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Hook and Cod Wars: Margaret of Bavaria Vs William V
Hook and Cod Wars: Margaret of Bavaria Vs William V
The Hook and Cod wars (Dutch: Hoekse en Kabeljauwse twisten) comprise a series of wars and
battles in Holland between 1350 and 1490. Most of these wars were fought over the title of count
of Holland, but the underlying reason was the power struggle of the bourgeois in the cities
against the ruling nobility.
The Cod faction generally consisted of the more progressive cities of Holland. The origin of their
name is uncertain; perhaps it derives from the arms of Bavaria, that look like the scales of a fish.
The Hook faction consisted for a large part of the conservative noblemen.
The treaty became void when Jacoba remarried in 1432, and she had to hand her territories over
to Burgundy.