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About Dirk van Are
- Dirk van Are (? - 1212), also Dietrich II of Are, was bishop and lord of Utrecht in the thirteenth century.
- He appears to be one of those martial churchmen who were better qualified for the camp than the choir.
- He was Bishop of Utrecht from 1197 until 1212. He was constantly embroiled with William I, Count of Holland, and each in turn was the prisoner of the other.
- He joined Louis II, Count of Loon, the son-in-law of William, in an attempt to dispossess him, but without success; for they were driven to take refuge under the walls of Utrecht.
- He contrived, however, to take Dordrecht, and burn and pillage it, but in the end he was obliged to give up his schemes. He died at Deventer on 5 December 1212 after governing Utrecht for 14 years.
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