Count of Flanders Baldwin IV of Flanders

Male 980 - 1035  (55 years)


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  • Name Baldwin IV of Flanders 
    Title Count of Flanders 
    Born 980 
    Gender Male 
    Reference Number 37144 
    Died 30 May 1035 
    Person ID I37144  Thompson-Milligan
    Last Modified 12 Apr 2018 

    Father Arnulf II of Flanders,   b. Between 960 and 961,   d. 30 Mar 987  (Age ~ 27 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Rozala of Lombardy 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F12392  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Eleanor of Normandy,   b. Abt 1011,   d. Aft 1071, Flanders, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 61 years) 
    Children 
     1. Judith of Flanders,   b. 1033,   d. 5 Mar 1094  (Age 61 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 12 Apr 2018 
    Family ID F12302  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Ogive of Luxembourg 
    Children 
     1. Baldwin V of Flanders,   b. 19 Aug 1012,   d. 1 Sep 1067  (Age 55 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 12 Apr 2018 
    Family ID F12390  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Baldwin IV of Flanders (980 - May 30, 1035) known as the Bearded, was Count of Flanders from 988 until his death. He was the son of Arnulf II, Count of Flanders. His mother was Rozala of Lombardy.

      History:

      In contrast to his predecessors Baldwin turned his attention to the east and north, leaving the southern part of his territory in the hands of his vassals the counts of Guînes, Hesdin, and St. Pol.

      To the north of the county Baldwin was given Zeeland as a fief by the Holy Roman Emperor Henry II, while on the right bank of the Scheldt river he received Valenciennes (1013) and parts of the Cambresis and Hainaut.

      In the French territories of the count of Flanders, the supremacy of the Baldwin remained unchallenged. They organized a great deal of colonization of marshland along the coastline of Flanders and enlarged the harbour and city of Brugge.

      Family:

      Baldwin first married Ogive of Luxembourg, daughter of Frederick of Luxembourg, by whom he had a son and heir Baldwin V.

      He later married Eleanor of Normandy, daughter of Richard II of Normandy, by whom he had at least one daughter Judith who married Tostig Godwinson and Welf I, Duke of Bavaria.

      His granddaughter, Matilda of Flanders, would go on to marry William the Conqueror, therefore starting the line of Anglo-Norman Kings of England.