Margaret I, Countess of Flanders
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| Margaret I, Countess of Flanders | |
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 Margaret I, Countess of Flanders |
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| Spouse(s) | Ralph II, Count of Vermandois and Valois Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut |
| Noble family | House of Metz |
| Father | Thierry, Count of Flanders |
| Mother | Sibylla of Anjou |
| Died | 15 November 1194 |
| Buried | St. Donatian's Cathedral in Bruges |
Margaret I of Flanders (died 15 November 1194) was countess of Flanders suo jure from 1191 to her death.
[edit] History
She was the daughter of Thierry, Count of Flanders, and Sibylla of Anjou, and the heiress of her childless brother, Philip of Flanders.
[edit] 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, who became her co-ruler. They had the following issue:
- Isabelle of Hainaut (Valenciennes, 5 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 Hainaut (d. 1219), regent of the Kingdom of Thessalonica
- Godfrey of Hainaut
| Preceded by Philip |
Countess of Flanders  1191–1194 with Baldwin V (1191–1194) |
Succeeded by Baldwin V |
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