Adelaide of Holland, Countess of Hainaut (Dutch: Aleide (Aleidis) van Holland; c. 1230 – buried 9 April 1284) was a daughter of Floris IV, Count of Holland and Matilda of Brabant. She was also a sister of William II, Count of Holland and King of Germany. She acted as regent for her nephew Count Floris V during his minority.
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Life
On 9 October 1246, Adelaide married John I of Avesnes, Count of Hainaut. Like her mother, she was a patron of religious houses. Her religious interest is reflected in that three of her sons became bishops, and her one daughter became an abbess. She also insisted on a bilingual education for them.
Between 1258 and 1263, Adelaide was regent of Holland in the name of her nephew Floris V. She called herself Guardian of Holland and Zeeland (Tutrix de Hollandie et Zeelandie). After he came of age, she continued to advise him. She died in 1284 at Valenciennes, but in 1299, with the death of Floris' son John I, it was her own son John II who inherited Holland through her.
She gave Town privileges to Schiedam, which afterwards had the right to be called a city. In it she founded Huis te Riviere, which was then the second largest castle in Holland.
Jacob van Maerlant dedicated his first poem, Geesten, to Adelaide.
Charters
Datering: 1261 November 18 (in octavo obitus beati Martini); Wilhelmus de Domo Lapidea, verklaart met toestemming van vrouw Aleydis, weduwe van heer Johannes de Avesnes, voogdes van Hollandia én Zeelandia, verkocht te hebben aan heer Lubbertus, abt, en het convent van Hecmunda tienden in Poelgheest, door hem van het graafschap Hollandia in leen gehouden, terwijl hij belooft brieven van bevestiging te zullen leveren van de graaf (wanneer deze meerderjarig zal zijn) en van de bisschop van Traiectum, en stelt als borgen verder heer Simon van Hairlem, Johannes genaamd Persijn, Hugo van Naeldwyck, Theodericus de Poelghiest, ridders H(eidenricus), abt van St. Paulus in Traiectum, voegt hieraan toe het stuk op verzoek van de oorkonder bezegeld te hebben. [1] Translated: Wilhelmus de Domo Lapidea, declares with permission of lady (vrouwe) Aleydis, widow of lord Johannes de Avesnes, guardian of Hollandia and Zeelandia, to have sold to Mr. Lubbertus, abbot, and the convent of Hecmunda tithes in Poelgheest, by him of the county Hollandia held in loan, while promising to deliver letters of confirmation from the count (when he will be of age) and of the bishop of Traiectum, and as guarantors, he appoints Mr. Simon of Hairlem, Johannes called Persijn, Hugo van Naeldwyck, Theodericus de Poelghiest Knights H (eidenricus), abbot of St. Paul in Traiectum, adds to this the piece was sealed on request of the Charterer.
Datering: 1284 Februari 28 (Mo CCo octogesimo tercio feria secunda post Invocavit); Aleydis, weduwe van heer Johannes de Avesnes, verklaart te schenken aan abt en convent van Egmonda een jaarlijkse rente van 20 solidi Hollandse penningen uit hetgeen haar uit de tol te Nyemansvrient wordt uitgekeerd en bepaalt, dat in geval deze uitkering door de graven van Hollandia gelost wordt, tien pond van de afkoopsom in plaats van de rente aan abt en convent geschonken zal worden, alsmede, dat voor de rente bepaalde nader genoemde diensten gehouden zullen moeten worden. [2][3] Translated: Aleydis, widow of lord John de Avesnes, declares to donate to abbot and convent of Egmonda an annual interest of 20 solidi Dutch pennies out of what is paid out of the toll at Nyemanvrient and stipulates, that in case this benefit is paid by the counts from Hollandia is released, ten pounds of the lump sum instead of the interest to abbot and convent will be donated, as well as, that for the interest certain specified services will have to be held.
Oorkonde of Feb 28, 1284 "Aleid widow of lord Jan van Avesnes"
Marriage: Date: 1246-09 Place: Frankfort Am Main,Hessen-Nassau,,Prussia
Death
Death: Date: ABT 1284
Death: Date: AFT 1256 Place: Valenciennes, Nord, France [4]
Sources
↑ Archieven.nl; Abdij van Egmond, regesten; Charter 18 November 1261 Afschrift (Inv.no. 3, fol, 40). Organisatie: Noord-Hollands Archief
↑ Archieven.nl; Abdij van Egmond, regesten Charter 28 Februari 1284 a. Oorspr. (Inv.no. 579). Met het geschonden zegel van gravin Aleydis. b. Afschrift (Inv.no. 3, fol, 49). NB: Gedrukt O.H.Z. II, 494. Organisatie: Noord-Hollands Archief
↑ Registers van de Hollandse grafelijkheid 1299-1345 Oorkonde 1284 februari 28Aleid weduwe van heer Jan van Avesnes schenkt aan schepenen van Middelburg ten behoeve van de pitantie van de minderbroeders aldaar een rente van 20 schelling Hollands, jaarlijks op 11 november te ontvangen uit haar inkomsten uit de tol van Niemandsvriend, op voorwaarde dat de minderbroeders haar jaargetijde zullen vieren en met de bepaling dat ingeval haar inkomsten uit die tol door de graaf mochten worden afgekocht, uit de afkoopsom 10 pond Hollands aan schepenen wordt uitgekeerd die daarvoor een voor datzelfde doel aan te wenden rente zullen kopen.
ROYAL ANCESTRY by Douglas Richardson Vol. III, page 188 JEAN (or JAN) I D'AVESNES, Count of Hainault, 2nd and eldest surviving son and heir, born 1 May 1218. he married 9 October 1246 (by dispensation dated 25 October 1246, they being related in the 4th degree of kindred) 'ALEIDE (or ALEIDA, ALEIDIS ) OF HOLLAND, daughter of Floris (or Florent) IV, Count of Holland, by Machteld (or Mathilde), daughter of Henri I, Duke of Lorraine and Brabant [see HOLLAND 6 for her ancestry]. She was born about 1224. They had seven sons, Jean (or Jan) [II] [Count of Hainault and Holland], Baudouin (or Boudewijn), Floris {Prince of Achaea, lord of Schiedam], Guillaume (or Willem) [Bishop of Cambrai], Bouchard [Bishop of Metz], Guy (or Gwijde) [Bishop of Utrecht], and Jean (or Jan) (died young). JEAN I D'AVESNES, Count of Hainault, died 24 Dec. 1257. His widow, Aleide, was Regent of Holland, 1258-63. She died between 1 March and 9 April 1284. He and his wife, Aleide, were buried in the church of the Dominicans, in Valenciennes.
ROYAL ANCESTRY by Douglas Richardson Vol. III, page 300
Source: S2 Title: Pedigree Resource File CD 49 Abbreviation: Pedigree Resource File CD 49 Publication: (Salt Lake City, UT: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., 2002)
Source: S3 Title: Ancestral File (TM) Abbreviation: Ancestral File (TM) Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SAINTS Publication: June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998 Repository: R1
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