Noble family House of Avesnes Mother Joan of Valois | Name William Count | |
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Father William I, Count of Hainaut Died September 26, 1345, Stavoren, Netherlands Spouse Joanna, Duchess of Brabant (m. 1334) Parents William I, Count of Hainaut, Joan of Valois, Countess of Hainaut Grandparents Charles, Count of Valois, Margaret, Countess of Anjou, Philippa of Luxembourg, John II, Count of Holland Great-grandparents Philip III of France Similar People John III - Duke of Brabant, Philippa of Hainault, William II of Holland, Floris V - Count of Holland, Charles - Count of Valois | ||
William ii count of hainaut
William II, Count of Hainaut (1307 – 26 September 1345) was William IV of Avesnes, William IV of Holland and William III of Zeeland from 1337 to his death, succeeding his father, William I. He married Joanna, Duchess of Brabant and Limburg in 1334, but had no issue.
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Military career and death
William fought in France as an ally of the English (he was the brother-in-law of Edward III). He went on crusade against the Saracens and the Lithuanians. He besieged Utrecht, because his one-time favourite bishop John van Arkel of Utrecht had turned against him. He died at Warns, near Stavoren, during one of the battles of Warns against the Frisians in 1345.
After his death
William was succeeded by his sister, who was married to emperor Louis IV. Hainaut, Holland and Zeeland became a part of the imperial crown domains.