Haring Harinxma (1323–1404) was a powerful
Frisian chieftain and
Schieringer
The Vetkopers and Schieringers ( fry, Fetkeapers en Skieringers) were two opposing Frisian factional parties from the medieval period. They were responsible for a civil war that lasted for over a century (1350–1498) and which eventually led to t ...
who lived during the 13th and early 14th centuries. Haring also used the surname Donia, and is considered the patriarch of this well known Frisian family. Another title used by Haring was ''thoe Heeg'' meaning 'of Heeg', where he was born and lived.
The
Schieringers
The Vetkopers and Schieringers ( fry, Fetkeapers en Skieringers) were two opposing Frisian factional parties from the medieval period. They were responsible for a civil war that lasted for over a century (1350–1498) and which eventually led to t ...
elected him
potestate of
Westergo (southwest corner of Friesland, modern
Wymbritseradeel
Wymbritseradeel (; official fry, Wymbritseradiel ()) was a rural municipality ( nl, gemeenten) in the Dutch province of Friesland from 1984 until 2011. An earlier type of municipality ( nl, grietenij) of the same name existed from 1500 until 198 ...
), together with
Sjoerd Wiarda Sjoerd Pijbes Wiarda (in office 1399–1410) was the fifteenth potestaat (or elected governor) of Friesland now a province of the Netherlands.
Sjoerd Wiarda born in 1355 and died in 1410. He was the son of Pybe Wyarda and Claer van Eminga. He liv ...
, van Gotum of
Oostergo (eastern region of Friesland) in the struggle against the count of Holland in 1399. The appointment of Potestates aligned with the
Schieringers
The Vetkopers and Schieringers ( fry, Fetkeapers en Skieringers) were two opposing Frisian factional parties from the medieval period. They were responsible for a civil war that lasted for over a century (1350–1498) and which eventually led to t ...
lead to renewed factionalism between the
Vetkopers and Schieringers.
Seventeen 'Landsheeren' (sovereign lords) or
Potestates served
Friesland, from
Magnus Forteman in 809 until the last,
Juw Dekama, van Baard in 1494.
[''Beknopte geschiedenis van Friesland, in hoofdtrekken; bevattende een overzigt van de lotgevallen der Friezen en van de voornaamste gebeurtenissen, gedurende bijna tweeduizend jaren in dit land voorgevallen,'' by Wopke Eekhoff. Publisher: Te Leeuwarden, W. Eekhoff, 1851.]
Continued 'bloody' factionalism between the
Schieringers
The Vetkopers and Schieringers ( fry, Fetkeapers en Skieringers) were two opposing Frisian factional parties from the medieval period. They were responsible for a civil war that lasted for over a century (1350–1498) and which eventually led to t ...
and the
Vetkopers
The Vetkopers and Schieringers ( fry, Fetkeapers en Skieringers) were two opposing Frisian factional parties from the medieval period. They were responsible for a civil war that lasted for over a century (1350–1498) and which eventually led to t ...
finally resulted in the Holy Roman Emperor,
Maximilian I Maximilian I may refer to:
*Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, reigned 1486/93–1519
*Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria, reigned 1597–1651
*Maximilian I, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1636-1689)
*Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria, reigned 1795†...
, installing
Albert, Duke of Saxony (b. 1443) as hereditary governor of Friesland in 1498.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Harinxma, Haring
1323 births
1404 deaths
Frisian warriors
Potestaats of Friesland
14th-century people of the Holy Roman Empire