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Born: c. 980. Died: May 30, 1035. Notable Family Members: son Baldwin V. Baldwin IV (born c. 980—died May 30, 1035) was the count of Flanders (988–1035) who greatly expanded the Flemish dominions. He fought successfully both against the Capetian king of France, Robert II, and the Holy Roman emperor Henry II. Henry found himself obliged to ...
Baldwin was born in mid-1161. His parents were Amalric, then the count of Jaffa and Ascalon, and Agnes of Courtenay. Baldwin's godfather was his paternal uncle, King Baldwin III, who joked that his christening present was the Kingdom of Jerusalem.
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Died: March 27, 965. Notable Family Members: father Baldwin II. Arnulf I (born c. 900—died March 27, 965) was the count of Flanders (918–958, 962–965) and son of Baldwin II. On his father’s death in 918, the inherited lands were divided between Arnulf and his brother Adolf, but the latter survived only a short time, and Arnulf succeeded ...
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The count of Flanders was one of the 12 ancient Peers or "equals" of the King of France. (1455 panel painting by Jean Fouquet ). The arms of the County of Flanders were allegedly created by Philip of Alsace, count of Flanders from 1168 to 1191; a climbing or rampant black lion on a gold field.
Baldwin I (born 1172, Valenciennes, France—died 1205) was the count of Flanders (as Baldwin IX) and of Hainaut (as Baldwin VI), a leader of the Fourth Crusade, who became the first Latin emperor of Constantinople (now Istanbul). The son of Baldwin V, count of Hainaut, and Margaret of Alsace, countess of Flanders, Baldwin I was an ally of the ...
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Oct 21, 2016 · There’s little known of Count Baldwin’s life before he became Judith’s husband. It’s not even known for sure where his county was, although it’s speculated he lived in Flanders.
From 1051, the House of Flanders also reigned over the County of Hainaut, with Baldwin I of Hainaut. In 1119, on the death of Baldwin VII, the family had a series of setbacks, but in 1191, the family recovered the title of Count of Flanders with Baldwin VIII (Baldwin V of Hainaut).
