Baldwin, Count of Flanders (the Forester) IV
980 - 1036 (56 years)1. Baldwin, Count of Flanders (the Forester) IV was born in 980 (son of Arnulf, II Ct. of Flanders and Rosele); died on 30 May 1036. Notes:
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Baldwin IV "fought successively both against the Capetian king of France
and the emperor Henry II" who was forced to grant him "in fief
Valenciennes, the burggraveship of Ghent, the land of Waes and Zeeland.
The count of Flanders thus became a feudatory of the empire as well as of
the French crown. The French fiefs are known in Flemish history as Crown
Flanders, the German fiefs as Imperial Flanders." {Encycl. Brit., 1956,
9:356} His nickname is "Handsome Beard". He m. (2) a daughter of Richard
II, Duke of Normandy. He reigned 988-1035.IV married Luxembourg, Ogive of in 1012. Ogive (daughter of Frederick, Count of Luxembourg I and Gueldre, Irmintrud of) was born in 995; died on 21 Feb 1030. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Married:
Children:
his first wife- Flanders, Ermengarde of
- Baldwin, Count of Flanders V was born in 1012; died on 1 Sep 1067 in Lille.
2. Arnulf, II Ct. of Flanders was born in 961 (son of Baldwin, Count of Flanders III and Saxony, Matilda of); died on 30 Mar 987. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: Between 965 and 987; Ct. of Flanders
II married Rosele in 968. (daughter of Berenger, Marquis of Ivrea II and Tuscany, Willa of) was born in 952; died on 26 Jan 1003. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Rosele was born in 952 (daughter of Berenger, Marquis of Ivrea II and Tuscany, Willa of); died on 26 Jan 1003. Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: Susanna
Notes:
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{See Crispin, "Falaise Roll" (London, 1938), pp.186-87.} She m. (2) 988
Robert II of France (repudiated).Notes:
Married:
her 1stChildren:
- 1. Baldwin, Count of Flanders (the Forester) IV was born in 980; died on 30 May 1036.
Generation: 3
4. Baldwin, Count of Flanders III (son of Arnulf, Count of Flanders I and Vermandois, Alix de); died on 1 Jan 962. III married Saxony, Matilda of on Yes, date unknown. Matilda (daughter of Billung, Duke of Saxony Hermann) died on 25 May 1008. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Saxony, Matilda of (daughter of Billung, Duke of Saxony Hermann); died on 25 May 1008. Children:
- Bourg, Count of Comyn John de
- 2. Arnulf, II Ct. of Flanders was born in 961; died on 30 Mar 987.
6. Berenger, Marquis of Ivrea II was born in 900 (son of Adelbert Marquis of Ivrea and Friuli, Gisela of); died on 6 Aug 966 in Bamberg. Other Events and Attributes:
- Title: King of Italy
Notes:
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Berenger overthrew Hugh of Provence and seized the crown of Italy.
Forced to do homage to German King Otto I in 952, Berenger died in
captivity.II married Tuscany, Willa of in 935. Willa (daughter of Boso Count of Arles and Burgundy, Willa of) died after 966. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Tuscany, Willa of (daughter of Boso Count of Arles and Burgundy, Willa of); died after 966. Children:
- 3. Rosele was born in 952; died on 26 Jan 1003.
Generation: 4
8. Arnulf, Count of Flanders I was born in 890 (son of Baldwin, Count of Flanders II and Alfrith, Princess Lady); died on 27 Mar 966. Notes:
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Arnulf was preoccupied with fighting off the Northmen. "In his old age he
placed the government in the hands of Baldwin, his son by Adela, daughter
of the count of Vermandois, and the young man in a short reign did much for
the commercial and industrial progress of the country, setting up the first
weavers and fullers at Ghent, and instituting yearly fairs at Ypres, Bruges
and other places. On Baldwin III's death in 961 the old count resumed
control and spent the few remaining years of his life in securing the
succession of his grandson Arnulf II...." {Encycl.Brit., 1956, 9:356}I married Vermandois, Alix de in Feb 934. Alix (daughter of Herbert, Count of Vermandois II and Liegarde, of France) died in 960 in Bruges. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Vermandois, Alix de (daughter of Herbert, Count of Vermandois II and Liegarde, of France); died in 960 in Bruges. Notes:
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Alix (or Adele) may be daughter of Herbert II and another wife, Hildebrante of
Neustria.Notes:
Married:
his first wifeChildren:
- Flanders, Elstrude of
- 4. Baldwin, Count of Flanders III died on 1 Jan 962.
- Flanders, Hildegarde of
- Hildegard of Flanders was born in 934; died on 10 Apr 990.
10. Billung, Duke of Saxony Hermann was born in 905 (son of Stubeckeshorn, Billung of); died on 27 Mar 973. Notes:
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"The extent of Otto the Great's dominions compelled him to delegate much of
his authority in Saxony, and in 960 he gave to a trusted relative, Hermann
Billung, certain duties and privileges on the eastern frontier and from
time to time appointed him as his representative in Saxony. Hermann
gradually extended his authority, and when he died in 973 was followed by
his son Bernhard I, who was undoubtedly duke of Saxony in 986."
{-Encycl.Brit.,`56,20:33} Hermann's wife is Hildegarde of Westerbourg.Children:
- 5. Saxony, Matilda of died on 25 May 1008.
12. Adelbert Marquis of Ivrea (son of Anscarius, Marquis ofIvrea); died in 928. married Friuli, Gisela of before 900. Gisela (daughter of Berenger, Duke of Friuli I and Spoleto, Bertil(d)a of) died in 910. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Friuli, Gisela of (daughter of Berenger, Duke of Friuli I and Spoleto, Bertil(d)a of); died in 910. Children:
- 6. Berenger, Marquis of Ivrea II was born in 900; died on 6 Aug 966 in Bamberg.
14. Boso Count of Arles was born in 885 (son of Thibault Count of Arles and Lorraine, Bertha of); died in 936. Other Events and Attributes:
- Title: Marquis of Tuscany
Notes:
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Boso was Marquis 913-936.married Burgundy, Willa of on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
15. Burgundy, Willa of (daughter of Rudolph, King of Burgundy I). Children:
- Tuscany, Bertha of
- 7. Tuscany, Willa of died after 966.