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Dirk III (also called Diederik or Dietrich III or, more correctly, Theodoric[us]) was
Count of Holland from
993 to
May 27,
1039.
The county of Holland had a different name prior to 1101 and was known as
West Friesland. The actual title of count Dirk III was count in
Friesland. West Friesland was very different from the area (North and South Holland) of today. Most of the territory was swamp, where nearly nobody lived. The main habitation was in the dunes at the coast and in the river valleys.
Dirk III was a member of the Gerulfingian dynasty (house of Holland), an important family within Germany at that time. His mother was regent in West Friesland from 993-1005 and was the sister in law of
Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor.
Prior to 1018, Count Dirk III was a powerless vasal of Henry II but his fiefdom was in a strategically important location.
Utrecht, situated in the
Rhine delta, was the largest trading town of the German kings and traders had to sail through the territories of Dirk III, via the Rhine and
Vecht rivers, in order to reach the
North Sea. The German kings and emperors were frequently resident in Utrecht and the estate of
Nijmegen. Some of them died there.
Battle of Vlaardingen and its aftermath
Dirk III built his stronghold in
Vlaardingen. He wasn't permitted to hinder trade in any way but eventually he defied imperial rule by levying toll. Merchants from the town of
Tiel sent alarmed messages to the kings about acts of violence against them by Dirk III's men. The German emperor decided to end Dirk III's reign and awarded his lands to the
bishop of Utrecht. A large imperial army then headed for Vlaardingen. The imperial army failed and the
Battle of Vlaardingen was a tremendous victory for Dirk III.
Following his victory, Dirk III was permitted to keep his realm and he continued to levy toll.
After Dirk III's death in 1039, the imperial army returned on a few occasions seeking to reclaim the lands held by the Frisian counts. The powerful
Robert I, Count of Flanders helped
Dirk V, great-grandson of Dirk III and his own stepson, to restore Frisia to the counts.
It is thought that Dirk III went on pilgrimage to the
Holy Land, hence his nickname of 'Hieroslomita'.
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