The siege of Gouda (1428) was a siege that ended the second phase of the
Hook and Cod wars.
Prelude
After escaping her detention in 1425 from the
Gravensteen in Gent,
Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut
Jacqueline ( nl, Jacoba; french: Jacqueline; german: Jakobäa; 15 July 1401 – 8 October 1436), of the House of Wittelsbach, was a noblewoman who ruled the counties of Holland, Zeeland and Hainaut in the Low Countries from 1417 to 1433. She ...
settled in
Gouda
Gouda may refer to:
* Gouda, South Holland, a city in the Netherlands
** Gouda (pottery), style of pottery manufactured in Gouda
** Gouda cheese, type of cheese originally made in and around Gouda
** Gouda railway station
* Gouda, Western Cape, a s ...
, which was the capital of the Hook movement at that time. From her castle she continued her fight against the Cods to get Holland and Zeeland back.
When she learned at some point that the enemy had brought together an army in
Leiden
Leiden (; in English and archaic Dutch also Leyden) is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland, Netherlands. The municipality of Leiden has a population of 119,713, but the city forms one densely connected agglomeration wit ...
to first attack
Alphen aan den Rijn
Alphen aan den Rijn (; en, "Alphen upon Rhine" or "Alphen on the Rhine") is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The city is situated on the banks of the river Oude Rijn (Old Rhine), where the r ...
and then Gouda, she decided to attack first. Jacqueline gathered all her troops from Schoonhoven, Oudewater and Gouda and surprised and defeated the Cod army at the
Battle of Alphen aan den Rijn (1425). The banners of the cities of Haarlem, Leiden and Amsterdam were taken back as a trophy to Gouda.
However, in the following years, the Hooks suffered several defeats, including the
Battle of Brouwershaven
The Battle of Brouwershaven was fought on 13 January 1426 in Brouwershaven, Zeeland. The battle was part of the Hook and Cod wars waged over control of the Low Countries and resulted in a significant victory for Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy. ...
, and more and more territory was lost.
The siege
By May 1428,
Philip the Good
Philip III (french: Philippe le Bon; nl, Filips de Goede; 31 July 1396 – 15 June 1467) was Duke of Burgundy from 1419 until his death. He was a member of a cadet line of the Valois dynasty, to which all 15th-century kings of France belonge ...
had recruited a huge Burgundian army of 20.000 men and raised the siege of Gouda. Gouda was surrounded on three sides, only the river side remained under control of the fleet of
Willem van Brederode. Jacqueline sent messengers to her allies Jan van Montfoort and
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Rudolf van Diepholt ( – Vollenhove, 24 March 1455) or Rudolf of Diepholz was a bishop of Utrecht from 1423 to 1455 and bishop of Osnabrück from 1454 to 1455.
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, but no help arrived. She could also not count on her English husband
Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, who had their marriage annulled.
After six weeks, and with no help on its way, Jacqueline had no choice but to surrender. She concluded the
Treaty of Delft
The Treaty of Delft, also called the Reconciliation of Delft, was signed on 3 July 1428 between Jacqueline of Bavaria and Philip the Good, Count of Flanders and Duke of Burgundy.
The agreement ended hostilities during the Hook and Cod wars in ...
with Philip the Good of Burgundy on 3 July 1428. By this treaty, hostilities came to an end, Jacqueline retained her titles of Countess of Holland, Zeeland and Hainaut, but she recognized Philip as her heir and regent of her counties.
Sources
* J. A. M. Y. Bos-Rops, 1993, Graven op zoek naar geld: de inkomsten van de graven van Holland.
* Hanno Brand, Over macht en overwicht: stedelijke elites in Leiden.
* Hans van Woerkom, biografie over Jacoba van Beieren
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Conflicts in 1428
1428 in Europe
Sieges of the Middle Ages
Battles involving Burgundy
Battles involving Holland
History of Gouda, South Holland
Hook and Cod wars