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Birth:          ABT 1052 of Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Holland
Death:          17 Jun 1091 
Burial:         Egmond Abbey

Notes
expelled 1071, restored 1076
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirk_V,_Count_of_Holland
Dirk V (1052 – June 17, 1091) was Count of Holland (which was called Frisia at that 
time) from 1061 to 1091.

Dirk V succeeded his father, Floris I, under the guardianship of his 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. (April 30, 1064 and May 2, 1064). 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 (Robert the 
Frisian), the second son of Baldwin V of Flanders. Baldwin gave Dirk the Imperial 
Flanders as an appanage - including the islands of Frisia west of the Frisian Scheldt 
river. Robert then became his stepson's guardian, gaining control of the islands east 
of the Scheldt. Robert managed to conquer Kennemerland (north of North Holland), 
but held it only briefly.

Robert therefore, in both his own right and that of Dirk, was now the ruler of all Frisia. 
The death of his brother Baldwin VI in 1070 led to civil war in Flanders. The claim of 
Robert to the guardianship of his nephew Arnulf III was disputed by Richilde, 
Countess of Mons and Hainaut, the widow of Baldwin VI. The issue was decided by 
Robert's victory at Cassel (February 1071), where Arnulf was killed and Richilda taken 
prisoner.

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 Pope Gregory VII and anti-king Rudolphe.

While Robert was thus engaged in Flanders, an effort was made to recover the County 
of Holland and other lands now held by William of Utrecht. The people rose in revolt, 
but were brought back under Episcopal rule by an army under the command of Godfrey 
IV (the Hunchback), duke of Lower Lorraine, by order of the emperor (Henry IV). In 
1076, at the request of William, Duke Godfrey visited his domains in the Frisian 
borderland. At Delft, the duke was murdered by revolutionaries (February 26, 1076). 
William of Utrecht died on April 17, 1076.

Dirk V, now managing his own estate, was quick to take advantage of this favorable 
juncture. With the help of Robert (his stepfather) he raised an army and besieged 
Conrad of Utrecht, the successor of William, in the castle of Ysselmonde, taking him 
prisoner. The bishop purchased his liberty by surrendering all claim to the disputed 
lands.

Dirk V was succeeded by Floris II upon his death in 1091. He was buried in the 
Egmond Abbey.

Parents
____ Floris I (Florens) (ABT 1017 - 28 Jun 1061)
OF SAXONY Gertrude (ABT 1028 - 4 Aug 1113)

Siblings
OF HOLLAND Adele (ABT 1050 - 1085)
____ Dietrich (Dirk) V (ABT 1052 - 17 Jun 1091)
OF HOLLAND Bertha (ABT 1054 - 15 Oct 1094)

Marriage To ____ Ulfhilde (Othelhildis) (BEF 1054 - 18 Nov 1092)
    m. ABT 1080 

Notes


Children by ____ Ulfhilde (Othelhildis) BEF 1054 - 18 Nov 1092
____ Floris II (Florenz) "De Vette" ("the Fat") (ABT 1083 - 2 Mar 1121)

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