Dirk II, Count of 'Holland', died 6 May 988, was son of Dirk I and Geva, married Hildegard of Flanders, and they are the parents of Arnulf, Egbert and Arlindis. Count Dirk II added Maasland, Kennemerland and the island of Texel to his domain. This was formally acknowledged by Emperor Otto III as a reward for his support. At about 940, Dirk II extended his influence southwards by marrying Hildegard, daughter of the Count of Flanders, a descendant of Charlemagne and a great-granddaughter of Alfred the Great, King of England. Dirk II and Hildegard replaced the wooden church of Egmond with a stone Abbey church where both of them were buried.