House of Flanders

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House of Flanders
Arms of Flanders.svg
Arms of the County of Flanders
CountryRoyal Standard of the King of France.svg  France
Banner of the Holy Roman Emperor (after 1400).svg  Holy Roman Empire
Vexillum Regni Hierosolymae.svg  Jerusalem
Blason Empire Latin de Constantinople.svg Latin Empire
Founded863
Founder Baldwin Iron Arm
Final rulerJerusalem: Baldwin I
Boulogne: Matilda I
Flanders: Margaret II
Titles
Estate(s)Flanders, Hainaut, Constantinople, Boulogne
Dissolution10 February 1280
Cadet branches
  • House of Hainaut
  • House of Boulogne
  • House of Mons

The House of Flanders, also called the Baldwins (Latin : Balduini, French : Baudouinides), was a medieval ruling family of Frankish origin that was founded by Baldwin Iron Arm, son-in-law of Charles the Bald. The House of Flanders was the first dynasty to transform a county function of the Carolingian Empire into a hereditary fiefdom, the County of Flanders, falling under West Francia, created by the Treaty of Verdun in 843. [1]

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From 1051, the House of Flanders also reigned over the County of Hainaut, with Baldwin I of Hainaut. In 1119, on the death of Baldwin VII, the family had a series of setbacks, but in 1191, the family recovered the title of Count of Flanders with Baldwin VIII (Baldwin V of Hainaut).

The dynasty established the Latin Empire of Constantinople during the Fourth Crusade, and it also briefly ruled the County of Namur (1188–1212). The House of Flanders became extinct in 1280 with the death of Margaret II.

A cadet branch, the House of Boulogne, ruled over the County of Boulogne. Members of this house joined the First Crusade, established the Kingdom of Jerusalem, and produced its first kings.

Rulers

Baldwinid dynasty

Partitions under Baldwinid dynasty

      Hainaut under
House of Reginar rule
(c.900-1051)
Namur under
House of Namur rule
(946-1189)
County of
Boulogne

(918-1152)
County of Flanders
(862-1119)
      
      County of
Hainaut

(1070-1194)
      
Boulogne inherited
by the House of Blois
Inherited by the Estridsen,
Normandy and Lorraine/Metz
dynasties (1119-1194)
      
      
County of Flanders
(1194-1280)
(Hainaut branch)
Marquisate
of Namur

(1205-1219)
Inherited by
the House of Courtenay
Divided between the
House of Avesnes and the
House of Dampierre

Genealogy

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References

  1. Le Glay, Edward (1814-1894) Auteur du texte (1843). Histoire des comtes de Flandre jusqu'à l'avènement de la maison de Bourgogne. 2 / par Edward Le Glay,... {{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)