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Dirk VI, Count of Holland

1114 - 1157

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Dirk VI (c. 1114 – 5 August 1157) was Count of Holland between 1121 and 1157, at first, during his minority, under the regency of his mother Petronilla. He was the son of Count Floris II. After his death he was succeeded by his eldest son Floris III. He married Sofie of Salm, Countess of Rheineck and Bentheim. She was heiress of Bentheim, which she ruled together with her husband and which was inherited by the couple's second son Otto after his parents' death. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dirk VI, Count of Holland is the 9,559th most popular politician (down from 9,474th in 2019). (up from 1,944th in 2019)

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Among politicians, Dirk VI, Count of Holland ranks 9,559 out of 19,576Before him are Kaleb of Axum, Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Earl of Minto, Ene Ergma, Adam Malik, Isabel Moctezuma, and Frans Timmermans. After him are Yangwon of Goguryeo, Henri Masson, Adolfo Ruiz Cortines, Princess Friederike Luise of Prussia, Adelaide of Paris, and Ekkathat.

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Among people born in 1114, Dirk VI, Count of Holland ranks 6Before him are Bhāskara II, Otto of Freising, Gerard of Cremona, Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona, and Berenguer Ramon, Count of Provence. After him are Rainald of Dassel, and Gertrude of Sulzbach. Among people deceased in 1157, Dirk VI, Count of Holland ranks 10Before him are Alfonso VII of León and Castile, Sweyn III of Denmark, Canute V of Denmark, Ramiro II of Aragon, Matilda of Savoy, Queen of Portugal, and Conrad, Margrave of Meissen.

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