See also:

• JACOBA, or JACQUELINE (1401-1436)

JACOBA, or JACQUELINE (1401-1436)  , countess of See also:

• HOLLAND
• HOLLAND, CHARLES (1733–1769)
• HOLLAND, COUNTY AND PROVINCE OF
• HOLLAND, HENRY FOX, 1ST BARON (1705–1774)
• HOLLAND, HENRY RICH, 1ST EARL OF (1S9o-,649)
• HOLLAND, HENRY RICHARD VASSALL FOX, 3RD
• HOLLAND, JOSIAH GILBERT (1819-1881)
• HOLLAND, PHILEMON (1552-1637)
• HOLLAND, RICHARD, or RICHARD DE HOLANDE (fl. 1450)
• HOLLAND, SIR HENRY, BART

Holland, was the only daughter and heiress of See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

William, See also:

• DUKE (corresponding to Fr. duc, Ital. duca, Ger. Herzog)

duke of See also:

• BAVARIA (Ger. Bayern)

Bavaria and See also:

• COUNT (Lat. comes, gen. comitis, Fr. comte, Ital. conte, Span. conde)

count of Holland, See also:

• ZEELAND (or ZEALAND)

Zeeland and See also:

• HAINAUT (Flem. Henegouwen, Ger. Hennegau)

Hainaut . She was married as a See also:

• CHILD
• CHILD, FRANCIS JAMES (1825-1896)
• CHILD, L
• CHILD, LYDIA MARIA (1802-1880)
• CHILD, SIR FRANCIS (1642-1713)
• CHILD, SIR JOHN (d. 1690)
• CHILD, SIR JOSIAH (163o - 1699)

child to See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

John, duke of See also:

• TOURAINE

Touraine, second son of See also:

• CHARLES
• CHARLES (1270-1325)
• CHARLES (1421-1461)
• CHARLES (1525-1574)
• CHARLES (c. 1319-1364)
• CHARLES (Fr. Charles; Span. Carlos; Ital. Carlo; Ger. Karl; derived from O.H.G. Charal,latinized as Carolus, meaning originally " man ": cf. Mod.Ger., Kerl," fellow," A.S. ceorl, Mod. Eng. " churl ")
• CHARLES (KARL EITEL ZEPHYRIN LUDWIG; in Rum. CAROL)
• CHARLES [KARL ALEXANDER] (1712-1780)
• CHARLES, ELIZABETH (1828-1896)
• CHARLES, JACQUES ALEXANDRE CESAR (1746-1823)
• CHARLES, THOMAS (1755-1814)

Charles VI., See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

king of See also:

• FRANCE
• FRANCE, ANATOLE (1844– )

France, who on the See also:

• DEATH

death of his See also:

• ELDER (0. Eng. ellarn; Ger. Holunder; Fr. sureau)
• ELDER (Gr. 1rpev(3iTepos)

elder See also:

• BROTHER

brother See also:

• LOUIS
• LOUIS (804–876)
• LOUIS (893–911)
• LOUIS, JOSEPH DOMINIQUE, BARON (1755-1837)
• LOUIS, or LEWIS (from the Frankish Chlodowich, Chlodwig, Latinized as Chlodowius, Lodhuwicus, Lodhuvicus, whence-in the Strassburg oath of 842-0. Fr. Lodhuwigs, then Chlovis, Loys and later Louis, whence Span. Luiz and—through the Angevin kings—Hungarian

Louis became dauphin . John of Touraine died in See also:

• APRIL

April 1417, and two months afterwards See also:

• JACOBA, or JACQUELINE (1401-1436)

Jacoba lost her See also:

• FATHER

father . Acknowledged as See also:

• SOVEREIGN

sovereign in Holland and Zeeland, Jacoba was opposed by her See also:

• UNCLE

uncle John of Bavaria, See also:

• BISHOP (A.S. bisceop, from Lat. episcopus, Gr. irio-Korros, " overlooker " or " overseer ")
• BISHOP, ISABELLA (1832-1904)
• BISHOP, SIR HENRY ROWLEY (1786-1855)

bishop of See also:

• LIEGE
• LIEGE (Walloon, Lige, Flemish, Luik, Ger. Lilltich)

Liege . She had the support of the See also:

• HOOK, JAMES CLARKE (1819-1907)
• HOOK, THEODORE EDWARD (1788-1841)
• HOOK, WALTER FARQUHAR (1798-1875)

Hook See also:

• FACTION (through the French, from Lat. factio, a company of persons combined for action, facere, to do; from the other French derivative facon comes " fashion ")

faction in Holland . Meanwhile she had been married in 1418 by her uncle, John the Fearless, duke of See also:

• BURGUNDY

Burgundy, to her See also:

• COUSIN (Fr. cousin, Ital. cugino, Late Lat. cosinus, perhaps a popular and familiar abbreviation of consobrinus, which has the same sense in classical Latin)
• COUSIN, JEAN (1500-1590)
• COUSIN, VICTOR (1792–1867)

cousin John IV., duke of See also:

• BRABANT
• BRABANT, NORTH

Brabant . By the See also:

• MEDIATION (Lat. medius, middle)

mediation of John the Fearless, a treaty of See also:

• PARTITION

partition was concluded, in 1419 between Jacoba and John of Bavaria; but it was merely a truce, and the contest between uncle and niece soon began again and continued with varying success . In 1420 Jacoba fled to See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England; and there, declaring that her See also:

• MARRIAGE

marriage with John of Brabant was illegal, she contracted a marriage with See also:

• HUMPHREY (or HUMFREY), LAWRENCE (1527?-1590)

Humphrey, duke of See also:

• GLOUCESTER
• GLOUCESTER (abbreviated as pronounced Glo'ster)
• GLOUCESTER, EARLS AND DUKES OF
• GLOUCESTER, GILBERT DE CLARE, EARL OF (1243-1295)
• GLOUCESTER, RICHARD DE CLARE, EARL OF (1222-1262)
• GLOUCESTER, ROBERT, EARL OF (d. 1147)
• GLOUCESTER, THOMAS OF WOODSTOCK, DUKE

Gloucester, in 1422 . Two years later Jacoba, with Humphrey, invaded Holland, where she was now opposed by her former See also:

• HUSBAND

husband, John of Brabant, John of Bavaria having died of See also:

• POISON

poison . In 1425 Humphrey deserted his wife, who found herself obliged to seek See also:

• REFUGE

refuge with her cousin, See also:

• PHILIP
• PHILIP (Gr.'FiXtrsro , fond of horses, from dn)^eiv, to love, and limos, horse; Lat. Philip pus, whence e.g. M. H. Ger. Philippes, Dutch Filips, and, with dropping of the final s, It. Filippo, Fr. Philippe, Ger. Philipp, Sp. Felipe)
• PHILIP, JOHN (1775-1851)
• PHILIP, KING (c. 1639-1676)
• PHILIP, LANOGRAVE OF HESSE (1504-1567)

Philip V., duke of Burgundy, to whom she had to submit, and she was imprisoned in the See also:

• CASTLE
• CASTLE (Lat. castellum, a fort, diminutive of castra, a camp; Fr. chateau and chdtel)

castle of See also:

• GHENT (Flem. Gent, Fr. Gand)

Ghent . John of Brabant now mortgaged the two counties of Holland and Zeeland to Philip, who assumed their See also:

• PROTECTORATE

protectorate . Jacoba, however, escaped from See also:

• PRISON (derived through the Fr. from the Lat. prehensio, seizure)

prison in disguise, and for three years struggled gallantly to maintain herself in Holland against the See also:

• UNITED

united efforts of Philip of Burgundy and John of Brabant, and met at first with success .

The death of the weak John of Brabant (April 1427) freed the countess from her quondam husband; but nevertheless the See also:

• POPE (Gr. irarraas, post-classical Lat. papa, father)
• POPE, ALEXANDER (1688–1744)
• POPE, ALEXANDER (1763-1835)
• POPE, JANE (1742-1818)
• POPE, JOHN (1822-1892)
• POPE, SIR THOMAS (c. 1507-1559)

pope pronounced Jacoba's marriage with Humphrey illegal, and Philip, putting out his full strength, See also:

• BROKE, or BROOKE, ARTHUR (d. 1563)
• BROKE, SIR PHILIP BOWES VERE, BART

broke down all opposition . By a treaty, made in See also:

• JULY

July 1428, Jacoba was See also:

• LEFT

left nominally countess, but Philip was to administer the See also:

• GOVERNMENT
• GOVERNMENT (0. Fr. governement, mod. gouvernement, O. Fr. governer, mod. gouverner, from Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, guide, rule; cf. Gr. xv(3epvav)

government of Holland, Zeeland and Hainaut, and was declared See also:

• HEIR (Lat. heres, from a root meaning to grasp, seen in heres or erus, master of a house, Gr. xeip, hand, Sans. hat ana, hand)

heir in See also:

• CASE
• CASE, JOHN (d. 1600)

case Jacoba should See also:

• DIE
• DIE (Fr. de, from Lat. datum, given)

die without See also:

• CHILDREN, LAW RELATING TO

children . Two years later Philip mortgaged IIolland and Zeeland to the Borselen See also:

• FAMILY

family, of which See also:

• FRANCIS
• FRANCIS (FRarrcols) OF SALES, ST (1567-1622)
• FRANCIS (Lat. Franciscus, Ital. Francesco, Span. Francisco, Fr. Francois, Ger. Franz)
• FRANCIS, SIR PHILIP (174o-1818)

Francis, See also:

• LORD
• LORD (O. Eng. hldford, i.e. hldfweard, the warder or keeper of bread, hlIf, loaf; the word is not represented in any other Teutonic language)
• LORD, JOHN (1810-1894)

lord of Borselen, was the See also:

• HEAD (in 0. Eng. heafad; the word is common to Teutonic languages; cf. Dutch hoofd, Ger. Haupt, generally taken to be in origin connected with Lat. caput, Gr. KerbOvi7)
• HEAD, SIR EDMUND WALKER, BART
• HEAD, SIR FRANCIS BOND, BART

head . Jacoba now made her last effort . In 1432 she secretly married Francis of Borselen, and endeavoured to foment a rising in Holland against the Burgundian See also:

• RULE

rule . Philip invaded the See also:

• COUNTRY (from the Mid. Eng. contre or contrie, and O. Fr. cuntree; Late Lat. contrata, showing the derivation from contra, opposite, over against, thus the tract of land which fronts the sight, cf. Ger. Gegend, neighbourhood)

country, however, and threw Borselen into prison . Only on See also:

• CONDITION (Lat. condicio, from condicere, to agree upon, arrange; not connected with conditio, from condere, conditum, to put together)

condition that Jacoba abdicated her three countships in his favour would he allow her See also:

• LIBERTY (Lat. libertas, from liber, free)

liberty and recognize her marriage with Borselen . 1 See the contemporary See also:

• CHRONICLE (from Gr. Xpovos, time)

Chronicle called that of See also:

• JOSHUA, BOOK OF

Joshua the Stylite, See also:

• CHAP

chap . 54 . z See also:

• ASSEMANI

Assemani (Bibl . Orient. i . 305—339) enumerates 231 which he had seen in See also:

• MSS

MSS .

Some other See also:

• HISTORICAL

historical poems M . Bedjan has not seen See also:

• FIT

fit to publish, on See also:

• ACCOUNT
• ACCOUNT (through O. Fr. acont, Late Lat. comptum, cornputare, to calculate)

account of their unreliable and legendary See also:

• CHARACTER (Gr. xapareri7p, from xap&crew, to scratch)

character (vol. i. p. ix. of See also:

• PREFACE (Med. Lat. prefatia, for classical praefatio, praefari, to speak beforehand)

preface) . ' A full See also:

• LIST (O.E. lisle, a Teutonic word, cf. Dut. lust, Ger. Leiste, adapted in Ital. lista and Fr. lisle)
• LIST, FRIEDRICH (1789-1846)

list of the older See also:

• EDITIONS

editions of See also:

• WORKS

works by See also:

• JACOB
• JACOB, JOHN (1812-1858)

Jacob is given by See also:

• WRIGHT, CARROLL DAVIDSON (1840-1909)
• WRIGHT, CHAUNCEY (1830-1875)
• WRIGHT, JOSEPH (1734-1797)
• WRIGHT, SILAS (1795-1847)
• WRIGHT, THOMAS (1809–1884)
• WRIGHT, THOMAS (1810—1877)
• WRIGHT, WILLIAM ALDIS (1836– )

Wright in See also:

• SHORT, FRANCIS JOB (1857– )

Short See also:

• HISTORY

History of See also:

• SYRIAC

Syriac Literature, pp . 68—72 . She submitted in April 1432, retained her See also:

• TITLE (0. Fr. title, mod. titre, from Lat. titulus)

title of duchess in Bavaria, and lived on her husband's estates in retirement . She died on the 9th of See also:

• OCTOBER

October 1436, leaving no children . BIISLIOGRAPnv.—F. von Loher . Jakobaa von Bayern and ihre Zeit (2 vols., See also:

• NORDLINGEN

Nordlingen, 1862—1869) ; W . J . F . Nuyens, Jacoba See also:

• VAN

van Beieren en de eerste helft der X V. eeuw (See also:

• HAARLEM

Haarlem, 1873) ; A. von Overstraten, Jacoba van Beieren (See also:

• AMSTERDAM
• AMSTERDAM (NEw AMSTERDAM)

Amsterdam, 1i90) . (G .