Noble family House of Flanders Mother Alice of Namur | Name Baldwin Count | |
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Father Baldwin IV, Count of Hainaut Died December 17, 1195, Mons, Belgium Spouse Margaret I, Countess of Flanders (m. 1169) Children Baldwin I, Latin Emperor, Isabella of Hainault, Yolanda of Flanders, Henry of Flanders, Philip I of Namur Parents Alice of Namur, Baldwin IV, Count of Hainaut Grandchildren Louis VIII of France Similar People Baldwin I - Latin Emperor, Isabella of Hainault, Louis VIII of France | ||
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).
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History
He was the son of Baldwin IV, Count of Hainaut. Flanders was acquired via his marriage to his widowed third cousin once removed 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."
He was buried at the monastery of Saint Waudru before the altar of Blessed James the apostle.
Family
With Margaret, Baldwin had the following issue:
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