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Theodoric III (980-1039) was Count of Holland from 995 to 1039.
He developed his lands by taking tribute from the merchants who came down the rivers Merwede and Meuse. He was able to prevail militarily over the Rhenish bishops, gaining for his county a broad political and commercial independence from the Holy Roman Empire.
Theodoric travelled as a pilgrim to the Holy Land. Although the date is unknown, some authors venture that it may have been in 1030.
Modern depiction of Dirk III, Count of Holland. Unknown artist.
It is thought that Dirk III went on pilgrimage to the Holy Land around 1030, hence his nickname of Hierosolymita ("the Jerusalemite" in Latin).
The death of Dirk.
It’s not every day one gets a chance to do a blog about one’s own death, and especially not before breakfast, but hey history is history. But before you start sending flowers and cards etc, the Dirk in the title is not me of course , but Count Dirk III of Holland, or West Friesland to be more precise. It is thought that Dirk III went on pilgrimage to the Holy Land around 1030, hence his…
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