Floris V, Count of Holland

Floris V
Effigy of Floris V on his seal
Count of Holland and Zeeland
Reign1256–1296
PredecessorWilliam II
SuccessorJohn I
Born24 June 1254
Leiden
Died27 June 1296(1296-06-27) (aged 42)
Muiderberg
BuriedRijnsburg Abbey
Noble familyHouse of Holland
Spouse(s)Beatrice of Flanders
Issue
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John I, Count of Holland
Witte van Haemstede
Catherina van Holland
FatherWilliam II, Count of Holland
MotherElisabeth of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Floris V (24 June 1254 – 27 June 1296) reigned as Count of Holland and Zeeland from 1256 until 1296. His life was documented in detail in the Rijmkroniek by Melis Stoke, his chronicler.[1] He is credited with a mostly peaceful reign, modernizing administration, policies beneficial to trade, generally acting in the interests of his peasants at the expense of nobility, and reclaiming land from the sea. His dramatic murder, said by some to have been arranged by King Edward I of England and Guy, Count of Flanders, made him a hero in Holland.