Count of Holland

The Counts of Holland ruled over the county of Holland in the Low Countries between the 10th and the 16th century.

Burgundy and Habsburg

• Philip the Good (1433-1467)
• Charles the Bold (1467-1477)
• Mary of Burgundy (1477-1482)
• Maximilian (1482-1494, regent)
• Philip II the Fair (1494-1506)
• Charles II (1515-1555)
• Philip III (1555-1581)

During the 'foreign rule' by Burgundy and Habsburg, the county was governed by a stadtholder in name of the count. In 1581, the Estates General of the United Provinces declared themselves independent from the Spanish rule of Philip II (who was Philip III of Holland). Until the Treaty of Münster in 1648, the kings of Spain used the title Count of Holland, but they had lost the actual power over the county to the States of Holland.

Related Topics:
Stadtholder - Estates General - United Provinces - Treaty of Münster - States of Holland

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