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 | | 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). |
 | | He was the son of Count William II (1227-1256), who was elected Holy Roman King of the Holy Roman Empire in 1248, and was murdered in 1256 by Frisians when Floris was just two years old. |
 | | First his uncle, then his aunt, and, after the battle of Reimerswaal (fought over custody of Holland) in 1263, Otto II of Guelders served as his guardians until he was twelve years old and considered capable of administrating Holland himself. |
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