Between 1258 and 1263, Adelaide was regent of Holland in the name of her nephew Floris V. She died in 1284, but in 1299, with the death of Floris' son John I, it was her own son John II of Avesnes who inherited Holland through her.
Adelaide was established as the centre of a planned colony of free immigrants, promising civil liberties and freedom from religious persecution, and does not share the convict settlement history of other Australian cities like Sydney and Hobart.
Adelaide is located north of the Fleurieu Peninsula, on the Adelaide plains between the Gulf St Vincent and the low-lying Mount Lofty Ranges.
Adelaide, as the capital of South Australia, is the seat of the state Government of South Australia.
Adelaide of Holland or Aleide (Aleidis) van Holland (circa 1222 – 1284) was a daughter of Floris IV, Count of Holland and sister of William II, Count of Holland and King of Germany.
Between 1258 and 1263, Adelaide was regent of Holland in the name of her nephew Floris V.
She died in 1284, but in 1299, with the death of Floris' son John I, it was her own son John II who inherited Holland through her.
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