15-1611: [REDACTED] Look up floris in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Floris may refer to: People [ edit ] Given name [ edit ] Five counts of Holland : Floris I, Count of Holland (c.1017–1061) Floris II, Count of Holland (c.1085–1121) Floris III, Count of Holland (1141–1190) Floris IV, Count of Holland (1210–1234) Floris de Voogd (c.1228–1258), interim count of Holland, and guardian of Floris V Floris V, Count of Holland (1254–1296) Floris of Zeeland (c.1255–1297), stadholder of Zeeland Floris Arntzenius (1864–1925), Dutch painter, water-colourist, illustrator and printmaker Floris van den Berg (born 1973), Dutch philosopher and skeptic Floris Jan Bovelander (born 1966), Dutch field hockey player Floris Braat (born 1979), Dutch slalom canoeist Floris Cohen (born 1946), Dutch historian of science Floris De Tier (born 1992), Belgian racing cyclist Floris Diergaardt (born 1980), Namibian football striker Floris van Dijck (c.1575–1651), Dutch still life painter Floris van Egmont (c.1470–1539), Dutch nobleman, stadtholder of Guelders and Friesland Floris Evers (born 1983), Dutch field hockey player Floris Gerts (born 1992), Dutch racing cyclist Floris Goesinnen (born 1983), Dutch racing cyclist Floris van der Haer (1547–1634), Flemish clergyman and history writer Floris Adriaan van Hall (1791–1866), Dutch nobleman and statesman, Prime Minister of
30-668: A constituent member state of the Dutch Republic until 1795. There were no more counts however since the Estates of Holland and West-Frisia were the sovereign of the county (although the countship was offered to William the Silent in 1584, shortly before his death). The stadtholders , who were servants of the Estates, were the de facto chief-executives during this period. Anna Floris Anna Floris ( Italian pronunciation: [ˈanna ˈflɔːris] ; born 15 May 1982)
45-672: A medieval literature story that was common in many languages in the Middle Ages Floris (TV series) , a 1969 Dutch TV series and the title character Floris (film) , a 2004 film based on the TV series Other [ edit ] Floris, Iowa , United States Floris, Virginia , United States Floris of London , a London-based perfumer See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing Floris Florissant (disambiguation) , United States Florist Fiore (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
60-619: Is a former professional tennis player from Italy. In her career, she won 12 singles and 16 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit . On 16 August 2010, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 129. On 9 March 2009, she peaked at No. 213 in the doubles rankings. Floris won her first $ 50k tournament in October 2009 at the Torneo Internacional Femenino Villa de Madrid , defeating Dia Evtimova in
75-636: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Count of Holland The counts of Holland ruled over the County of Holland in the Low Countries between the 10th and the 16th century. While the Frisian kingdom had comprised most of the present day Netherlands, the later province of Friesland in the Netherlands was much reduced. Already in
90-517: Is placed between Dirk I and II and numbered as Dirk I bis to avoid confusion with the already established numbering referring to the other counts of Holland named Dirk. The counts of West-Frisia ruled locally in the name of the archbishop of Utrecht, but over time, the counts of Holland came to dominate the bishopric of Utrecht. The archbishop of Utrecht governed the area on behalf of the Holy Roman Emperor, who saw his power diminished by
105-1544: The Netherlands 1853 / 1861 Floris van Imhoff (born 1964), Dutch curler Floris Isola (born 1991), French football midfielder Floris Jansen (born 1962), Dutch cricketer Floris Jespers (1889–1965), Belgian Avant-garde painter Floris Kaayk (born 1982), Dutch digital artist Flóris Korb (1860–1930), Hungarian architect Floris van der Linden (born 1996), Dutch football forward Floris of Montmorency (1528–1570), Flemish noble and diplomat Floris Nollet (1794–1853), Belgian physicist, engineer and inventor Prince Floris of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven (born 1975), nephew of Queen Beatrix Floris Osmond (1849–1912), French engineer and metallographer Floris van Schooten (c.1586–1656), Dutch still life painter Floris Stempel (1877–1910), Dutch founder and chairman of football club Ajax Floris Takens (1940–2010), Dutch mathematician Floris Verster (1861–1927), Dutch painter Floris de Vries (born 1989), Dutch golfer Floris van Wevelinkhoven (c.1315–1393), Bishop of Münster and Bishop of Utrecht Surname [ edit ] Anna Floris (born 1982), Italian tennis player Frans Floris (1517–1570), Flemish historical and portrait painter Gianluca Floris (born 1964), Italian writer and belcanto singer Maria Eizaguerri Floris (born 2004), Spanish chess master Roberto Floris (born 1986), Argentine football defender Sandro Floris (born 1965), Italian sprinter Fiction [ edit ] Floris and Blancheflour ,
120-724: The county was governed by a stadtholder in name of the count. In 1581, the Estates General of the United Provinces declared themselves independent from the Spanish rule of Philip II (who was Philip III of Holland). Until the Treaty of Münster in 1648, the kings of Spain still used the title Count of Holland, but they had lost the actual power over the county to the States of Holland . The county remained in existence as
135-480: The early Middle Ages West-Frisia (Frisia west of the Vlie) was not considered to be a part of Frisia anymore, and came to be known as Holland (present day provinces North and South Holland and Zeeland). Floris II was the first count who restyled his name from count of "West-Frisia", in count of "Holland". Frisia Proper in medieval time therefore only included the middle and eastern part. The middle part (corresponding to
150-499: The feudal system in which the counts and dukes ruled almost as sovereigns. The counts of Holland tried frequently to increase their territory but apart from the acquisition of Zeeland during the 14th century they had no lasting success. Instead, it became a part of the mighty medieval dynasties' possessions, first Wittelsbach then Valois and thereafter Habsburg. There was a war of succession between uncle ( John III, Duke of Bavaria ) and niece ( Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut ). This war
165-593: The present day Dutch province of Friesland) was populated by free peasants who successfully resisted all attempts by feudal lords to subdue them, mainly the counts of Holland and the bishops of Utrecht. In the eastern part, local chieftains created their own states (within the Holy Roman Empire) in the late Middle Ages. They became a county after 1446 until 1744, after which it was incorporated within Prussia and later Germany. The first count of Holland, Dirk I,
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#1732790576865180-578: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Floris . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Floris&oldid=1159995021 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with given-name-holder lists Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Dutch masculine given names Masculine given names Hidden categories: Short description
195-453: The usual names for the county were West-Friesland, Frisia or Kennemerland; in spite of this the counts from Dirk I onwards are traditionally named of Holland . Note that the chronology of the first few counts is uncertain. The existence of a count between Dirk I and Dirk II was only recently suggested, since it is thought that the references to counts named Dirk between 896 and 988 refer to three, not two, different counts. This third Count Dirk
210-514: Was finally won by Philip the Good in 1433, who, in the meantime had inherited John's claims on the county. Philip and Jacqueline were double first cousins, Philip's mother is daughter of Albert while Jacqueline's mother was daughter of Philip the Bold of Burgundy. In April 1433 he forced Jacqueline to abdicate from Hainaut and Holland on his behalf. During the 'foreign rule' by Burgundy and Habsburg,
225-517: Was the son or foster-son of Gerolf, Count in Frisia (Dijkstra suggests that Dirk may have been the son of a sister of Gerolf and that his own father died while he was still an infant). He received land around Egmond from Charles the Fat at a place called Bladella (modern-day Bladel near Eindhoven, The Netherlands) in 922. This is seen as the beginning of the county of Holland. However, until about 1100,
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