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Floris IV of Holland

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Floris IV of Holland

Birth
The Hague (Den Haag), Den Haag Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Death
19 Jul 1234 (aged 24)
Corbie, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France
Burial
Rijnsburg, Katwijk Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands Add to Map
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Floris IV was the Count of Holland from 1222 to 1234. He was a son of William I of Holland and Adelaide of Geldern.
Floris IV succeeded his father in 1222.
Floris was a real knight, who went on crusade against the Stedingers north of Bremen in 1234. He died at a French tourney.
He married before December 6 1214 Matilde of Brabant, daughter of Duke Henry I of Brabant and Maud of Boulogne and Alsace. Their children were:
William II, Count of Holland (1227–1256).
Floris (ca. 1228 - 1258), Regent of Holland in 1256-1258.
Adelaide of Holland (ca. 1230–1284), married, in Frankfurt am Main in 1246, Jean I of Avesnes, Count of Hainaut. Their descendants eventually inherited Holland. She was Regent of Holland in 1258-1263.
Margaret (d. 1277), married ca. 1249 to Count Hermann I of Henneberg.
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Floris IV was the Count of Holland from 1222 to 1234. He was a son of William I of Holland and Adelaide of Geldern.
Floris IV succeeded his father in 1222.
Floris was a real knight, who went on crusade against the Stedingers north of Bremen in 1234. He died at a French tourney.
He married before December 6 1214 Matilde of Brabant, daughter of Duke Henry I of Brabant and Maud of Boulogne and Alsace. Their children were:
William II, Count of Holland (1227–1256).
Floris (ca. 1228 - 1258), Regent of Holland in 1256-1258.
Adelaide of Holland (ca. 1230–1284), married, in Frankfurt am Main in 1246, Jean I of Avesnes, Count of Hainaut. Their descendants eventually inherited Holland. She was Regent of Holland in 1258-1263.
Margaret (d. 1277), married ca. 1249 to Count Hermann I of Henneberg.
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89857772/floris_iv-of_holland: accessed ), memorial page for Floris IV of Holland (24 Jun 1210–19 Jul 1234), Find a Grave Memorial ID 89857772, citing Abdij van Rijnsburg, Rijnsburg, Katwijk Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; Maintained by Mad (contributor 47329061).