Egmond Abbey & The Countesses of Holland
Egmond Abbey is the oldest abbey in the Netherlands. It was founded in the early tenth century by Dirk I, Count of Holland. The original […]
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The lost tombs of Ada of Huntingdon & Elisabeth of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Ada of Huntingdon and Elisabeth of Brunswick-Lüneburg were both Countesses of Holland 60 years apart. Ada of Huntingdon was the wife of Floris III and […]
The three Ada’s: Ada de Warenne, Ada of Huntingdon and Ada of Holland
The three Ada’s were all ancestors of the British royal family and the name Ada was a family name, which probably originated as Adeline or […]
Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut and the Ruins of Teylingen
The original stronghold of Teylingen was built around 1200. In the beginning, only the circle walls existed. It was surrounded by a moat and it the 14th […]
