He was the edest son of Wolfert V van Borselen (c. 1385-1409) and Hadewich van Borselen. When his father died, he succeeded him as
Lord of Veere, but as he was only 5 years old, under the guardianship of his uncle Floris van Borselen until 1423. After the
Treaty of Delft in 1428, he became a member of the
Council of 9 Nobles. From 1433,
Philip the Good,
Duke of Burgundy was officially
Count of Holland and
Zeeland, but he had to reckon with the power of his
vassal Henry II van Borselen. The latter possessed his own merchant fleet and waged privateering wars independently, and held a powerful position on
Walcheren. In 1470,
Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick and his fleet captured several Dutch merchant ships. In response,
Charles the Bold,
Duke of Burgundy and
Count of Zeeland, assembled a fleet of 23 ships. He appointed Henry II van Borselen chief of this fleet due to his extensive experience, thus even outranking the
Admiral of Flanders,
Joost de Lalaing. He defeated Warwick's fleet off the coast of Normandy, capturing 10 ships. As a token of gratitude, Henry van Borselen was appointed chamberlain by King
Edward IV of England for services rendered, and Veere obtained new trading privileges with England. From Charles, he received the Lordship of
Fallais in the
Prince-Bishopric of Liège and purchased a part of
Brouwershaven in 1472. He died 2 years later. ==Marriage and children==