Baldwin IV (1108 – 8 November 1171) was
count of Hainaut
The Count of Hainaut (; ; ) was the ruler of the county of Hainaut, a historical region in the Low Countries (including the modern countries of Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and parts of northern France and western Germany). In English-la ...
from 1120 to his death.
Baldwin IV was the son of Count
Baldwin III of Hainaut
Baldwin III (1088–1120) was count of Hainaut from 1098 to his death.
History
Baldwin was son of Count Baldwin II of Hainaut and Ida of Louvain. He succeeded to the County of Hainaut in 1102. Baldwin married Yolande of Guelders at a young age. ...
and Yolande de Wassenberg.
[Gislebertus (of Mons), ''Chronicle of Hainaut'', transl. Laura Napran, (The Boydell Press, 2005), 40. ] Also known as Baldwin the Builder, he purchased the property of
Ath
Ath (; nl, Aat, ; pcd, Ât; wa, Ate) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
The municipality consists of the following districts: Arbre, Ath, Bouvignies, Ghislenghien, Gibecq, Houtaing, ...
in 1158 and built the Burbant tower. He ceded the locality of Braine-la-Willotte, also known as
Braine-le-Comte
Braine-le-Comte (; nl, ’s-Gravenbrakel, ; wa, Brinne-e-Hinnot) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
On January 1, 2018, Braine-le-Comte had a total population of 21,649. The total area is whic ...
, to the chapter of
Sainte-Waudru in 1158. In 1159, he incorporated the
seigniory In English law, seignory or seigniory, spelled ''signiory'' in Early Modern English (; french: seigneur, lit=lord; la, senior, lit=elder), is the lordship (authority) remaining to a grantor after the grant of an estate in fee simple.
''Nulle terre ...
of
Chimay
Chimay (, wa, Chimai) is a city and Municipalities of Belgium, municipality of Wallonia located in the Hainaut Province, province of Hainaut, Belgium. In 2006, Chimay had a population of 9,774. The area is 197.10 km2 which gives a populatio ...
and in 1160 the
châtellenies of Valencians and of Ostrevent.
Baldwin IV married
Alice,
heiress of
Namur
Namur (; ; nl, Namen ; wa, Nameur) is a city and municipality in Wallonia, Belgium. It is both the capital of the province of Namur and of Wallonia, hosting the Parliament of Wallonia, the Government of Wallonia and its administration.
Namu ...
, and had the following children:
* Yolande (1131–1202), married first to
Ivo II, Count of Soissons,
and second to
Hugh IV, Count of St Pol
* Baldwin (1134–1147)
* Agnes (1142–1168), married
Ralph I, Lord of Coucy
Ralph of Coucy, (c. 1134 – 1191), lord of Coucy, lord of Marle, La Fère, Crécy (sur-Serre), Vervins, Pinon, Landouzy (la-Ville), and Fontaine (lès-Vervins). He was the son of Enguerrand II, Lord of Coucy and Agnes de Beaugency.M. A. Pol ...
and had children including
Yolande de Coucy Yolande or Yolanta may refer to:
Royalty and nobility
*Yolande of Aragon (disambiguation), several people
* Yolande de Montferrat (c.1274–1317), Byzantine Empress consort
*Yolande de Courtenay (c.1200–1233), wife of Andrew II of Hungary
*Yolan ...
, wife of
Robert II, Count of Dreux
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He participated in ...
.
* Geoffrey, Count of Ostervant (1147–1163), first husband of
Eleanor, Countess of Vermandois
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* Lauret(t)a (1150–1181), married first to
Thierry of Alost,
[Gislebertus (of Mons), ''Chronicle of Hainaut'', 41.] and second to Bouchard IV, Count of Montmorency
[Gislebertus (of Mons), ''Chronicle of Hainaut'', 42.]
*
Baldwin V
Baldwin is a Germanic name, composed of the elements ''bald'' "bold" and ''win'' "friend".
People
* Baldwin (name)
Places Canada
* Baldwin, York Regional Municipality, Ontario
* Baldwin, Ontario, in Sudbury District
* Baldwin's Mills, ...
(1150–1195),
also
count of Flanders
The count of Flanders was the ruler or sub-ruler of the county of Flanders, beginning in the 9th century. Later, the title would be held for a time, by the rulers of the Holy Roman Empire and Spain. During the French Revolution, in 1790, the co ...
by his marriage to
Margaret I of Flanders.
References
See also
*
Counts of Hainaut family tree
Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: ...
House of Flanders
Baldwin IV
Margraves of Namur
1108 births
1171 deaths
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