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Dirk V (1052 – June 17, 1091) was Count of Holland (called Frisia at that time) from 1061 to 1091. Dirk V succeeded his father, Floris I, under the guardianship of his mother, Gertrude of Saxony. William I, Bishop of Utrecht, took advantage of the young ruler, occupying territory that he had claimed in Holland.
Apr 5, 2024 · About Dirk V Count of Holland and Count of Maasland, Kinhem & Texla. Dirk V (1052 – June 17, 1091), was Count of Holland (which was called Frisia at that time) from 1061 to 1091. Dirk V succeeded Floris I, under the guardianship of his mother, Gertrude of Saxony.
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Dirk V (1052 – June 17, 1091) was Count of Holland (called Frisia at that time) from 1061 to 1091. Seal of Dirk V. Dirk V succeeded his father, Floris I, under the guardianship of his mother, Gertrude of Saxony. William I, Bishop of Utrecht, took advantage of the young ruler, occupying territory that he had claimed in Holland.
The first count of Holland, Dirk I, was the son or foster-son of Gerolf, Count in Frisia (Dijkstra suggests that Dirk may have been the son of a sister of Gerolf and that his own father died while he was still an infant).
When Dirk V Count of Holland was born in 1051, in Vlaardingen, South Holland, Netherlands, his father, Floris I Count of Holland, was 34 and his mother, Gertrud von Sachsen, was 17. He had at least 2 sons with Othelhilde.
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Dirk V Count of Holland. Count of Frisia and Holland Dirk was the eldest son of Floris I, the Count of Holland and Gertude of Saxony, the daughter of Bernard II, Duke of Saxony. Dirk's father was killed in an ambush when Dirk was under age, but he succeeded his father with his mother as regent.
Dirk V, Count of Holland. Dirk V (1052 – June 17, 1091) was Count of Holland (called Frisia at that time) from 1061 to 1091. Dirk V succeeded his father, Floris I, under the guardianship of his mother, Gertrude of Saxony.
