Margaret I of Flanders 1
- Marriage (1): Baldwin V of Hainaut in 1169
- Died: 15 Nov 1194
Another name for Margaret was Margaret I of Alsace.
Research Notes:
From Wikipedia - Margaret I, Countess of Flanders :
Margaret I of Alsace (died 15 November 1194 ) was countess of Flanders from 1191 to her death.
History
She was the daughter of Thierry, Count of Flanders and Sibylla of Anjou , and the heiress of her childless brother, Philip of Flanders .
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 - 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 of Courtenay , Latin Emperor
Philip I, Marquis of Namur (1175-1212)
Henry of Flanders (1176-1216), Latin Emperor
Sybille (1179 - 9 January 1217 ), married c. 1197 Guichard IV, Sire de Beaujeu (d. 1216). They had a daughter, Agnes of Beaujeu .
Eustace of Hainault (d. 1219), regent of the Kingdom of Thessalonica
Godfrey of Hainault
Noted events in her life were:
• Countess of Flanders, 1191-1194.
Margaret married Baldwin V of Hainaut in 1169. (Baldwin V of Hainaut was born in 1150 and died on 17 Dec 1195.)
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