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  County and province of Holland - LoveToKnow 1911   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Floris was murdered in 1235 at a tournament at Corbie in Picardy by the count of Clermont.
In 1349 Margaret was induced to resign her sovereignty, and the stadholder became count under the title of William William V. This was the time of the formation of the famous of the parties in Holland, known as Kabbeljauws (Cods) House of and Hoeks (Hooks); the former, the burgher party, Bavaria.
The "Bread and Cheese War," an uprising of the peasants in North Holland caused by famine, is a proof of the misery caused by civil discords and oppressive taxation.
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 Ancestors of Robert Erwin William Juch - aqwg78
Baldwin (Baudouin) IX Count of Hainault was born 1110 in Mons, Hainaut, Belgium.
Dirk VI Count of Holland was born 1079/1121.
Floris III Count of Holland was born 1108/1155 and died 1190.
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 The Bailey Family   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Arnulf Count Of HOLLAND and WESTFRIESLAND was born in 961 in Gand, Flandre-Orientale, Belgium.
Parents: Floris I Count Of HOLLAND and Gertrud Princess Of SAXONY [COUNTESS OF HOLLAND and FLANDERS].
Children were: Albrecht Count Of HOLLAND [DOMHERR OF LUTTICH], Dirk V Count Of HOLLAND, Pieter Count Of HOLLAND [HERR OF LUTTICH], Bertha Countess of HOLLAND [Queen/France], Machteld Countess Of HOLLAND, Floris Count Of HOLLAND, Adela (Christina) Countess Of HOLLAND [COUNTESS OF GUINES].
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 The Dutch
Most of the counts in Holland took part in the Crusades in the ninth through the twelfth century because the Pope ordered them to do so in return of which they should receive power over their own lands.
His successor was Floris V (1256-1296), grandson of William II, who was the king responsible for the treaty between King Edward I of England and King Adolf of Germany in 1294.
Count Floris V was stabbed to death in 1296 on the banks of the Naardermeer in a conspiracy by the former landowners, the bishops of Utrecht.
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 Floris IV Count of Holland
HOLLAND, Floris IV (1222-1235) en Willem II (1235-1256), AR kopje of denarius.
The house of Floris IV was probably a stone building surrounded by some wooden houses for his people and some stables for the horses and cattle.
When Floris IV first arrived in The Hague, it was already a very small town that was a left-over of the Roman village that was situated there some 100 years ago.
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 John of Gent - pafg10 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Guillaume VIII Count of Montpellier was born in 1158 in, Montpellier, Herault, France.
Bela III (Harmadik Bela) King of Hungary was born in 1148 in of, Esztergom, Komarom-Esztergom, Hungary.
Baudouin VIII (V) Count of Flanders & Hainault was born in 1150 in,, Hainault, France.
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 Holland from 993 - 1299 The history of the Lowlands during the reign of the Counts of the house of Holland
Dirk VII was the son of Floris III, married in 1186 with Aleida of Kleve, he was supported by Emperor Henry VI of Germany and appended the "Grote Waard" to his territory, joined the Welfen party in 1198 and interfered in the struggles between Brabant and Gelre without succes.
During a battle at Dordrecht in 1202, Holland lost the city Dordrecht (1202-1220) and Geertruidenberg (1202-1213) for a short period to Duke Henry I of Brabant (1190-1235), during this battle Dirk VII was defeated and Castle "Huis te Merwede" was heavy damaged.
Count Floris V of Holland (1254-1296), the "Keerlen God" (Peasant God), is one of the most important figures of the first, native dynasty of Holland (833-1299).
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 The History of Dordrechtm oldest city of Holland, Dordrecht as Tol place and Financial centre of Holland, Castle "Huis ...
His successor, Count Dirk VII of Holland, also died at Dordrecht in 1203, this can be proof again that the city was an important meeting place for the Counts of Holland in the Middle Ages (11th-13th century).
From 1295 on the Wool-trade was granted by Count Floris V and King Edward I of England.
Count William I of Holland (1204-1222) mad Dordrecht an emporium of the Wine-trade from the Rhineland and beyond.
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 Han's Homepage - Chapter Genealogy, Holland
In 1195, while Count Dirk VII was away on an expedition to fight off yet another invason in the south by the army of Philipe of Namur, who had also become the Regent of Flanders and Hainaut, Willem and his Frisians launched an attack on Alkmaar, his brother's northern stronghold.
Floris calculated that King Philipe IV of France would not accept his vassal Gwijde of Dampierre becoming too close to France's enemy England, and would therefore be a useful ally both of Hainaut and of Holland against England and Flanders.
Floris' young son and heir Jan I died a few years later, in 1299, and so the title was transferred to Aleida's son Jean II of Avesnes, Count of Hainaut who thus unexpectedly became Count of Holland as well.
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 Paradox Interactive Forums - Chronicle of van Hollands of Francia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Counts of Holland: This branch was begun by Arnulf (1097-1166), son of duke Arnulf I. He was succeeded by his madman son Lodewijk (1117-1166) who was locked up in the same year as his father died and was succeeded by his son Floris (1138-present).
Counts of Lusignan: First van Holland count of Lusignan is Antoon (1129-present), who is the son of Pawel (1112-present), who is the son of Ziemowit (1094-1153), who was the son of duke Dirk I. Addendum: Bold letters indicate the first appearance of a name in the document.
Filips van Holland, Duke of Picardy: Formerly count of Amiens and the eldest son of count Karel.
forum.paradoxplaza.com /forum/showthread.php?t=229567   (4546 words)

  
 29TH GENERATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Floris III "Crusader", Count Of HOLLAND was born about 1141 in Of 'S-Gravenhage, Zuid Holland, Netherlands.
Floris Count Of HOLLAND was born about 1169 in Of 'S-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
Boudewijn Count Of HOLLAND was born about 1171 in Of 'S-Gravenhage, Zuid Holland, Netherlands.
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 Count of Holland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Counts of Holland ruled over the county of Holland in the Low Countries between the 10th and the 16th century.
The first count of Holland, Dirk I, was probably the son of Count Gerulf II of Frisia.
John of Avesnes was a son of Adelaide of Holland, sister of William II of Holland.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Count_of_Holland   (414 words)

  
 Kingdoms of the Netherlands - Holland
The old line of counts had by now become extinct, and internecine feuding erupts, and continues until the region is invaded by Spanish imperial troops at the end of the fifteenth century.
William, Count of Nassau, Prince of Orange (born in Nassau), is officially proclaimed Stadhouder of the counties of Holland and Zeeland and the diocese of Utrecht by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.
By the power of the Congress of Vienna, William is elevated to the status of king to rule the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, incorporating Holland and Belgium, and Grand Duke of Luxembourg.
www.kessler-web.co.uk /History/KingListsEurope/FranceHolland.htm   (1281 words)

  
 dewarren
William, who was count of Holland, was chosen king of Germany in 1247 by the legate of Pope Innocent IV in opposition to the excommunicated Frederick II, Holy Roman emperor, who had been king of Germany since 1215.
Daughter of King Erik II of Norway and granddaughter of Alexander III of Scotland and Margaret; affianced to Prince Edward, son of Edward I of England (1287); died in Orkneys en route to England.
Son of Floris IV, Count of Holland, whom he succeeded as count (1234); elected king of Germany (1247) as papal candidate in opposition to Conrad IV; remained an antiking until Conrad' s departure for Italy and subsequent recognition by Saxony, Brandenburg (1252), and the Rhenish League (1254).
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 generation 15 ('stamoudgrootouders')
Geoffrey III in the Cradle ('in the wieg'), duke of Lower-Lorraine, duke of Brabant 1142-1190, count of Louvain, superintendent of Tongerlo, born circa 1141 / 1140?
Albert III, count of Namur, count of Château-Porcien, count of Brugeron, superintendent of Andenne, born 1027?, attempted in vain to acquire the duchy of Lower-Lorraine, died 22-6-1102, buried Saint-Aubin, Namur?, married circa 1067:
Otto IV, palatinate count of Wittelsbach of Scheyern, superintendent of Eisenhofen and Freising, superintendent of Sankt-Ulrich in Augsburg and of Kühlach, died 4-8-1156, buried Ensdorf [Indersdorf], married prior to 13-7-1116:
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 Ancestors of Li Ann Harper Lee - pafg540 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
.Floris married Ada Princess of Scotland or Countess of Holland on 28 Aug 1162.
She married Floris III "Crusader" Count Of HOLLAND on 28 Aug 1162.
She married Conan IV "le Petit" Count Of BRETAGNE in 1159/1160 in Of,,, Scotland.
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 Ancestors of Robert C. Bradley: Twenty-Seventh Generation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Willem II, Count Holland was born in S Hertogenbosch, Noord Brabant, Netherlands 1227.
Floris, Count of Holland was born in S Hertogenbos, N Brab, Neth about 1228.
Machteld, Countess of Holland was born in S Hertogenbos, N Brab, Neth about 1232.
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 30TH GENERATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Bishop Dirk, Count Of HOLLAND was born about 1147 in Of 'S-Gravenhage, Z-Holl., Netherlands.
Robbrecht, Count Of HOLLAND was born about 1149 in Of 'S-Gravenhage, Z-Holl., Netherlands.
Dirk Or Pelgrim, Count Of HOLLAND died in 1151.
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 edwards-christiansen - pafg92 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Henri I Count Of CHAMPAGNE "284" was born in 1127 in Champagne, France.
Marie CAPET, Princess Of France And England was born in 1145 in,,, France.
Godfrey III Duke Of LORRAINE was born in 1142 in .
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 Holland National Shrines
On the Schepelenberg at the border of the dunes near Heemskerk is the place where all Counts of Holland were inaugurated.
Near Muiden Count Floris V was killed as the result of an international politic complot, istignated by the British king and executed by Jan van Cuijk.
Hoogwoud was the place were count William II of Holland died in 1256 during a campaign against the Friesians.
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 goDutch.com :: Regional dike boards sign peace treaty after 800 years
The year is 1162 when Holland’s Count Floris III he just had wed the sister of the King of Scotland took a drastic measure in trying to prevent continued flooding of his low lying county at the mouth of the Rhine river.
At Floris’ command a dam was built in the river then called ‘Svade’ near what is now the town of Alphen, a point at the provincial border between Holland and Utrecht.
This was of little concern to Floris III, who perhaps used the dam and its dire consequences to pester his neighbour, the Bishop of Utrecht.
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 Genealogy Data
Father: of LORRAINE, LAMBERT I (The Bearded) Count of Mons and Louvain
Father: of HAINAULT, REGNIER III Count of Hainault
Father: of HAINAULT, BALDWIN III Count of Hainault
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 Floris - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Floris is the name of a 2004 film based on the TV series, see Floris (film)
Floris is the name of a medieval literature story that was common in many languages in the Middle Ages.
Floris of London is a London-based perfumer founded in 1730 which sells luxurious fragrances for women, men and the home.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Floris   (157 words)

  
 Smith - Tilton Genealogy - Person Page 314
Son of Malcolm III and Margaret of England; d.
David, the 9th son of Malcolm III became king on his brother Alexander's death in 1124.
In 1093, in the course of an attack on Alnwick in Northumberland (intended, it was said, to forestall a Norman invasion), he was killed in an ambush by one of his Norman friends named Morel.
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 The State Hermitage Museum: Collection Highlights
The Hermitage possesses both examples known today of the coins minted by Count Floris of Holland (1049-1061).
The period from the late 12th century up to the 15th is not so richly represented in the collection as the 10th-12th centuries.
Among them is a denarius of Ferry III of Lorraine (1251-1303) that was probably minted in 1298.
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 Ancestors of Jerry Landers Count Floris III of Holland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Ancestors of Jerry Landers Count Floris III of Holland
Other names for Floris were Florence III of Holland and Florent III of Holland.
Floris married Princess Ada of Huntingdon, daughter of Sir Henry MacDavid of Huntingdon and Ada de Warenne, in 1161.
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 Ancestors of Robert Erwin William Juch - Name Index
Albert III Count of Namur b.1020 - of Namur, Belgium
Dirk III Count of Holland b.981 - of Gand, Flandre-Oriental, Belgium
Humbert II Count of Maurienne and Savoy, Marquis of Turin b.1062 - of Savoie, France
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 holland1
Floris II, Count of Holland (b c1085, d 02.03.1121)
Floris IV, Count of Holland (b 24.06.1210, d 19.07.1234)
Aleida / Adele of Holland = Ada of Ghent
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 Winch Genealogical Database Pedigree Chart   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Ancestors of Floris III "Crusader", Count of Holland
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1064 Floris III "Crusader", Count of Holland b.
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