William II, Count of Hainaut

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William II, Count of Hainaut
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William II, Count of Hainaut
Spouse(s) Joanna, Duchess of Brabant
Noble family House of Avesnes
Father William I, Count of Hainaut
Mother Joan of Valois
Born 1307
Died 26 September 1345(1345-09-26)
Warns, near Stavoren

William II, Count of Hainaut (1307 – 26 September 1345) was William IV of Avesnes, William IV of Holland and William III of Zeeland from 1337 to his death, succeeding his father, William I. He married Joanna, Duchess of Brabant and Limburg in 1334, but had no issue.[1]

Military career and death

File:Graaf Holland Willem IV 1-4 Groot Geertruidenberg.jpg
Holland, 1/4 groat, struck in Geertruidenberg by William IV as Count of Holland.

William fought in France as an ally of the English (he was the brother-in-law of Edward III). He went on crusade against the Saracens and the Lithuanians. He besieged Utrecht, because his one-time favourite bishop John van Arkel of Utrecht had turned against him. He died at Warns, near Stavoren, during one of the battles of Warns against the Frisians in 1345.

After his death

William was succeeded by his sister, who was married to emperor Louis IV. Hainaut, Holland and Zeeland became a part of the imperial crown domains.

Ancestry

Family of William II, Count of Hainaut
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 16. Bouchard IV of Avesnes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8. John I of Avesnes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 17. Margaret II, Countess of Flanders
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4. John II, Count of Holland
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18. Floris IV, Count of Holland
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9. Adelaide of Holland
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 19. Matilde of Brabant
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2. William I, Count of Hainaut
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20. Waleran III of Limburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10. Henry V of Luxembourg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21. Ermesinda of Luxembourg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5. Philippa of Luxembourg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 22. Henry II, Count of Bar
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 11. Margaret of Bar
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 23. Philippa de Dreux
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1. William II, Count of Hainaut
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24. Louis IX of France
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 12. Philip III of France
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 25. Margaret of Provence
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 6. Charles of Valois
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 26. James I of Aragon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 13. Isabella of Aragon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 27. Violant of Hungary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3. Joan of Valois
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 28. Charles I of Naples
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 14. Charles II of Naples
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 29. Beatrice of Provence
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 7. Margaret, Countess of Anjou
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 30. Stephen V of Hungary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 15. Maria of Hungary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 31. Elizabeth the Cuman
 
 
 
 
 
 

See also

William II, Count of Hainaut
Born: 1307 Died: 26 September 1345
Preceded by Count of Hainaut Hainaut Modern Arms.svg
1337–1345		 Succeeded by
Louis the Bavarian and Margaret II
Count of Holland Counts of Holland Arms.svg and Zeeland Coatofarmszeeland.PNG
1337–1345

References

  1. ↑ Detlev Schwennicke, Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, Neue Folge, Band II (Marburg, Germany: Verlag von J. A. Stargardt, 1984), Tafel 4

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