Individual Details
Gerulf I "the Elder" DE HOLLANDE Count
(850 - 895)
Gerolf's main area of power seems to have been in Kennemerland. Count Gerolf is often regarded as the founder of the County of Holland, although the actual name "Holland" is from a later time. The founder of the first house of the Counts of Holland, which ruled the county until it was inherited by John II of Hainaut in 1299.
Events
| Birth | 850 | ||||
| Death | 895 |
Families
| Spouse | Daughter WALDEGAR ( - ) |
| Child | Gerulf II DE HOLLANDE ( - 916) |
| Father | Gerulf FRISIAN ( - 865) |