Dirk
(Dirk VII)
"Graaf van Holland"
van Holland
Born about in Den Haag, Graafschap Holland, Heilige Roomse Rijk
Ancestors 
Son of Floris van Holland
and Ada Dunkeld
Brother of
Ada (Holland) van Holland, Agnes Holland, Floris van Holland, Margaretha Holland, Willem (Holland) van Holland, Baldwin Holland, Robrecht van Holland, Beatrix Holland, Elisabeth (Holland) van Holland and Hedwig (Holland) van Holland
Husband of
Adelheid (Kleve) Holland
— married
1186 in Loosduinen, Zuid Holland, Neth.
Father of
Ada (Holland) van Loon
Died
at about age 38
in Dordrecht, Graafschap Holland, Heilige Roomse Rijk
Profile last modified
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Biography
| Preceded by Floris van Holland (1141-1190) |
Count of Holland 1190 - 1203  |
Succeeded by Ada van Loon (born aft.1188-) |
Dirk VII van Holland (died November 4, 1203, Dordrecht), (Count) Graaf van Holland from 1190 to 1203. He was elder son of Floris III and Ada.
There was civil war in the Holy Roman Empire, so the emperor had to give to make friends. Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor supported Dirk by giving him the right to levy toll on Flemish traders in Geervliet. Henry also gave the Grote Waard (Dordrecht and surroundings) to Holland at the cost of the bishopric of Utrecht. He made Holland inheritable for females. Dirk temporarily got the princely authority of the bishopric of Utrecht in 1196. This meant war with count Otto I of Guelders. Otto was defeated at the battle of the Grebbeberg. A new bishop was elected in 1197, who took over princely authority again. The Hohenstaufen Dynasty was losing the civil war, so count Dirk changed allegiance to the Welfs.
The Frisians in Oostergo and Westergo supported his brother William, who invaded Holland. William was supported by some of the West Frisians as well.
Dirk allied with Otto of Guelders in 1202 and they both attacked Brabant. Brabant claimed Holland, Utrecht and Guelders as dukes of Lotharingia. Den Bosch and Geertruidenberg were sacked during this campaign. Duke Henry I took Dirk prisoner at Heusden. Dirk had to pay a high ransom. He had to accept the duke of Brabant as overlord in southern Holland, and the bishop of Utrecht as overlord in northern Holland.
His daughter Ada, inherited Holland in 1203.
Charters-Regesten
- Datering: c. 1196; Brief, waarbij graaf Dirk VII de Abdij in bescherming neemt, [1]
Sources
- ↑ Charter c. 1196. 1 charter NB: Zie regestnr 5 Namen: Dirk VII, graaf van Holland Holland (Dirk VII graaf van) Holland (graven van): Dirk VII Zie ook Toegang 27, Regest 5 Organisatie: Zeeuws Archief
- Royal Ancestry by Douglas Richardson Vol. III, page 299
- Wikipedia Dirk VII van Holland
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