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House of Holland & Egmond Abbey

Egmond Abbey (St. Adalbert's Abbey) (The Netherlands) was founded by Dirk I, Count of Holland, in about 920-925.

At least 16 members of the first ten generations of the House of Holland family are buried in Egmond Abbey - including Dirk I, Count of Holland (Died c.939) & his wife Geva.


House of Holland & Egmond Abbey & Holland Family
          Tree & burials

House of Holland Family Tree

First five generations - from Dirk I, Count of Holland (Died c.939) [Founder of Egmond Abbey] & Geva - to Floris I, Count of Holland (Died 1061) & Gertrude of Saxony (Died 1113) - with names in red for family members who are buried in Egmond Abbey.


Portraits of Counts of Holland - in the Haarlem Town
          Hall, The Netherlands

Portraits of Counts of Holland - in the Haarlem Town Hall / Stadhuis, The Netherlands

19 panels of 15th Century portraits in the Haarlem Town Hall / Stadhuis - portray 32 Counts & Countesses of Holland. Nine of the portraits include portrayals of Dirk I through to his 11th Great-Grandson William III (14th Generation) as follows [with panel numbers noted]:

(#2) Dirk I & his son Dirk II (d.988) & his son (#3) Arnulf (d.993) & his son Dirk III (d.1039) & his son (#4) Floris I (d.1061) & his son (#6) Dirk V (d.1091) & his son (#7) Floris II (d.1121) & his son Dirk VI (d.1157) & his son (#8) Floris III (d.1190) & his son (#10) William I (d.1222) & his son Floris IV (d.1234) & his grandson (#12) Jan II (d.1304) & his son (#13) William III "le Bon" (d.1337).


Statues of Counts of Holland - Middelburg Town Hall, The
          Netherlands

Statues of Counts of Holland - Middelburg Town Hall / Stadhuis, The Netherlands

25 statues of Counts & Countesses of Holland adorn the façade of Middelburg Town Hall / Stadhuis - starting from left 8 of the first 13 include portrayals of Dirk V through to his 6th Great-Grandson William III (9th Generation) - as follows:

(1st) Dirk V, 10th Count of Holland (d.1091)
(2nd) Floris II, Count of Holland (d.1121) - son of Dirk V
(3rd) Dirk VI, Count of Holland (d.1157) - son of Floris II
(4th) Floris III, Count of Holland (d.1190) - son of Dirk VI
(7th) William I, Count of Holland (d.1222) - son of Floris III
(8th) Floris IV, Count of Holland (d.1234) - son of William I
(12th) Jan II, Count of Hainault & Holland (d.1304) - grandson of Floris IV
(13th) William III “le Bon”, Count of Hainault & Holland (d.1337) - son of Jan II.


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