荷兰在古罗马时代〈Ancient Rome〉，先是属于「比利时高卢省〈Gallia Belgica〉，后归于「下日耳曼尼亚〈Germania Inferior〉。中世纪〈Middle Ages〉时分别被勃艮地公国〈Duchy of Burgundy〉和神圣罗马帝国〈Holy Roman Empire〉所瓜分。
The knights had alwaysconsolidatedtheirconquests through networksofcastlesandfortifiedplaces, and the Livonian Chapter of the Teutonic Order built castles of stone.