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1254 – 1296
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Floris 5th was born in Leiden in june 1254.
When he was 2 years old, he became duke of Holland and Zeeland.
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When he was 12 years old, he was old enough to reign over Holland.
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Floris wanted to take revanche for the death of his father.
He tried to conquer West-Friesland and succeeded.
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The nobility was unhappy, because Floris took their power and became more powerful himself.
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Floris build a lot of beautiful castles. Here’s some of them: Muiderslot, Slot te Wijdeses, kasteel Ratbouw.
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The Ridderzaal in The Hague was earlier build by Willem II, but Floris the 5th broke it down to build a bigger one himself. The Ridderzaal is now used by the Dutch government.
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On June 27th 1296 Floris got killed by Gerard van Velzen.
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