Baldwin of Avesnes (September 1219 in Oizy – 10 April 1295 in

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) was a son of Bouchard IV of Avesnes and his wife,

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. His parents' marriage was later declared illegal, because his father had already received minor orders. Baldwin was later declared legitimate by the pope, at the instigation of King Louis IX of France. In 1246, Baldwin received

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as an

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. He fought his whole life, together with his brother John I, against his half-brothers from his mother's second marriage with

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. He was said to be responsible for the accident that killed his half-brother

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during a

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in Trazegnies. After the Edict of Péronne and the death of his brother John, he reconciled with his mother, who sent him to Namur on a revenge expedition. In 1287, Baldwin sold Dunkirk and Warneton to

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. He is also known as a chronicler; he wrote the ''Chronique Universelle''.

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identifies the diplomat Baldwin of Hainaut as Baldwin of Avesnes.

Marriage and issue

In 1243, Baldwin married Felicitas (1220-1307), the daughter of Thomas II of Coucy, Lord of Vervins. Baldwin was the father of: * John (d. 1283), married Agnes of Valence, the daughter of

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. She was the widow of Hugh de Balliol, the son of

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* Beatrice (d. 1321), married in 1281

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(d. 1288), the son of Henry V, Count of Luxembourg.

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