Alice of Namur (died July 1169 at

Valenciennes Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France. It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a ...

) was the daughter of Count

Godfrey I of Namur Godfrey of Namur (attested in 1080; died 19 August 1139) was a Lotharingian nobleman. He was Count ''jure uxoris'' of Porcéan from 1097 until his death. From 1102, he was also Count of County of Namur, Namur. He was the oldest son of Count Albe ...

and Countess

Ermesinde of Luxembourg Ermesinde (July 1186 – 12 February 1247) ruled as the countess of Luxembourg from 1197 until her death. She was the only child of Count Henry IV and his second wife Agnes of Guelders. Succession Prior to her birth, Ermesinde's aging father, ...

. Her father married her off to Count Baldwin IV of Hainaut around 1130.

Gislebert of Mons Gislebert (or Gilbert) of Mons ( 1150 – 1225) was a clergyman in the administration of the County of Hainaut and a chronicler whose ''Chronicon Hanoniense'' (''Chronicle of Hainaut'') is an essential eyewitness source for events affecting his pat ...

described her as having "a graceful body and a beautiful face". Their son Baldwin was the heir 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. Na ...

when her brother Count

Henry IV of Luxembourg Henry the Blind ( – 14 August 1196; French ''Henri l'Aveugle'', Dutch ''Hendrik de Blinde''), sometimes called Henry IV of Luxembourg, was his father's heir as count of Namur from 1136 until his death, and heir of his mother's family as count of ...

died in 1196. Her children with Baldwin IV of Hainaut were: *Yolande (1131/5 – after 1202), wife of Count Ives II of Soissons, and Count Hugh IV of Saint PolGislebert of Mons, ''Chronicon Hanoniae'' 34 (= L. Vanderkindere (ed.), 1904, p
67
, Alberic of Trois-Fontaines, ''Chronica s.a.'' 1168 (= L. Weiland (ed.), ''Monumenta Germaniae Historica, Scriptores'' XXIII, Hannover, 1874, p

). *Baldwin (1134 – 1147/50)Gislebert of Mons, ''Chronicon Hanoniae'' 34 (= L. Vanderkindere (ed.), 1904, pp
6667
, Alberic of Trois-Fontaines, ''Chronica s.a.'' 1168 (= L. Weiland (ed.), ''Monumenta Germaniae Historica, Scriptores'' XXIII, Hannover, 1874, p

). *Agnes (1140/45 – 1174 or after), married Ralph de Coucy *Geoffrey, Count of Oostrevant (1147–1163), first husband of Countess Eleanor of Vermandois *Lauretta (died 1181), wife of Thierry of Alost (Dirk van Aalst) and Bouchard IV of Montmorency *

Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut Baldwin V of Hainaut (1150 – 17 December 1195) was count of Hainaut (1171–1195), margrave of Namur as Baldwin I (1189–1195) and count of Flanders as Baldwin VIII (1191–1195). History He was the son of Baldwin IV, Count of Hainaut. In the ...

(1150–1195), later

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 ...

by marriage to

Margaret I of Flanders Margaret I (c. 1145 - died 15 November 1194) was the countess of Flanders '' suo jure'' from 1191 to her death. Early life Margaret was the daughter of Count Thierry of Flanders and Sibylla of Anjou. In 1160 she married Count Ralph II of Vermand ...

*Henry (died after 1207), Seigneur of Sebourg *Bertha She was buried inside

Saint Waltrude Collegiate Church Saint Waltrude Collegiate Church is a Catholic parish church in Belgium, named in honour of Saint Waltrude of Mons. The church is a notable example of Gothic architecture, and is protected by the heritage register of Wallonia. History The histo ...

.F. Rousseau, ''Henri l’Aveugle, Comte de Namur et de Luxembourg (1136-1196)'', Liège, 2013 (= Paris - Liège, 1921), p
12 (note 15)

, ''Chronicon Hanoniae'' 55 (= L. Vanderkindere (ed.), 1904, p
96
, L. Devillers, ''Memoire historique et descriptif sur l'eglise de Sainte-Waudru a Mons'', Mons, 1857, pp
7778

References

Bibliography

* L. Devillers, ''Memoire historique et descriptif sur l'eglise de Sainte-Waudru a Mons'', Mons, 1857. * J.A. Everard, ''Brittany and the Angevins: Province and Empire'', Cambridge, 2000, pp
3031

F. Rousseau, ''Henri l’Aveugle, Comte de Namur et de Luxembourg (1136-1196)'', Liège, 2013 (= Paris - Liège, 1921).

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