List counts of Zealand

The Comté of Zealand is an old county located in the current Netherlands and which raised of the Germanic Roman Holy roman Empire. It was acted in fact of a series of islands located between the mouths of the Meuse and the the Scheldt.

Until the 13th century, Zealand is made up of small seigniories independent from/to each other. Of 1256 with 1290, the count Florent V of Holland takes control and is entitled of it count de Zélande . Its successors will be counts de Hollande and of Zealand.

Counts de Zélande

Gérulf Ier, count in 839 in the Pagus Westrachi in the east of the Fli.
Gérulf II, count in 885 in Kennemerland, died before 916
Thierry Ier (Dirk Ier) (Thierry > Theoderik > Diederik > Dirk, died after 939.
Thierry II (v. 939 - died after April 1st 988

Accepted from the emperor on August 25th 985 all the grounds located between the Meuse and the Fli.

Arnould of Holland (v. 988 - 993 or 995
Thierry III (995 - 1039)
Thierry IV (1039 - 1049)
Flowered Ier (Flowered Ier) (1049 - 1061)

Brother of preceding death without descent. In 1063 Gertrude of Saxony, widow of Florent, married initially Robert the Clippings which controlled the county during the minority of Thierry V.

Thierry V, under the regency of Robert the Clippings, (1061 - 1091)
Florent II the Large (1091 - 1122)
Thierry VI (1122 - 1157)
Florent III (1157 - 1190)

Thierry VII (1190 - 1204)

After the death of Thierry VII, his Ada daughter, who married Louis II, count de Looz, sought to be put in possession of the county. But it was overcome by Guillaume, brother of the late count, who became count de Hollande.

Guillaume Ier (1204-1222)
Florent IV (1222-1234)
Guillaume II King of the Romans (1234-1256)

Until 1240 under the supervision of his/her uncle Otton, bishop of Utrecht. Elected official King of the Romans on October 3rd 1247.

Florent V (1256 - 1296), takes the control of the Zealand and is entitled count de Zélande
Jean Ier of Holland (1296 - 1299)
Jean II of Avesnes (1299 - 1304) was also count de Hainaut.
Guillaume III of Avesnes (1304 - 1337), count de Hainaut and of Holland.
Until 1311, GUI of Dampierre was also count de Zélande.
Guillaume IV of Avesnes (1337 - 1345), count de Hainaut and of Holland.

Thereafter, the destinies of the counties of Holland and Zealand did not dissociate. See the List of the counts de Hollande.

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