Floris I, Count of Holland
Noble person
1017 – 1061
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Who was Floris I, Count of Holland?
Floris I of Holland was Count of Holland, then called Frisia west of the Vlie, from 1049 to 1061. He was a son of Dirk III and Othelindis.
He succeeded his brother Dirk IV, Count of Holland, who was murdered in 1049. He was involved in a war of a few Lotharingian vassals against the imperial authority. On a retreat from Zaltbommel he was ambushed and killed in battle at Nederhemert, on 28 June 1061.
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- Born
- 1017
Vlaardingen - Parents
- Spouses
- Children
- Nationality
- Netherlands
- Lived in
- Vlaardingen
- Died
- Jun 28, 1061
Nederhemert - Resting place
- Egmond
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on July 23, 2013
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