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SgtMittens35 t1_jbnoohq wrote

Reply to comment by Robcobes in Unique medieval treasure found with metal detector in The Netherlands by rzwart

Nope that was Willem II of Holland, the father of Floris V. He was killed in 1256 indeed in Hoogwoud while fighting against the West-Frisians. I believe his horse collapsed and he was mangled by the locals who first had no idea who he was. After they found out the buried his body beneath a fireplace in one of the farmhouses.

His son Floris V revenged the dead of his father later in his life and killed a lot of West-Frisians, and been at war with them for a long time. Also builded a lot of castles surrounding the area from where he could easily attack them. O and he did recovered the remains of his father at some time in history .

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Robcobes t1_jbnpitc wrote

Willem II was holy roman emperor wasn't he? Or at least anti-emperor

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SgtMittens35 t1_jbnq6cn wrote

He was crowned by the pope and reigned the Holy roman-German reich between 1248 and 1256. Next to his countmanship of Holland and Zeeland 1234 - 1256.

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AnaphoricReference t1_jbnx8i1 wrote

He was crowned as King of the Germans, and the Pope explicitly supported his election. But he was killed before he made the trip to Rome for the actual coronation as emperor (which would have been a massive military operation through enemy territory he had not been capable of before being killed).

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