William II, Duke of Bavaria

German politician

William VI Holland, double groat or "Tuin", struck in Valenciennes under William

William II of Bavaria (5 April 1365—31 May 1417) was Duke of Bavaria-Straubing and count of Holland (listed as William VI), Hainaut (listed as William IV) and Zeeland. He ruled from 1404 until 1417, when he died from an infection caused by a dog bite.

## Biography

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William was a son of Albert I of Bavaria and Margaret of Brieg.[1] William, allied with the Hooks, was in conflict with his father until 1394. In 1404 he succeeded him as count of Holland, Hainaut and Zeeland and duke of Bavaria-Straubing.

In 1408 in the Battle of Othée, William, John the Fearless of Burgundy, and Louis VII of Bavaria defeated the citizens of Liège who had revolted against William's brother John, the bishop of Liège.[2] As a result, he was no longer, as count of Hainaut, obliged to pay homage to the bishop. William's reign was marked by internal strife within the county of Holland. In particular, Lord John V of Arkel supported William's enemies in Holland. William conquered Arkel in 1412, at which point John accepted his defeat and Arkel was annexed by Holland.

William claimed Friesland as the count of Holland. Expeditions under previous counts had failed to conquer Friesland. Only Stavoren was captured in 1398. William II also sent expeditions to the region but Stavoren was regained by the Frisians in 1414. Prior to his death, William ensured his nobles swore allegiance to his only daughter, Jacqueline.

Jacqueline was the only child by his wife, Margaret, a daughter of Philip the Bold whom he married in 1385,[3] at the Burgundian double wedding in Cambrai, at the same time his sister, Margaret, married John the Fearless.

However, on William's death in 1417, a war of succession broke out between his brother John, the bishop of Liège, and his daughter, Jacqueline. This would be the last episode of the Hook and Cod wars and finally place Holland and Hainaut into Burgundian hands. The duchy of Bavaria-Straubing was divided between the dukes of Bavaria, the major portion went to Bavaria-Munich in 1429.

## Ancestry

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Ancestors of William II, Duke of Bavaria

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| 8\. Louis II of Bavaria (1229-1294)|

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| 17\. Agnes of the Palatinate (1201-1267)

| 4\. Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1282-1347)|

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| 18\. Rudolf I of Germany (1219-1291)

| 9\. Matilda of Habsburg (1253-1304)|

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| 19\. Gertrude of Hohenberg (c.1225-1281)

| 2\. Albert I, Duke of Bavaria (1336-1404)|

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| 20\. John II, Count of Hainaut (1247-1304)

| 10\. William I, Count of Hainaut (c.1286-1337)|

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| 21\. Philippa of Luxembourg (1252-1311)

| 5\. Margaret, Countess of Hainaut (1311-1356)|

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| 22\. Charles, Count of Valois (1270-1325)

| 11\. Joan of Valois (c.1294-1352)|

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| 23\. Margaret, Countess of Anjou (1272-1299)

| 1\. William II, Duke of Bavaria|
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| 24\. Henry V, Duke of Legnica (c.1248-1296)

| 12\. Bolesław III the Generous (1291-1352)|

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| 25\. Elisabeth of Greater Poland (c.1259-1304)

| 6\. Ludwik I the Fair (c.1321-1398)|

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| 26\. Wenceslaus II of Bohemia (1271-1305)

| 13\. Margaret of Bohemia (1296-1322)|

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| 27\. Judith of Habsburg (1271-1297)

| 3\. Margaret of Brieg (1342-1386)|

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| 28\. Henry III, Duke of Głogów (1251/60-1310)

| 14\. Henry IV the Faithful (c.1292-1342)|

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| 29\. Matilda of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1276-1318)

| 7\. Agnes of Glogau (c.1321-1362)|

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| 30\. Herman, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel (c.1275-1308)

| 15\. Matilde of Brandenburg (c.1296-c.1329)|

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| 31\. Anne of Austria, Margravine of Brandenburg (1280-1327)

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## See also

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* Counts of Hainaut family tree

## References

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1. ^ Stein 2017, p. 37.
2. ^ Sumption 2015, p. 248.
3. ^ Vaughan 2009, p. 82.

## Sources

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* Stein, Robert (2017). Magnanimous Dukes and Rising States: The Unification of the Burgundian Netherlands, 1380-1480. Oxford University Press.
* Sumption, Jonathan (2015). The Hundred Years War. Vol. 4: Cursed Kings. University of Pennsylvania Press.
* Vaughan, Richard (2009). Philip the Bold (5th ed.). The Boydell Press.

William II, Duke of Bavaria

House of Wittelsbach

Born: 1365 Died: 1417

Regnal titles
Preceded by

Albert I

|  Duke of Bavaria-Straubing
1404-1417  | Succeeded by

John III

Count of Hainaut, Holland and Zeeland
1404-1417  | Succeeded by

Jacqueline

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