William II of Bavaria-Straubing
Duke of Bavaria-Straubing and count of Hainaut, Holland and Zeeland from 1404. His daughter Jacqueline inherited those counties, later contested by Philip the Good of Burgundy.
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Key details
Birth: 1365 Pending review
Death: 1417 Pending review
Role: Duke
Dynasty: Wittelsbach · ES
Territories: Bavaria (ES) · Holland (ES) · Hainaut (ES) · Zeeland (ES)
Recorded relationships
Their titles over time
Follow the changing territories and offices of William II of Bavaria-Straubing. Each title retains its own status.
Governments in 1404
- BavariaDuke
View titles and jurisdictions
- Bavaria · ESDuke · Branch rule · William II of Bavaria-Straubing1404–1417
- HollandCount
View titles and jurisdictions
- Holland · ESCount · Effective rule1404–1417
- HainautCount
View titles and jurisdictions
- Hainaut · ESCount · Effective rule1404–1417
- ZeelandCount
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- Zeeland · ESCount · Effective rule1404–1417
Annual dates: overlap within one year does not prove that two offices were held on the same day. Regencies and co-rulerships retain their labels.
Evidence for this profile
9 recorded claims · 8 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.
Dates (0/2 with a precise source)
- BirthPending review
1365
A precise source has not yet been added. - DeathPending review
1417
A precise source has not yet been added.
Family and relationships (0/3 with a precise source)
- FatherPending review
Albert I of Bavaria-Straubing
A precise source has not yet been added. - MotherPending review
Margaret of Brieg
A precise source has not yet been added. - Marriage or partnershipPending review
Margaret of Burgundy
A precise source has not yet been added.
Governments (1/4 with a precise source)
- GovernmentInferred
Duke · Bavaria · 1404–1417
Dynastic branch of the divided duchy: only an approximate regional core is coloured, excluding neighbouring Franconia, Swabia, Salzburg and Tyrol. - GovernmentPending review
Count · Holland · 1404–1417
A precise source has not yet been added. - GovernmentPending review
Count · Hainaut · 1404–1417
A precise source has not yet been added. - GovernmentPending review
Count · Zeeland · 1404–1417
A precise source has not yet been added.
Editorial history
- 2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
- 2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
