Florent of Hainaut
| Florent of Hainaut | |
|---|---|
John I of Avesnes | |
| Mother | Adelaide of Holland |
Florent of Hainaut (also Floris or Florence;
stadholdership (government) of Zeeland
.
After he left Zeeland, he took up service with Charles II of Naples, who made him constable of the Kingdom of Naples. After his marriage with Isabella on 16 September 1289, they had one daughter, Matilda. She succeeded him and her mother as princess.
Florent settled with his wife in
Arcadia
. Florent besieged the castle, but died before it could be taken.
Sources
- Bon, Antoine (1969). La Morée franque. Recherches historiques, topographiques et archéologiques sur la principauté d'Achaïe [The Frankish Morea. Historical, Topographic and Archaeological Studies on the Principality of Achaea] (in French). Paris: De Boccard. OCLC 869621129.
- Grousset, René. L'Empire du Levant: Histoire de la Question d'Orient.
- Longnon, Jean (1969) [1962]. "The Frankish States in Greece, 1204–1311". In ISBN 0-299-04844-6.
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