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William I (c. 1167, The Hague
The Hague

The Hague is the third largest city in the Netherlands after Amsterdam and Rotterdam, with a population of 475,904 and an area of approximately 100 km?....
 – 4 February 1222), Count of Holland
Count of Holland

The Counts of Holland ruled over the county of Holland in the Low Countries between the 10th and the 16th century....
 from 1203 to 1222. He was the younger son of Floris III
Floris III, Count of Holland

Floris III of Holland , Count of Holland from 1157 to 1190. He was a son of Dirk VI, Count of Holland and Sophie of Luxemburg, heiress of Bentheim....
 and Ada of Scotland.

iam was raised in Scotland
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
. He started a revolt against his brother, Dirk VII
Dirk VII, Count of Holland

Dirk VII of Holland , Count of Holland from 1190 to 1203. He was elder son of Floris III, Count of Holland and Ada of Scotland.There was civil war in the Holy Roman Empire, so the emperor had to give to make friends....
 and became count in Friesland
Friesland

Friesland is a province in the north of the Netherlands and part of the bigger region known as Frisia. In order to distinguish it from the other Frisian regions, it is commonly specified as Westerlauwer Frisia, Westerlauwer Friesland, West Frisia or West Friesland....
 after a reconciliation. Friesland was considered as a part of Holland by the Counts of Holland. His niece, Ada
Ada, Countess of Holland

Ada was countess of Count of Holland between 1203 and 1207.She was the only surviving daughter of Dirk VII, Count of Holland and his wife Adelaide of Cleves....
, eventually inherited Holland in 1203, but William couldn't accept this.






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William I (c. 1167, The Hague
The Hague

The Hague is the third largest city in the Netherlands after Amsterdam and Rotterdam, with a population of 475,904 and an area of approximately 100 km?....
 – 4 February 1222), Count of Holland
Count of Holland

The Counts of Holland ruled over the county of Holland in the Low Countries between the 10th and the 16th century....
 from 1203 to 1222. He was the younger son of Floris III
Floris III, Count of Holland

Floris III of Holland , Count of Holland from 1157 to 1190. He was a son of Dirk VI, Count of Holland and Sophie of Luxemburg, heiress of Bentheim....
 and Ada of Scotland.

Life

William was raised in Scotland
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
. He started a revolt against his brother, Dirk VII
Dirk VII, Count of Holland

Dirk VII of Holland , Count of Holland from 1190 to 1203. He was elder son of Floris III, Count of Holland and Ada of Scotland.There was civil war in the Holy Roman Empire, so the emperor had to give to make friends....
 and became count in Friesland
Friesland

Friesland is a province in the north of the Netherlands and part of the bigger region known as Frisia. In order to distinguish it from the other Frisian regions, it is commonly specified as Westerlauwer Frisia, Westerlauwer Friesland, West Frisia or West Friesland....
 after a reconciliation. Friesland was considered as a part of Holland by the Counts of Holland. His niece, Ada
Ada, Countess of Holland

Ada was countess of Count of Holland between 1203 and 1207.She was the only surviving daughter of Dirk VII, Count of Holland and his wife Adelaide of Cleves....
, eventually inherited Holland in 1203, but William couldn't accept this. After a civil war, which lasted for several years, William won the war. Louis and Ada were supported by the bishop of Liège and bishop of Utrecht, and the count of Flanders
Count of Flanders

The count of Flanders was the ruler or sub-ruler of the Flanders from the 9th century until the abolition of the position by the French Revolution in 1790....
. William was supported by the duke of Brabant
Duke of Brabant

The Duchy of Brabant was formally erected in 1183/1184. The title "Duke of Brabant" was created by the German Emperor Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor in favor of Henry I, Duke of Brabant, son of Godfrey III of Leuven ....
 and by the majority of the Hollanders.

Emperor Otto IV
Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor

Otto IV of Brunswick was one of two rival kings of the Holy Roman Empire from 1198 on, sole king from 1208 on, and emperor from 1209 on. The only king of the Welf dynasty, he was deposed in 1215....
 acknowledged him as count of Holland in 1203, because he was a supporter of the Welfs. He and many others changed allegiance to emperor Frederick II
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor

Frederick II , of the House of Hohenstaufen dynasty, was an Kingdom of Italy pretender to the title of King of the Romans from 1212 and unopposed holder of that monarchy from 1215....
 after the battle of Bouvines
Battle of Bouvines

The Battle of Bouvines, July 27, 1214, was a conclusive medieval battle ending the twelve year old War of Bouvines that was important to the early development of both the France in the Middle Ages by confirming the French crown's sovereignty over the duchy of Normandy of Brittany and Normandy and also in forcing the English king...
 in 1214. He took part in a French expedition against king John of England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
. The pope
Pope

The Pope is the Bishop of Rome, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church and head of state of Vatican City. The current pope is Pope Benedict XVI, who was elected April 19, 2005 in Papal conclave, 2005....
 excommunicated him for this.

Possibly because of this, William then became a fervent crusader. He campaigned in Prussia
Prussia

Prussia was, most recently, a historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. This state had for centuries substantial influence on Germany and European history....
 and joined in the conquest of Lisbon
Lisbon

Lisbon is the Capital and largest city of Portugal. It is also the seat of the Lisbon and capital of the Lisbon region. Its municipalities of Portugal, which matches the city proper excluding the larger continuous conurbation, has a municipal population of 564,477 in , while the Lisbon Metropolitan Area in total has around 2.8 million inha...
. In Europe, he came to be called William the Crazy for his chivalric and reckless behaviour in battle. William conquered the city of Damietta
Damietta

Damietta, Damiata, or Domyat is a harbor and the capital of the governorate of Domyat Governorate, Egypt. It is located at the intersection between the Mediterranean Sea and the Nile, about north of Cairo....
 during the Fifth Crusade
Fifth Crusade

The Fifth Crusade was an attempt to take back Jerusalem and the rest of the Holy Land by first conquering the powerful Ayyubid state in Egypt....
.

Evolution of the county

There were great changes in the landscape of Holland
Holland

Holland is a name in common usage given to two regions in the western part of Netherlands. The name 'Holland' is also often mistakenly used to refer to the whole of The Netherlands....
 in the end of the 12th and during the 13th century. Many colonists bought land to turn the swamps into polders. Most of the swamps had been sold, and irrigation had started during the reign of William. Huge infrastructural works were done; the island called Grote Waard was enclosed with dikes all around and a dam was built at Spaarndam
Spaarndam

Spaarndam is a small village in the province of North Holland, the Netherlands, on the Spaarne and IJ rivers. The oldest part of the village, on the western side of the Spaarne, belongs to the municipality of Haarlem; the newer part on the eastern side is a part of the municipality of Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude....
. New governmental bodies were created, the so-called waterschappen and hoogheemraadschappen
Water board (The Netherlands)

Dutch water boards are regional government bodies in the Netherlands. A water board is charged with managing the water barriers, the waterways, the water levels, and the water quality in its region....
, which were charged with the task of protecting the polders against ever-present threat of flooding. Count William granted city rights to Geertruidenberg
Geertruidenberg

Geertruidenberg is a city and municipality in the province North Brabant in the south of the Netherlands. The city, named after Gertrude of Nivelles, received city rights in 1213 from the count of Holland....
 in 1213, to Dordrecht
Dordrecht

Media:Nl-Dordrecht.ogg , in English Dort and in the local dialect Dordt, is a city and municipality in the Netherlands province of South Holland, the third largest city of the province....
 in 1217, to Middelburg
Middelburg

Middelburg is a municipality and a city in the south-western Netherlands and the Capital of the province of Zeeland. It is situated on the peninsula of Walcheren....
 in 1220 and perhaps also to Leiden
Leiden

Media:Nl-Leiden.ogg is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands and has 118,000 inhabitants. It forms a single urban area with Oegstgeest, Leiderdorp, Voorschoten, Valkenburg, Rijnsburg and Katwijk, with 254,000 inhabitants....
. In this way he gave an impulse to trade.

Family


Count William was married twice. First, he was married in 1197 at Stavoren
Stavoren

Stavoren is a small town on the coast of the IJsselmeer, about 5km south of Hindeloopen. It lies within the municipality of Nijefurd. Because Stavoren was granted City rights in the Netherlands in the 11th century, it is counted as one of the eleven cities in Friesland....
 to Adelheid of Guelders, daughter of Otto I, Count of Guelders
Otto I, Count of Guelders

Otto I of Guelders was a Count of Guelders from 1182 until his death in 1207. He was a son of Duke Hendrik of Guelders and Agnes of Arnstein. He married Richardis of Bavaria in 1184....
 and Richarde of Bavaria. Adelheid died on 12 February 1218 while William was away on crusade. On his return he married secondly, in July 1220, Marie of Brabant
Marie of Brabant

Marie of Brabant was the second and last Queen consort of Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor....
, daughter of Henry I, Duke of Brabant
Henry I, Duke of Brabant

Henry I of Brabant , named "The Courageous", was born in 1165 in Leuven and died in the German city of Cologne on September 5, 1235. He became Duke of Brabant in 1183/1184 and succeeded his father as Duke of Lower Lotharingia in 1190....
 and Maud of Boulogne and Alsace
Maud of Boulogne

Maud of Boulogne may refer to:*Matilda of Leuven, countess consort of Boulogne as wife of Eustace I of Boulogne*Matilda I of Boulogne, great-granddaughter of the previous, was reigning countess and queen consort of England, as wife of king Stephen...
. She was the widow of Emperor Otto IV. William and his first wife Adelaide had the following children:
  1. Floris IV, Count of Holland
    Floris IV, Count of Holland

    Floris IV , Count of Holland from 1222 to 1234. He was a son of William I, Count of Holland and Adelaide of Geldern.Floris IV succeeded his father in 1222....
     (24 June 1210 The Hague
    The Hague

    The Hague is the third largest city in the Netherlands after Amsterdam and Rotterdam, with a population of 475,904 and an area of approximately 100 km?....
    –19 July 1234, Corbie
    Corbie

    Corbie is a commune in France of the Somme d?partement in France, in northern France....
    , France
    France

    France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
    ).
  2. Otto (d. 1249), Regent of Holland in 1238-1239, Bishop of Utrecht
    Archbishop of Utrecht

    The Bishopric of Utrecht was a bishopric based in the Netherlands city of Utrecht . It was one of the Prince-Bishoprics of the Holy Roman Empire....
    .
  3. Willem (d. 1238), Regent of Holland in 1234-1238.
  4. Richardis (d. 1262).
  5. Ada (d. 1258), Abbess at Rijnsburg
    Rijnsburg

    Media:Nl-Rijnsburg.ogg is a community in the eastern part of the city Katwijk, in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The name means Rhines Burg in Dutch....
     1239.


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