Sikke Sjaardema (died 1260), alternatively spelled Sikko or Sicka, was the eighth
''potestaat'' of Friesland, a province of the
Netherlands
, Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...
. The potestaat was the elected provincial ruler.
Biography
Sjaerdema came from Ylst or
IJlst
IJlst (; ) is a city in Friesland, Netherlands. It is located about 3 km southwest of Sneek. It lies within the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân and had a population of approximately 3,140 in January 2017.
History
It received city right ...
(Elostoe in Latin) and was elected to Potestaat by the men of Friesland in 1237.
Count
William II of Holland
William II (February 1227 – 28 January 1256) was the Count of Holland and Zeeland from 1234 until his death. He was elected anti-king of Germany in 1248 and ruled as sole king from 1254 onwards.
Early life
William was the eldest son and heir ...
offered Sicko regional rule on the Friesian lands. Around the year 1250, Sjaardema made IJlst the province's capital where municipal laws were judged.
Sicko had a military success in 1252.
Abel
Abel ( ''Hébel'', in pausa ''Hā́ḇel''; ''Hábel''; , ''Hābēl'') is a biblical figure in the Book of Genesis within the Abrahamic religions. Born as the second son of Adam and Eve, the first two humans created by God in Judaism, God, he ...
, the "King of Norway" fell in East Friesland. The Frisians killed king Abel and many of his troops on 12 June 1252
['' Annales Erphordenses'': "Abel rex Dacie" was killed "1252 pridie Kal Iul" by the Frisians] Petrus Thaborita
Petrus Jacobi Thaborita ( Latinised name form of Peter Jacobusz van Bolsward) (Bolsward, 1450–1527) was a Frisian monk, historian and writer. He is best known for his writings on the Frisian freedom fighter Pier Gerlofs Donia, and for writing do ...
had the year as 1250 which is almost correct, and that Abel was king of Denmark.
See also
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List of rulers of Frisia
This is a list of historically verifiable, legendary and fictitious rulers of Frisia, whether they were called chieftains, counts, dukes or kings. The earliest names of Frisian rulers are documented by the chronicles of the Merovingian (Frankis ...
References
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Potestaats of Friesland
Year of birth missing
1260 deaths