Dietrich VII. (Holland)

Dietrich VII of Holland († November 4, 1203 in Dordrecht ) was the eldest son of Count Florens III. von Holland and Adelheid von Huntingdon (Ada of Scotland), daughter of Prince Henry of Scotland .

Life

After his father Florens III. Had died on the Third Crusade in 1190 , Dietrich succeeded him as Count of Holland .

Emperor Heinrich VI. granted him the right to the ship duty of Geervliet on the Meuse and - at the expense of the duchy of Utrecht - the Grote Waard , the area around Dordrecht .

He gained rule over Utrecht in 1196, but had to give it back to Bishop Dietrich II of Ahr , elected with the support of Otto IV, the following year .

After he returned from the Third Crusade, he came into conflict with his brother Wilhelm , who was supported by Flanders and the Frisians. However, with the help of his wife Adelheid, Dietrich was able to defeat Wilhelm and his allies in 1195.

In 1202 he allied himself with Otto I von Geldern against Duke Heinrich I von Brabant , but was taken prisoner at Heusden . After paying a ransom he was released, but had to accept the feudal sovereignty of Brabant over South Holland and that of the Bishop of Utrecht over North Holland.

He died shortly afterwards in 1203 and left the county of Holland to his daughter Ada.

Marriage and offspring

Dietrich married Adelheid von Kleve in 1186, daughter of Dietrich II./IV. , Count of Kleve. They had two daughters:

• Adelheid (* around 1186; † before 1203), was betrothed in 1198 to Heinrich von Geldern, a son of Count Otto I von Geldern .
• Ada (* around 1188; † after 1218) ⚭ 1203 Ludwig II. Count of Loon (* around 1165; † 1218)

literature

• PL Müller:  Dietrich VII. In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 5, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1877, p. 178 f.

Web links

• fmg.ac

predecessor	Office	successor
Florens III.	Count of Holland 1190–1203	Ada