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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.
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Floris V was the count of Holland (1256–96) and Zeeland, son of the German king William of Holland. Under him, the territory of Holland greatly expanded and prospered. Floris succeeded his father as count of Holland when he was less than two years old and did not come of age until 1266.
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Few people realise that the history of the complex goes back to the thirteenth century and is closely linked to the period in which the most famous medieval Count of Holland, Floris V, ruled. When Floris was born in the summer of 1254, a new castle was being built in des Graven Haghe (The Hague).
Jun 24, 2021 · His dramatic murder, engineered by King Edward I of England and Guy, Count of Flanders, made him a hero in Holland. Floris was the son of Count William II (1227–1256) and Elisabeth of Brunswick-Lüneburg. His father was slain in 1256 by Frisians when Floris was just two years old.
Floris V, Count of Holland, was a man who lived life on the political battlefield. Supported by the Count of Hainaut, an arch-enemy of the Count of Flanders, Floris married the daughter of his rival in 1269, seeking to form alliances and gain power.
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Jul 15, 2019 · In their stead, the county of Holland, would pass on to the Avesnes family, with Floris the Fifth’s cousin John of Avenes, becoming the new Count. The Avesnes had come out of all of this in a pretty secure spot.
