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The House of Flanders—also called the Baldwins ( la, Balduini, french: Baudouinides)—was a medieval ruling family that was founded by Baldwin Iron Arm, son-in-law of
Charles the Bald Charles the Bald (french: Charles le Chauve; 13 June 823 – 6 October 877), also known as Charles II, was a 9th-century king of West Francia (843–877), king of Italy (875–877) and emperor of the Carolingian Empire (875–877). After a se ...
. From 1051, the House of Flanders also reigned over the
County of Hainaut The County of Hainaut (french: Comté de Hainaut; nl, Graafschap Henegouwen; la, comitatus hanoniensis), sometimes spelled Hainault, was a territorial lordship within the medieval Holy Roman Empire that straddled what is now the border of Belg ...
, with Baldwin I of Hainaut. In 1119, on the death of Baldwin VII, the family had a series of setbacks, but in 1191, the family recovered the title of
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 ...
with Baldwin VIII (Baldwin V of Hainaut). The dynasty established the Latin Empire of Constantinople during the
Fourth Crusade The Fourth Crusade (1202–1204) was a Latin Christian armed expedition called by Pope Innocent III. The stated intent of the expedition was to recapture the Muslim-controlled city of Jerusalem, by first defeating the powerful Egyptian Ayyubid S ...
, and it also briefly ruled the County of Namur (1188–1212). The House of Flanders became extinct in 1280 with the death of Margaret II. A cadet branch, the House of Boulogne, ruled over the County of Boulogne. Members of this house joined the
First Crusade The First Crusade (1096–1099) was the first of a series of religious wars, or Crusades, initiated, supported and at times directed by the Latin Church in the medieval period. The objective was the recovery of the Holy Land from Islamic ...
, established the
Kingdom of Jerusalem The Kingdom of Jerusalem ( la, Regnum Hierosolymitanum; fro, Roiaume de Jherusalem), officially known as the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem or the Frankish Kingdom of Palestine,Example (title of works): was a Crusader state that was establish ...
, and produced its first kings.


Genealogy

* Baldwin Iron Arm,
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 ...
(† 879) ** Baldwin II the Bald, Count of Flanders († 918) *** Arnulf I the Great, Count of Flanders († 965) **** Elftrude, born circa 932, married in 964 to Siegfried, Count of Guînes († 965) **** Hildegarde (934 † 990), married in 943 to
Dirk II, Count of Holland Dirk II or Theoderic II (920/930 – 6 May 988) was a count in West Frisia, and a predecessor of the counts of Holland. He was the son of Dirk I, count in West Frisia, and Geva (or Gerberge). Career In 983 Emperor Otto III confirmed Dirk's right ...
(930 † 988) **** Egbert (937 † 953) **** Liutgarde (938 † 964), married in 950 to Wichmann IV, Count of Hamaland and Ghent. **** Baldwin III, Count of Flanders († 962) ***** Arnulf II, Count of Flanders († 988) ****** Mathilda († 995 or before) ****** Baldwin IV the Bearded (v.980 † 1035), Count of Flanders († 1035) ******* Baldwin V ''of Lille'', Count of Flanders († 1067) ******** Baldwin VI the Good, (1030 - 1070), Count of Flanders and of Hainaut *********
Arnulf III of Flanders Arnulf III (died 22 February 1071) was Count of Flanders from 1070 until his death at the Battle of Cassel in 1071. Born , Arnulf was the eldest son of Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders, and Richilde, Countess of Mons and Hainaut.Detlev Schwennick ...
(1055 † 1071), Count of Flanders and Hainaut *********
Baldwin II of Hainaut 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, ...
(1056 † 1098), Count of Hainaut ********** Baldwin III of Hainaut (1088 † 1120), Count of Hainaut *********** Baldwin IV the Builder (1108 † 1171), Count of Hainaut ************ Agnes of Hainaut, 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 ...
************
Baldwin V 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 th ...
(1150 † 1195), Count of Hainaut ************* Isabella of Hainault (°1170- †1190), married Philip II of France *************
Baldwin VI of Hainaut Baldwin I ( nl, Boudewijn; french: Baudouin; July 1172 – ) was the first Emperor of the Latin Empire of Constantinople; Count of Flanders (as Baldwin IX) from 1194 to 1205 and Count of Hainaut (as Baldwin VI) from 1195-1205. Baldwin was ...
(°1171- †1205), Count of Flanders and Hainaut, Latin Emperor of Constantinople **************
Joan Joan may refer to: People and fictional characters * Joan (given name), including a list of women, men and fictional characters *: Joan of Arc, a French military heroine *Joan (surname) Weather events *Tropical Storm Joan (disambiguation), multip ...
(1199-1200 † 1244), Countess of Flanders and of Hainaut ************** Margaret II (ca.1202 † 1280), Countess of Flanders and of Hainaut ************* Yolanda (°1175- †1219), married Peter II of Courtenay, Latin Emperor of Constantinople ************* Philip the Noble, Marquis of Namur (°1175- †1212) ************* Henry (°1176- †1216), Latin Emperor of Constantinople ************* Sybille (°1179- †1217), married to Guichard IV, Sire of Beaujeu ************* Eustace (†1217), regent of the Kingdom of Thessalonica ********
Matilda Matilda or Mathilda may refer to: Animals * Matilda (chicken) (1990–2006), World's Oldest Living Chicken record holder * Matilda (horse) (1824–1846), British Thoroughbred racehorse * Matilda, a dog of the professional wrestling tag-team The ...
(1032 - 1083), married in 1053 to
William the Conqueror William I; ang, WillelmI (Bates ''William the Conqueror'' p. 33– 9 September 1087), usually known as William the Conqueror and sometimes William the Bastard, was the first Norman king of England, reigning from 1066 until his death in 10 ...
******** Robert the Frisian, (1033 - 1093), Count of Flanders from 1071 to 1093 ********* Robert II, Count of Flanders from 1093 to 1111 ********** Baldwin VII (1093-1119), Count of Flanders ********** Guillaume (1094-1109) ********** Philip (1095-) (died young) ********* Adela of Flanders († 1115), married firstly Canute IV of Denmark. Married secondly Roger Borsa, Duke of Apulia. **********
Charles I, Count of Flanders Charles the Good (10842 March 1127) was Count of Flanders from 1119 to 1127. His murder and its aftermath were chronicled by Galbert of Bruges. He was beatified by Pope Leo XIII in 1882 through ''cultus'' ''confirmation''. Early life Charles w ...
(1084 – 1127) ********* Gertrude (1080 - † 1117), married to Henry III († 1095) Count of Louvain and Brussels, then in 1096 to
Theodoric II, Duke of Lorraine Theodoric II (died 30 December 1115), called the Valiant, was the Duke of Lorraine from 1070 to his death. He was the son and successor of Gerhard and Hedwige of Namur. He is sometimes numbered ''Theodoric I'' if the Dukes of the House of Ardenn ...
(† 1115). ********* Philip of Loo, whose illegitimate son
William of Ypres William of Ypres ( nl, Willem van Yper; 1090 – 24 January 116524 January 1164 O.S., 1165 N.S.) was a Flemish nobleman and one of the first mercenary captains of the Middle Ages. Following two unsuccessful bids for the County of Flanders, ...
was a claimant to the county of Flanders. ********* Ogive, abbess of Mesen. ******* Judith of Flanders, Countess of Northumbria (1037 † 1094), married in 1058 to Tostig Godwinson († 1066),
Earl of Northumbria Earl of Northumbria or Ealdorman of Northumbria was a title in the late Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Scandinavian and early Anglo-Norman period in England. The ealdordom was a successor of the Norse Kingdom of York. In the seventh century, the Anglo-Saxo ...
, then in 1071 to Welf I, Duke of Bavaria († 1101) *** Adelolf († 933),
Count of Boulogne Count of Boulogne was a historical title in the Kingdom of France. The city of Boulogne-sur-Mer became the centre of the county of Boulogne during the ninth century. Little is known of the early counts, but the first holder of the title is recor ...
**** Arnulf II († 971), Count of Boulogne ***** Arnulf III († 990), Count of Boulogne ****** Baldwin II († 1025), Count of Boulogne ******* Eustace I (v. 995 † 1049), Count of Boulogne ********
Eustace II Eustace II, (), also known as Eustace aux Grenons ("Eustace with long moustaches"),Heather J. Tanner, 'Eustace (II), count of Boulogne (d. c.1087)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004. was Count of Boulogne fro ...
(† 1087), Count of Boulogne ********* Eustace III, Count of Boulogne (1056 † 1125) ********** Matilda I, Countess of Boulogne (1105 † 1152), married in 1125 to
Stephen of England Stephen (1092 or 1096 – 25 October 1154), often referred to as Stephen of Blois, was King of England from 22 December 1135 to his death in 1154. He was Count of Boulogne '' jure uxoris'' from 1125 until 1147 and Duke of Normandy from 1135 ...
*********
Godfrey of Bouillon Godfrey of Bouillon (, , , ; 18 September 1060 – 18 July 1100) was a French nobleman and pre-eminent leader of the First Crusade. First ruler of the Kingdom of Jerusalem from 1099 to 1100, he avoided the title of king, preferring that of princ ...
(1058 † 1099), Duke of Lower Lorraine, a leader of the
First Crusade The First Crusade (1096–1099) was the first of a series of religious wars, or Crusades, initiated, supported and at times directed by the Latin Church in the medieval period. The objective was the recovery of the Holy Land from Islamic ...
and "Advocate of the Holy Sepulchre" ********* Baldwin I of Jerusalem (1065 † 1118), accompanied his brother to the Holy Land, became Count of Edessa and then King of Jerusalem ******** Godfrey († 1095), Bishop of Paris ********
Lambert II, Count of Lens Lambert II, Count of Lens (died 1054) was a French nobleman. He was likely born circa 1030. This would put his death age at about 24 years old. He was the son of Eustace I, Count of Bologne and of Maud of Louvain (daughter of Lambert I of Louvain ...
(† 1054) ******** Gerberge († 1049), married Frederick, Duke of Lower Lorraine (1003 † 1065) ****** Arnulf IV, Count of Ternois


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