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Also Known As John of Avesnes • Jan van Avesnes • John I • John I of Avesnes
Born c.1247
Died September 11, 1304? • Hainaut • Belgium
Charles-François Lebrun
French politician
Floris V
count of Holland
Louis Bonaparte
Louis Bonaparte
king of Holland
Hortense, portrait.
Hortense
queen of Holland
William
king of Germany
Johan van der Does
Dutch statesman
Paulus Buys
Dutch statesman