Jean II d'Avêsnes, Count of Hainault and Holland

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• Title(s): 1299; He became the Count of Hainault.

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He was also the Seigneur d'Avêsnes.

Jean married Philippa of Luxemburg in 1270. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. William III d'Avêsnes "le Bon", Count of Hainault and Holland was born about 1286 in Hainault, Belgium; died on 7 Jun 1337 in Valenciennes, Nord, Hauts-de-France, France.

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• Legal: 1236; The Pope declared him a bastard in 1236, as he was the son of a cleric. In 1244, he was legitimatized by the Emperor Frederick II.

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He was also the Seneschal of Frederick II, the Seigneur d'Etroen, and the Count of Hainault, Holland and Flanders.

Jean married Adelaide of Holland on 9 Oct 1246. Adelaide (daughter of Florenz IV, Count of Holland and Matilda of Brabant, Countess of Holland) was born about 1225; died in 1284. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Offices Held: From 1256 to 1263; She governed Holland and Sealand from 1256 to 1263.
• Offices Held: From 1258 to 1263; She was the Regent of Holland from 1258 to 1263.

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The Directory of Royal Genealogy gives their marriage date as September 1246.

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• Education: 1205; Bouchard held a Dorcor Juris degree. At first he was a clerk (priest), but in 1205 he returned to the lay world.
• Knighted: 1239

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He was also the Archdeacon of Laon; and the Canon of St. Pierre de Lille.

Bouchard married Margaret, Countess of Hainault and Flanders in Jul 1212, and was divorced in 1221. Margaret (daughter of Baldwin VI, Count of Hainaut and Latin Emperor of Constantinople and Marie of Champagne, Empress of Constantinople) was born on 2 Jun 1202 in Constantinople (now Istanbul), Empire of the East; died on 10 Feb 1280. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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She was the heiress of Hainault and Flanders.

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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]

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• General Information: Her name is also spelt Mathilde.
• Last Full Review: 5 Aug 2020

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He was also the Constable of Flanders.

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He was killed in the Battle of Arsuf while on the Third Crusade.

Jacques married Adele de Guise. Adele (daughter of Bernard, Seigneur de Guise and Adelaide) was born before 1155 in Guise, Aisne, Hauts-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Her name was also spelt Adelphie. She was the heiress of the seigneuries of Guise and Lesquilles.

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• General Information: He was also known as Baldwin IX Count of Flanders.
• Military: From 1199 to 1204; He was a leader in the Fourth Crusade from 1199 to 1204.
• Crowned: 1204; In 1204, he was crowned the Latin Emperor of Constantinople.
• Reign: From 1204 to 1205; the Latin Emperor of Constantinople

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Baldwin married Marie of Champagne, Empress of Constantinople on 6 Jun 1186. Marie (daughter of Henry I "the Generous", Count of Champagne and Brie and Marie of France, Princess of France) was born in 1174; died on 9 Aug 1204. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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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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• General Information: He was also the Duke of Lower Lorraine, the Landgrave of Brabant, Margrave of Antwerp, and Count of Louvain.
• Title(s): From 1182 to 1184; He acted as a regent while Count Godfrey III went on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem from 1182 to 1184.
• Title(s): 1183; He became the first Duke of Brabant in 1183.
• Military: From 1217 to 1218; He joined the Fifth Crusade to Egypt from 1217 to 1218.
• Last Full Review: 25 Feb 2021

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Birth: von Redlich (1941) gives his birth year as about 1158.

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Henry married Matilda of Bloulogne in 1179. Matilda (daughter of Matthew of Alsace, Comte de Boulogne and Mary of Blois, Princess of England) was born about 1162; died in 1211 in Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• General Information: She was the heiress of Countship of Boulogne. Her name was also spelt Maud of Flanders.
• Last Full Review: 25 Feb 2021

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Death: Weis (1982) gives her death date as 1240.

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