HOLLAND Floris

Abt 1016 - 1061  (45 years)

• Name	HOLLAND Floris
  Birth	Abt 1016	Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
  Gender	Male
  Death	22 Jun 1061	Nederhemert, Gelderland, Nederland
  Notes	Floris I of Holland (born ca. 1010-21 in Vlaardingen - killed June 28, 1061 in Gelderland, Netherlands) was Count of Holland (which was called Frisia at that time) from 1049 to 1061. He was a son of Dirk III and Othelindis. He succeeded his brother Dirk IV who was murdered in 1049. He was involved in a war of a few Lotharingian vassals against the imperial authority. On a retreat from Zaltbommel he was ambushed and killed in battle at Nederhemert (called Hamerth at the time), on 28 June 1061. Family and children He married ca. 1050 Princess Gertrude of Saxony, daughter of Bernard II, Duke of Saxony and Eilika of Schweinfurt, and had at least three children by her: Note: Gertrude married secondly in 1063 Robert the Frisian, Count of Flanders, who also acted as guardian for the children of her previous marriage and as regent for his stepson until 1071. Children of Floris I (Holland) Dirk V Count of Holland, (c. 1050-55, Vlaardingen–17 June 1091). Dirk V Holland was succeeded by Floris II upon his death in 1091 Floris I van Holland ( before 1061. Burial in Egmond)/ Floris (b. c. 1055), a canon in Liége. Peter (Pieter) van Holland (b. c. 1053), a canon in Liége. Bertha Holland (c. 1055–1094, Montreuil-sur-Mer), who married Philip I of France in 1072. Adela Holland (b. ca. 1061), who married Count Baudouin I of Guînes. Note: Possible other children Floris II (Holland) Count of Holland (b. c. 1055), a canon at Liége. Machteld (van Holland) (b. c. 1057) Albrecht (van Holland) (b. c. 1051), a canon in Liege. Theodore (van Holland) Research The British Museum lists his birth year as 1025.[1], but without any further citations as evidence. Sources ↑ British Museum Genootschap Oud Rijnsburg Opgravingen Medlands [1] Wikipedia Floris I Graaf van Holland Wikipedia %2C_Count_of_Holland Floris I Count of Holland Royal Ancestry" Douglas Richardson, 2013, Vol. III. page 19' Philippe I Of France, King of France, 1060-1108, married (1st) in 1072 Bertha Of Holland, daughter of Florenz (or Florent) I, Count of Holland and Westfriesland, by Gertrude, daughter of Berthold II, Duke of Saxony.
  Person ID	I58575	Freeman-Smith
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	HOLLAND Dirk,   b. Abt 0982, Gent, Graafschap Vlaanderen d. 27 May 1039, Egmond-Binnen, Noord-Holland, Nederland (Age 57 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	SACHSEN Othelendis,   b. Abt 0985, Sachsen, Germany d. 31 Mar 1044, Quedlinburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany (Age 59 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F26099	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	BILLUNG Gertrude,   b. Abt 1030, Schweinfurt, Unterfranken, Bavaria d. 03 Aug 1113, Vlaardingen, Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	1049
  Children	1. HOLLAND Theodorus,   b. Abt 1055, Netherlands d. 17 Jun 1091, Netherlands (Age 36 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. HOLLAND Berthe,   b. 1056, Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands d. 1094, Montreuil Sur Mer, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France (Age 38 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F26091	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026