Frontier village of Kennemerland facing West Frisia; Countess Adelaide beat William and the Frisians near here in 1195.
Who holds it
- Name
- Count Dirk VII
- Title
- Lord of the town
- Confidence
- medium
Lord in 1200
Count Dirk VII
How things stand that morning
Holland's frontier post.
Charter
None yet (1254)
Walls and castle
None recorded
Trade and crafts
Cattle, cheese
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Loon War article for 1195.
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
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.