Margaret I, Countess of Flanders
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Margaret I of Flanders (died 15 November 1194) was countess of Flanders
from 1191 to her death.
and Sibylla of Anjou
, and the heiress of her childless brother, Philip of Flanders.
In 1169 she married Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut
, who became her co-ruler. They had the following issue:
Count of Flanders
The Count of Flanders was the ruler or sub-ruler of the county of Flanders from the 9th century until the abolition of the position by the French revolutionaries in 1790....
from 1191 to her death.
History
She was the daughter of Thierry, Count of FlandersThierry, Count of Flanders
Thierry of Alsace , in Flanders known as Diederik van den Elzas, was count of Flanders from 1128 to 1168. He was the youngest son of Duke Thierry II of Lorraine and Gertrude of Flanders...
and Sibylla of Anjou
Sibylla of Anjou
Sibylla of Anjou was a daughter of Fulk V of Anjou and Ermengarde of Maine, and wife of William Clito and Thierry, Count of Flanders....
, and the heiress of her childless brother, Philip of Flanders.
Family
In 1160 she married Ralph II, count of Vermandois and Valois. He died of leprosy in 1167 without issue.In 1169 she married Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut
Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut
Baldwin V of Hainaut was count of Hainaut , count of Flanders as Baldwin VIII and margrave of Namur as Baldwin I .-History:...
, who became her co-ruler. They had the following issue:
- Isabelle of Hainaut (ValenciennesValenciennesValenciennes is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.It lies on the Scheldt river. Although the city and region had seen a steady decline between 1975 and 1990, it has since rebounded...
, April 1170–15 March 1190, ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
), married king Philip II of FrancePhilip II of FrancePhilip II Augustus was the King of France from 1180 until his death. A member of the House of Capet, Philip Augustus was born at Gonesse in the Val-d'Oise, the son of Louis VII and his third wife, Adela of Champagne... - Baldwin VI of HainautBaldwin I of ConstantinopleBaldwin I , the first emperor of the Latin Empire of Constantinople, as Baldwin IX Count of Flanders and as Baldwin VI Count of Hainaut, was one of the most prominent leaders of the Fourth Crusade, which resulted in the capture of Constantinople, the conquest of the greater part of the Byzantine...
(1171–1205), also count of Flanders and Latin Emperor - Yolanda of FlandersYolanda of FlandersYolanda of Flanders ruled the Latin Empire in Constantinople for her husband Peter II of Courtenay from 1217 to 1219.She was the daughter of Baldwin V, Count of Hainault, and Countess Margaret I of Flanders. Two of her brothers, Baldwin I and then Henry, were emperors in Constantinople...
(1175–1219), married Peter of Courtenay, Latin Emperor - Philip I, Marquis of NamurPhilip I of NamurPhilip I , called the Noble, was the margrave of Namur from 1195 to his death. He was the second son of Baldwin V, Count of Hainault, and Margaret I, Countess of Flanders...
(1175–1212) - Henry of FlandersHenry of FlandersHenry was the second emperor of the Latin Empire of Constantinople. He was a younger son of Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut , and Margaret I of Flanders, sister of Philip of Alsace, count of Flanders....
(1176–1216), Latin Emperor - Sybille (1179–9 January 1217), married c. 1197 Guichard IV, Sire de BeaujeuBeaujeu, RhôneBeaujeu is a commune of the Rhône department in eastern France.It lies between Mâcon and Lyon.Beaujeu gives its name to the famous wine region of Beaujolais , a former province of France of which it is the historical capital...
(d. 1216). They had a daughter, Agnes of BeaujeuAgnes of BeaujeuAgnes of Beaujeu was a French noblewoman, the daughter of Guichard IV, Sire of Beaujeu and his wife Sybille of Flanders. Agnes was Countess of Champagne by her marriage to Theobald I of Navarre.- Family :...
. - Eustace of Hainaut (d. 1219), regent of the Kingdom of ThessalonicaKingdom of ThessalonicaThe Kingdom of Thessalonica was a short-lived Crusader State founded after the Fourth Crusade over the conquered Byzantine lands.- Background :...
- Godfrey of Hainaut