John, II Count of Holland

Male 1247 - 1304  (57 years)


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  • Name John , II Count of Holland  [1, 2
    Suffix II Count of Holland 
    Born 1247  [2
    Gender Male 
    Died 22 Aug 1304  [2
    Notes 
    • John II of Avesnes (1247 - 22 August 1304) was the oldest son of John I of Avesnes and Adelaide of Holland.

      Life

      John II was Count of Hainaut from 1280 to his death, succeeding his grandmother, Margaret II. John continued the war between the House of Dampierre and the House of Avesnes against count Guy of Flanders for imperial Flanders.

      He became Count of Holland in 1299 with the death of John I, Count of Holland, through his mother Adelaide of Holland, heiress and regent of this county. His descendants maintained this personal union between the counties.

      His cousin, Count Floris V, was fighting against Flanders for Zeeland. He sought help of France against Flanders. The French defeated the Flemish in 1300 and 1301. The rebels in Zeeland were defeated as well. John's brother, Guy of Avesnes, became Bishop of Utrecht. So all his main enemies were gone.

      The tide changed dramatically after a Flemish uprising and the defeat of the French army at the Battle of the Golden Spurs in 1302, where his eldest son was killed fighting for the French. Flemish patriots attacked Hainaut and Zeeland supported by the dissatisfied population there. Guy of Namur defeated John's son, William, in a battle on the island of Duiveland. Bishop Guy of Utrecht was taken prisoner. Guy of Namur and Duke John II of Brabant conquered most of Utrecht, Holland, and Zeeland. Guy of Namur was finally defeated in 1304 by the fleet of Holland and France at the naval Battle of Zierikzee. John II regained most of his authority when he died in the same year.

      Family

      In 1270, John married Philippa of Luxembourg, daughter of Count Henry V of Luxembourg and Margaret of Bar. Their children were:

      John, Lord of Beaumont, Count of Ostervant. Killed in battle near Kortrijk (11 July 1302).
      Henry, a canon in Cambrai, (died 1303).
      William I, Count of Hainaut. He succeeded his father in 1304. Married Joan of Valois, daughter of Charles, Count of Valois and his first wife Margaret of Naples.
      John of Beaumont (1288 - 11 March 1356). He was married to Margaret, Countess de Soissons. They had five children.
      Margaret (died 18 October 1342), married Robert II of Artois, who was killed in battle near Courtrai 11 Jul 1302.
      Alix (died 26 October 1317), married 1290 Roger Bigod, 5th Earl of Norfolk. No issue.
      Isabelle (died 1305), married Raoul de Clermont Lord of Nesle, who was killed in battle near Courtrai 11 Jul 1302.
      Joan, a nun at Fontenelles.
      Mary of Avesnes (1280-1354), married Louis I, Duke of Bourbon.
      Matilda, Abbess of Nivelles.
      Simon.
      William de Cuser (born 1290, date of death unknown)
    Person ID I5245  Bosdet Genealogy
    Last Modified 16 May 2013 

    Father John, I Count of Hainaut,   b. 01 May 1218, Houffalize, Luxembourg, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Dec 1257, Valenciennes, Hainaut, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years) 
    Relationship Natural 
    Mother Adelaide of Holland,   d. 1284 
    Relationship Natural 
    Married 09 Oct 1246  [3
    Family ID F2058  Group Sheet

    Children 
     1. William, I Count of Hainaut,   b. Abt 1286,   d. 07 Jun 1337  (Age ~ 51 years)
    Family ID F2057  Group Sheet

  • Sources 
    1. [S174] Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_I,_Count_of_Hainaut.

    2. [S174] Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_II,_Count_of_Hainaut.

    3. [S174] Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelaide_of_Holland.