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Floris IV ( 24 June 1210 The Hague19 July 1234 , Corbie , France ), Count Of Holland from 1222 to 1234 . He was a son of William I Of Holland and Adelaide Of Geldern .

Floris IV succeeded his father in 1222. His regent was Baldwin of Bentheim. He acquired the Land of Altena . He had constant disputes with bishop the Bishop Of Utrecht , Otto of Lippe , but helped him against the peasants of Drenthe in 1227. Floris was a real knight, who went on crusade against the Stedingers north of Bremen in 1234. He died at a French tourney.


FAMILY AND CHILDREN

He married before 6 December 1214 with Matilda Of Brabant , daughter of Duke Henry I Of Brabant and Maud Of Boulogne And Alsace . They children were:
# William II, Count Of Holland ( 12271256 ).
# Floris (d. 1258 ), Regent of Holland in 1248 -1258.
# Aleide (ca. 1222 , Hertogenbosch1284 , Valenciennes ), married Frankfurt Am Main 1246 Jean I Of Avesnes , Count Of Hainaut . Their descendants eventually inherited Holland. She was Regent of Holland in 1258-1263.
# Margaret (d. 1277 ), married ca. 1249 to Count Hermann I Of Henneberg .
# Mechtild

  Title Count Of Holland
  Years 1222 - 1234<br />
  Before William I
  After William II