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John II, Count of Holland. John II (1247 – 22 August 1304) was Count of Hainaut, Holland, and Zeeland . Life. 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] .
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.
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son of Floris V; John III, Lord of Renesse regent for John I (1296-1299); John II, Count of Hainaut inherited the county after John I's death Holland House of Avesnes [ edit ]
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Feb 25, 2023 · John II (1247-1304) was the Count of Hainaut, Holland, and Zeeland. He continued the war between the House of Dampierre and the Avesnes family and established a personal union between Hainaut and Holland-Zeeland. John's son was killed fighting for the French at the Battle of the Golden Spurs.
John II (1247 – 22 August 1304) was Count of Hainaut, Holland, and Zeeland. John II, born 1247, was the eldest son of John I of Hainaut and Adelaide of Holland. Categories: 1240s births. 1304 deaths. Counts of Holland. Counts of Hainaut.
John II, Count of Holland (1247-22 August 1304) was Count of Hainaut from 1280 to 1304 (succeeding Margaret II and preceding William I) and Count of Holland and Zeeland from 1299 to 1304, succeeding John I and preceding William I). John was the oldest son of John I, Count of Hainaut and Adelaide...
After this Count John II of the House of Avesnes took over the regency. Count John I of Holland died at Haarlem in the same year, on 10 November, childless and only fifteen years old, reportedly of dysentery, but there were suspicions he was murdered.
