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Duke William II of Bavaria-Straubing
Bavaria-Straubing

Bavaria-Straubing denotes the widely-scattered territorial inheritance in the Wittelsbach house of Bavaria that were governed by independent dukes of Bavaria-Straubing between 1353 and 1432; a map of these marches and outliers of the Holy Roman Empire, vividly demonstrates the fractionalisation of lands where primogeniture did not obtain....
 was also count William VI 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....
, count William IV of Hainaut
County of Hainaut

The County of Hainaut was a historical region in the Low Countries. It consisted of what is now the Belgium province of Hainaut and the southern part of the French d?partement Nord ....
 and count William V of Zeeland
Zeeland

Zeeland , also called Zealand in English language and Zeelandic, is a province of the Netherlands. The province, located in the south-west of the country, consists of a number of islands and a strip bordering Belgium....
. He ruled from 1404 to his death in 1417 when he died of a dog bite. William was a son of Albert I
Albert I, Duke of Bavaria

Duke Albert I or Albrecht was a feudal ruler of the counties of Holland, County of Hainaut, and Zeeland in the Low Countries. Additionally, he held a portion of the Bavarian province of Straubing, his Bavarian ducal line's appanage and seat....
 and married to Margaret, sister of John the Fearless.
iam, allied with the Hooks, was in conflict with his father until 1394. In 1404 he succeeded him as Count of Holland, Zeeland and Hainaut and duke of Bavaria-Straubing.

In 1408 on the field of Othée William and John of Burgundy defeated together with Louis VII, Duke of Bavaria
Louis VII, Duke of Bavaria

Duke Louis VII of Bavaria , was Duke of Bavaria-Ingolstadt from 1413 until 1443. He was a son of Stephen III, Duke of Bavaria and Taddea Visconti....
 the citizens of Liege
Liège (city)

Li?ge is a major Walloon Region city and Municipalities in Belgium in Belgium located in the Provinces of Belgium of Li?ge , of which it is the administrative capital....
 who revolted against William's brother John of Bavaria, the bishop of Liège.






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Duke William II of Bavaria-Straubing
Bavaria-Straubing

Bavaria-Straubing denotes the widely-scattered territorial inheritance in the Wittelsbach house of Bavaria that were governed by independent dukes of Bavaria-Straubing between 1353 and 1432; a map of these marches and outliers of the Holy Roman Empire, vividly demonstrates the fractionalisation of lands where primogeniture did not obtain....
 was also count William VI 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....
, count William IV of Hainaut
County of Hainaut

The County of Hainaut was a historical region in the Low Countries. It consisted of what is now the Belgium province of Hainaut and the southern part of the French d?partement Nord ....
 and count William V of Zeeland
Zeeland

Zeeland , also called Zealand in English language and Zeelandic, is a province of the Netherlands. The province, located in the south-west of the country, consists of a number of islands and a strip bordering Belgium....
. He ruled from 1404 to his death in 1417 when he died of a dog bite. William was a son of Albert I
Albert I, Duke of Bavaria

Duke Albert I or Albrecht was a feudal ruler of the counties of Holland, County of Hainaut, and Zeeland in the Low Countries. Additionally, he held a portion of the Bavarian province of Straubing, his Bavarian ducal line's appanage and seat....
 and married to Margaret, sister of John the Fearless.

Biography

William, allied with the Hooks, was in conflict with his father until 1394. In 1404 he succeeded him as Count of Holland, Zeeland and Hainaut and duke of Bavaria-Straubing.

In 1408 on the field of Othée William and John of Burgundy defeated together with Louis VII, Duke of Bavaria
Louis VII, Duke of Bavaria

Duke Louis VII of Bavaria , was Duke of Bavaria-Ingolstadt from 1413 until 1443. He was a son of Stephen III, Duke of Bavaria and Taddea Visconti....
 the citizens of Liege
Liège (city)

Li?ge is a major Walloon Region city and Municipalities in Belgium in Belgium located in the Provinces of Belgium of Li?ge , of which it is the administrative capital....
 who revolted against William's brother John of Bavaria, the bishop of Liège. As a result he was no longer, as count of Hainault, obliged to pay homage to the bishop. William's reign was marked by internal strife within the county of Holland. In particular, Lord John of Arkel
Arkel

Arkel is a village in the Netherlands province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Giessenlanden, and lies about 3 km north of Gorinchem....
 supported William's enemies in Holland. Arkel became a part of Holland in 1412 at which point John accepted his defeat at the hands of William.

William claimed 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....
 as the count of Holland. Duke William I of Bavaria-Straubing had previously sent five expeditions to conquer Friesland. Only 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....
 was captured in 1398. William II also sent expeditions to the region but Stavoren was regained by the Frisians in 1414. Prior to his death, William ensured his nobles swore allegiance to his only daughter, Jacqueline
Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut

Jacqueline of Wittelsbach was Duchess of Bavaria-Straubing, Count of Hainaut and Count of Holland from 1417 to 1432.She was the only daughter of William VI, Count of Holland from his marriage with Margaret of Burgundy, daughter of Margaret III of Flanders and Philip the Bold....
.

However, on William's death in 1417, a war of succession broke out between his brother John, the bishop of Liège and his daughter Jacqueline of Hainaut. This would be the last episode of the Hook and Cod wars
Hook and Cod wars

The Hook and Cod wars comprise a series of wars and battles in Holland between 1350 and 1490. Most of these wars were fought over the title of count of Holland, but some have argued that the underlying reason was because of the power struggle of the bourgeois in the cities against the ruling nobility....
 and finally place Holland and Hainaut into Burgundian hands. The duchy of Bavaria-Straubing was divided between the dukes of Bavaria, the major portion went to Bavaria-Munich in 1429.

See also

  • Counts of Hainaut family tree
    Counts of Hainaut family tree

    This is a family tree of the Counts of Hainaut, sometimes spelled though not pronounced Hainault from 1055 to 1432, when the County of Hainaut and the County of Holland are incorporated in the estates of the Duchy of Burgundy, following the end of the Hook and Cod wars....