John II, Count of Holland
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Count of Hainaut Count of Holland and Zeeland |
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| Spouse(s) | Philippa of Luxembourg |
| Noble family | Avesnes |
| Father | John I of Avesnes |
| Mother | Adelaide of Holland |
| Born | 1247 |
| Died | 22 August 1304 (aged 56–57) |
John II of Avesnes (1247 – 22 August 1304) was Count of Hainaut, Holland, and Zeeland.
John II, born 1247, was the oldest son of John I of Avesnes and Adelaide of Holland, daughter of Floris IV, Count of Holland. He was Count of Hainaut from 1280 to his death and Count of Holland from 1299 until his death. John continued the war between the House of Dampierre and the House of Avesnes against count Guy of Flanders for imperial Flanders.
He became Count of Holland in 1299 with the death of John I, Count of Holland, through his mother Adelaide of Holland, heiress and regent of this county. The personal union he established between Hainaut and Holland–Zeeland lasted for another half-century.
His cousin, Count Floris V, was fighting against Flanders for Zeeland. He sought help of France against Flanders. The French defeated the Flemish in 1300 and 1301. The rebels in Zeeland were defeated as well. John's brother, Guy of Avesnes, became Bishop of Utrecht. So all his main enemies were gone.
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