Person

Florent of Hainaut

c. 1255–1297 · 13th century

Florent of Hainaut was a Flemish nobleman who became prince of Achaea in 1289 by marrying Isabella of Villehardouin. He made a truce with the Byzantines that brought several years of peace and prosperity to the principality, and he was the father of Matilda of Hainaut.

Florent of Hainaut
Image: Schlumberger, Gustave Léon, 1844-1929 · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
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