Floris IV, Count of Holland
Noble person
1210 – 1234
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Who was Floris IV, Count of Holland?
Floris IV, Count of Holland from 1222 to 1234. He was born at The Hague, a son of William I of Holland and his first wife, Adelaide of Guelders.
Floris IV succeeded his father in 1222. His regent was Baldwin of Bentheim. He acquired the Land of Altena. He had constant disputes with the bishop of Utrecht, Otto of Lippe, but helped him against the peasants of Drenthe in 1227. Floris fought against the Stedingers north of Bremen in 1234.
On 19 July 1234, he was killed at a tournament in Corbie, France. He was buried at Rijnsburg Abbey.
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- Born
- Jun 24, 1210
The Hague - Parents
- Spouses
- Children
- Religion
- Christianity
- Nationality
- Netherlands
- Germany
- Lived in
- The Hague
- Died
- Jul 19, 1234
Corbie
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on July 23, 2013
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