Count Of Holland
The Counts of Holland ruled over the County of Holland in the Low Countries between the 10th and the 16th century.
Read more about Count Of Holland: House of Holland, House of Avesnes, House of Wittelsbach, House of Valois, House of Habsburg, The County of Holland and West Frisia 1582–1795
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