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- 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).
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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 .
Apr 4, 2024 · Robert I (born c. 1013—died October 13, 1093, Kassel [Germany]) was the count of Flanders (1071–93), the second son of Count Baldwin V. In 1063 he married Gertrude and became guardian of her son, who had inherited Frisia east of the Scheldt River .
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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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Apr 4, 2024 · Robert II (born c. 1065—died Oct. 5, 1111, near Meaux, Fr.) was the count of Flanders (1093–1111), one of the most celebrated of crusaders. The son of Robert I, he sailed for the Holy Land on the First Crusade in 1096 and earned fame perhaps second only to that of Godfrey of Bouillon.
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- Pope Urban II: The Brains Behind the First Crusade. It is funny to think that, of all the characters who could’ve inspired a series of bloody wars that took place halfway across the known world and which went on for almost four hundred years, it was a churchman, Pope Urban II.
- Godfrey of Bouillon: Defender of the Holy Sepulchre. When discussing the First Crusade, one of the key figures that is always highlighted is Godfrey of Bouillon.
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- Raymond IV of Toulouse: The Pious Crusader. Raymond was the oldest of the leaders in the First Crusade, and also the most experienced. He was born circa 1041, and was deeply religious — even stating in his early life that he wanted to die in the Holy Land (Thomas Asbridge, The Crusades: The War for the Holy Land).
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 ...
Jul 24, 2021 · The Count of Flanders was rumored among his peers to have taken his crusading vow to abolish the guilt of recent affairs. The letter points to a well-known fact that Philip was prone to bouts of extreme cruelty and violence. Those who are known to have incurred his wrath suffered at the hands of an intemperate man.
