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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] .
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son of Floris V; John III, Lord of Renesse regent for John I...
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John II (1247 – 22 August 1304) was Count of Hainaut,...
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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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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.
He tried to conquer South Holland (district of medieval Holland) from the pro-French Count John II of Holland, but was not successful. In 1309, the Crusade of the Poor besieged the castle of Genappe in Brabant because it was sheltering Jews.
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...
