# History of Holland

Author: Edmundson, George, 1848-1930

Genre: Children's History

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14971

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=History+of+Holland+Edmundson&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

The last duke of the ancient Capetian house of Burgundy dying in 1361 without heirs male, the duchy fell into the possession of the French crown, and was by King John II bestowed upon his youngest son, Philip the Hardy, Duke of Touraine, as a reward, it is said, for the valour he displayed in the battle of Poictiers. The county of Burgundy, generally known as Franche-Comté, was not included in this donation, for it was an imperial fief; and it fell by inheritance in the female line to Margaret, dowager Countess of Flanders, widow of Count Louis II, who was killed at Crécy. The duchy and the county were soon, however, to be re-united, for Philip married Margaret, daughter and heiress of Lo...

## Chapters

- [Chapter 6](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-holland-14971/chapters/6/index.md)
- [Chapter 36](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-holland-14971/chapters/36/index.md)
- [Chapter 11](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-holland-14971/chapters/11/index.md)
- [Chapter 4](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-holland-14971/chapters/4/index.md)
- [Chapter 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-holland-14971/chapters/3/index.md)
- [Chapter 10](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-holland-14971/chapters/10/index.md)
- [Chapter 18](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-holland-14971/chapters/18/index.md)
- [Chapter 12](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-holland-14971/chapters/12/index.md)
- [Chapter 31](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-holland-14971/chapters/31/index.md)
- [Chapter 16](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-holland-14971/chapters/16/index.md)
- [Chapter 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-holland-14971/chapters/2/index.md)
- [Chapter 5](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-holland-14971/chapters/5/index.md)
- [Chapter 20](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-holland-14971/chapters/20/index.md)
- [Chapter 14](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-holland-14971/chapters/14/index.md)
- [Chapter 30](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-holland-14971/chapters/30/index.md)
- [Chapter 27](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-holland-14971/chapters/27/index.md)
- [Chapter 35](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-holland-14971/chapters/35/index.md)
- [Chapter 19](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-holland-14971/chapters/19/index.md)
- [Chapter 9](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-holland-14971/chapters/9/index.md)
- [Chapter 15](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-holland-14971/chapters/15/index.md)
- [Chapter 22](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-holland-14971/chapters/22/index.md)
- [Chapter 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-holland-14971/chapters/1/index.md)
- [Chapter 25](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-holland-14971/chapters/25/index.md)
- [Chapter 28](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-holland-14971/chapters/28/index.md)
- [Chapter 13](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-holland-14971/chapters/13/index.md)
- [Chapter 29](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-holland-14971/chapters/29/index.md)
- [Chapter 7](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-holland-14971/chapters/7/index.md)
- [Chapter 21](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-holland-14971/chapters/21/index.md)
- [Chapter 8](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-holland-14971/chapters/8/index.md)
- [Chapter 33](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-holland-14971/chapters/33/index.md)
- [Chapter 34](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-holland-14971/chapters/34/index.md)
- [Chapter 17](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-holland-14971/chapters/17/index.md)
- [Chapter 26](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-holland-14971/chapters/26/index.md)
- [Chapter 32](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-holland-14971/chapters/32/index.md)
- [Chapter 24](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-holland-14971/chapters/24/index.md)
- [Chapter 23](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-holland-14971/chapters/23/index.md)