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Margaret not relieving the city before 1 October implies that some kind of blockading force was left before the city. On the other hand, the stipulation that the citizens could freely use their possessions 'everywhere', implies that William's army had not completely surrounded the city.
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Zierikzee Margaret went to Middelburg to assure herself of the loyalty of the southern part of Zeeland. In January 1351 she got open letters of leading noblemen that confirmed their loyalty. In Februari 1351, letters arrived in Zierikzee stating that Gerard van Herlaer had freed her son from his
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In the first decade of the 14th century, hostilities between the count of
Flanders and the count of Holland around ownership of the islands of Zeeland started. This led to a number of attacks on Zierikzee. In 1303, the city withstood a Flemish siege that ended in an armistice. Hostilities recommenced
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William's army stayed at Borrendamme after the conclusion of the treaty. On 1 September, William was in Middelburg. On 3 September he was in Bergen op Zoom. On 5 September he was back in Middelburg. On 8 October 1351, William was indeed master of Zierikzee. Therefore, one can
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The treaty included all people from
Zierikzee and all people from both parts of Zeeland that were in the city. As long as the cease-fire was in force the citizens could freely use their possessions on the island. However, the people from south of the Scheldt which were in Zierikzee were banned from
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On 17 August 1351 William was 'in his tent' in the since disappeared village of
Borrendamme. This was just south of Zierikzee, see the old map of separate Schouwen and Duiveland. On 21 August 1351, William was still in his tent at Borrendamme. The mention that William was 'in his tent' implies that
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Zeeland. This is what De Manny's trip to Middelbrug implies. The story of how the angry citizens of Middelburg chased him away, implies that this attempt failed. Meanwhile, the town
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Zierikzee. The combination of the 5 August letter from Reimerswaal and William's presence at Borrendamme on 17 August, indicates that William had to show up with his army before Zierikzee was prepared to submit to him. The 21 August treaty was a
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was their lawful sovereign. While almost all
Holland cities joined the rebellion, the important cities of Dordrecht and Geertruidenberg initially remained loyal to Margaret. The County of Zeeland did not join the rebellion, i.e. both Zierikzee and Middelburg kept the Hook side. Therefore, Margaret
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her lieutenant in
Holland and Zeeland. However with the lack of children of William II the succession of power turned out to be problematic. During this turbid period slumbering tensions between conservative nobility and the cities whose independent power had been growing erupted. The Zeeland
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going to Walcheren during the cease-fire. Jan van der Maelstede was mentioned separately as included in the treaty. The treaty also contained a lot of stipulations for the time after William would enter the city. These related primarily to debts that Margaret had contracted.
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in March 1304. The Flemish inflicted a defeat on a naval fleet raised by Holland, and laid siege to Zierikzee when en route to a land based invasion of Holland. After this invasion had failed, the Flemish started a third siege of Zierikzee. This ended with the naval
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Margaret now went north to safe her interests. In March 1351 she was in Dordrecht, where many others pledged their loyalty. Margaret then went to Calais to enlist the help of England, taking the city councils of Dordrecht, Middelburg and Zierikzee with her.
507:(1793 – 1853), was a nephew of Marinus Jan, and a native of Zierikzee. In his 'Verhandeling over den oorsprong der Hoeksche en Kabeljaauwsche twisten' he of course mentioned the siege, and the publication of the two charters by his uncle in 1778.
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nobility was openly trying to settle its score with the cities and Zierikzee was in almost open rebellion. On 31 August 1346 Margaret forbid subjects to communicate with Zierikzee and she openly called its citizens her enemies.
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Margaret and her son where in Zierikzee when an English fleet under admiral Manny arrived. Margaret now sent De Manny to Middelburg, but he did not succeed in subdueing the city. The c. 28 May 1351 Hook victory in the
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supporting Hook supporters in an internal strive in Zierikzee. The opposing Cod fraction had by 1949 supported Margaret's son William to replace his mother as count of Holland and Zealand, triggering the
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for up to 60 citizens of Zierikzee to come visit him in Reimerswaal before Sunday next. He would then explain why he was their rightful lord. That is, he asked Zierikzee to submit to his authority.
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on 10–11 August 1304. in which the Flemish fleet was largely destroyed and all claims of Flanders to Zeeland effectively ended, and Zierikzee came firmly under the control of the count of Holland.
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separating Voorne from Putten, the Gouwe formed an (inland) shipping route between Holland and Vlaanderen, which provided Zierikzee with access to inland shipping, next to sea transport.
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picked up De Jonge's find, and mentioned an August 1351 Siege of Zierikzee, ending in a truce and the city submitting to William at the start of October.
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