John I, Count of Holland

John I, Count of Holland

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. Shortly after his birth, after negotiations between Floris and King Edward I of England in April 1285, he was betrothed to Elizabeth, a daughter of Edward and Eleanor of Castile. Soon after this the infant John was sent to England to be raised and educated there at Edward's court. In 1296, after the murder of John's father Count Floris V, King Edward invited a number of nobles from Holland with English sympathies, amongst whom were John III, Lord of Renesse, and Wolfert I van Borselen. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John I, Count of Holland is the 9,478th most popular politician (down from 8,703rd in 2019). (down from 1,690th in 2019)