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Petronilla of Lorraine
Petronilla of Lorraine ( 1082 – 23 May 1144) was Countess of Holland by marriage to Floris II, Count of Holland, and regent of the County of Holland during the minority of her son Dirk VI in 1121-1129. She was a daughter of Theodoric II, Duke of Lorraine and Hedwig of Formbach.
Biography.
Named after her maternal grandmother, she changed her name from Gertrude to Petronilla after her marriage in 1100.
In 1121, after her husband's early death, she
countess of Holland adopting this name around 1100. In daily life, many people with this given name use a short form, like "Petra", "Nel", "Nelleke", "Nelly", "Ella", "Ellen", and "Elly".
People called Petronilla:
- Saint Petronilla, venerated by the 4th century
- Petronilla (9th century), daughter of Hugh, son of Charlemagne, and mother of Ingelger of Anjou
- Petronilla of Lorraine (c.1082–1144),