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This book consists of articles from Wikia. Pages: 37. Chapters: Counts of Holland, North Holland, South Holland, Stadtholders of Holland, Stadtholders of Holland, Zeeland and Utrecht, Aarnout van Holland, Ada van Holland, Albrecht von Wittelsbach, Charles, Duke of Burgundy, Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire, Dirk II van Holland, Dirk I bis van Holland, Dirk I van Holland, Dirk VII van Holland, Dirk VI van Holland, Dirk V van Holland, Floris III van Holland, Floris II van Holland, Floris IV van Holland, Floris I van Holland, Floris V van Holland, Gerolf van Holland, Jacoba von Wittelsbach, Jan IV van Brabant, Jan I van Holland, Margaret II of Hainaut, Mary of Burgundy, Philip III of Burgundy, Philip III of Spain, Philip II of Spain, Philip IV of Spain, Philip I of Castile, Wilhelm von Wittelsbach, Willem II van Holland, Willem I van Holland, William II of Hainaut, William I of Hainaut, William von Wittelsbach, Counts of Holland, North Holland, South Holland, Harenkarspel, Heemstede, Naarden, Schermer, The Netherlands, Velsen, Zijpe, Zwaag, Delft, Rotterdam, The Hague, The Netherlands, Frederik Hendrik van Oranje, Holland, Maurits van Oranje, Willem van Oranje. Excerpt: Arnulf is first mentioned (together with his parents) in 970. Like his father, his name appears in numerous Flemish documents at the time. In 983 Arnulf accompanied Emperor Otto II and future Emperor Otto III on their journey to Verona and Rome. As count he managed to expand his territories southwards. Arnulf donated several properties to the Abbey of Egmond, amongst others, Hillegersberg (which was previously called Bergan, but renamed after Arnulf's mother) and Overschie, which may have been rewards for the land-clearing activities of the monks of Egmond. Arnulf was the first count to come into conflict with the West-Frisians and in 993 he invaded their territory, but on 18 September of that year he was defeated and killed in a battle near Winkel in West-Friesland. His son Dirk was still a boy a...
