Search results
John of Avesnes (1 May 1218 – 24 December 1257) was the count of Hainaut from 1246 to his death. Life [ edit ] Born in Houffalize , John was the eldest son of Margaret II of Flanders by her first husband, Bouchard IV of Avesnes . [1]
- 1 May 1218, Houffalize
- Bouchard IV of Avesnes
- 24 December 1257 (aged 39), Valenciennes
- Margaret II of Flanders
John of Avesnes (1 May 1218 - 24 December 1257) was the count of Hainaut from 1246 to his death. Life. Born in Houffalize, he was the eldest son of Margaret II of Flanders by her first husband, Bouchard IV of Avesnes. [1] As the marriage of Margaret and Bouchard was papally dissolved, he was considered illegitimate.
The Count of Hainaut ( French: Comte de Hainaut; Dutch: Graaf van Henegouwen; German: Graf von Hennegau) was the ruler of the county of Hainaut, a historical region in the Low Countries (including the modern countries of Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and parts of northern France and western Germany).
People also ask
Who was John II?
Who was John I of Avesnes?
Who ruled the county of Hainaut?
Who inherited Flanders and Hainaut?
John II, born 1247, was the eldest son of John I of Hainaut and Adelaide of Holland. [1] He became Count of Hainaut on the death of his grandmother, Countess Margaret I of Hainaut. [1] John continued the war between the House of Dampierre and the Avesnes family against Count Guy of Flanders for Imperial Flanders .
Mar 15, 2024 · John II (born c. 1247—died September 11?, 1304, Hainaut) was the count of Hainaut (1280–1304) and of the Dutch provinces of Holland and Zeeland (1299–1304), who united the counties and prevented the northward expansion of the house of Dampierre, the counts of Flanders. Eldest son of John of Avesnes, count of Hainaut, and Alida, sister of ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
At that time John I of Avesnes, count of Hainaut and a relative of John I, the last of the old house of the counts of Holland, took the title of John II of Holland, uniting Holland with Hainaut to the south. Other articles where John I is discussed: Holland: At that time John I of Avesnes, count of Hainaut and a relative of John I, the last of ...
Apr 26, 2024 · Also known as. English. John I, Count of Hainaut. Count of Hainaut from 1246 to 1257. John of Avesnes.
