William II of Holland

Count of Holland and King of the Romans

7 dated entries naming William II of Holland, drawn from 6 separate years between 1227 CE and 1282 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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13th century

1227William II of Holland, anti-king of Germany (d. 1256)source
1253July 4 – William II, count of Holland, defeats the Flemish forces under Guy of Dampierre at Westkapelle. He forced him and his mother, Margaret II, to respect the division of Flanders and Hainaut.source
1254William II, anti-king of Germany, holds a diet (princely convention) at Worms, in which the German cities are represented for the first time. He gives orders to build strong castles in Heemskerk and Haarlem.source
1254June 12 – The Dutch city of Alkmaar obtains city rights from William II, anti-king of Germany.source
1256January 28 – William II of Holland, king of Germany (b. 1227)source
1272August 20 – Battle of Heiloo: Floris V, count of Holland, makes an unsuccessful attack on Frisia in an attempt to recover the body of his father, William II, who was killed (16 years ago) by the Frisians near Hoogwoud (modern Netherlands).source
1282Dutch forces led by Floris V, count of Holland, attack and defeat the West Frisians at the battle of Vronen. He succeeds in retrieving the body of his father, William II, some 26 years dead.source

William II of Holland

13th century

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