Hook and Cod wars
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The Hook and Cod wars comprise a series of wars and battles in the County of Holland between 1350 and 1490. Most of these wars were fought over who should hold the title of "Count of Holland". The Cod
Jacqueline of Bavaria, entering the conquered Gorkum, faces the corpse of William, Lord of Arkel
Utrecht residents beg for forgiveness
Belfort from 1275 above Delft city hall
The Nobelpoort in Zierikzee
Jacqueline, of the House of Wittelsbach, was a noblewoman who ruled the counties of Holland, Zeeland and Hainaut in the Low Countries from 1417 to 1433. She was also Dauphine of France for a short tim
Hook and Cod wars
…William VI, Count of Holland and Hainaut in 1417. Both William's younger brother Bishop of Liege John of Bavaria-Straubing, and his only daughter Jacqueline claimed the county. The Cods chose the side of John, and, after his death in 1425, of Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, while the Hooks supported…
Portrait of Jacqueline by Lambert van Eyck
Jacqueline of Bavaria and Margaret of Burgundy before the walls of Gorinchem, 1417
Jacqueline, Countess of Holland and Zeeland, ca. 1435.