Florenz II, Count of Holland

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• Title(s): 1101; He succeeded as the Count of Holland.

Florenz married Gertrude of Alsace about 1113. Gertrude (daughter of Dietrich II, Duke of Upper Lorraine and Gertrude of Flanders) died on 23 May 1144. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Dietich VI, Count of Holland died on 6 Aug 1157.

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• Title(s): 1061; He succeeded as the Count of West Friesland. He was expelled in 1071, and later restored in 1076.

Dietrich married Ulfhilde about 1080. Ulfhilde died before 26 Jul 1083. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• History: He was also known as Florenz I Count of Holland.

Florenz married Gertrude of Saxony about 1050. Gertrude (daughter of Bernard II, Duke of Saxony and Elica von Schweinfort) was born about 1030; died on 4 Aug 1113. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• General Information: Dietrich III (also called Dirik or Theodoric or Dirk) was the count with jurisdiction over what would become the county of Holland, often referred to in this period as "West Frisia",
• Title(s): 993; He became the Count of Holland (West Friesland) but was under the regency of his mother until 1005.
• Military: 1018; Count Dirk built a stronghold at Vlaardingen, in a newly habitable area where many Frisians had recently settled by his invitation. He was not permitted to levy tolls or hinder trade in any way, but eventually he defied imperial rule. Working together with the Frisians now living in the area, he stopped passing ships, demanding payment of tolls. Merchants from the town of Tiel sent alarmed messages to the king and Bishop Adelbold of Utrecht about acts of violence against them by Dirk's men. Emperor Henry then decided to end Dirk III's reign and awarded his lands to Bishop Adelbold. A large imperial army, made up of troops supplied by the various bishops of region, under the command of Godfrey II, Duke of Lower Lorraine, then headed for the stronghold at Vlaardingen. The ensuing Battle of Vlaardingen was a disaster for the imperial army and a tremendous victory for Count Dirk; many of the imperial commanders perished and Duke Godfrey was captured. Following this victory, Dirk III was permitted to keep his lands and he continued levying tolls. Later on, Dirk also managed to acquire more lands east of his previous domains at the expense of the Bishop of Utrecht.
• Miscellaneous: 1024; After the death of Emperor Henry II in 1024, Dirk supported Conrad II for the succession to the kingship.
• Travel: About 1030; It is thought that Dirk III went on pilgrimage to the Holy Land around 1030, hence his nickname of Hierosolymita ("the Jerusalemite" in Latin).
• Last Full Review: 17 Nov 2021

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Dietrich married Othelendis on Yes, date unknown. Othelendis (daughter of Bernard I, Margrave of the Saxon Nordmark, Count in North Thuringia and daughter of St. Vladimir I) died on 31 Mar 1044 in Saxony, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• General Information: Her name was also spelt Ulrido.
• Moved To: After May 1039; After Dirk's death on 27 May 1039, his widow went back to Saxony.
• Last Full Review: 17 Nov 2021

Bernard married Elica von Schweinfort about 1020. Elica (daughter of Henry von Schweinfurt, Margrave in the Nordgau and Gerberga of Henneburg) died after 1055. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]