47277604. William I, Count of Holland & 47277605. Adelheid of Guelders
~1163, William born in Holland, younger s/o 94555208. Floris
III, Count of Holland & 94555209. Ada of Huntingdon.
Adelheid born in Bavara, d/o §Otto I Graf van Gelre &
Richardis of Bavaria.
William raised in Scotland.
9/18/1180, Philip Augustus succeeded as King of France.
1189, Floris and his son William joined Frederick I
[Barbarossa] for the 3rd crusade.
1190-91, The crusaders spent the winter in Greece; at
Hellespont in March of 1991.
5/1991, The crusaders conquered Iconium by siege, during which
Frederick I died.
1191, Floris III died at Antioch of pestilence. William’s older
brother Theodore succeeded their father as Count of Holland. William remained
in the Holy Land for a long time after his father’s death.
1195, William, residing in West Friezland, revolted against his
brother Dirk VII [Theodore], who had invaded, with the help of the Duke of
Brabant and the support of Hollanders. Theodore’s forces won the battle of
Alkmaar, but William escaped capture.
1195, Ada, mother of William and Theodore, reconciled the
brothers; Theodore granting William 300 Flemish pounds yearly payable from the
tolls of Geervliet, and his possessions in Friezland, to be held as a fief of
Holland.
1197, In Stavaria, William married Adelheid.
1198, ‘comitis Florentii et Ade comitisse filius’ donated
property at Poeldijk bij Naaldwijk to the church of St Maria, Utrecht, in the presence of ‘Ada mater
mea, Willelmus frater meus comes Frisie, Margareta soror mea, Florentius frater
meus.’
5/27/1199, John crowned king
of England.
11/3/1200, Treaty between
William, count of Holland and Duke Henry I of Brabant. (S) Secretum Scriptorum,
Prevenier, 1999, P73.
By 1201, William came into conflict of the new Bishop of
Utrecht over taxes in Friezland. Theodore supported William and laid siege to
the city of Utrecht.
1202, William’s brother count Dirk VII captured by the Duke of
Brabant. Theodore was ransomed for 2000 silver marks and land concessions;
including the homage for Dordrecht, the ancient capital of the county.
11/4/1203, Theodore died leaving a 17-year-old daughter Ada. Ada’s
mother arranged her marriage to Count Louis of Loon, and a struggle for power
ensued.
1204, William was brought in disguise by Philip van Wassenaar
into Zealand where he found allies and was declared lawful governor; and soon
after supported in Kemmerland. Ada’s mother fled and Countess Ada was captured
and sent to the court of King John in England [returned to her husband Louis in
1207]. William succeeded his brother; but was stilled opposed by Ada’s husband
Louis van Loon. Louis allied many powerful barons through offers of money and
the abolishment of tolls at Geervliet, causing William to flee to Zealand; and
from there he escaped in a fishing boat to an island.
1205, William them re-established contacts with Philip van
Wassenaar and others and rebuilt an army of Kemmerlanders. William marched on
Ryswick and surprised the Duke of Limburg; who fled from the field.
1206, By treaty with the Count of Loon, William became
undisputed Count of Holland.
1208, With the death of Philip of Suabia, William allied
himself with Otho, King of the Germans; who acknowledged William as count of
Holland and Zealand.
1213, William granted rights to the citizens of Geertruidenberg.
1213, King John of England made a treaty with William to assist
the King with 25 lances [10 horsemen with associated footment] as needed; after
an initial payment of 400 marks silver.
1213, The Earl of Salisbury was sent by King John with William
and the Count of Boulogne and a fleet of 500 ships and attacked the harbor at
Damme. While they were not successful in taking the town, they did capture or
destroy 400 of King Philip’s ships that he had planned to use to invade
England. (S) DN, V12, 1909, P115.
1214, William on the Flemish losing side, in support of King
John, at the battle of Bovines where he was taken prisoner by the King of France.
[William was freed by the truce made between the kings shortly after the
battle.]
By 1215, William had allied himself with King Philip of France.
1216, William supported Louis, eldest s/o King Philip Augustus,
in his expedition against King John of England with 36 of his barons.
5/12/1216, Prince Louis [future VIII] of France, after a
successful landing, crowned King of England in London. In June, Louis captured
Winchester and controlled half of England. [Louis eventually gave up his claim
to the throne of England.]
5/20/1217, Louis’ forces lost at the battle of Lincoln to
William Marshall. Louis by treaty returned to France.
1217, William went on crusade. William set sail from Maas with
12 large ships and a number of smaller vessels; arriving at the port of Lisbon,
Portugal.
1217, After a request for help, the Hollanders under William
besieged and captured Alcacer-do-Sal in Portugal.
2/12/1218, Adelheid died while William was on crusade.
By 5/1218, William arrived with his forces at Acre.
1219, William distinguished himself at the capture of Damietta.
9/1219, William returned to Holland. (S) Anatomy of a Crusade,
Powell, 1986, P117.
1220, William granted rights to the citizens of Dordrecht.
7/1220, William married 2nd Marie, d/o Duke Henry I
of Brabant. [Widow of Emeror Otto IV of Germany, no children.]
4/4/1222, William died.
(S) The Encyclopedia Britannica. (S) Foundation for Medieval
Genealogy. (S) The Historians’ History of the World, 1904, P291. (S) History of
Hoilland and the Dutch Nation, Davies, 1851.
Children of William and Adelheid:
i. Floris IV of Holland (23638802), born 6/24/1210 in le Hague.
