Friesland
| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Friesland or Frisia is a province in the north of the Netherlands and part of the ancient, larger region of Frisia. Friesland has its capital is Leeuwarden in the centre of the province.
Variants
Origin of name
Jat clans
History
A proto-Frisian culture slowly began to emerge around 400-200 BC. The Roman occupation of Frisia began in 12 BC with the campaign of Nero Claudius Drusus in Germania. The early eighth-century AD is known for the Frisian king Redbad and the missionary Saint Boniface.
At the start of the Middle Ages, Frisia stretched from what is now the Belgian border to the River Weser in Germany. After incorporation into the Frankish empire, Friesland was divided into three parts. The westernmost part developed at the start of the second millennium into the County of Holland.