Florenz IV, Count of Holland

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• General Information: His name is also spelt Florent.
• Title(s): 1222; In 1222 he became the Count of Holland.
• Title(s): 1226; In 1226 he became the Count of Sealand.
• Military: 1234; In 1234 Floris fought in the crusade against the Stedinger north of Bremen.
• Last Full Review: 3 Mar 2021

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He was killed at a tournament.

Florenz married Matilda of Brabant, Countess of Holland on 6 Dec 1224. Matilda (daughter of Henry I "the Courageous", Duke of Brabant and Matilda of Bloulogne) was born in 1200; died on 21 Dec 1267; was buried in Abbey Church, Loosduinen, South Holland, Netherlands. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. William II of Holland was born in 1227; died on 28 Jan 1256 in West Frisia, Netherlands.
2. Floris de Voogd, Regent of Holland was born about 1228; died in 1258.
3. Adelaide of Holland was born about 1225; died in 1284.
4. Margaret died in 1277.
5. Machteld

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• Military: 1215; He fought in the Imperial Army at Bovines in 1215. William then went on a Crusade from 1215 to 1219.

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William married Adelaide of Guelders in 1198. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Her name was also spelt Adelheid.

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• Military: 1180; He went on the Third Crusade as a companion of Emperor Frederick Barbarosa.

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He was also the Earl of Ros.

Florenz married Ada de Huntington on 28 Aug 1162. Ada (daughter of Henry of Huntingdon, Earl of Huntingdon and Northumberland and Ada de Warenne) was born about 1146 in Scotland; died between 11 Jan 1216 and 1222. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Military: 1214; He went on the Third Crusade. In July 1214, he fought at the battle of Bouvines in the Imperial Army. Between 1218 and 1219, he went on a Crusade to Damietta.

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He was also the Count of Guelders, Zutphen, Holland, and East Friesland.

Otto married Richardis von Wittlesbach before 1188. Richardis (daughter of Otto von Wittlesbach V, Duke of Bavaria and Agnes von Loos) died on 7 Dec 1231. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• History: He was a Crusader.

Dietich married Sophia of Rheineck before 1139. Sophia (daughter of Otto I of Luxemburg, Lord of Rheineck and Gertude von Northeim) died on 26 Sep 1176 in Jerusalem, Holy Land. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• General Information: He was also a Prince of Scotland.
• Title(s): 1136

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He became the Earl of Huntingdon.

Henry married Ada de Warenne in 1139. Ada (daughter of William II de Warren, Earl of Surrey and Isabel de Vermandois, Countess of Leicester) was born about 1120 in Surrey, England; died in 1178. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• History: say 1140; He built a castle at Zutphen.

Henry married Agnes von Arnstein in 1135. Agnes (daughter of Ludwig II and Udalheid of Odenkirchen) died in 1179. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• History: In 1159, Duke Otto went on the Third Crusade with the Emperor, Frederick Barbarosa, as the Imperial Standard Bearer. He fought in the Italian Wars, was made Ambassador to Constantinople, and was present in Venice at the when the Pope and Emperor Frederick Barbarosa made peace in 1177. In 1180, he was created the Duke of Bavaria after the fall of Henry the Lion.

Otto married Agnes von Loos on 1159 - 1167. Agnes (daughter of Louis I, Count of Loos and Rieneck and Agnes von Metz) was born about 1150; died on 26 Mar 1191. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]