Supplemental 8: Hooks and Cods

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The Power Struggle between William I of Bavaria (Left) and his mother Margaret (Center) unleashed factionalism in Holland and Zeeland which had been building for decades. The Hook Faction supported Margaret while the Cod Faction supported William. Albert of Bavaria (Right) would become Count of Holland and Zeeland after William’s death, while he initially had no strong ties to either faction he would favor the Cods later in his life.

Throughout the later Middle Ages, the County of Holland was consumed by partisan fighting. These factions, the Hooks and Cods, arose from a power struggle between Margaret of Avesnes and her son William I of Bavaria. The fight between mother and son would only last a few years, but the factional strife would continue for over a century.

Time Period Covered: 1299 – 1417

Notable People: John II of Avesnes, William II of Avesnes, Margaret of Avesnes, William I of Bavaria, Jan Van Arkel Bishop of Utrecht, Albert of Bavaria, William II of Bavaria, Jan V Van Arkel

Notable Events: Bavarian Inheritance of Hainault-Holland-Zeeland, Formation of the Hook and Cod factions, The Hook and Cod Wars, The Arkel War

This map shows a few important sites from the first phase of the Hook and Cod Wars.

Sources

The Formation of A Political Union 1300-1588 by Wim Blockmans in History of the Low Countries Edited by J.C.H. Blom and E. Lamberts

A History of the Low Countries by Paul Arblaster

The Chronicle of Holland, Zeeland, and Friesland with the Chronicle of the Bishops of Utrecht by Cornelius Aurelius

The Empire: From Adolf of Nassau to Lewis of Bavaria by Peter Herde in The New Cambridge Medieval History Volume VI

The Low Countries 1290-1415 by Walter Prevenier in The New Cambridge Medieval History Volume VI

The Promised Lands by Wim Blockmans and Walter Prevenier

The Princely Court: Medieval Courts and Culture in North-West Europe 1270-1380 by Malcolm Vale

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