HOLLAND Floris

1080 - 1121  (40 years)

• Name	HOLLAND Floris
  Birth	26 Jul 1080	Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
  Gender	Male
  Death	02 Mar 1121	Egmond, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
  Notes	Floris II, Count of Holland (reigned 1091—March 2, 1121) or Floris the Fat, was the first from the native dynasty of Holland to be called Count of Holland. He was the son of his predecessor Dirk V and Othilde. Floris II ended the conflict with the Bishop of Utrecht (which he inherited from his father, and should be seen in light of the power struggle between the Pope and the Holy Roman Emperor), most likely by becoming his vassal. In 1101 he was endowed with the title of Count of Holland by the bishop of Utrecht, after acquiring Rhineland (Leiden and surroundings) ('comes de Hollant', up until that time the counts' dominion had been officially referred to as Frisia).[1] Marriage Around 1108, Floris II married Gertrude, the daughter of Thierry II, the Duke of Lorraine. Gertrude changed her name to Petronila (which is derived from Peter), in recognition of her loyalty to the Holy See.[1] Children Petronila and Floris II had four children, three boys and one girl: 1 Dirk VI Count of Holland, 2. Floris, 3. Simon 4. and Hedwig, respectively. Dirk became his successor, Dirk VI of Holland, while Floris became known as Floris the Black and contested his brother's power. He was 15 when Hadewijch was born. Sources ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floris_II,_Count_of_Holland http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/HOLLAND.htm#_Toc359915623
  Person ID	I59393	Freeman-Smith
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	HOLLAND Theodorus,   b. Abt 1055, Netherlands d. 17 Jun 1091, Netherlands (Age 36 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	UNKNOWN Othilde,   b. Abt 1054, Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands d. 28 Jul 1083, Egmond, Bergen, Netherlands (Age 29 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F26381	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	LORRAINE Geertruid,   b. 1086, Oberlothringe, Lorraine, France d. 23 May 1144, Netherlands (Age 58 years)
  Children	1. HOLLAND Dirk,   b. Abt 04 Jan 1114, S Gravenhage, Zuid Holland, Netherlands d. 05 Aug 1157, Rijnsburg, Rijnsburg, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands (Age 43 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F26379	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026