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John II of Avesnes (1247 – August 22 1304) was the oldest son of John I of Avesnes and Adelaide of Holland.

History

He 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 nephew, 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. Flemish patriots attacked Hainaut and Zeeland supported by the dissatisfied population there. Guy of Namur defeated Johns 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 Philippine of Luxemburg, daughter of Count Henry II of Luxemburg and Marguerite of Bar. They children were:
  1. John, senior de Beaumont, Count of Ostervant (d. 11 July 1302).
  2. Henry, a canon in Cambrai, (d. 1303).
  3. Simon.
  4. William I, Count of Hainaut.
  5. Jean, senior de Beaumont, (1288 – 11 March 1356). He was married to Marguerite, Countess de Soissons.
  6. Margaret, (d. 18 October 1342), married Robert II of Artois.
  7. Alix, (d. 26 October 1317), married 1290 Roger Bigod, 5th Earl of Norfolk.
  8. Isabelle, (d. 1305), married Raoul de Clermont, senior de Nesle.
  9. Jeanne, a nun at Fontenelles.
  10. Marie (1280–1354), married Louis I, Duke of Bourbon.
  11. Matilda, Abbess of Nivelles.
  12. Willem de Cuser (b. 1290)

References

  • Encyclopedia: Grote Winkler Prins
  • French wikipedia on this subject

See also

Preceded by
Margaret		Count of Hainaut Succeeded by
William III
Preceded by
John I		Count of Holland and Zeeland
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John I of Avesnes (May 1 1218 – December 24 1257) was the count of Hainaut from 1246 to his death. Born in Houffalize, he was the eldest son of Margaret II of Flanders by her first husband, Bouchard IV of Avesnes.
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Adelaide of Holland or Aleide (Aleidis) van Holland (ca. 1230 – 1284) was a daughter of Floris IV, Count of Holland and sister of William II, Count of Holland and King of Germany.
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counts of Hainaut were the rulers of the county of Hainaut, a historical region in the Low Countries.

List of counts of Hainaut

House of Reginar

  • Reginar I (r. ?-898)
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Margaret, called of Constantinople (1202 – 1278) was countess of Flanders from 1244 to 1278 and countess of Hainaut from 1244 to 1246.

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The House of Avesnes was a royal line of counts of Holland during the 13th century.

House of Avesnes

  • John I (r. 1280-1304)
  • William III (r. 1304-1337)
  • William IV (r. 1337-1345)
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Guy of Dampierre (Dutch: Gwijde van Dampierre) (c. 1226 – March 7, 1304, Compiègne) was the count of Flanders during the Battle of the Golden Spurs in 1302.

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Guy was the second son of William II of Dampierre and Margaret II of Flanders.
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The Counts of Holland ruled over the county of Holland in the Low Countries between the 10th and the 16th century.

Gerulfingians or House of Holland

The first count of Holland, Dirk I, was probably the son of Count Gerulf II of Frisia.
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John I (1284-Nov 10 1299, Haarlem) was count of Holland and son of Count Floris V. John inherited the county in 1296 after the murder of his father.

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Adelaide of Holland or Aleide (Aleidis) van Holland (ca. 1230 – 1284) was a daughter of Floris IV, Count of Holland and sister of William II, Count of Holland and King of Germany.
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A personal union is a relationship of two or more entities that are considered separate, sovereign states, which, through established law, share the same person as their respective head of state.
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Count Floris V of Holland and Zeeland (June 24, 1254–June 27, 1296), "der Keerlen God" (God of the Peasants), is one of the most important figures of the first, native dynasty of Holland (833-1299).
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Provincie Zeeland
Province of Zeeland

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Capital Middelburg
Largest city Terneuzen
Queen's Commissioner Karla Peijs
Religion (1999) Protestant 35%
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Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité
"Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"
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Provincie Zeeland
Province of Zeeland

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Largest city Terneuzen
Queen's Commissioner Karla Peijs
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Guy van Avennes (also spelt as Guy van Avesnes) was Bishop of Utrecht from 1301 to 1317. He and John II, Count of Hainaut and Count of Holland were both sons of John I of Avesnes and Adelaide of Holland, making them members of the House of Avesnes.
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The Archdiocese of Utrecht is a Roman-Catholic archdiocese based in the Dutch city of Utrecht. It was a Prince-Bishopric of the Holy Roman Empire from 1024 until the collapse of the Empire in the French Revolutionary Wars in 1806, being a territory of the Habsburgs from 1528
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Battle of the Golden Spurs (Dutch: Guldensporenslag, French: Bataille des éperons d'or) was fought on July 11, 1302, near Kortrijk in Flanders. The battle is also called the Battle of Courtrai after the French name for Kortrijk.
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County of Hainaut (French: Comté d'Hainaut, Dutch: Graafschap Henegouwen) was a historical region in the Low Countries.
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Guy of Dampierre, Count of Zeeland, also called Guy of Namur (Dutch: Gwijde van Dampierre) (ca. 1272 - October 13, 1311 in Pavia), a younger son of Guy, Count of Flanders and Isabelle of Luxembourg, was Lord of Ronse.
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William I, Count of Hainaut (1286 – June 7 1337) was Count William III of Avesnes, Count William III of Holland and Count William II of Zeeland from 1304 to his death, succeeding his father, John II.
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Schouwen-Duiveland

Country Netherlands
Province Zeeland
Area (2006)
 - Municipality 488.94 km  (0 sq mi)
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Guy of Dampierre, Count of Zeeland, also called Guy of Namur (Dutch: Gwijde van Dampierre) (ca. 1272 - October 13, 1311 in Pavia), a younger son of Guy, Count of Flanders and Isabelle of Luxembourg, was Lord of Ronse.
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Jan II van Brabant (September 27, 1275 – October 27, 1312, Tervuren), also called John the Peaceful, was Duke of Brabant, Lothier and Limburg (1294–1312). He was the son of John I of Brabant and Margaretha of Flanders, daughter of Guy of Dampierre.
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