Hamaland

County of Hamaland Graafschap Hamaland(nl)
9th century–11th century
The County of Hamaland
Status	Vassal of Carolingian Empire
Capital	Zutphene.a.
Historical era	Middle Ages
• Established	9th century
• Disestablished	11th century
Preceded by Succeeded by Chamavi County of Zutphen County of Guelders

Hamaland(alsoHameland) was a medievalCarolingianvassalcountyin the east of the modern-dayNetherlands.Its name originated from the formerChamaviinhabitantsthat merged into the newly formed confederation ofFranks.It is located east of the riverIJsseland south ofSalland(the original homeland of the FrankishSalii) andTwente(the original homeland of the GermanicTuihanti). Hamaland and the Chamavi had since late antiquity been ruled by independent kings, before being subdued by the Carolingian Franks.

History

From the 9th century there was aDuchy of Hamaland,the rulers of which owned large parts of the middle, east and north of what is now the Netherlands. The same family also owned a large part of GermanMünsterlandand more southerly estates, probably aroundNassau.When the ruling Counts died out Hamaland became one of the core areas of theDukes of Guelders,and thus became part of theDuchy of Guelders.Other lineages of the Hama-family became prominent in theDuchy of Cleveand the Bishoprics ofUtrechtandMünster.

Nowadays Hamaland is part of the Dutch provinceGelderland.