Count of Holland 1129-1131.
FLORIS "de Zwarte" was killed in battle Utrecht 26 Oct 1132, bur Rijnsburg Monastery.
The Annales Egmundani name filios pusillos Theodericum, Florentium, Simonem as the three sons of Florentius crassus comes filius Theoderici & his wife Petronilla.[1]
The Chronologia Johannes de Beke names Theodricum, Florencium, Simonem ac Hadewigim virginem as the children of Count Floris & his wife.[2]
Lothar King of Germany confirmed property of Duisburg by charter dated 8 May 1129 witnessed by …Comites: Gerhardus Longus de Gelere, Arnoldus de Cliue, Hermannus de Caluerlage, Hermannus de Salmene, Otto de Rinecke, Florentius de Hollande, Gerhardus de Hostad, Bernhardus de Hildenesheim, Godefridus et Hermannus de Cuch, Adolfus de Berge….[3]
He supported the West-Friesians in an uprising against his brother Dirk VI. The Chronologia Johannes de Beke records that Florencius dictus Niger rebelled against fratrem suum Theodricum comitem in 1133.[4]
The Annalista Saxo records the death of consobrinus inperatoris Lotharii Florentius, filius Florentii comitis de provincial Hollant, killed by Godofrido et fratre eius Herimanno de Kuc.[5]
The Annales Egmundani record that Florentius niger comes…frater Theoderici comes was killed VII Id Nov.[6]
Beke's Egmondsch Necrologium records that Florencius [filius Florenciis et Petronilla] was killed in Traiecto VI Kal Nov…1131 and his burial at Rijnsburg.[7]
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