Odo Botnia (died 1399) was the fourteenth potestaat (or elected governor) of Friesland, now a province in the

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Odo was the son of Feicko Botnia, a nobleman of Marrum, who lived on the Botnia

stins A stins (Dutch, pl. ''stinsen''; from West Frisian ''stienhûs'' utch ''steenhuis''"stone house", shortened to ''stins'', pl. ''stinzen'') is a former stronghold or villa in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. Many stinsen carry the name ...

(stronghold or nobles house). He would have been a descendant of the old Odo Botnia, who had built a stins at

Marrum Marrum is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,462 in January 2017. Before 2019, the village was part of the Ferwerderadiel municipality. 2006 horse rescue oper ...

by 900. This stins was still inhabited by Helena Botnia in the year 1708. She was the last of the Botnia family. Unlike his predecessors, he belonged to the party of Vetkopers. Odo would unflinchingly and "kloekmoedig", but have been a cruel soldier, who, with his brother-in-law Jackla Jeppema, fear spread among the Schieringers (a rival faction). With the withdrawal from the Foswerd, Odo by way of murders, fires and looting inflicted much harm on the Schieringers in

Westergo Westergoa was one of the seven sealands and one of the three that now lie within the borders of today's Dutch province of Friesland. Later it was one of the three goaen of Frisia. In the Middle Ages Westergoa most probably formed the political c ...

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The Schieringers

Sytse Dekama Sytse Dekama (as well as his successor Gale Hania from Weidum, chosen around 1397) was the twelfth potestaat (or magistrate ruler) of Friesland, which was in the time of the religious disputes between Schieringers and Vetkopers. There is little k ...

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Gale Hania Gale Hania (died 1380) was the thirteenth potestaat (or ruler) of Friesland, a province of Netherlands. Biography His name is also known written as Hanja or Hanya. Gale was born on the Hanya farm northeast of Pingjum, in the shire of Wonseradee ...

returned after seven years of service abroad with foreign powers. When they returned they found their two stinses at

Weidum Weidum is a village in Leeuwarden municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of 576 in January 2017. History The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as Wedum, and means "settlement on the pasture". ...

destroyed by Vetkopers. This was the reason for the battle between the Menaldumer mieden

Marssum Marsum or Marssum is a village in Waadhoeke in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,052 in January 2017. Before 2018, the village was part of the Menameradiel municipality. Every year a Marsumer of the ye ...

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Dronrijp Dronryp ( nl, Dronrijp) is a village in the Dutch municipality of Waadhoeke. On 1 January 2017, it had 3,281 inhabitants. History and architecture Before 2018, the village was part of the Menameradiel municipality. A few centuries BC, a settleme ...

, which took place on August 18, 1397, where Odo Botnia was severely injured. He was preceded by

and succeeded by

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 ...

References

* H.G. Cannegieter, ''Het klooster Foswerd'', in: ''Friesche Volks-almanak voor het jaar 1846'', Sneek 1845, Mengelwerk pages 44–58. se
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Botnia, Odo Potestaats of Friesland 1399 deaths Year of birth unknown

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