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Abt 1099 - 1168 (69 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
2. | Marguerite Of LORRAINE (1.Thierry1) was born about 1140; died on 17 Dec 1194/5. Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: Margaret Of Flanders
- Birth: Abt 1148, Alsace, France
- Death: 15 Nov 1194
Marguerite married Baldwin V in Apr 1169. Baldwin (son of Baldwin IV and Alice/Alix DE NAMUR) was born in 1150 in Hainaut, Belgium; died on 17 Dec 1195 in Mons, Hainault, Belgium. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 5. Yolande Of FLANDERS was born in 1175 in Flanders, Belgium; died on 26 Aug 1219 in Constantinople, Turkey.
- 6. Philippe I Count Of NAMUR was born in 1174 in Hainaut, Belgium; died in 1212 in Namur, Belgium.
- 7. Baldwin VI was born in Jul 1172; died on 11 Jun 1215 in Bulgaria.
- 8. Eustach DE FLANDRE was born about 1191 in Flanders, Belgium; died after 1217.
- 9. Isabelle Of HAINAULT was born in Apr 1170 in Valenciennes, Flandres; died on 15 Mar 1190 in Paris, Isle De France, France; was buried in Notre Dame De Paris, Paris, Isle De France.
- 10. Henri DE FLANDERS was born in 1176 in Flanders, Belgium; died on 11 Jul 1216.
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3. | Matthew I Of ALSACE (1.Thierry1) was born about 1137 in Flanders, Belgium; died on 25 Jul 1173 in Seige of Driencourt; was buried in Josse. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes:
Matthew died ath the seige of Driencourt.
Matthew married Marie Of BLOIS in 1160. Marie (daughter of Stephen of BLOIS and Matilda Of BOULOGNE) was born about 1136 in Blois, Loir-Et-Cher, France; died between 1181 and 1182 in St Austrebert, Eure-Et-Loir, France; was buried in Nunnery of St Austrebert, Eure-Et-Loir, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 11. Ida Of BOLOGNE was born about 1161 in Boulogne, Pas-De-Calais, France; died in 1216.
- 12. Maud Of BOULOGNE was born about 1160 in Boulogne, Pas-De-Calais, France; died in 1210.
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Generation: 3
5. | Yolande Of FLANDERS (2.Marguerite2, 1.Thierry1) was born in 1175 in Flanders, Belgium; died on 26 Aug 1219 in Constantinople, Turkey. Other Events and Attributes:
- Fact: Countess and heir of Namur
Yolande married Peter DE COURTENAY in bet. 24 Jun & 01 Jul 1193 in Soisson, France. Peter (son of Peter Of FRANCE and Isabelle DE COURTENAY) was born about 1155 in Courtenay, Galinois, France; died before Jan 1218 in Epirus, Turkey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 13. Eleanor DE COURTENAY was born before 1229 in Constantinople Turkey; died in L'abbaye De S. Antione Des Champs, Paris, Seine-Et-Marne, France.
- 14. Marie DE COURTENAY was born about 1204 in Constantinople Turkey; died in Sep 1222.
- 15. Marguerite DE COURTENAY was born about 1194 in Mareuil-En-Brie, marne, France; died on 17 Jul 1270.
- 16. Yolande DE COURTENAY was born about 1194 in Courtenay, Loiret, France; died in 1232/3.
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7. | Baldwin VI (2.Marguerite2, 1.Thierry1) was born in Jul 1172; died on 11 Jun 1215 in Bulgaria. Other Events and Attributes:
- Fact: Emperor of Constantinople
- Name: Baldwin VI Count Of Flanders And Hainault
- Birth: Jul 1171, Valenciennes, France
- Fact: 1204, Emperor of the East and a leader of the 4th Crusade
Notes:
Baldwin I (July 1172 ? 1205, Bulgaria), the first emperor of the Latin Empire of Constantinople, as Baldwin IX Count of Flanders and as Baldwin VI Count of Hainaut, was one of the most prominent leaders of the Fourth Crusade, which resulted in the capture of Constantinople, the conquest of the greater part of the Byzantine Empire, and the foundation of the Latin Empire, also known as Romania (not to be confused with modern Romania).
Baldwin was the son of Baldwin V of Hainaut, and Margaret I, sister of Philip of Alsace and Countess of Flanders. When Philip died childless in 1191, he was succeeded in Flanders by Baldwin V, who ruled as Baldwin VIII of Flanders by right of marriage.
In 1186, the younger Baldwin married Marie of Champagne, daughter of count Henry I of Champagne. The chronicler Gislebert describes Baldwin as being infatuated with his young bride, who nevertheless preferred prayer to the marital bed. Gislebert claims Baldwin was "tied only to one woman", his wife.
Through Marie, Baldwin had additional connections and obligations to the defenders of the Holy Land: Her brother Henry II of Champagne had been King of Jerusalem in the 1190s (leaving a widow and two daughters who needed help to keep and regain their territories in Palestine). Marie's uncles Richard I of England and Philip II of France had just been on the Third Crusade.
Baldwin's own family had also been involved in defence of Jerusalem: his uncle Philip had died on Crusade. Baldwin's mother's mother was great-aunt of Isabella, Queen of Jerusalem and the Counts of Flanders had tried to help Jerusalem relatives in their struggle. Baldwin wanted to continue the tradition.
Margaret died in 1194, and the younger Baldwin became Count of Flanders. His father died the next year, and he succeeded to Hainaut.
Count of Flanders and Hainaut
Baldwin took possession of a much-reduced Flanders, for his uncle had given a large chunk, including Artois, as dowry to Baldwin's sister Isabelle of Hainaut on her marriage to King Philip II of France, and another significant piece to his own wife. Isabelle had died in 1190, but King Philip still retained her dowry, on behalf of Isabella's son, the future Louis VIII of France. The eight years of Baldwin's rule in Flanders were dominated by his attempts to recover some of this land, culminating in January 1200 in the Treaty of PÈronne, in which Philip returned most of Artois.
In this fight against the French king, Baldwin allied with others who had quarrels with Philip, including kings Richard I and John of England, and the German King Otto IV.
A month after the treaty, on February 23, 1200, Baldwin took the cross -- that is, he committed to embark on a crusade. He spent the next two years preparing, finally leaving on April 14, 1202.
As part of his effort to leave his domains in good order, Baldwin issued two notable charters for Hainaut. One detailed an extensive criminal code, and appears to be based on a now-lost charter of his father. The other laid down specific rules for inheritance. These are an important part of the legal tradition in Belgium.
Baldwin left behind his two-year-old daughter and his pregnant wife, Countess Marie. By early 1204, she had left both her children behind to join him in the East. They expected to return in a couple of years, but in the end neither would see their children or their homeland again.
Marie was regent for Baldwin for the two years she remained in Flanders and Hainaut. Afterward, Baldwin's younger brother Philip of Namur was regent and also had custody of the daughters. Baldwin's uncle William of Thy (an illegitimate son of Baldwin IV of Hainaut) was regent for Hainaut.
Meanwhile, the crusade had been diverted to Constantinople, where the crusaders had captured and sacked the city, and decided to set up a Latin empire in place of the fallen Greek one.
Latin Emperor
The imperial crown was offered to, and refused by, Enrico Dandolo, Doge of Venice. The choice then lay between Baldwin and Boniface of Montferrat. Baldwin was elected on May 9, 1204, and crowned on May 16. He was young, gallant, pious, and virtuous, one of the few who interpreted and observed his crusading vows strictly; the most popular leader in the host.
Baldwin's wife Marie, unaware of these events, had sailed to Acre. There she learned of her husband's election as emperor, but died of the plague in August 1204 before she could join him.
The Latin Empire was organized on feudal principles; the emperor was feudal superior of the princes who received portions of the conquered territory. His own special portion consisted of the city of Constantinople, the adjacent regions both on the European and the Asiatic side, along with some outlying districts, and several islands including Lemnos, Lesbos, Chios and Tenos. The territories still had to be conquered; and first of all it was necessary to break the resistance of the Greeks in Thrace and secure Thessalonica. In this enterprise in the summer of 1204, Baldwin came into collision with Boniface of Montferrat, the rival candidate for the empire, who was to receive a large territory in Macedonia with the title of King of Salonica. He hoped to make himself quite independent of the empire, to do no homage for his kingdom, and he opposed Baldwin's proposal to march to Thessalonica. The antagonism between Flemings and Lombards aggravated the quarrel. Baldwin insisted on going to Thessalonica; Boniface laid siege to Adrianople, where Baldwin had established a governor; civil war seemed inevitable. An agreement was effected by the efforts of Dandolo and the count of Blois. Boniface received Thessalonica as a fief from the emperor, and was appointed commander of the forces which were to march to the conquest of Greece.
During the following winter (1204?1205) the Franks prosecuted conquests in Bithynia, in which Henry, Baldwin's brother, took part. But in February the Greeks revolted in Thrace, relying on the assistance of John (Kaloyan), tsar of Bulgaria, whose overtures of alliance had been rejected by the emperor. The garrison of Adrianople was expelled. Baldwin along with Dandolo, the count of Blois, and Marshal Villehardouin, the historian, marched to besiege that city. The Frankish knights were defeated (April 14, 1205); the count of Blois was slain, and the emperor captured (see Battle of Adrianople).
For some time his fate was uncertain, and in the meanwhile Henry, his brother, assumed the regency. Not till the middle of July was it definitely ascertained that he was dead. It seems that he was at first treated well as a valuable hostage, but was sacrificed by the Bulgarian monarch in a sudden outburst of rage, perhaps in consequence of the revolt of Philippopolis, which passed into the hands of the Franks. According to a Bulgarian legend, Baldwin tried to seduce Kaloyan's wife. Tsar Kaloyan wrote to Pope Innocent III, reporting that Baldwin had died in prison. A tower of the Tsarevets fortress of the medieval Bulgarian capital, Veliko Tarnovo, is still called "Baldwin's Tower".
Children and Successors
It was not until July 1206 that the Latins in Constantinople had reliable information that Baldwin was dead. His brother Henry was crowned emperor in August.
Back in Flanders, however, there seemed to be doubt whether Baldwin was truly dead. In any case, Baldwin's other brother Philip of Namur remained as regent, and eventually both of Baldwin's daughters Jeanne and Margaret were to rule as countesses of Flanders.
The False Baldwin
Twenty years later, in 1225, a man appeared in Flanders claiming to be the presumed dead Baldwin. His claim soon became entangled in a series of rebellions and revolts in Flanders against the rule of Baldwin's daughter Jeanne. A number of people who had known Baldwin before the crusade met the supposed count and emperor and rejected his claim. In the end he was executed in 1226.
Baldwin married Marie Of CHAMPAGNE on 06 Jan 1185/6. Marie (daughter of Count of Brie Henri I Count Of CHAMPAGNE and Marie Of FRANCE) was born in 1174 in Champagne, France; died on 09 Aug 1204. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 17. Marguerite DE HAINAUT was born on 02 Jun 1202 in Constantinople, Turkey; died on 10 Feb 1279/80; was buried in Flines-Laes-Mortagne, Nord, France.
- 18. Jeanne Of FLANDERS was born in 1188 in Valenciennes, Nord, france; died on 05 Dec 1244 in Marquette Les Lile, Nord, France.
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9. | Isabelle Of HAINAULT (2.Marguerite2, 1.Thierry1) was born in Apr 1170 in Valenciennes, Flandres; died on 15 Mar 1190 in Paris, Isle De France, France; was buried in Notre Dame De Paris, Paris, Isle De France. Isabelle married Philippe II Augustus on 28 Apr 1180 in Bapaume, Pas-de-Calais, France. Philippe (son of Louis VII and Alix Of CHAMPAGNE) was born on 22 Aug 1165 in Gonesse near Paris; died on 14 Jul 1223 in Mantes, Isle De France; was buried in St Denis, Isle De France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 19. Louis VIII was born on 3 Sep 1187 in Paris, Isle De France, France; died on 08 Nov 1226 in Montpensier, France; was buried in St Denis, Isle De France.
- 20. Son Prince Of FRANCE was born on 14 Mar 1190; died on 18 Mar 1190.
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12. | Maud Of BOULOGNE (3.Matthew2, 1.Thierry1) was born about 1160 in Boulogne, Pas-De-Calais, France; died in 1210. Other Events and Attributes:
- Also Known As: Matilda of Alsace and Flanders
- Name: Matilda Of Boulogne
- Name: Maud Of Alsace
- Death: 1240
Maud married Henri I in 1179. Henri (son of Godfrey III and Margaret VON LIMBURG) was born in 1165 in Brabant, Holy Roman Empire; died on 05 Sep 1235 in Cologne; was buried in St Peter's Church, Louvain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 4
17. | Marguerite DE HAINAUT (7.Baldwin3, 2.Marguerite2, 1.Thierry1) was born on 02 Jun 1202 in Constantinople, Turkey; died on 10 Feb 1279/80; was buried in Flines-Laes-Mortagne, Nord, France. Other Events and Attributes:
- Also Known As: Countess of Hainaut and Flanders
Marguerite married Bouchard DE AVESNES before 23 Jul 1212, and was divorced in 1221. Bouchard (son of Jacques D'AVESNES and Adele DE GUISE) was born about 1180; died between 1243/4 in Etraeungt, Nord, France; was buried in Abbey of Clairefontaine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 32. John I DE AVESNES was born on 01 May 1218 in Etraeungt, Nord, France; died on 24 Dec 1256/7 in Valenciennes, Nord, france; was buried in Valenciennes, Nord, france.
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18. | Jeanne Of FLANDERS (7.Baldwin3, 2.Marguerite2, 1.Thierry1) was born in 1188 in Valenciennes, Nord, france; died on 05 Dec 1244 in Marquette Les Lile, Nord, France. Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: Jeanne Countess Of Flanders
- Birth: 1200
Notes:
Jeanne, called of Constantinople (1199/1200 ? 1244) was countess of Flanders and Hainaut.
She was the eldest daughter of Baldwin IX of Flanders, who was also (as Baldwin VI) count of Hainaut as well as Emperor of Constantinople. Her mother was Marie of Champagne.
In 1202 Baldwin left on the Fourth Crusade, and Marie left to join him two years later, leaving Jeanne and her baby sister in the care of their uncle Philip of Namur.
Jeanne's mother died in Aug 1204, and her father died the next year, leaving her a five-year-old orphan under the guardianship of Philip of Namur. He continued as regent as well, ruling in her name rather than her father's. Philip soon put his nieces in a difficult position. He became betrothed to a daughter of King Philip Augustus of France, and give the king custody of the two girls. Philip Augustus in turn agreed to sell their custody to Enguerrand de Coucy, who probably planned to marry Jeanne when she came of age. But these plans fell through, and in the end she married Ferdinand, prince of Portugal in Paris in January 1212. He was the nephew of Jeanne's great-aunt-by-marriage Matilda of Portugal.
While on their way to Flanders the newlyweds were captured by Jeanne's first cousin Louis (the future Louis VIII of France), eldest son of Philip Augustus and his first wife, Jeanne's aunt Elizabeth of Flanders, otherwise known as Isabelle of Hainaut. Louis' aim was to acquire his dead mother's dowry, a large piece of Flemish territory including Artois, which Jeanne's father had taken back by force after Isabel/Elizabeth's death.
Released after this concession, Jeanne and Ferdinand soon joined the old allies of her father, king John of England and Emperor Otto IV, in an alliance against France. They were decisively defeated at Bouvines in July 1214, where Ferdinand was taken prisoner.
Ferdinand was to remain in French hands for the next 12 years, while Jeanne ruled alone. During this period Jeanne ended up at odds with her younger sister Margaret over the latter's inheritance, a matter complicated by the questionable validity of both of Margaret's marriages. A war between the sisters broke out, which only added to difficulties caused by famine.
In 1225 a man appeared who claimed to be Jeanne's father Baldwin, returned after 20 years. He soon became the focus of a popular revolt, which Jeanne only put down with aid from Louis VIII.
In 1237 she married Thomas II of Savoy, but this marriage was childless.
Jeanne married Fernando Of PORTUGAL in Jan 1212 in Paris. Fernando (son of Sancho I King Of PORTUGAL and Dulce Of BARCELONA) was born on 24 Mar 1188; died on 04 Mar 1233. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Jeanne married Thomas II Of PIEDMONT in Apr 1237. Thomas (son of Thomas I of SAVOY and Beatrix Of GENEVA) was born about 1199; died on 7 Feb 1259. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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19. | Louis VIII (9.Isabelle3, 2.Marguerite2, 1.Thierry1) was born on 3 Sep 1187 in Paris, Isle De France, France; died on 08 Nov 1226 in Montpensier, France; was buried in St Denis, Isle De France. Other Events and Attributes:
- Also Known As: "the Lion"
- Name: Louis VIII The Lion
- Birth: 05 Sep 1187, Paris, France
- Fact: Between 1223 and 1226, King of France
- Crowned: 06 Aug 1223, Rheims
Louis married Blanche Of CASTILE on 23 May 1200 in Near Pont-Audemer, Normandy. Blanche (daughter of Alfonso VIII "the Good" and Alianor Of ENGLAND) was born before 04 Mar 1188 in Chateau De Palencia, Valencia, Almohadi, Spain; died on 27 Nov 1252 in Palais Du Louvre, Paris, France; was buried in Abbaye De Maubuisson, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 33. Daughter Princess Of FRANCE was born in 1205.
- 34. Philippe Prince Of FRANCE was born on 09 Sep 1209 in Paris, France; died about 1218.
- 35. Louis IX was born on 25 Apr 1215 in Poissy, France; died on 25 Aug 1270 in In battle, Near Tunis, Tunisia; was buried in St Denis, Isle De France.
- 36. Robert I Count Of ARTOIS was born in Sep 1216 in Paris, Isle De France, France; died on 09 Feb 1250 in Mansoure, Egypt.
- 37. Philippe Prince Of FRANCE was born about 1218 in Paris, Isle De France, France; died about 1220.
- 38. John Prince Of FRANCE was born in Sep 1219 in Paris, Isle De France, France; died in 1232.
- 39. Alphonso Prince Of FRANCE was born on 11 Nov 1220 in Paris, Isle De France, France; died on 21 Aug 1271 in Corneto Castle, Corneto, Italy; was buried in St Denis, Isle De France.
- 40. Philippe Dagobert Prince Of FRANCE was born on 20 Feb 1222 in Paris, France; died in 1232.
- 41. Isabella Princess Of FRANCE was born in Mar 1224 in Paris, Isle De France, France; died on 23 Feb 1269.
- 42. Charles I was born on 21 Mar 1226/7 in Paris, Isle De France, France; died on 07 Jan 1285 in Foggia Castle, Foggia, Apulia; was buried in Napoli, Apulia.
- 43. Stephen Prince Of FRANCE
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27. | Mathilde Of BRABANT (12.Maud3, 3.Matthew2, 1.Thierry1) was born about 1200 in Hertogenbosch, Noord Brabant, Netherlands; died on 21 Dec 1267; was buried in Loosduinen, Zuid Holland, Netherlands. Other Events and Attributes:
Mathilde married Floris IV before 06 Dec 1224. Floris (son of William I and Alelaide Of GUELDERS) was born on 24 Jun 1210; died on 19 Jul 1245 in France; was buried in Rijnsburg, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 47. Margaret Of HOLLAND was born about 1230 in Hertogenbosch, Noord Brabant, Netherlands; died on 26 Mar 1276.
- 48. William II Count Of HOLLAND was born in 1227 in Hertogenbosch, Noord Brabant, Netherlands; died on 28 Jan 1256 in Hoogwoud, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- 49. Florence Of HOLLAND was born about 1228 in Hertogenbosch, Noord Brabant, Netherlands; died on 24 Mar 1258 in Slain at a tournament.
- 50. Alelaide Of HOLLAND was born about 1225; died about 1284 in Valenciennes, Nord, france.
- 51. Richardis Count Of HOLLAND
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Mathilde married Henry II Count Of PALATINE in 1212 in Aachen. Henry died between 25 and 26 Apr 1214; was buried in Cistercian Monastery at Schonau. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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