Albert Ier de Hainaut

See also: Albert Ier

Albert de Wittelsbach , born with Munich the July 25th 1336, died with $the Hague December 13rd 1404, was duke of Bavaria-Straubing, count de Hollande, of Zealand and of Hainaut of 1388 with 1404. It was wire of Louis IV of Wittelsbach, duke of Bavaria then emperor and Marguerite II of Avesnes, countess of Hainaut, Holland and Zealand.

His/her brother Guillaume having sunk in the insanity, the states of Holland chose it in 1358 as regent, drawing aside Mathilde of Lancaster his/her sister-in-law. The states of Hainaut imitated them shortly after. Since ten years and the fights between Guillaume and his mother Mathilde, the Dutchmen were shared between the Cabeliaux , patriotic partisans of Guillaume, and Houckx or Hameçons , legitimists in favor of Marguerite. In 1358, Cabeliaux supported Mathilde, while the Hooks held for Albert. Bloemsten, the governor of Kennemaar and cabelien, which had been opposed to the election of Albert, was replaced by Brederode, a hook chief. The fight burst immediately and torn Holland during six weeks, then Albert was obliged to negotiate peace and to forgive the insurrectionists.

Some time later, the duke Edouard de Gueldre attacked it, but Albert took the top and devastated part of the Duché of Gueldre. A little later they concluded peace and Albert promised in marriage his daughter to Guillaume de Juliers, nephew and heir to Edouard.

But Albert made itself unpopular by his cruelties, and some of its vassal were combined with Louis II of Male, count de Flandre, and Albert was overcome and had to sign peace. He benefitted to tie relations with the kingdom of France, but still undergoes revolts from it.

In 1388, his/her brother dies, and it takes the titles of dukes of Bavaria-Straubing, of count de Hainaut, Holland and Zealand. His first wife having died, it remaria, and had soon a mistress, Adélaïde de Poelgheest, who was assassinated by the Hameçons , supported by her son and Guillaume heir. This last had to flee at the court of France and was forgiven only after one victorious forwarding in Plank.

Marriage and children

He had married, in Passau, Marguerite de Brieg (1342 † 1386), girl of Louis of Silesia-Liegnitz, duke of Brzeg, and Agnes de Glogau. They had:

Jeanne (1358 † 1386), married in 1370 with Wenceslas I {{er}} (1361 † 1419), king de Bohême and king of the Romans
Catherine (1361 † 1401), married in 1379 with Guillaume VII († 1402), duke of Juliers and of Gueldre
Marguerite (1363 † 1423), married in 1385 with Jean without Fear (1371 † 1419), duke of Burgundy
Guillaume IV (1365 † 1417), duke of Bavaria-Straubing, count of Hainaut, of Holland and Zealand.
Albert (1369 † 1397)
Jeanne (1373 † 1410), married in 1390 in Vienna with Albert IV of Habsbourg (1377 † 1404), duke of Austria
Jean III (1375 † 1425), bishop of Liege, duke of Bavaria-Straubing.

Widower, it remarie with Heusden in 1394 with Marguerite de Clèves (1375 † 1412), wire of Adolphe I {{er}} of the Mark, count de Clèves, and of Marguerite de Juliers.

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