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Title: A mediaeval princess : being a true record of the changing fortunes which brought divers titles to Jacqueline, Countess of Holland, together with an account of her conflict with Philip, Duke of Burgundy (1401-1436)
Year: 1904 (1900s)
Authors: Putnam, Ruth, 1856-1931
Subjects: Jacoba, Countess of Hainault and Holland, 1401-1436
Publisher: New York, G.P. Putnam's Sons
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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6. 30 a flDebiaeval princeea nobles. There was little or no show ofpomp and joyousness in city and hamlet.The young Countess made her way soberlyto Delft, Leyden, Amsterdam, Haarlem,through the country that looked like ascarred battle-field, and exchanged pledgesof mutual protection and good faith withher subjects. She was surrounded by abody of men upon whose personal devo-tion she could rely, nobles whom she hadknown from childhood. And none weremore devoted to Jacqueline than Eberhard,Lord of Hoogtwoude and Ludwig of Flush-ing, men who might have felt that herhigher position was a grave injustice tothem. For these, too, could claim the lateCount William as their father. They andtheir fathers daughter Beatrice, now wifeof John van Vliet, were all proud to servetheir more fortunate sister. And so weretwo half-brothers of Count William: Adrian,magistrate in Dordrecht, and William ofMedemblik. Jacquelines uncle of Liege had taken uphis temporary abode on an estate of his .C^o ORTAIL
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PORTAL AT ZUTPHEN.XV century. ZTbe Iberitage 31 own in Zealand in order to watch affairs inHolland. With his aid and that of Utrechtthe defeat of the party in Ysselstein wasaccomplished, and the rebellious Cod noblesand chief burghers imprisoned. This de-cisive victory made Jacquelines progressthrough the provinces possible. A very different law of life prevailed inthis northern territory. It is true that therewas still existent in Holland the scaffoldingof a feudal state, but within this framethere had developed a population inter-ested in their own concerns, men in peasantsmock as well as in city robes, a farm-ing class and a commercial burgherhoodthat recognised the prince indeed but noother intermediary lord. The Holland noblesfound support neither among peasants norclergy. Among the country folk old Ger-manic freedom was not dead. As for theclergy, they counted for little. In Hollandneither prelate jior abbot had seats in theEstates. If the prince did not side withthe nobles the

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