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. Friesland was considered a part of Holland by the counts of Holland. His niece Ada inherited Holland in 1203, but William refused to accept this. After a war of succession, known as the Loon War (1203–1206), William won the county. Ada and her husband, Louis II of Loon, were supported by the bishop of Liège, bishop of Utrecht, and the count of Flanders. William was supported by the duke of Brabant and by the majority of the Hollanders.
Countshipedit
Emperor Otto IV acknowledged him as count of Holland in 1203 because he was a supporter of the Welfs. He and many others changed allegiance to Frederick II after the battle of Bouvines in 1214. He took part in a French expedition against King John of England. The popeexcommunicated him for this. Possibly because of this, William then became a fervent crusader and by this his excommunication was lifted. He campaigned in Prussia. In Europe, he came to be called William the Crazy for his chivalric and reckless behaviour in battle. On his way to the Egypt, he commanded a joined force of Frisian, Dutch, Flemish and Rhenish crusaders that helped the Portuguese conquered the city of Alcácer do Sal from the Almohads as it is noted in the De itinere Frisonum and the Gesta crucigerorum Rhenanorum.[2] William helped to conquer the city of Damietta during the Fifth Crusade.
There were great changes in the landscape of Holland 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. New governmental bodies were created, the so-called water boards, which were charged with the task of protecting the polders against ever-present threat of flooding. Count William granted city rights to Geertruidenberg in 1213, to Dordrecht in 1217, to Middelburg in 1220 and perhaps also to Leiden. In this way he gave an impulse to trade.
Adelaide died on 12 February 1218 while William was away on crusade. In 1220 Count William married Marie of Brabant, widow of Emperor Otto IV.
Referencesedit
De Boer, Dick; Cordfunke, Erik (1995), Graven van Holland : portretten in woord en beeld (880-1580), Zwolle: Walburg Pers, pp. 29–30, ISBN978-90-6011-915-0
^The Crusade of Frederick Barbarossa, The History of the Expedition of The Emperor Frederick and Related Texts, trans. G.A. Loud (Ashgate, Farnham, 2010), p.49.
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For the statholder of the Netherlands see William I Prince of Orange For the king of the Netherlands see William I of the Netherlands 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 IEffigy of William on his sealCount of HollandReign1203 4 February 1222PredecessorAdaSuccessorFloris IVBornc 1167 The HagueDied4 February 1222BurialRijnsburgSpouseAdelaide of Guelders Marie of BrabantIssueand others Floris IV Count of Holland Otto Bishop of UtrechtHouseHollandFatherFloris III Count of HollandMotherAda of Huntingdon Contents 1 Early life 2 Countship 3 Family 4 ReferencesEarly life edit nbsp 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 Friesland was considered a part of Holland by the counts of Holland His niece Ada inherited Holland in 1203 but William refused to accept this After a war of succession known as the Loon War 1203 1206 William won the county Ada and her husband Louis II of Loon were supported by the bishop of Liege bishop of Utrecht and the count of Flanders William was supported by the duke of Brabant and by the majority of the Hollanders Countship editEmperor Otto IV acknowledged him as count of Holland in 1203 because he was a supporter of the Welfs He and many others changed allegiance to Frederick II after the battle of Bouvines in 1214 He took part in a French expedition against King John of England The pope excommunicated him for this Possibly because of this William then became a fervent crusader and by this his excommunication was lifted He campaigned in Prussia In Europe he came to be called William the Crazy for his chivalric and reckless behaviour in battle On his way to the Egypt he commanded a joined force of Frisian Dutch Flemish and Rhenish crusaders that helped the Portuguese conquered the city of Alcacer do Sal from the Almohads as it is noted in the De itinere Frisonum and the Gesta crucigerorum Rhenanorum 2 William helped to conquer the city of Damietta during the Fifth Crusade There were great changes in the landscape of Holland 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 New governmental bodies were created the so called water boards which were charged with the task of protecting the polders against ever present threat of flooding Count William granted city rights to Geertruidenberg in 1213 to Dordrecht in 1217 to Middelburg in 1220 and perhaps also to Leiden In this way he gave an impulse to trade Family editCount William was married twice First he was married in 1197 at Stavoren to Adelaide of Guelders daughter of Otto I Count of Guelders and Richarde of Bavaria They had the following children Floris IV 1210 19 July 1234 who succeeded William I as count of Holland Otto died in 1249 regent of Holland in 1238 1239 bishop of Utrecht William died in 1238 regent of Holland in 1234 1238 Richardis died in 1262 Ada abbess at Rijnsburg in 1239 3 Adelaide died on 12 February 1218 while William was away on crusade In 1220 Count William married Marie of Brabant widow of Emperor Otto IV References editDe Boer Dick Cordfunke Erik 1995 Graven van Holland portretten in woord en beeld 880 1580 Zwolle Walburg Pers pp 29 30 ISBN 978 90 6011 915 0 The Crusade of Frederick Barbarossa The History of the Expedition of The Emperor Frederick and Related Texts trans G A Loud Ashgate Farnham 2010 p 49 Lucas Villegas Aristizabal Was the Portuguese Led Military Campaign against Alcacer do Sal in the Autumn of 1217 Part of the Fifth Crusade Al Masaq 31 1 2019 59 64 https doi org 10 1080 09503110 2018 1542573 Lucas Villegas Aristizabal A Frisian Perspective on Crusading in Iberia as Part of the Sea Journey to the Holy Land 1217 1218 Studies in Medieval and Renaissance History 3rd Series 15 2018 Pub 2021 81 87 92 106 120 123 https www academia edu 37460772 A Frisian Perspective on Crusading in Iberia as part of the Sea Journey to the Holy Land 1217 1218 djr 2019 09 17 Digitaal Vrouwenlexicon van Nederland resources huygens knaw nl in Dutch Retrieved 2019 10 05 Preceded byAda Count of Holland1203 1222 Succeeded byFloris IV Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William I Count of Holland amp oldid 1214297537, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
