Floris IV (24 June 1210 – 19 July 1234) was the
count of Holland from 1222 to 1234. He was born in
The Hague
The Hague ( ; nl, Den Haag or ) is a city and municipality of the Netherlands, situated on the west coast facing the North Sea. The Hague is the country's administrative centre and its seat of government, and while the official capital o ...
, a son of
William I of Holland
William I (c. 1167 – 4 February 1222) was count of Holland from 1203 to 1222. He was the younger son of Floris III and Ada of Huntingdon.
Early life
William was born in The Hague, but raised in Scotland. He participated in the Third Cru ...
and his first wife,
Adelaide of Guelders.
Floris succeeded his father in 1222. His regent was Baldwin of Bentheim. He acquired the
Land of Altena. He had constant disputes with the
bishop of Utrecht,
Otto II of Lippe
Otto of Lippe was a son of Bernhard II, Lord of Lippe. He was bishop of Utrecht as Otto II from 1216 to 1227. Several of his brothers also held high ecclesiastical offices in the Rhineland.
During the Fifth Crusade, Otto visited Palestine.
In ...
, but helped him against the peasants of
Drenthe in 1227. Floris fought in the
crusade against the Stedinger north of
Bremen in 1234.
On 19 July 1234, he was killed at a tournament in
Corbie
Corbie (; nl, Korbei) is a commune of the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
The small town is situated up river from Amiens, in the département of Somme and is the main town of the canton of Corbie. It lies in ...
,
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...
. He was buried at
Rijnsburg
Rijnsburg () is a village in the eastern part of the municipality of Katwijk, in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The name means Rhine's Burg in Dutch.
History
The history starts way before the 2th century when there wa ...
Abbey.
Family
Floris married, before 6 December 1224, his stepaunt
Matilda
Matilda or Mathilda may refer to:
Animals
* Matilda (chicken) (1990–2006), World's Oldest Living Chicken record holder
* Matilda (horse) (1824–1846), British Thoroughbred racehorse
* Matilda, a dog of the professional wrestling tag-team The ...
, daughter of Duke
Henry I of Brabant
Henry I ( nl, Hendrik, french: Henri; c. 1165 – 5 September 1235), named "The Courageous", was a member of the House of Reginar and first duke of Brabant from 1183/84 until his death.
Early life
Henry was possibly born in Leuven (Louvai ...
.
They had the following children:
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William II, Count of Holland
William II (February 1227 – 28 January 1256) was the Count of Holland and Zeeland from 1234 until his death. He was elected anti-king of Germany in 1248 and ruled as sole king from 1254 onwards.
Early life
William was the eldest son and heir ...
(1227–1256), married Elisabeth of Brunswick-Luneburg; parents of
Floris V, Count of Holland
Floris V (24 June 1254 – 27 June 1296) reigned as Count of Holland and Zeeland from 1256 until 1296. His life was documented in detail in the Rijmkroniek by Melis Stoke, his chronicler. He is credited with a mostly peaceful reign, moderni ...
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Floris de Voogd (ca. 1228 – 1258), Regent of Holland in 1256–1258.
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Adelaide of Holland (ca. 1230–1284), Regent of Holland in 1258–1263 married
John I of Avesnes
John of Avesnes (1 May 1218 – 24 December 1257) was the count of Hainaut from 1246 to his death.
Life
Born in Houffalize, John was the eldest son of Margaret II of Flanders by her first husband, Bouchard IV of Avesnes. As the marriage of Marg ...
,
Count of Hainaut
The Count of Hainaut (; ; ) was the ruler of the county of Hainaut, a historical region in the Low Countries (including the modern countries of Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and parts of northern France and western Germany). In English-la ...
.
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Margaret (d. 1277), married Count
Herman I Herman I may refer to:
* Herman I (Archbishop of Cologne) (died in 924)
* Herman I, Duke of Swabia (died in 949)
* Herman I, Count Palatine of Lotharingia (died in 996)
* Herman I, Margrave of Meissen (died in 1038)
* Herman I, Margrave of Baden (c ...
of Henneberg-Coburg
# Machteld
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Floris IV, graaf van Holland(Dutch)
1210 births
1234 deaths
Nobility from The Hague
Counts of Holland
People of the Stedinger Crusade
Accidental deaths in France
Burials at Rijnsburg Abbey
13th-century people of the Holy Roman Empire
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