Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut

Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut
Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut
Spouse(s)	Margaret I of Flanders
Noble family	House of Flanders
Father	Baldwin IV, Count of Hainaut
Mother	Alice of Namur
Born	1150
Died	17 December 1195(1195-12-17) (age 45)

Baldwin V of Hainaut (1150 – 17 December 1195) was count of Hainaut (1171–1195), margrave of Namur as Baldwin I (1189–1195) and count of Flanders as Baldwin VIII (1191–1195).

History

He was the son of Baldwin IV, Count of Hainaut. Flanders was acquired via his marriage to his widowed third cousin once removed^[1] Margaret I of Flanders, Countess of Flanders in 1169. Namur was acquired from his mother Alice of Namur. He was described as "The Count Baldwin with eyes of blue." ^[2]

Family

With Margaret, Baldwin had the following issue:

• Isabelle of Hainaut (Valenciennes, April 1170 – 15 March 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 II of Courtenay, Latin Emperor
• Philip I, Marquis of Namur (1175–1212)
• Henry of Flanders (1176–1216), Latin Emperor
• Sybille of Hainault (1179 – 9 January 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

See also

• Counts of Hainaut family tree
• Counts of Flanders family tree

Preceded by Philip	Count of Flanders 1191–1194 With: Margaret I	Succeeded by Baldwin VI/IX
Preceded by Baldwin IV	Count of Hainaut 1171–1195
Preceded by Henry	Marquis of Namur 1189–1195	Succeeded by Philip I

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