Baldwin V of Hainault 1 2
- Born: 1150
- Marriage: Margaret of Flanders in 1169
- Died: 17 Dec 1195 aged 45
General Notes:
Baldwin V of Hainaut (1150-December 17, 1195) was count of Hainaut (-1195), count of Flanders as Baldwin VIII (1191-1195) and margrave of Namur as Baldwin I (1189-1195).
Namur was acquired by his mother, Alice of Namur, heiress of Namur, and Flanders via his marriage to Countess Margaret I of Flanders in 1169. With Margaret, Baldwin had the following issue:
Isabelle of Hainaut (1170-1190), married king Philip II of France;
Baldwin VI of Hainaut (1171-1205), also count of Flanders and Latin Emperor;
Yolanda of Flanders (1175-1219), married Peter of Courtenay, Latin Emperor;
Philip I, Marquis of Namur (1175-1212);
Henry of Flanders (1176-k.1216), Latin Emperor;
Sybille (1179-1217);
Eustace (d.1219), regent of the Kingdom of Thessalonica.
Noted events in his life were:
• He was a Count of Hainault.
• He was a Count of Flanders VIII from 1191 to 1194. as Baldwin VIII.
Baldwin married Margaret of Flanders, daughter of Thierry of Alsace de Lorraine and Sybil of Anjou, in 1169. (Margaret of Flanders was born in 1145 and died on 15 Nov 1194.)
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