Holland from 1304 to 1337, succeeding John II, Count of Holland and preceding William II, Count of Hainaut. Willem was born in 1286 to the House of Avesnes, and he was the son of Duke Jan II of Holland and Philippa of Luxembourg.
William the Good (Dutch: Willem, French: Guillaume; c. 1286 – 7 June 1337) was count of Hainaut (as William I), Avesnes, Holland (as William III), and Zeeland (as William II) from 1304 to his death.
William I (r. 1304–1337), William II (r. 1337–1345), Margaret II (r. 1345–1356), one century later Jacqueline was opposed by her uncle John, Duke of Bavaria-Straubing, son of Count Albert I in a war of succession.
