Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders

Baldwin VI of Flanders (c. 1030 – July 17, 1070) was briefly Count of Flanders, from 1067 to 1070. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians counts of Flanders were the Rulers over the county of Flanders from the 9th century until the abolition of the Countship by the French revolutionaries He was also (as Baldwin I) count of Hainaut from 1051 to 1070. This article deals with the historical county of Hainaut for other meanings see Hainaut.

He was the eldest son of Baldwin V of Flanders and Adele Capet, a daughter of king Robert II of France. Baldwin V of Flanders (died 1 September 1067 was Count of Flanders from 1036 until his death Adela Capet, Adèle of France or Adela of Flanders, known also as Adela the Holy or Adela of Messines; (1009 – 8 January, 1079 Robert II ( 27 March 972 &ndash 20 July 1031) called the Pious or the Wise, was King of France from 996

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In 1051 he married Richilde, Countess of Mons and Hainaut, widow of count Herman of Mons. Richilde Countess of Mons and Hainaut (c 1031 - 15 March, 1086) By this marriage Flanders took control of Hainaut (at that moment still a conglomerate of the county of Mons, the margraviate of Valenciennes and the southern part of the landgraviate of Brabant). This article deals with the historical county of Hainaut for other meanings see Hainaut.

Baldwin's early death left Flanders and Hainaut in the hands of his young son Arnulf III, with Richilde as regent. Flanders (Vlaanderen Flandre Flandern is a geographical region located in parts of present day Belgium, France, and the Netherlands. The countship was soon usurped by Baldwin's brother Robert the Frisian, who became count Robert I of Flanders. Robert I of Flanders (b between 1029 and 1032–13 October 1093 Kassel) known as Robert the Frisian, was Count of Flanders from 1071 to 1092 The young Arnulf III was killed the next year at the Battle of Cassel and Baldwin's younger son eventually became Baldwin II of Hainaut. Baldwin II of Mons (1056&ndash1098? was Count of Hainaut from 1071 to his death

Preceded by Baldwin V	Count of Flanders 1067–1070	Succeeded by Arnulf I/III
Preceded by Herman, Count of Mons	Count of Mons 1051–1070	Succeeded by Arnulf I/III
Preceded by Richilde, Countess of Mons and Hainaut	Count of Hainaut 1051–1070	Succeeded by Arnulf III, Count of Flanders

is a Family tree of the Counts of Flanders, from 864 to 1405, when the county of Flanders the rest of its estates are incorporated in the is a Family tree of the Counts of Hainaut, sometimes spelled though not pronounced Hainault from 1055 to 1432, when the County of Hainaut Baldwin V of Flanders (died 1 September 1067 was Count of Flanders from 1036 until his death counts of Flanders were the Rulers over the county of Flanders from the 9th century until the abolition of the Countship by the French revolutionaries Arnulf III (c 1055 &ndash February 22 1071, in battle was Count of Flanders and Count of Hainaut, as Arnulf I from 1070 to his This article deals with the historical county of Hainaut for other meanings see Hainaut. Richilde Countess of Mons and Hainaut (c 1031 - 15 March, 1086) The counts of Hainaut were the rulers of the County of Hainaut, a historical region in the Low Countries. Arnulf III (c 1055 &ndash February 22 1071, in battle was Count of Flanders and Count of Hainaut, as Arnulf I from 1070 to his

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