Florenz IV, Count of Holland

1210 - 1234  (24 years)

• Name	Florenz IV
  Birth	24 Jun 1210	The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands   [2, 3]
  General Information	His name is also spelt Florent.  [2]
  Title(s)	1222 (11 years)  [2, 3]
  In 1222 he became the Count of Holland.
  Title(s)	1226 (15 years)  [2]
  In 1226 he became the Count of Sealand.
  Military	1234 (23 years)  [3]
  In 1234 Floris fought in the crusade against the Stedinger north of Bremen.
  Death	19 Jul 1234	Corbie, Somme, Hauts-de-France, France   [2, 3]
  He was killed at a tournament. [3]
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Gerulf   (9 x Great Grandfather)  Ermentrudis  (9 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I4397	Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	9 Jan 2022

  
  

  Father	William I, Comte de Holland and East Friesland,   b. Abt 1174   d. 2 Jul 1222 (Age 48 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Adelaide of Guelders
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F3346	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Matilda of Brabant, Countess of Holland,   b. 1200   d. 21 Dec 1267 (Age 67 years)  Other Partners: Henry II, Count Palatine of the Rhine  m. 1212
  Marriage	6 Dec 1224  [1, 2, 4]
  Age at Marriage	He : 14 years and 6 months - She : ~ 25 years.
  Information	Matilda was Floris' step-aunt.  [3]
  Children	3 sons and 2 daughters
  1. William II of Holland,   b. 1227   d. 28 Jan 1256, West Frisia, Netherlands (Age 29 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     2. Floris de Voogd, Regent of Holland,   b. Abt 1228   d. 1258 (Age 30 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   3. Adelaide of Holland,   b. About 1225   d. 1284 (Age 59 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Jean I d'Avêsnes, Seigneur d'Avesnes  m. 9 Oct 1246     4. Margaret   d. 1277  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     5. Machteld  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F3537	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Nov 2021

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Florenz IV, Count of Holland(1210 – 1234) 2William I, Comte de Holland and East Friesland(Abt 1174 – 1222) 4Florenz III, Comte de Holland and West Sealand(Abt 1138 – 1190) 8Dietich VI, Count of Holland( – 1157) 16Florenz II, Count of Holland(1084 – 1121) 17Gertrude of Alsace( – 1144) 9Sophia of Rheineck( – 1176) 18Otto I of Luxemburg, Lord of Rheineck(Abt 1080 – 1154) 19Gertude von Northeim(Abt 1088 – ) 5Ada de Huntington(Abt 1146 – 1222) 10Henry of Huntingdon, Earl of Huntingdon and Northumberland(1114 – 1152) 20David I, King of the Scots(Abt 1080 – 1154) 21Maud of Huntingdon, Queen of Scotland(1072 – 1130/31) 11Ada de Warenne(1120 – 1178) 22William II de Warren, Earl of Surrey(date unknown – 1138) 23Isabel de Vermandois, Countess of Leicester(1081 – 1147) 3Adelaide of Guelders 6Otto I, Count of Zealand( – 1227) 12Henry I, Count of Guelders and Zutphen(1117 – 1182) 24Gerard II, Count of Guelders 25Ermengard 13Agnes von Arnstein( – 1179) 26Ludwig II 27Udalheid of Odenkirchen 7Richardis von Wittlesbach( – 1231) 14Otto von Wittlesbach V, Duke of Bavaria(Abt 1117 – 1183) 28Otto IV von Wittlesbach, Count of Wittlesbach( – 1156) 29Heilike von Pettendorf( – 1170) 15Agnes von Loos(Abt 1150 – 1191) 30Louis I, Count of Loos and Rieneck(Abt 1100 – 1171) 31Agnes von Metz( – 1175)

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 24 Jun 1210 - The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands Death - 19 Jul 1234 - Corbie, Somme, Hauts-de-France, France  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S278] Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, (web: http://www3.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/royal/catalog.html). [S60] Stuart, Roderick W., Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa Fourth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002). [S304] Wikipedia, Floris IV, Count of Holland. [S304] Wikipedia, Matilda of Brabant, Countess of Holland.