William II, Count of Hainaut
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William II | |
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| Born | 1307 |
| Died | 26 September 1345 Warns, near Stavoren |
| Noble family | House of Avesnes |
| Spouse(s) | Joanna, Duchess of Brabant |
| Father | William I, Count of Hainaut |
| Mother | Joan of Valois |
William II (1307 – 26 September 1345) was Count of Hainaut from 1337 until his death. He was also Count of Holland (as William IV) and Count of Zeeland. He succeeded his father, Count William I of Hainaut, and married in 1334 to Joanna, Duchess of Brabant, the daughter and heiress of John III, Duke of Brabant, but had no issue.[1]
William fought in France as an ally of the English. (He was the brother-in-law of King Edward III of England.) He went on crusade against the Saracens and the Lithuanians. He besieged Utrecht, because his one-time favorite bishop, John van Arkel of Utrecht, had turned against him. He died at Warns, near Stavoren, during one of the battles of Warns against the Frisians in 1345.
William was succeeded by his sister, Margaret of Hainaut, who was married to Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor. Hainaut, Holland and Zeeland became a part of the imperial crown domains.
See also[]
- Counts of Hainaut family tree
- Counts of Holland family tree
- Friso-Hollandic Wars
References[]
- ^ Detlev Schwennicke, Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, Neue Folge, Band II (Marburg, Germany: Verlag von J. A. Stargardt, 1984), Tafel 4
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