Willam I Count of Holland
1167 - 1222 (55 years)-
Name Willam I Count of Holland Born 1167 's-Gravenhage, Zuid Holland, Netherlands 
Gender Male Died 04 Feb 1222 Rijnsburg, Zuid Holland, Netherlands Person ID I482589 Little Chute Genealogy Last Modified 6 Feb 2019
Father Floris III Count of Holland, b. 1141, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid Holland, Netherlands , d. 01 Aug 1190, Antioch, Turkey (Age 49 years) Mother Ada of Huntiingdon, b. 1146, Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England , d. 11 Jan 1216, Middelburg, Zeeland, Netherlands (Age 70 years) Married 28 Aug 1162 Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England Family ID F179394 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Adelheid of Guelders, b. 1187, Geldern, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany , d. 12 Feb 1218, Rijnsburg, Zuid Holland, Netherlands (Age 31 years) Married 1198 Children 1. Floris IV Count of Holland, b. 24 Jan 1210, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid Holland, Netherlands , d. 19 Jan 1234, Corbie, Somme, Picardie, France (Age 23 years)Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 Family ID F179393 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - William was raised in Scotland. He started a revolt against his brother, Dirk VII and became count in Friesland after a reconciliation. Friesland was considered as a part of Holland by the Counts of Holland. His niece, Ada, Countess of Holland inherited Holland in 1203, but William couldn't accept this. After a civil war (part of the Hook and Cod Wars), which lasted for several years, William won the war. Ada and her husband, Louis II, were supported by the bishop of Liège and bishop of Utrecht, and the count of Flanders. William was supported by the duke of Brabant and by the majority of the Hollanders.
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 emperor 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.
- William was raised in Scotland. He started a revolt against his brother, Dirk VII and became count in Friesland after a reconciliation. Friesland was considered as a part of Holland by the Counts of Holland. His niece, Ada, Countess of Holland inherited Holland in 1203, but William couldn't accept this. After a civil war (part of the Hook and Cod Wars), which lasted for several years, William won the war. Ada and her husband, Louis II, were supported by the bishop of Liège and bishop of Utrecht, and the count of Flanders. William was supported by the duke of Brabant and by the majority of the Hollanders.