William II, Lord of Egmond or Willem II, heer van Egmond ( – 30 March 1304) was a ruling Lord of Egmond.

Life

He was the son of Gerard, Lord of Egmond and an unknown mother, possibly Beatrix, daughter of Wouter of Haarlem, or Mabilia. He became Lord of Egmond after his father's death around Christmas 1242. Because he was still underaged, he was supervised by a regent, his second cousin Walter / Wouter "Stoutkind" ("naughty child") van Egmont until 1248. In 1258, he transferred the ambachtsheerlijkheden of

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, Oudedorp,

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and Wadeweij to Count

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of Holland. In return he was

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with the heerlijkheid of Warmhuizen. He purchased some territory to the North of Egmond, near

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and

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and started to develop this area in the following years. Willem participated in a campaign against

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in 1282 and was rewarded with tithes from the heerlijkheid of Hemert.

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invited him over for John's wedding to

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in 1297. Later in the year William's wife died, and Gerard, his only son, died in 1300. Upon his death in 1304, he was succeeded by his grandson,

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Marriage and issue

Willem was married to Ada. They had at least two children: * Gerard (–1300), married Elisabeth van Strijen. Among their offspring were: ** William III, Lord of Egmond (1281 - 1312) **

Walter II, Lord of Egmond Walter II, Lord of Egmond (in nl, Wouter II van Egmond) ( – 3 September 1321) was Lord of Egmond. He was the second surviving son of Gerald/Gerard II of Egmond, who had died in 1300 before his own father William II, Lord of Egmond. Walter be ...

(1283 - 1321) * Halewina (born ), married Henry of Cuyk, burgrave of

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References

Willem II van Egmond
at www.slotkapel-egmond.nl

with references to primary sources *

Johannes a Leydis Johannes a Leydis or Jan Gerbrandszoon van Leiden was a Dutch chronicler from the 15th century. A Leydis died in 1504. Life Not much is known with certainty about Johannes a Leydis' life. In all likelihood he came from a family of poorters (a speci ...

: , written between 1477 and 1484 * Willem Procurator: ''Chronicle'', translated by M. Gumbert-Hepp and J.P. Gumbert (ed.), Uitgeverij Verloren, Hilversum, 2001 1230s births 1304 deaths William 2 Year of birth uncertain People from Egmond 13th-century people of the Holy Roman Empire {{Europe-noble-stub

Life

Marriage and issue

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