Dirk V of Holland

1052 - 1091  (39 years)

• Name	Dirk V of Holland
  Birth	1052
  Gender	Male
  Death	1091
  Person ID	I1611	Database
  Last Modified	26 Dec 2015

  
  

  Father	Floris I of Holland,   b. 1019   d. 1061 (Age 42 years)
  Mother	Gertrudis of Saxony Billung,   b. 1030   d. 1113 (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F711	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Othelindis of Saxony   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Floris II (the Fat) of Holland,   b. 1083   d. 1121 (Age 38 years)
  Family ID	F710	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Dec 2015

  
  

• Notes

  Dirk V of Holland (1052-1091) Dirk V, at 9 years old, succeeded Floris I, under the guardianship ofhis mother, Gertrude of Saxony. William I, Bishop of Utrecht, took advantage of the young ruler, occupying territory that he had claimed in Holland. William's claim was confirmed by two charters of the emperor Henry IV. Dirk only retained possession of lands west of the Vlie and around the mouths of the Rhine. Gertrude and her son withdrew to the islands of Frisia (Zeeland), leaving William to occupy the disputed lands. In 1063 Gertrude married Robert of Flanders, the second son of Baldwin V of Flanders. Robert gave Dirk the Imperial Flanders as an appanage - including the islands ofFrisia west of the Frisian Scheldt river. Baldwin then became his stepson's guardian, gaining control of the islands east of the Scheldt. The war in Holland and Frisia became part of a large conflict from 1075 onwards. The pope had excommunicated the emperor. The bishop of Utrecht supported the emperor, while the count of Holland supported PopeGregory VII and anti-king Rudolphe. Dirk V was succeeded by Floris II upon his death in 1091. He was buried in the Egmond Abbey.