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On 6th May 988 Dirk Gerulfing II Count Holland [aged 63] died. His son Arnulf [aged 38] succeeded Count Holland. Luitgarde Luxembourg Countess Holland by marriage Countess Holland.
On 19th September 993 Arnulf Gerulfing Count Holland [aged 43] died. His son Dirk succeeded III Count Holland.
Before 1025 Dirk Gerulfing III Count Holland and Othelindis d Bernard Margrave Nordmark Count Holland were married. She by marriage Countess Holland. He the son of Arnulf Gerulfing Count Holland and Luitgarde Luxembourg Countess Holland.
On 27th May 1039 Dirk Gerulfing III Count Holland died. His son Dirk [aged 14] succeeded IV Count Holland.
On 13th January 1049 Dirk Gerulfing IV Count Holland [aged 24] was murdered. His brother Floris [aged 24] succeeded I Count Holland.
Around 1050 Floris Gerulfing I Count Holland [aged 24] and Gertrude Billung Countess Holland [aged 20] were married. She by marriage Countess Holland. She the daughter of Bernard II Duke of Saxony [aged 55] and Eilika Schweinfurt Duchess Saxony. He the son of Dirk Gerulfing III Count Holland and Othelindis d Bernard Margrave Nordmark Count Holland.
On 28th June 1061 Floris Gerulfing I Count Holland [aged 36] was killed when he was ambushed retreating from Zaltbommel and killed in battle at Hamerth. His son Dirk [aged 9] succeeded V Count Holland.
On 17th June 1091 Dirk Gerulfing V Count Holland [aged 39] died. His son Floris [aged 6] succeeded II Count Holland.
Around 1108 Floris II Gerulfing II Count Holland [aged 23] and Gertrude Metz Countess Holland were married. She by marriage Countess Holland. She the daughter of Theodoric "Valiant" Metz II Duke Lorraine [aged 53] and Hedwige Formbach Duchess Lorraine. He the son of Dirk Gerulfing V Count Holland and Othilde Countess Holland. They were fourth cousin once removed.
On 2nd March 1121 Floris II Gerulfing II Count Holland [aged 36] died. His son Dirk [aged 7] succeeded VI Count Holland.
Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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In or before 1139 Dirk Gerulfing VI Count Holland [aged 24] and Sophie Salm Countess Holland [aged 18] were married. She by marriage Countess Holland. He the son of Floris II Gerulfing II Count Holland and Gertrude Metz Countess Holland.
On 5th August 1157 Dirk Gerulfing VI Count Holland [aged 43] died. His son Floris [aged 16] succeeded III Count Holland.
On 28th September 1162 Floris Gerulfing III Count Holland [aged 21] and Ada Dunkeld Countess Holland [aged 23] were married. She by marriage Countess Holland. She the daughter of Henry Dunkeld 3rd Earl Huntingdon 1st Earl of Northumbria and Ada Warenne Countess Huntingdon and Northumbria [aged 42]. He the son of Dirk Gerulfing VI Count Holland and Sophie Salm Countess Holland [aged 42]. They were fifth cousin once removed.
In 1186 Dirk Gerulfing VII Count Holland and Adelaide Cleves Countess Holland were married. She by marriage Countess Holland. She the daughter of Arnaud Cleves I Count Cleves and Ida Reginar Countess Cleves. He the son of Floris Gerulfing III Count Holland [aged 45] and Ada Dunkeld Countess Holland [aged 47]. They were fourth cousin twice removed.
On 1st August 1190 Dirk Gerulfing VII Count Holland succeeded VII Count Holland.
In 1197 William Gerulfing I Count Holland [aged 30] and Adelaide Guelders Countess Holland were married at Stavoren. She by marriage Countess Holland. She the daughter of Otto I Count Guelders [aged 47] and Richardis Wittelsbach Countess Guelders [aged 24]. He the son of Floris Gerulfing III Count Holland and Ada Dunkeld Countess Holland [aged 58].
In 1203 Louis II Count Loon and Ada Gerulfing I Countess Holland [aged 15] were married. She by marriage Countess Holland. She the daughter of Dirk Gerulfing VII Count Holland and Adelaide Cleves Countess Holland.
On 4th November 1203 William Gerulfing I Count Holland [aged 36] succeeded I Count Holland.
On 4th November 1203 Dirk Gerulfing VII Count Holland died. His daughter Ada [aged 15] succeeded I Countess Holland.
On 6th December 1214 Floris Gerulfing IV Count Holland [aged 4] and Mathilde Reginar Countess Holland and Palatine [aged 14] were married. She by marriage Countess Holland. She the daughter of Henry Reginar VIII Duke Lower Lorraine I Duke Brabant [aged 49] and Maud Metz. He the son of William Gerulfing I Count Holland [aged 47] and Adelaide Guelders Countess Holland. They were half third cousin once removed. She a great granddaughter of King Stephen I England.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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In 1220 William Gerulfing I Count Holland [aged 53] and Marie Reginar Countess Holland [aged 30] were married. She by marriage Countess Holland. The difference in their ages was 23 years. She the daughter of Henry Reginar VIII Duke Lower Lorraine I Duke Brabant [aged 55] and Maud Metz. He the son of Floris Gerulfing III Count Holland and Ada Dunkeld Countess Holland. They were half third cousins. She a great granddaughter of King Stephen I England.
On 4th February 1222 William Gerulfing I Count Holland [aged 55] died. His son Floris [aged 11] succeeded IV Count Holland.
On 5th December 1244 Joan I Countess Flanders [aged 45] died. Her sister Margaret [aged 42] succeeded II Countess Flanders. Her great nephew John succeeded II Count Hainaut, II Count Holland.
In 1252 William Gerulfing II Count Holland [aged 24] and Elizabeth Brunswick-Lüneburg Countess Holland [aged 22] were married. She by marriage Countess Holland. She the daughter of Otto "Child" Brunswick-Lüneburg Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg [aged 48]. He the son of Floris Gerulfing IV Count Holland and Mathilde Reginar Countess Holland and Palatine [aged 52].
On 28th January 1256 William Gerulfing II Count Holland [aged 28] died. His son Floris [aged 1] succeeded V Count Holland.
Around 1270 Floris Gerulfing V Count Holland [aged 15] and Beatrix Dampierre [aged 10] were married. She by marriage Countess Holland. She the daughter of Guy Dampierre Count Flanders [aged 44] and Mathilde Bethune. He the son of William Gerulfing II Count Holland and Elizabeth Brunswick-Lüneburg Countess Holland. They were fourth cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Stephen I England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England.
In 1270 John of Avesnes II Count Hainaut II Count Holland [aged 23] and Philippa Luxembourg Countess Hainaut and Holland [aged 18] were married. She by marriage Countess Hainaut, Countess Holland. She the daughter of Henry "Great" Luxembourg V Count Luxembourg III Count Namur [aged 54] and Margaret of Bar Countess Luxembourg and Namur [aged 50]. He the son of John of Avesnes I Count Hainaut and Adelaide Gerulfing Countess Hainaut [aged 40]. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Stephen I England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England.
On 27th June 1296 Floris Gerulfing V Count Holland [aged 42] was killed. His son John [aged 12] succeeded I Count Holland.
Floris has transferred his allegiance to France inviting the enmity of King Edward I of England [aged 57] who relied on him to support the valuable English wool trade. Edward conspired with Guy of Flanders to kidnap Floris. Floris was captured during a hunting party and taken to Muiderslot castle. Concerned about their safety the kidnappers attempted to take Floris to a safer location during which jounrney they were attacked by an angry mob of local peasants. Floris was killed.
On 8th January 1297 John Gerulfing I Count Holland [aged 13] and Princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan Countess Essex, Hereford and Holland [aged 14] were married at Ipswich, Suffolk [Map]. She by marriage Countess Holland. The wedding was attended by her sister Margaret Plantagenet Duchess Brabant [aged 21], her father King Edward I [aged 57], her brother Edward [aged 12] and her future second husband Humphrey Bohun 4th Earl Hereford 3rd Earl Essex [aged 21]. She the daughter of King Edward I of England and Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort England. He the son of Floris Gerulfing V Count Holland and Beatrix Dampierre. They were half third cousin twice removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Stephen I England.
On 19th May 1305 William of Avesnes I Count Hainaut III Count Avesnes III Count Holland II Count Zeeland [aged 19] and Joan Valois Countess Zeeland Holland Avesnes and Hainaut [aged 11] were married. She by marriage Countess Zeeland, Countess Holland, Countess Avesnes, Countess Hainaut. She the daughter of Charles Valois I Count Valois [aged 35] and Margaret Capet Countess Valois. He the son of John of Avesnes II Count Hainaut II Count Holland and Philippa Luxembourg Countess Hainaut and Holland [aged 53]. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Stephen I England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
In 1345 William Wittelsbach I Duke Lower Bavaria [aged 14] succeeded V Count Holland.
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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On 13th December 1404 Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Lower Bavaria [aged 68] died at The Hague. His son William [aged 39] succeeded IV Count Holland, VI Count Hainaut, V Count Zeeland. Margaret Valois Countess Holland [aged 30] by marriage Countess Holland.
William Gerulfing II Count Holland succeeded II Count Holland.
Floris "The Black" Gerulfing I Count Holland succeeded I Count Holland.
Arnulf Gerulfing Count Holland was appointed Count Holland.
Dirk Gerulfing II Count Holland succeeded II Count Holland. Hildegarde Flanders Countess Holland by marriage Countess Holland.
John "Pitiless" Wittelsbach II Duke Bavaria Straubing succeeded III Count Holland, VI Count Hainaut, V Count Zeeland, II Duke Bavaria Straubing.
Dirk Gerulfing V Count Holland and Othilde Countess Holland were married. She by marriage Countess Holland. He the son of Floris Gerulfing I Count Holland and Gertrude Billung Countess Holland.