• Dirk I may refer to: Dirk I, Count of Holland from ca. 896 to ca. 928 or 939 Dirk I (bishop) (died in 1197) Dirk I van Brederode (ca. 1180–1236) This disambiguation...
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  • Dirk I (Frisian Durk I or Diderik, Latin Theoderic or Thidericus Fresonie, German Dietrich) was count of West Frisia, later known as the County of Holland...
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    ("power"). Dirk may also be a surname. It is cognate to French Thierry, German Dietrich and Gothic Theoderic. Dirk I, Count of Holland (died 944) Dirk II, Count...
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    The first count of Holland, Dirk I, was the son or foster-son of Gerolf, Count in Frisia (Dijkstra suggests that Dirk may have been the son of a sister...
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  • A dirk is a long-bladed thrusting dagger. Historically, it gained its name from the Highland dirk (Scottish Gaelic dearg) where it was a personal weapon...
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  • Dirk II or Theoderic II (920/930 – 6 May 988) was a count in West Frisia, and ancestor of the counts of Holland. He was the son and heir of Dirk I and...
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  • Dirk van Holland (died at Pavia, 28 August 1197) was bishop of Utrecht in 1197. Dirk van Holland was the son of Count Dirk VI of Holland and Sophia van...
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  • Redbad (d. 719). Count Gerolf is often identified as the father of Count Dirk I and seen as the founder of the first house of the Counts of Holland, which...
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    Dirk Werner Nowitzki (German pronunciation: [ˈdɪʁk noˈvɪtski], audio; born June 19, 1978) is a German former professional basketball player who is a special...
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    Dirk Verbeuren (born 8 January 1975) is a Belgian musician and the current drummer of American thrash metal band Megadeth, amongst other projects. He previously...
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  • Brederode. In 1226 Dirk was appointed drost at the court of the count of Holland. He served under Floris IV of Holland and William I of Holland. During...
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    Minden (died 880) Theodoric I, Bishop of Paderborn (died 916) Dirk I, Count of Holland (c. 870 – 928/944), in Latin Theodoric Dirk II, Count of Holland (920/930–988)...
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    Dirk Gently (born Svlad Cjelli, also known as Dirk Cjelli) is a fictional character created by English writer Douglas Adams and featured in the books Dirk...
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  • Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency is a comic science fiction detective television series created and primarily written by Max Landis. The two seasons...
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    Dirk Benedict (born Dirk Niewoehner; March 1, 1945) is an American film, television and stage actor, and author. He is best known for playing the characters...
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    Dirk Kuijt (Dutch: [ˈdɪr(ə) ˈkœyt] ; born 22 July 1980), anglicised to Kuyt, is a Dutch former professional footballer and the current manager of Pro League...
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    Sir Dirk Bogarde (born Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven van den Bogaerde; 28 March 1921 – 8 May 1999) was an English actor, novelist and screenwriter. Initially...
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  • Dirk I. Gates (born June 25, 1961 in Fort Wayne, Indiana) is an American businessman, founder and chief executive officer of two companies, Xircom and...
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  • Dirk Helbing (born January 19, 1965) is Professor of Computational Social Science at the Department of Humanities, Social and Political Sciences and affiliate...
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    in the Holy Roman Empire. The first count known about with certainty was Dirk I, who ruled from 896 to 931. He was succeeded by a long line of counts in...
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  • Dennis Dirk Blocker (born July 31, 1957) is an American actor. He earned his first regular TV role on Baa Baa Black Sheep (1976–1978), playing pilot Jerry...
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    the church in Egmond and its possessions to Count Dirk I of Holland in 922 in gratitude for Dirk's support in the Battle of Soissons to suppress a rebellion...
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    the band in 2003. Since high school, Katunich has used the stage name of Dirk Lance. Katunich's paternal grandfather George was born in Indiana, to Croatian...
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  • The Dirk Diggler Story is a 1988 mockumentary short film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. It follows the rise and fall of Dirk Diggler, a...
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  • Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency is a humorous detective novel by English writer Douglas Adams, published in 1987. It is described by the author...
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    He was a vassal of William I, Count of Holland who took part in the Third Crusade and the Fifth Crusade. Philip's son Dirk I founded the branches van Wassenaer...
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    Dirk Jeffrey Koetter (/ˈkʌtər/ KUT-ər; born February 5, 1959) is an American football coach who is currently the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks...
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  • Dirk VI (c. 1114 – 5 August 1157) was Count of Holland between 1121 and 1157, at first, during his minority, under the regency of his mother Petronilla...
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  • Reginar I, Count (870–898, 908–915) Sigard, Count (898–908) County of Frisia / County of Holland (complete list) – Gerolf, Count (880–896) Dirk I, Count...
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    '900 (July-Sep 2021), 24#3, pp. 517-536. Murad 1968, p. 169. André Gerrits; Dirk Jan Wolffram (2005). Political Democracy and Ethnic Diversity in Modern European...
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