Editing Hook and Cod wars (section)

== Reign of Albert of Bavaria (1358–1404)==

=== Albert of Bavaria as regent ===
[[File:Jacoba van Beieren.jpg|300px|thumb|right|The Siege of Gorkum, 1417]]
In February 1358 [[Albert I, Duke of Bavaria]] arrived in Holland. On 23 February 1358 he was appointed as {{lang|nl|ruwaard}} (regent) of Holland. Soon, the acknowledgement in Zeeland followed.{{sfn|Wagenaar|1770|p=293}} Albert started his regency by replacing Jan van Bloemenstein as [[bailiff]] of [[Kennemerland]] with [[Reinoud I van Brederode]], eldest son of the Hook lord Dirk van Brederode. He also tried to change the Cod government of Delft.{{sfn|Wagenaar|1770|p=295}} 

On his first trip to Kennemerland, the new bailiff Reinoud was ambushed near [[Castricum]]. Reinoud escaped, but the affair led to the Siege of [[Marquette Castle|Heemskerk Castle]], which lasted from 4 December 1358 to 24 March 1359. During the siege of Heemskerk Castle, the city of Delft rebelled. Its militia assaulted and destroyed [[Polanen Castle]] and [[Binckhorst Castle]]. The militia also raided The Hague, and freed the prisoners there.{{sfn|Wagenaar|1770|p=296}} 

On 1 April 1359 Albert started the Siege of Delft. The siege of the Cod Stronghold lasted more than 10 weeks. The city surrendered on terms. Its council had to beg for forgiveness, pay 40,000 old [[Écu|shields]], and destroy the city walls. The nobles that supported Delft; Hendrik van der Woerd, Gijsbrecht van Nijenrode, Jan van Kervena and Gerard Wisse were not included in the treaty. Van der Woerd tried to escape, but was caught and beheaded.{{sfn|Wagenaar|1770|p=297}}

Nyenrode, Kervena and some others escaped to [[Heusden Castle]]. It led to the siege of Heusden Castle, which lasted for more than a year. The castle was surrendered by treaty. The besieged would make their peace with Albert, and go on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem within two years. The internal troubles in Holland then subsided for a while.{{sfn|Wagenaar|1770|p=298}} In 1362 a short war was fought against Guelders. 

In 1372 violence erupted near Heusden. The Heerlijkheid Heusden had been transferred to Holland in 1357. However, the limits of the lordship had not been defined that well. Brabant laid claim to [[Vlijmen]] and [[Engelen]]. Jan van der Veen then raided and burned Onsenoort Castle, southeast of Heusden. In turn Zealand nobles attacked Brabant merchants in their province, while Reinoud van Brederode Lord of Gennep attacked the Campina and looted near [[Sint-Oedenrode]]. The army of Brabant then attacked Hainault. In 1374 this conflict ended without any result.{{sfn|Wagenaar|1770|p=309}} Also in 1374, a war against Utrecht started. It ended in 1375.{{sfn|Wagenaar|1770|p=306}} In 1389 the insane [[William I, Duke of Bavaria|William V]], who had been locked up since 1357 died.{{sfn|Wagenaar|1770|p=320}}