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Apr 4, 2024 · Robert’s pilgrimage and service with the Byzantine emperor established a pattern followed later in the First Crusade (1096–99). This article was most recently revised and updated by Encyclopaedia Britannica. Robert I was the count of Flanders (1071–93), the second son of Count Baldwin V.
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Father. Baldwin V of Flanders. Mother. Adela of France. Robert I ( c. 1035 – 13 October 1093), known as Robert the Frisian, was count of Flanders from 1071 until his death in 1093. He was a son of Baldwin V, Count of Flanders, and the younger brother of Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders. He usurped the countship after defeating his nephew Arnulf ...
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Jul 24, 2021 · His choleric temperament was equaled only by his reputation in many historical and literary works. Where he went, trouble and greatness followed. Philip of Alsace, as he was commonly known, was born in 1143, the eldest son of Thierry of Flanders and Sibylla of Anjou. As John W. Baldwin notes, Philip was born into “one of the two richest and ...
Oct 3, 2019 · Looking beyond the immediate Conquest years the role of Flanders remained an important one – it was to Flanders that William’s son Robert fled when he rebelled against his father in 1077. By that time Baldwin’s son Robert I was the Count having usurped the position from his young nephew Arnulf – it was a situation that would end in ...
The Count of Flanders was the ruler or leader of the county of Flanders from the 9th century until the French Revolution in 1790. The first count was Baldwin I "Iron Arm". By expanding its borders the early counts managed to keep Flanders independent. Later, the lack of natural borders allowed invaders into Flanders.
Baldwin I (died 879) was the first ruler of Flanders. A daring warrior under Charles II the Bald of France, he fell in love with the king’s daughter Judith, the youthful widow of two English kings, married her (862), and fled with his bride to Lorraine.
Aug 30, 2021 · Aug 30 2021. Gravensteen castle in Ghent was the seat of the Counts of Flanders who became serious players on the European stage from the 10th century. The first count was Baldwin who was appointed in 862, allegedly after eloping with emperor Charles the Bald’s daughter. The counts were an ambitious lot and grew their territory step by step.
