Burgrave of Leiden

Who he is

Name

Not pinned (a Jacob of Leiden sides with William in 1203; whether he is the burgrave in 1200 is not pinned)

Title

Burgrave of Leiden

Since

Not pinned

Born

Not pinned

Family

A hereditary house of burgraves holding the count's Burcht at Leiden since the twelfth century.

Confidence

low

Not pinned in the sources consulted.

Overlord

The count of Holland

What it holds

• The Burcht of Leiden for the count, with the burgrave's court and dues
• Lands round Leiden in Rijnland (not pinned in detail)

How it was acquired

Hereditary office.

Allies and rivals

The count's men; the family's choice in 1203 is not pinned.

How things stand that morning

The burgrave holds the Burcht for Dirk VII.

Wealth

The burgrave's dues and lands round Leiden.

Military

The Burcht of Leiden. No numbers are recorded.

Places of note

• Burcht of Leiden: The count's motte castle

Where the sources disagree

Evidence: The office is certain; the holder that winter is not pinned.

On the map: Only the castle district is drawn.

Primary sources for Holland

Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.

• Annals of Egmond (12th century to about 1205). The house annals of Egmond, the counts of Holland's abbey, and the main native source for Holland around 1200. Read online
• Chronicle of the abbots of Wittewierum (Bloemhof), Emo of Wittewierum (from 1219 to 1237, continued by Menko to 1273). The chronicle opens only in 1204 with the founding of Emo's Premonstratensian house in the Groningen Ommelanden, so it has nothing for 1200 itself. Read online