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counts of Holland The counts of Holland ruled over the County of Holland in the Low Countries between the 10th and the 16th century. House of Holland The first count of Holland, Dirk I, was the son or foster-son of Gerolf, Count in Frisia (Dijkstra suggests th ...

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Floris I, Count of Holland Floris I (born c. 1017 in Vlaardingen – 28 June 1061) was count of Holland, then called Frisia west of the Vlie, from 1049 to 1061. Floris was born in Vlaardingen. He was a son of Dirk III and Othelindis of Nordmark. Floris succeeded his brot ...

(c.1017–1061) **

Floris II, Count of Holland Floris II, called Floris the Fat ( – 2 March 1121) was the first from the native dynasty of Holland to be called Count of Holland, reigning from 1091 until his death. Life Floris was the son of his predecessor Dirk V and his wife Othilde. Fl ...

(c.1085–1121) **

Floris III, Count of Holland Floris III (1141 – August 1, 1190) was the count of Holland from 1157 to 1190. He was a son of Dirk VI and Sophia of Rheineck, heiress of Bentheim. Career Floris III was a loyal vassal to Emperor Frederick Barbarossa. He accompanied the empe ...

(1141–1190) **

Floris IV, Count of Holland Floris IV (24 June 1210 – 19 July 1234) was the count of Holland from 1222 to 1234. He was born in The Hague, a son of William I of Holland and his first wife, Adelaide of Guelders. Floris succeeded his father in 1222. His regent was Baldwin o ...

(1210–1234) **

Floris de Voogd Floris de Voogd (c. 1228 – March 26, 1258 in Antwerp) "the guardian" of Holland, son of Floris IV, Count of Holland (1210–1234) and Matilda of Brabant (ca. 1202-1267). He reigned temporarily for William II of Holland while the latter was enga ...

(c.1228–1258), interim count of Holland, and guardian of Floris V **

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, modern ...

(1254–1296) * Floris of Zeeland (c.1255–1297), stadholder of Zeeland *

Floris Arntzenius Pieter Florentius Nicolaas Jacobus Arntzenius (9 June 1864 – 16 February 1925) was a Dutch painter, water-colourist, illustrator and printmaker. He is considered a representative of the younger generation of the Hague School. Arntzenius was b ...

(1864–1925), Dutch painter, water-colourist, illustrator and printmaker * Floris van den Berg (born 1973), Dutch philosopher and skeptic *

Floris Jan Bovelander Floris Jan Bovelander (born 19 January 1966) is a former field hockey player from the Netherlands, who was a member of the Dutch national squad that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Six years earlier, at the Ho ...

(born 1966), Dutch field hockey player *

Floris Braat Floris Braat (born 29 September 1979, in Eindhoven) is a Dutch slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1994 to 2004. Braat started his canoe racing career at the age of 10 in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. At the age of 14, he ...

(born 1979), Dutch slalom canoeist *

Floris Cohen Hendrik Floris Cohen (born Haarlem, Netherlands, 1 July 1946) is a historian of science. Life Cohen studied history at the University of Leiden, receiving a Ph.D. in 1974. He is a professor in the Comparative History of Science at the Universi ...

(born 1946), Dutch historian of science *

Floris De Tier Floris De Tier (born 20 January 1992) is a Belgian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam . He was named in the startlist for the 2017 Vuelta a España. Major results ;2010 : 4th Gent–Menen : 8th Ronde van Vlaanderen ...

(born 1992), Belgian racing cyclist *

Floris Diergaardt Floris Diergaardt (born 23 September 1980 in Windhoek) is a Namibian football striker currently playing for FC Civics. He is a member of the Namibia national football team. Early in his career, Diergaardt played in the fourth-tier German Ober ...

(born 1980), Namibian football striker * Floris van Dijck (c.1575–1651), Dutch still life painter *

Floris van Egmont Floris van Egmond (ca. 1470 – 25 October 1539) was count of Buren and Leerdam and Lord of IJsselstein and Sint Maartensdijk. He was stadtholder of Guelders (1507–1511) and Friesland (1515–1518) Floris was the son of Frederik van Egmond an ...

(c.1470–1539), Dutch nobleman, stadtholder of Guelders and Friesland *

Floris Evers Floris Maarten Alphons Maria Evers (born 26 February 1983 in Tilburg, North Brabant) is a field hockey player from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal with the Dutch national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics and at the 2012 Summer Olympic ...

(born 1983), Dutch field hockey player *

Floris Gerts Floris Gerts (born 3 May 1992 in Maastricht) is a Dutch cyclist, who most recently rode for Dutch amateur team Mooi Jong–HSK Trias. Major results ;2013 : 1st Grand Prix de la Magne : 1st Stage 2 Tour de Franche-Comté : 8th Ronde van Midden-Ne ...

(born 1992), Dutch racing cyclist * Floris Goesinnen (born 1983), Dutch racing cyclist *

Floris van der Haer Floris Van der Haer, also known as Florentius Haracus, (1547–1634) was a clergyman from the Habsburg Netherlands and an author of historical works. He was born in Leuven in 1547 to a family from Utrecht. As a clergyman he was attached first to S ...

(1547–1634), Flemish clergyman and history writer *

Floris Adriaan van Hall Floris Adriaan van Hall, Baron of Hall (15 May 1791 – 29 March 1866) was a prominent Dutch nobleman and statesman in the 19th century. He played an important role as representative of the Amsterdam trade and banking sector, and later as po ...

(1791–1866), Dutch nobleman and statesman, Prime Minister of the Netherlands 1853 / 1861 *

Floris van Imhoff Floris van Imhoff (born 21 January 1964, Wassenaar) is a former Dutch curler. Now coaching the Praxis Hammerheads, he has curled in 12 European Curling Championships. He skipped the Dutch team four times (1996, 1997, 1998, 2003). On top of 12 ye ...

(born 1964), Dutch curler *

Floris Isola Floris Isola (born 31 October 1991) is a French footballer who plays for RCO Agde as a defensive midfielder. Career Early career Isola was born in Sète, Hérault. He started his career 2001 with Montpellier HSC, and played his senior debut in ...

(born 1991), French football midfielder *

Floris Jansen Floris Jansen (born 10 June 1962) is a former Dutch cricketer. He played two One Day Internationals for The Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , su ...

(born 1962), Dutch cricketer *

Floris Jespers Floris Jespers (18 March 1889 in Borgerhout – 16 April 1965 in Antwerp) was a Belgian Avant-garde painter. After his graduation from the Antwerp Academy of Fine Arts, he hooked up with the poet Paul Van Ostaijen and joined the Antwerp avant-gar ...

(1889–1965), Belgian Avant-garde painter *

Floris Kaayk Floris Kaayk (born 1982) is a Dutch digital artist. He grew up in Tiel as the son of artist couple Coen and Guusje Kaayk. Kaayk graduated summa cum laude from the animation department of AKV St. Joost academy of Art and Design in Breda, and ga ...

(born 1982), Dutch digital artist *

Flóris Korb Flóris Korb (born as Flóris Nándor Korb, Kecskemét, 7 April 1860 – Budapest, 16 September 1930) was a Hungarian architect.

(1860–1930), Hungarian architect *

Floris van der Linden Floris van der Linden (born 10 April 1996) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a forward for SV Spakenburg in the Dutch Tweede Divisie. Club career Van der Linden made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie for SC Telstar on 8 August 2016 ...

(born 1996), Dutch football forward *

Floris of Montmorency Floris van Montmorency, baron of Montigny (?, 1528 - Simancas, 14 October 1570) was a noble and diplomat from the Spanish Netherlands. He was born as the son of Jozef van Montmorency, Count of Nevele and Anna van Egmont the Elder, and was the you ...

(1528–1570), Flemish noble and diplomat *

Floris Nollet Floris Nollet (16 September 1794 – 11 January 1853) was a Belgian physicist, engineer, inventor. Nollet was a grandnephew of Jean-Antoine Nollet. He became professor of physics at the École Militaire in Brussels. He also founded the British-Fr ...

(1794–1853), Belgian physicist, engineer and inventor *

Prince Floris of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven Prince Floris Frederik Martijn of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven (born 10 April 1975) is the fourth and youngest son of Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and Pieter van Vollenhoven. Prince Floris has three older brothers: Prince Maurits, Pr ...

(born 1975), nephew of Queen Beatrix *

Floris Osmond Floris Osmond (10 March 1849 – 18 June 1912) was a French scientist and engineer. He is known as one of the originators of metallography. He named several phases that occur in iron and steel microstructures such as martensite, after A. Martens, ...

(1849–1912), French engineer and metallographer *

Floris van Schooten Floris Gerritsz van Schooten or Floris van Schooten (between 1585 and 1588 – buried 14 November 1656)Floris v ...

(c.1586–1656), Dutch still life painter *

Floris Stempel Floris Stempel (January 18, 1877 – January~March, 1910) was the first chairman ever in the history of football club Ajax Amsterdam. Career Floris was born in Amsterdam and in 1877 created the first version of Ajax as a football club along w ...

(1877–1910), Dutch founder and chairman of football club Ajax *

Floris Takens Floris Takens (12 November 1940 – 20 June 2010) was a Dutch mathematician known for contributions to the theory of chaotic dynamical systems. Together with David Ruelle, he predicted that fluid turbulence could develop through a strange attra ...

(1940–2010), Dutch mathematician *

Floris Verster Floris Hendrik Verster (9 June 1861 – 21 January 1927) was a Dutch painter. Life Verster came from an artistic family. His father, Abraham Florentius Verster van Wulverhorst, was an administrator of the National Museum of Natural Histo ...

(1861–1927), Dutch painter *

Floris de Vries Floris Jan Willem de Vries (born 18 August 1989) is a Dutch professional golfer. Career De Vries was born in Rheden and turned professional in 2009 having had a successful amateur career. He qualified for the Challenge Tour by finishing in the t ...

(born 1989), Dutch golfer *

Floris van Wevelinkhoven Floris van Wevelinkhoven (ca. 1330 – Castle Hardenberg, 4 April 1393) was Bishop of Münster from 1364 to 1379 and Bishop of Utrecht from 1379 to 1393. Floris van Wevelinkhoven descended from high nobility, and started his career in the Bi ...

(c.1315–1393), Bishop of Münster and Bishop of Utrecht

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Anna Floris Anna Floris (; born 15 May 1982) is a retired tennis player from Italy. In her career, she won 12 singles and 16 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 16 August 2010, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 129. On 9 March 200 ...

(born 1982), Italian tennis player *

Frans Floris Frans Floris, Frans Floris the Elder or Frans Floris de Vriendt (17 April 15191 October 1570) was a Flemish painter, draughtsman, print artist and tapestry designer. He is mainly known for his history paintings, allegorical scenes and portraits.< ...

(1517–1570), Flemish historical and portrait painter * Gianluca Floris (born 1964), Italian writer and belcanto singer * Maria Eizaguerri Floris (born 2004), Spanish chess master * Roberto Floris (born 1986), Argentine football defender *

Sandro Floris Sandro Floris (born 12 June 1965) is a former Italian sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres who won eleven medals at the International athletics competitions, ten of these with national relays team. At the senior individual level he was E ...

(born 1965), Italian sprinter

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Floris and Blancheflour ''Floris and Blancheflour'' is the name of a popular romantic story that was told in the Middle Ages in many different vernacular languages and versions. It first appears in Europe around 1160 in "aristocratic" French. Roughly between the period ...

'', a medieval literature story that was common in many languages in the Middle Ages * ''Floris'' (TV series), a 1969 Dutch TV series and the title character ** ''Floris'' (film), a 2004 film based on the TV series

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Floris, Iowa Floris is a city in Davis County, Iowa, United States. The population was 116 at the time of the 2020 census. History A post office was opened at Floris in 1847. Geography Floris is located on the south margin of the Soap Creek floodplain. It i ...

, United States *

Floris, Virginia Floris is a census-designated place (CDP) located within the Oak Hill area of Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 census was 8,375. Geography Floris is located in northwestern Fairfax County, south of Herndon, ...

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Floris of London Floris (also J. Floris Ltd or Floris of London Holdings Ltd) is the oldest English retailer of fragrance and toiletries and is still family owned and run today by the 8th and 9th generations of the family. History Juan Famenias Floris arrive ...

, a London-based perfumer

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