b-days/dates ; city rights
haarlem (hans) - 23 november / 900 ; city rights 1245
rotterdam (piet) - 7 july / 900 | 1150 ; city rights 1340
leiden (trijntje) - 3 october / 860 ; city rights 1266
gouda (neeltje ) - 1100 ; city rights 1272
den haag (eva) - 1230 ; city rights never officially given
[In order for the administration to maintain control over city matters, The Hague never received official city status, although it did have many of the privileges normally granted only to cities.]
delft (emmy) - 1000 ; city rights 1246
amsterdam (koen) - 27 october / 1170 ; city rights 1275
if city rights is considered the official birthdate, the order of oldest to youngest:
den haag (not technically but) haarlem delft leiden gouda amsterdam rotterdam
if earliest date known, oldest to youngest:
leiden rotterdam haarlem delft gouda den haag amsterdam
