Count of Holland

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Count of Holland was a medieval noble title associated with the ruler of the County of Holland, a significant political and economic region in the Low Countries.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Count of Holland canonical 34
Counts of Holland 4
1234 (Count of Holland) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf medieval title
noble title
abolishedAsHereditaryTitle during the Dutch Revolt
appliesToJurisdiction County of Holland
associatedWithDynasty House of Avesnes
House of Burgundy
House of Gerulfings
House of Habsburg
House of Holland
House of Wittelsbach
associatedWithRegion Holland
coatOfArms red lion rampant on a gold field
country County of Holland
economicSignificance control of North Sea trade routes
control of major medieval ports in the Low Countries
endTime 16th century
feudalRank feudal count
firstHolder Dirk I, Count of Holland
Theoderic I of Holland
governmentType feudal monarchy
hasCapital Haarlem
The Hague
hasLanguage Dutch
Middle Dutch
hasReligion Protestantism
Roman Catholicism
hasTitleStyle Comes Hollandiae
lastHolder Philip I of Castile as Count of Holland
linked to: Philip I of Castile

Philip II of Spain
locatedIn Low Countries
present-day Netherlands
mergedInto Seventeen Provinces
nobleRank count
notableHolder Dirk II, Count of Holland
Dirk III, Count of Holland
Floris V, Count of Holland
Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut (Jacoba of Bavaria)
William II, Count of Holland
William III, Count of Holland
partOf Burgundian Netherlands
Habsburg Netherlands
Holy Roman Empire
politicalStatus imperial fief of the Holy Roman Empire
startTime 10th century
successor Stadtholder of Holland
States of Holland and West Friesland
titleCreatedFor ruler of the County of Holland
usedIn late medieval European diplomacy
medieval Low Countries politics

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Referenced by (39)

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Philip the Handsome positionHeld Count of Holland
William II of Holland titleHeldFrom 1234 (Count of Holland)
linked to: Count of Holland
Charles the Rash positionHeld Count of Holland
Philip the Good positionHeld Count of Holland
Charles the Bold title Count of Holland
House of Avesnes hasCadetBranch Counts of Holland
linked to: Count of Holland
House of Avesnes heldTitle Count of Holland
William I, Count of Hainaut nobleTitle Count of Holland
William I, Count of Hainaut positionHeld Count of Holland
House of Holland titleHeld Counts of Holland
linked to: Count of Holland
House of Holland notableTitle Count of Holland
John I, Count of Holland title Count of Holland
John I, Count of Holland positionHeld Count of Holland
Oudewater historicallyGovernedBy Counts of Holland
linked to: Count of Holland
House of Valois-Burgundy titleHeld Count of Holland
Count of Zeeland heldBy Counts of Holland
linked to: Count of Holland
Count of Zeeland titleHolderAlsoHeld Count of Holland
Count of Zeeland relatedTitle Count of Holland
Philippe le Beau nobleTitle Count of Holland
Floris IV, Count of Holland title Count of Holland
Matilda of Brabant spouseOfTitle Count of Holland
Floris V, Count of Holland positionHeld Count of Holland
Felipe el Hermoso title Count of Holland
Charles de Bourgogne positionHeld Count of Holland
Charles de Valois-Bourgogne title Count of Holland
John II, Count of Holland positionHeld Count of Holland
John II, Count of Holland heldTitle Count of Holland
Philippa of Luxembourg spouseTitle Count of Holland
Albert I of Bavaria position held Count of Holland
Albert I of Bavaria noble title Count of Holland
Princess of Burgundy linkedTitle Count of Holland
William IV of Holland nobleTitle Count of Holland
William III of Holland positionHeld Count of Holland
William III of Holland nobleTitle Count of Holland
Avesnes dynasty hasTitle Count of Holland
Philip the Good title Count of Holland
William II of Hainaut positionHeld Count of Holland
William II of Hainaut aristocraticTitle Count of Holland