Florence from Hainaut
Florence of Hainaut (* around 1255; † January 23, 1297 ) was Prince of Achaia on behalf of his wife Isabelle de Villehardouin from 1289 until his death. He was the younger son of Johann von Avesnes , Count of Hainaut , and Adelheid von Holland .
He held the governorship of Zeeland before he went to southern Italy and entered the service of King Charles II of Naples , who made him constable of the Kingdom of Naples . On September 16, 1289 he married Isabelle de Villehardouin , the daughter of William II of Villehardouin , Prince of Achaia and Morea , whose heir was the House of Anjou . King Charles II gave Achaia back to Isabelle because of the marriage with the stipulation that if she survived Florence, she would not be allowed to remarry without the consent of Charles II.
Florence of Hainaut and Isabelle settled in Achaia, where he succeeded in 1290 in making a peace with Byzantium in the Treaty of Klarentza. The treaty lasted until 1293 when the Byzantines conquered Kalamata . In 1296 the castle of Agios Georgios in Arcadia was also lost. Florence besieged the conquered castle, but died on January 23, 1297 before the siege was achieved.
The daughter of Isabelle and Florence was Mathilde von Hennegau (* 1293; † 1331), princess of Achaia and Morea, who married four times.
literature
- René Grousset : L'Empire du Levant. Histoire de la Question d'Orient. Payot, Paris 1992, pp. 515-516, 522. ISBN 2-228-88506-1 .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Charles II |
Prince of Achaia (de iure uxoris ) 1289–1297 |
Philip of Savoy (de iure uxoris) |
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| SURNAME | Florence from Hainaut |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prince of Achaia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1255 |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 23, 1297 |