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Biography Portrait by Michiel Janszoon van Mierevelt, c. 1620–1624 Early life. Frederick Henry was born on 29 January 1584 in Delft, Holland, Dutch Republic. He was the youngest child of William the Silent and Louise de Coligny. His father William was stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, and Friesland.
Biography. Elisabeth of Brunswick-Lüneburg was born in 1230 to Otto I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Matilda of Brandenburg. On 25 January 1252 she married William II of Holland, who was elected anti-king of the Germans in 1247 and crowned King of the Romans in 1248, in Brunswick. As the consort of William II, she was the Countess of Holland ...
Nederlands: Willem van Holland, (Februari 1228-28. Januari 1256), was Graaf van Holland en Zeeland (1235-1256), Duitse Tegenkoning (1248-1254) en Rooms-Koning van 1254 tot 1256. English: William II of Holland, (February 1228-28 January 1256), was a count of Holland and Zeeland (1235-1256). He was German anti-king since 1248 and King since 1254.
Holland. Father. William I, Count of Holland. Mother. Adelaide of Guelders. Floris IV (24 June 1210 – 19 July 1234) was the count of Holland from 1222 to 1234. He was born in The Hague, a son of William I of Holland and his first wife, Adelaide of Guelders . Floris succeeded his father in 1222. His regent was Baldwin of Bentheim.
William II, Count of Holland. Mother. Elisabeth of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Floris V (24 June 1254 – 27 June 1296) reigned as Count of Holland and Zeeland from 1256 until 1296. His life was documented in detail in the Rijmkroniek by Melis Stoke, his chronicler. [1] He is credited with a mostly peaceful reign, modernizing administration, policies ...
Count of Holland. The counts of Holland ruled over the County of Holland in the Low Countries between the 10th and the 16th century. There was a war of succession between uncle ( John III, Duke of Bavaria) and niece ( Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut ). This war was finally won by Philip the Good in 1433,
Education and military service. John William Middendorf II received a Bachelor of Naval Science (BNS) degree from College of the Holy Cross [1] in 1945. In World War II, he served in the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946 as engineer officer and navigator aboard USS LCS (L) 53. He was discharged from the Navy in 1946.
