William I (ca. 1167, The Hague–4 February 1222), Count of Holland from 1203 to 1222. He was younger son of Floris III and Ada of Scotland. Events Taira no Kiyomori becomes the first samurai to be appointed Daijo Daijin, chief minister of the government of Japan Peter of Blois becomes the tutor of William II of Sicily Absalon, archbishop of Denmark, leads the first Danish synod at Lund Absalon fortifies Copenhagen William Marshal, the greatest knight... Arms of The Hague The Hague (with capital T; Dutch: officially s-Gravenhage, commonly Den Haag) is the third-largest city in the Netherlands after Amsterdam and Rotterdam, with a population of 472,087 (January 1, 2005) (700,000 in the larger metropolitan area) and an area of approximately 100... February 4 is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Centuries: 12th century - 13th century - 14th century Decades: 1170s 1180s 1190s 1200s 1210s - 1220s - 1230s 1240s 1250s 1260s 1270s Years: 1217 1218 1219 1220 1221 1222 1223 1224 1225 1226 1227 See also: 1222 state leaders Events Foundation of the University of Padua Completion of the Cistercian convent in Alcobaca... The Counts of Holland ruled over the county of Holland in the Low Countries between the 10th and the 16th century. ... Count Floris III of Holland ( 1141 - August 1, 1190) was Count of Holland from 1157 to his death, succeeding his father, Dirk VI. On September 28, 1162 he married Ada, sister of king William I of Scotland, also known as William the Lion. ...

Life

William was raised in Scotland. He started a revolt against his rother, 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, eventually inherited Holland in 1203, but William couldn't accept this. After a civil war, which lasted for several years, William won the war. Louis and Ada were supported by the bishops of Liege and Utrecht and by the count of Flanders. William was supported by the duke of Brabant and by the majority of the Hollanders. Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... Dirk VII was Count of Holland from 1190 to 1203. ... Capital Leeuwarden Queens Commissioner drs. ... Ada (1188–1223) was countess of Holland between 1203 to 1207. ... The Bishopric of Liège or Prince-Bishopric of Liège was a state of the Holy Roman Empire in present Belgium. ... The origin of the diocese dates back to 695 when St. ... Flanders (Flemish, Fleming) (Dutch: Vlaanderen (Vlaams, Vlaming)) has-diddley two-diddley main-diddley designations-diddley: a-diddley geographical-diddley region-diddley in-diddley-diddley-diddley the-diddley north-diddley of-diddley Belgium-diddley, corresponding-diddley to-diddley the-diddley Flemish Region, a-diddley consituent-diddley part-diddley of-diddley the... Historically, Brabant has been the name of several administrative entities in the Low Countries with quite different geographical extent: as Carolingian shire (pagus Bracbatensis), located between the rivers Scheldt and Dijle (between 9th-11th century); as landgraviat: the part of the shire between the rivers Dender and Dijle (from 1085...

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. Otto IV of Brunswick (died 1218) was King of Germany (1208-1215) and Holy Roman Emperor from 1209 - 1215. ... The Welfs were a Bavarian dynasty so named because many of its members were named Welf. ... Frederick II (December 26, 1194 – December 13, 1250), Holy Roman Emperor of the Hohenstaufen dynasty, was pretender to the title of King of the Romans from 1212, unopposed holder of that monarchy from 1215, and Holy Roman Emperor from 1220 until his death in 1250. ... The Battle of Bouvines, July 27, 1214, was the first great international conflict of alliances among national forces in Europe. ... John of England depicted in Cassells History of England (1902) John (French: Jean) (December 24, 1166/67–October 18/19, 1216) reigned as King of England from 1199 to 1216. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Languages English (de facto) Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ...

William then became a fervent crusader (or to get rid of his excommunication). He campaigned in Prussia and joined in the conquest of Lisbon. In Europe, he was called William the Crazy for his chivalric behaviour. William conquered the city of Damietta during the Fifth Crusade. The coat of arms of the Kingdom of Prussia, 1701-1918 The word Prussia (Old Prussian: PrÅ«sa, German: Preußen, Polish: Prusy, Lithuanian: PrÅ«sai, Latin: Borussia) has had various (often contradictory) meanings: The land of the Baltic Prussians (in what is now parts of southern Lithuania, the Kaliningrad... District Lisbon Mayor   - Party Carmona Rodrigues PSD Area 84. ... World map showing Europe Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiogeographic one. ... Damietta is a port in Dumyat, Egypt on the Mediterranean Sea at the Nile delta, about 200 kilometres north of Cairo. ... The Fifth Crusade (1217–1221) was an attempt to take back Jerusalem and the rest of holy Land by first conquering the powerful Muslim state in Egypt. ...

There was an enormous change in the landscape of Holland in the end of the 12th and during the 13th century. Many colonists bought land to turned the swamps into polders. Most of the swamps had been sold, and irrigation had started during the reign of William. Huge infrastructural works were done. The island Grote Waard (grote means large) got dikes around it. A dam was build at Spaarndam. New constitutional bodies were created, the 'waterschappen' and 'hoogheemraadschappen', which were meant to protect the polders against the sea. William gave city rights to Middelburg, Dordrecht, Geertruidenberg and perhaps also to Leiden. Thus he gave an impulse to trade. Haarlem is a city in the west of the Netherlands, capital of the North Holland province. ... This is about the city in the Netherlands. ... This is about the Dutch city of Dordrecht. ... Geertruidenberg is a municipality and a city in the southern Netherlands. ... Leyden redirects here. ...

Family and children

He was married two times. First, he married 1197 with Adelaide of Geldern, daughter of Count Otto I of Geldern and Richardis of Scheyern-Wittelsbach. Secondly, he married 1220 Maria of Brabant, daughter of Duke Henry I of Brabant and Maud of Boulogne and Alsace. He had following children: Events Amalric II succeeds Henry II of Champagne as king of Jerusalem. ... Centuries: 12th century - 13th century - 14th century Decades: 1170s 1180s 1190s 1200s 1210s - 1220s - 1230s 1240s 1250s 1260s 1270s Years: 1215 1216 1217 1218 1219 - 1220 - 1221 1222 1223 1224 1225 See also: 1220 state leaders The world in 1220 Middle Ages in Europe Fifth Crusade (1217-1221) Events Mongols... Henry I of Brabant (also called Henri I de Brabant and Hendrik I van Brabant) was born in 1165 and died in the German city of Köln on September 5, 1235. ...

1. Floris IV, Count of Holland (24 June 1210 The Hague–19 July 1234, Corbie, France).
2. Otto (d. 1249), Regent of Holland in 1238-1239, Bishop of Utrecht.
3. Willem (d. 1238), Regent of Holland in 1234-1238
4. Richarde (d. 1262).
5. Ada (d. 1258), Abbess at Rijnsburg