Otto van Holland was a bishop of Utrecht from 1233 to 1249.

Otto was the second son of William I, Count of Holland

William I, Count of Holland

William I , Count of Holland from 1203 to 1222. He was the younger son of Floris III and Ada of Huntingdon.-Life:...

 and his first wife Aleid van Gelre. He was chosen as bishop in 1233, but because of resistance from the canons

Canon (priest)

A canon is a priest or minister who is a member of certain bodies of the Christian clergy subject to an ecclesiastical rule ....

 of Utrecht, his consecration was delayed until 1245. He emerged as a forceful ruler that involved himself primarely in secular affairs. After the death of his brother Floris IV, Count of Holland

Floris IV, Count of Holland

Floris IV , Count of Holland from 1222 to 1234. He was a son of William I of Holland and Adelaide of Geldern....

 in 1234, he became guardian of Floris' son William II, Count of Holland, and he governed the County of Holland

County of Holland

The County of Holland was a county in the Holy Roman Empire and from 1482 part of the Habsburg Netherlands in what is now the Netherlands. It covered an area roughly corresponding to the current Dutch provinces of North-Holland and South-Holland, as well as the islands of Terschelling, Vlieland,...

. He resolved the problems in Drenthe

Drenthe

Drenthe is a province of the Netherlands, located in the north-east of the country. The capital city is Assen. It is bordered by Overijssel to the south, Friesland to the west, Groningen to the north, and Germany to the east.-History:Drenthe, unlike many other parts of the Netherlands, has been a...

, problems which had cost his predecessor Otto II of Lippe his life. He also subjected the lords of Goor

Goor

Goor is a town about 26 km south of Almelo in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It received city rights in 1263. The population is about 13,000.Goor was a separate municipality until 2001, when it became a part of Hof van Twente....

 to his authority.