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William II, Count of Hainaut
William II, Count of Hainaut
Born1307
Died(1345-09-26)26 September 1345
Warns, near Stavoren
Noble familyHouse of Avesnes
Spouse(s)Joanna, Duchess of Brabant
FatherWilliam I, Count of Hainaut
MotherJoan of Valois

William II, Count of Hainaut (1307 – 26 September 1345) was William IV of Avesnes, William IV of Holland and William III of Zeeland from 1337 to his death, succeeding his father, William I. He married Joanna, Duchess of Brabant and Limburg in 1334, but had no issue.[1]

Military career and death

Holland, 1/4 groat, struck in Geertruidenberg by William IV as Count of Holland.

William fought in France as an ally of the English (he was the brother-in-law of Edward III). He went on crusade against the Saracens and the Lithuanians. He besieged Utrecht, because his one-time favourite 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.

After his death

William was succeeded by his sister, who was married to emperor Louis IV. Hainaut, Holland and Zeeland became a part of the imperial crown domains.

Ancestry

Family of William II, Count of Hainaut
16. Bouchard IV of Avesnes
8. John I of Avesnes
17. Margaret II, Countess of Flanders
4. John II, Count of Holland
18. Floris IV, Count of Holland
9. Adelaide of Holland
19. Matilde of Brabant
2. William I, Count of Hainaut
20. Waleran III of Limburg
10. Henry V of Luxembourg
21. Ermesinda of Luxembourg
5. Philippa of Luxembourg
22. Henry II, Count of Bar
11. Margaret of Bar
23. Philippa de Dreux
1. William II, Count of Hainaut
24. Louis IX of France
12. Philip III of France
25. Margaret of Provence
6. Charles of Valois
26. James I of Aragon
13. Isabella of Aragon
27. Violant of Hungary
3. Joan of Valois
28. Charles I of Naples
14. Charles II of Naples
29. Beatrice of Provence
7. Margaret, Countess of Anjou
30. Stephen V of Hungary
15. Maria of Hungary
31. Elizabeth the Cuman

See also

William II, Count of Hainaut
Born: 1307 Died: 26 September 1345
Preceded by Count of Hainaut
1337–1345 		Succeeded by
Count of Holland and Zeeland
1337–1345

References

  1. ^ 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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