Marcquis Baldwin of Mons & Ctss Richilde ?

1512883264. Marcquis Baldwin of Mons & 1512883265. Ctss Richilde ?

~1031, Baldwin of Flanders [‘of Mons’] born in Flanders, s/o 756441098. Count Baldwin V of Flanders & 756441099. Adela Capet.

~1030s, Baldwin of Mons sent to the court of Emperor Heinrich III to be educated.

~1035, Richilde born in Flanders.

1045, Emperor Heinrich III installed Baldwin as Count in the March of Antwerp.

1050, Baldwin lost his future title when his father opposed the Emperor.

[––Baldwin––]

1051, Baldwin still a minor, married to Ludita ?, with ‘consensu patris.’

[––Baldwin & Richilde––]

1055, Baldwin married Richilde [widow of Herman, comte de Hainaut]; becoming comte de Hainaut.

10/14/1066, Baldwin supported Duke William at the Battle of hastings, receiving a pension of 300 silver marks from the English treasury.

9/1/1067, Baldwin’s father died.

7/17/1070, ‘Baldwinus marchisus, qui Hasnoni sepultus est’ [who was not buried] died.

[––Richilde––]

1070, Richilde married 2^nd William fitz Osbern (1272928378) of Bretueil. [No children.]

2/22/1071, Richilde captured at the battle of Cassel. Richalde exchanged for captured Robert the Frisian; and the battle continued. [Son Arnulf and husband William died at the battle.]

1071, Son Baldwin created Comte de Hainaut et de Valenciennes by Emperor Heinrich IV King of Germany. At Liege, Richilde ceded, in his name, the 2 counties to the emperor, who granted them to the bishop of Liège, who then granted them back to Baldwin.

3/15/1087, Richilde died.

Children of Baldwin and Richilde:

i. Arnulf of Mons, born 1056 in Belgium.

1070, Arnufl succeeded.

2/22/1071, Arnulf died at the Battle of Cassel.

ii. Baldwin II of Hainault (756441632), born ~1058 in Belgium.