Individual Details
Count Floris I of Holland
(Abt 1017 - 28 Jun 1061)
Floris was born in Vlaardingen, Zuid Holland, about 1017, the second son of Dirk III, count of Holland and Othelhildis. About 1050 he married Gertrud of Saxony, daughter of Bernhard II, duke of Saxony and Eilica von Schweinfurt. They had seven children, of whom two, Dirk and Bertha, would have progeny. Bertha married Philippe I, king of France.
Floris succeeded his brother Dirk IV who was murdered in 1049. He was involved in a war by Lotharingian vassals against imperial authority. Floris I was murdered at Nederhemert on 28 June 1061. He was succeeded by his son Dirk V.
Source: Leo van de Pas
Floris succeeded his brother Dirk IV who was murdered in 1049. He was involved in a war by Lotharingian vassals against imperial authority. Floris I was murdered at Nederhemert on 28 June 1061. He was succeeded by his son Dirk V.
Source: Leo van de Pas
Events
| Birth | Abt 1017 | Vlaardingen | |||
| Marriage | Abt 1050 | Gertrud von Sachsen | |||
| Death | 28 Jun 1061 | Nederhemert, in battle |
Families
| Spouse | Gertrud von Sachsen (1030 - 1113) |
| Child | Bertha of Holland (1055 - 1093) |