Baldwin II the Bald of Flanders 1 2
- Born: Cir 865
- Marriage: Elftrude of England in 884
- Died: 10 Sep 918 aged 53
Other names for Baldwin were Balduin den Skallede, Baudouin le Chauve and Boudewijn de Kale.
General Notes:
Second ruler of Flanders, who, from his stronghold at Bruges, maintained, as his father Baldwin I before him, a vigorous defense of his lands against the incursions of the Norsemen. On his mother's side a descendant of Charlemagne, he strengthened the dynastic importance of his family by marrying Aelfthryth, daughter of Alfred the Great, of Wessex, Eng.
Noted events in his life were:
• Acceded: Count and Margrave of Flanders, 879. 3
Baldwin married Elftrude of England, daughter of Alfred the Great of Wessex & Kent and Ealhswith of the Gaini, in 884. (Elftrude of England was born about 868 in Wessex, England and died on 7 Jun 929 in Flanders, Belgium.)
|
