1055 - 1093 (38 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Bertha of Holland was born about 1055 (daughter of Florenz I, Count of Holland and West Friesland and Gertrude of Saxony); died in 1093 in Montreuil-sur-Mer, Hauts-de-France, France. Bertha married Philip I "the Amorous", King of France in 1072, and was divorced in 1091. Philip (son of Henry I, King of France and Anne of Kiev) was born on 23 May 1052; died on 30 Jul 1108 in Meulan-en-Yvelines, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France; was buried in Fleury Abbey, Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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- Louis VI "le Gros", King of France was born on Fall of 1081; died on 1 Aug 1137 in Château-Bethizy, Paris, Île-de-France, France (no longer exists); was buried in Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France.
- Constance of France, Princess of France was born about 1078; died between 1124 and 1126.
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Generation: 2
Generation: 3
4. | Dietrich III, Count of Holland (son of Arnulf I, Count of West Friesland and Ghent and Luitgarde of Luxemburg); died on 27 May 1039; was buried in Egmond Abbey, Bergen, Netherlands. Other Events and Attributes:
- General Information: Dietrich III (also called Dirik or Theodoric or Dirk) was the count with jurisdiction over what would become the county of Holland, often referred to in this period as "West Frisia",
- Title(s): 993; He became the Count of Holland (West Friesland) but was under the regency of his mother until 1005.
- Military: 1018; Count Dirk built a stronghold at Vlaardingen, in a newly habitable area where many Frisians had recently settled by his invitation. He was not permitted to levy tolls or hinder trade in any way, but eventually he defied imperial rule. Working together with the Frisians now living in the area, he stopped passing ships, demanding payment of tolls. Merchants from the town of Tiel sent alarmed messages to the king and Bishop Adelbold of Utrecht about acts of violence against them by Dirk's men. Emperor Henry then decided to end Dirk III's reign and awarded his lands to Bishop Adelbold. A large imperial army, made up of troops supplied by the various bishops of region, under the command of Godfrey II, Duke of Lower Lorraine, then headed for the stronghold at Vlaardingen. The ensuing Battle of Vlaardingen was a disaster for the imperial army and a tremendous victory for Count Dirk; many of the imperial commanders perished and Duke Godfrey was captured. Following this victory, Dirk III was permitted to keep his lands and he continued levying tolls. Later on, Dirk also managed to acquire more lands east of his previous domains at the expense of the Bishop of Utrecht.
- Miscellaneous: 1024; After the death of Emperor Henry II in 1024, Dirk supported Conrad II for the succession to the kingship.
- Travel: About 1030; It is thought that Dirk III went on pilgrimage to the Holy Land around 1030, hence his nickname of Hierosolymita ("the Jerusalemite" in Latin).
- Last Full Review: 17 Nov 2021
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Dietrich married Othelendis on Yes, date unknown. Othelendis (daughter of Bernard I, Margrave of the Saxon Nordmark, Count in North Thuringia and daughter of St. Vladimir I) died on 31 Mar 1044 in Saxony, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 4
12. | Bernard I Billung, Duke of Saxony was born about 940 (son of Hermann Billung, Duke of Saxony and Margrave of the Billungermark and Hildegarde of Westerbourg); died on 9 Feb 1011 in Princely Abbey of Corvey, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; was buried in St. Michaelis, Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. Bernard married Hildegarde von Stade about 990. Hildegarde (daughter of Henry von Stade "the Bold", Count of Stade and in the Heiangau and Hildegarde von Rheinhausen) was born on 974 to 976; died on 3 Oct 1011; was buried in St. Michaelis, Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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