House of Holland: Difference between revisions

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Coat of Arms
House of Holland
Counts of Holland
Also known as Gerulfings

Kings of the Romans & Holy Roman Emperors
William II of Holland
King of the Romans
1247–1256

Cadet Branches
House of Gant
Counts of Ghent
Lords of Aalst, Folkingham and Bridlington
Earls of Lincoln
Issued from Wichmann van Gent, son of Dirk I, Count of Holland
English branch
House of Guînes
Castellans of Ghent
Counts of Guînes
Issued from Adalbert de Gand, son of Arnulf, Count of Holland
House of Brederode
Lords of Brederode
Issued from Siegfried, son of Arnulf, Count of Holland
House of Bentheim
Counts of Bentheim
Issued from Otto, younger son of Dirk VI, Count of Holland

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-Bentheim.svg|[[House of Bentheim]]<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Counts of Bentheim</span>
+De Gaunt.svg|House of Gant<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Counts of Ghent<br>Lords of Aalst, Folkingham and Bridlington<br>Earls of Lincoln<br>Issued from Wichmann van Gent, son of Dirk I, Count of Holland<br>English branch</span><!-- As far as the Earl of Lincoln title goes there was only one (officially) Earl of Lincoln who was Gilbert de Gant after whom the title reverted to the crown, however his nephew (also named Gilbert) claimed the title as well and can be considered a "titular Earl of Lincoln", this younger Gilbert was the son of Robert de Gand (Lord Chancellor of England) and nephew of previously mentioned Gilbert, Earl of Lincoln. This branch was issued from Wichmann who was presumably a son of Dirk I of Holland/West Friesland. They originally held the title "Count of Ghent" and also held Aalst as their lordship until they moved to England. Ghent went to another later branch as a hereditary castellany.-->
-Brederode.svg|[[House of Brederode]]<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lords of Brederode</span>
+Guines.svg|[[House of Guînes]]<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Castellans of Ghent<br>Counts of Guînes<br>Issued from Adalbert de Gand, son of Arnulf, Count of Holland</span><!-- Apparently issued from Adalbert de Gand/van Ghent, son of Arnulf of Holland -->
+Brederode.svg|[[House of Brederode]]<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lords of Brederode<br>Issued from Siegfried, son of Arnulf, Count of Holland</span>
+Bentheim.svg|[[House of Bentheim]]<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Counts of Bentheim<br>Issued from Otto, younger son of Dirk VI, Count of Holland</span>
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