Ada, Countess of Holland
| Ada | |
|---|---|
Dirk VII | |
| Successor | William I |
| Born | c. 1188 |
| Died | 1234/37 |
| Spouse | |
| Father | Dirk VII, Count of Holland |
| Mother | Adelaide of Cleves |
Ada (c. 1188 – 1234/37) was
Family
Ada was the only surviving daughter of Count
She succeeded her father but immediately had to deal with her uncle
Succession struggle
Ada was quickly captured by the supporters of William and taken prisoner in the citadel of
Louis managed to free Ada in 1206, and the couple returned to Loon in 1207. Their reign was short-lived, since Emperor Otto IV regarded William to have more right to the title Count of Holland in 1208.[1]
She did not accept the loss of her county, and Ada and Louis continued the fight. Ada remained childless. Louis died in 1218, leaving Ada to live out the rest of her life in obscurity. She was buried next to her husband in Herkenrode Abbey.
The civil war in Holland became part of a major international war between on one side
References
- ^ Digitaal Vrouwenlexicon van Nederland, 13/01/2014 (in Dutch)
- ^ Annales Egmundani - Chroniek van Egmond; Oorkonde van Holland en Zeeland. (1482–1484)
- ^ Ada van Holland in Inghist (English)
Further reading
- Annales Egmundani - Chroniek van Egmond; Oorkonde van Holland en Zeeland. (1482–1484)
- Annales sancti Iacobi Leodiensis, (632–683)
- Henry Gardiner Adams, ed. (1857). "Wikidata Q115290846.
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