Margaret I, Countess of Flanders

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Margaret I of Alsace (died November 15, 1194) was countess of Flanders from 1191 to her death.

[edit] History

She was the daughter of Thierry, Count of Flanders and Sibylla of Anjou, and the heiress of her childless brother, Philip of Flanders.

[edit] Family

In 1169 she married Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut, who became her co-ruler. They had the following issue:

• Isabelle of Hainaut (Valenciennes, April 1170 – March 15, 1190, Paris), 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 (1176–1216), Latin Emperor
• Sybille (1179 – January 9, 1217), married c. 1197 Guichard IV, Sire de Beaujeu (d. 1216)
• Eustace of Hainault (d. 1219), regent of the Kingdom of Thessalonica
• Godfrey of Hainault

Preceded by Philip

Count of Flanders 1191–1194 with Baldwin VIII (1191–1194)

Succeeded by Baldwin VIII