Floris V, Count of Holland
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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.[1] He is credited with a mostly peaceful reign, modernizing administration, policies beneficial to trade, generally acting in the interests of his peasants at the expense of nobility, and reclaiming land from the sea. His dramatic murder, said by some to have been arranged by King Edward I of England and Guy, Count of Flanders, made him a hero in Holland.
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Floris V | |
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Count of Holland and Zeeland | |
Reign | 1256–1296 |
Predecessor | William II |
Successor | John I |
Born | 24 June 1254 Leiden |
Died | 27 June 1296(1296-06-27) (aged 42) Muiderberg |
Buried | Rijnsburg Abbey |
Noble family | House of Holland |
Spouse(s) | Beatrice of Flanders |
Issue more... | John I, Count of Holland Witte van Haemstede Catherina van Holland |
Father | William II, Count of Holland |
Mother | Elisabeth of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
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