Dirk II, Count of 'Holland'

[Leo van de Pas]

Dirk II, Count of 'Holland', died 6 May 988, was son of Dirk I
and Geva, married Hildegard of Flanders, and they are the parents
of Arnulf, Egbert and Arlindis.

Count Dirk II added Maasland, Kennemerland and the island of Texel
to his domain. This was formally acknowledged by Emperor Otto III
as a reward for his support. At about 940, Dirk II extended his
influence southwards by marrying Hildegard, daughter of the Count
of Flanders, a descendant of Charlemagne and a great-granddaughter of
Alfred the Great, King of England. Dirk II and Hildegard replaced
the wooden church of Egmond with a stone Abbey church where both of
them were buried.

Leo van de Pas