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John II, born 1247, was the eldest son of John I of Hainaut and Adelaide of Holland. He became Count of Hainaut on the death of his grandmother, Countess Margaret I of Hainaut . [1] John continued the war between the House of Dampierre and the Avesnes family against Count Guy of Flanders for Imperial Flanders .
John II (born c. 1247—died September 11?, 1304, Hainaut) was the count of Hainaut (1280–1304) and of the Dutch provinces of Holland and Zeeland (1299–1304), who united the counties and prevented the northward expansion of the house of Dampierre, the counts of Flanders.
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John II of Holland. Portrait of John I of Hainault in the 16th century. John II (1247 – 22 August 1304) was Count of Hainaut, Holland, and Zeeland. John II, born 1247, was the eldest son of John I of Hainaut and Adelaide of Holland.
Feb 25, 2023 · John II (1247-1304) was the Count of Hainaut, Holland, and Zeeland. He continued the war between the House of Dampierre and the Avesnes family and established a personal union between Hainaut and Holland-Zeeland. John's son was killed fighting for the French at the Battle of the Golden Spurs.
House of Avesnes. House of Wittelsbach. There was a war of succession between uncle ( John III, Duke of Bavaria) and niece ( Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut ). This war was finally won by Philip the Good in 1433, who, in the meantime had inherited John's claims on the county.
John I (1284 – 10 November 1299) was Count of Holland and Zeeland as son of Count Floris V. John inherited the county in 1296 after the murder of his father. [1] Shortly after his birth, after negotiations between Floris and King Edward I of England in April 1285, [2] he was betrothed to Elizabeth, a daughter of Edward and Eleanor of Castile.
John II, born 1247, was the oldest son of John I of Avesnes and Adelaide of Holland, daughter of Floris IV, Count of Holland.[1] He was Count of Hainaut from 1280 to his death and Count of Holland from 1299 until his death.[1]
