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	Simon of HOLLAND - Johannes HOLLY
		/-Friedrich of FORMBACH, Count of Formbach \-Hedwig of FORMBACH, Countess of Formbach \-Gertrude of HALDENSLEBEN
		Ancestors of William I of HOLLAND, Count of Holland
		1 William I of HOLLAND, Count of Holland =Adelheid of GELDERN 2 William of HOLLAND 2 Otto of Holland of UTRECHT, Bishop of Utrecht 2 Ada of HOLLAND 2 Rikarda of HOLLAND 2 Florenz IV of HOLLAND, Count of Holland =Mathilde of BRABANT Marriage: BEF.
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	Encyclopedia: William
		William I (1028 â€“ 9 September 1087), was King of England from 1066 to 1087, and as Guillaume II was Duke of Normandy from 1035 to 1087.
		William III of England (14 November 1650â€“8 March 1702; also known as William II of Scotland and William of Orange) was a Dutch aristocrat and the Holy Roman Empires Prince of Orange from his birth, King of England and Ireland from 13 February 1689, and King of Scotland...
		Count Willem II of Holland Granting Privileges by Caesar van Everdingen (1654) William II of Holland, (February 1228-28 January 1256), was a count of Holland (1235-1256) and king of Germany (1247-1256).
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	Chronology of the Middle Ages in Europe
		Count William II of Holland and Zealand, who had been crowned king of Germany in 1248 amidst serious political turmoil, was killed during a campaign against the Frisians.
		Count Ugolino was toppled and thrown in jail and starved to death.
		The population of Rome crowned Louis II of Bavaria Roman Emperor and declared Pope John XXII deposed.
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	Holland (formerly know as Holtland) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Holland originated in the early 12th century as a fief of the Holy Roman Empire and was ruled by a dynasty of counts that traced its origin to the 9th century.
		William II, count of Holland from 1234 to 1256, promoted land reclamation, pressed for the maintenance of waterways and dikes, and encouraged municipal development by granting trading privileges to the growing towns of the county.
		In 1559 William I of Orange (William the Silent) was appointed stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, and Utrecht by Philip II.
	www.holt.org /holtland.html (841 words)

	Count of Holland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Counts of Holland ruled over the county of Holland in the Low Countries between the 10th and the 16th century.
		The first count of Holland, Dirk I, was probably the son of Count Gerulf II of Frisia.
		John of Avesnes was a son of Adelaide of Holland, sister of William II of Holland.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Count_of_Holland (375 words)

	William II, Count of Holland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		William II of Holland, (February 1228-28 January 1256), was a count of Holland (1235-1256) and king of Germany (1247-1256).
		With the help of Henry II, Duke of Brabant and the archbishop of Cologne, he was elected in 1247 as king of Germany after Emperor Frederick II was excommunicated.
		In his home county, William fought with Flanders for control of Zeeland.In July 1253, he defeated the Flemish army at Westkapelle, and a year later a cease-fire followed.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/William_II,_Count_of_Holland (297 words)

	North Holland, the land and its history (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Count William II of Holland became King of the German Empire in 1247.
		The County of Holland was one of the constituing counties of the 'Republic of the Seven United Netherlands', which was founded by the 'Unie van Utrecht' in 1579, during the begin period of its 80 year struggle for liberation from the Spanish King.
		From 1795 till 1813, Holland was occupied by the French.
	www.euronet.nl /~wijnef/LandHist.html (480 words)

	ALKMAAR - LoveToKnow Article on ALKMAAR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Alkmaar derives its chief importance from being the centre of the flourishing butter and cheese trade of this region of Holland.
		In 1254 it received a charter from William II., count of Holland, similar to that of Haarlem, but in the 15th century duke Philip the Good of Burgundy made the impoverishment of the town, due to ill-government, the excuse for establishing an oligarchical regime, by charters of 1436 and 1437.
		As the capital of the ancient district of Kennemer-land between den Helder and Haarlem, Alkmaar frequently suffered in the early wars between the Hollanders and the Frisians, and in 1517 was captured by the united Gelderlanders and Frisians.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /A/AL/ALKMAAR.htm (491 words)

	Holland from 993 - 1299 The history of the Lowlands during the reign of the Counts of the house of Holland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		William I was the younger brother of Dirk VII, married first in 1198 with Aleida of Gelre (died 1218), daughter of Otto I of Gelre and in July 1220 with Maria of Brabant, widow of Emperor Otto IV of Germany.
		William I, by a treaty concluded with Lodewijk II of Loon in 1206, became undisputed Count.
		Count Floris V of Holland (1254-1296), the "Keerlen God" (Peasant God), is one of the most important figures of the first, native dynasty of Holland (833-1299).
	www.geerts.com /holland/holland-2.htm (4516 words)

	Official destination guide of the Netherlands Board of Tourism & Conventions - Cities and regions - The Hague - History
		In 1248, William II, Count of Holland, began the construction of a castle on the Binnenhof, around which a town grew in the 14th and 15th centuries.
		William's son, Floris V, added the massive Knights' Hall (Ridderzaal), expanding a complex that today is the heart of the country's administrative government.
		William III (William of Orange), Statholder of Holland and other Dutch provinces as well as king of England (1689–1702), was born in The Hague.
	www.holland.com /us/cities/thehague/history.html (425 words)

	File 129: Ancestors of Paul Bailey MCBRIDE
		William I of Poitou (III of Aquitaine) Count of Poitou Duke of Aquitaine (925-963) [Pedigree]
		William II of Poitou (IV of Aquitaine) Count of Poitou Duke of Aquitaine (937-995) [Pedigree]
		Son of William I of Poitou (III of Aquitaine) Count of Poitou Duke of Aquitaine (925-963) and Adela of Normandy Princess of Normandy (897-0962)
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	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: The Hague
		William II, Count of Holland and King of Germany, replaced this earlier building with the castle which formed the nucleus of the Binnenhof mentioned above.
		Although many of the Counts of Holland maintained a brilliant Court, affording hospitality to poets and painters (Jan van Eyck among the latter), the place nevertheless remained unimportant.
		When, in spite of this, William was elected Stadtholder of Holland and Captain-General of the Netherlands, in 1672, Jan's brother, Cornelius de Witt, was falsely accused of an attempt to murder the prince, and was thrown into prison.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/07108a.htm (967 words)

	Hollands Royal Rulers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Count William II was not only the ruler of Holland, but also elected to be the head of the Holy Roman Empire in the 13th century.
		Holland fought Philips II of Spain, overlord of The Netherlands, during the Dutch war of Independence(1568-1648).
		In 1795 Napoleon occupied Holland and soon his brother Louis was introduced as the first king of Holland since William II The Great was elected emperor in the middleages.
	members.chello.nl /m.elfers/beatrix2.htm (660 words)

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		Bretislav I of BOHEMIA Duke of Bohemia was born 1005 and died 10 Jan 1055.
		Emma married Boleslav II of BOHEMIA Duke of Bohemia on 960 in Praha, Praha, Czechoslovakia.
		Eberhard Count in the Salichgau was born 865.
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	1228 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Sixth Crusade is launched by Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, after delays due to sickness and an excommunication from Pope Gregory IX.
		Conrad IV of Germany becomes titular King of Jerusalem, with Frederick II as regent.
		Baldwin II becomes emperor of the Latin Empire in Constantinople, with John of Brienne as regent.
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	William - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		King William III of England (Prince William III of Orange, King William II of Scotland, William of Orange)
		William of Norwich (1132 - 1144), saint and supposed martyr
		William of Tyre, Bishop in the Holy Land
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	28TH GENERATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Count Florent IV of HOLLAND died in 1235 in Holland - Count from 1224.
		He was christened in Holland - son of William I. Mechtild BRABANT was born about 1185 in Brabant Province.
		William II of HOLLAND King of Germany was born before 1234 in Holland - son of Florent IV.
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	William II, Count of Holland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		His uncles William and Otto (bishop of Utrecht) were his guardians until 1239.
		From 1254, he fought a number of wars against the Frisians.
		His body was recovered 26 years later by his son Floris of Holland, who was only 2 years old when he succeeded his father.
	www.sevenhills.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/William_II,_Count_of_Holland (317 words)

	AllRefer.com - count of Holland William (German History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		count of Holland William 1227?–1256, German king (1254–56), previously rival king (1247–54) to Conrad IV.
		William was chosen by Pope Innocent IV to succeed Henry Raspe (d.
		Although William was recognized as king by most of the German princes after Conrad's death (1254), his rule was only nominal and was never unchallenged.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/W/WillHol.html (206 words)

	1253 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		July - William II, Count of Holland defeats the Flemish army at Westkapelle.
		Pope Innocent IV returns to Rome, having left nine years earlier in 1244 to depose Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, and being unable to return until after Frederick's death due to the agitation throughout Europe caused by that action.
		May - King Louis IX of France dispatches William of Rubruck from Constantinople on a missionary journey to convert the Tatars of central and eastern Asia.
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	PAPHE: chronology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Reign of the Duke of Normandy, William the Conqueror
		The count William II of Holland becomes emperor of the Saint Worsens.
		Decree of the Count William VI of Holland ordering that all the patients suspected to have leprosy are examined with the Saint Jacobs of Harlem's chapel.
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	Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Frederick II (December 26, 1194–December 13, 1250), Holy Roman Emperor of the Hohenstaufen dynasty, was pretender to the title of King of the Romans from 1212, unopposed holder of that monarchy from 1215, and Holy Roman Emperor from 1220 until his death in 1250.
		Frederick's illegitimate son Manfred, King of Sicily, was born in 1231 of Bianca, the daughter of Count Bonifacio Lancia.
		Frederick II was considered singular among the European Christian monarchs of the Middle Ages.
	www.variedtastes.com /encyclopedia/Frederick_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor (3781 words)

	Welcome to Holland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Count William II of Holland was elected Holy Roman Emperor in the 13th century, but was killed by the (West) Friesians before he could be crowned.
		It is in North Holland, though the capital of the province itself is the ancient city of Haarlem.
		The government is seated in the capital of the province of South Holland.
	members.chello.nl /m.elfers/beatrix.htm (169 words)

	William VIII of Aquitaine\|William VIII Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		* William of Champeaux (1070 - 1121), theologian
		* William of Conches (1080 - 1154), philosopher
		* William of Norwich (1132 - 1144), saint and supposed martyr
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	COUNT WILLIAM II (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		William II of Holland, (1228-1256), was a count of Holland (1235-1256) and king of Germany (1247-1256).
		When his father Floris IV was killed at a tournament at Corbie, William was only seven years old.
		With the help of Henry II of Brabant and the archbishop of Cologne, he was elected in 1247 as king of Germany after Emperor Frederick II was excommunicated.
	www.websters-online-dictionary.org /definition/COUNT+WILLIAM+II (267 words)

	(William II of Ponthieu - Phebe Abell ) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		William IX the Troubador of Aquitaine (Duke of Aquitaine) (22 Oct 1071 - 10 Feb 1126)
		William of Rheims (Cardinal Archbishop) (____ - ____)
		William VIII of Montpellier (ABT 1158 - 1218)
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	The Van Der Veer in the Netherlands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		In 1299 the weak and sickly heir of the ancient native Count of Holland died and the [7] punishment of Floris Van Borssele was left to the first succeeding Count of the new house, Jan of Henault, who had been guardian over Jan of Holland since Wolfert's death in 1298.
		Even before the peace in Holland was concluded in 1412 Count Willem VI who as sovereign had the supreme rights of discharging and nominating guardians, discharged Lord Claes and Lady Hadewich from their guardianship of the young Lord Van der Veer.
		The Count, in nominating guardians, however, was bound by the rule that whenever a guardian was discharged [36] the next of kin to the minor had to be appointed according to the laws of seniority.
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	Holland National Shrines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The road where Count William II of Holland in 1256 died is still called Koningspade (Kingspath).
		Near Muiden Count Floris V was killed as the result of an international politic complot, istignated by the British king and executed by Jan van Cuijk.
		Hoogwoud was the place were count William II of Holland died in 1256 during a campaign against the Friesians.
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