The ring fort and market of Walcheren round the Premonstratensian abbey, the chief place of Zeeland west of the Scheldt, under the joint lordship of Holland and Flanders.
Who holds it
- Name
- The counts of Holland and Flanders jointly (condominium of Zeeland west of the Scheldt)
- Title
- Lord of the town
- Confidence
- medium
Lord in 1200
The counts of Holland and Flanders jointly (condominium of Zeeland west of the Scheldt)
How things stand that morning
Joint Holland and Flemish lordship.
Charter
None yet (1217, Count William I with Countess Joanna of Flanders)
Walls and castle
Ring fort; the abbey
Trade and crafts
Sea trade with Flanders and England, salt, wool
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Charter date general knowledge.
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.