Baldwin IV, Count of Hainaut
Baldwin IV, Count of Hainaut | |
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| Born | 1108 |
| Died | 8 November 1171 |
| Noble family | House of Flanders |
| Spouse(s) | Alice of Namur |
| Father | Baldwin III, Count of Hainaut |
| Mother | Yolande de Wassenberg |
Baldwin IV (1108 – 8 November 1171) was count of Hainaut from 1120 to his death. He was the son of Baldwin III, Count of Hainaut, and Yolande de Wassenberg. [1]
History
Also known as Baldwin the Builder, he purchased the property of Ath in 1158 and built the Burbant tower. He ceded the locality of Braine-la-Willotte also known as Braine-le-Comte to the chapter of Sainte-Waudru in 1158. In 1159, he incorporated the seigniory of Chimay and in 1160, the châtellenies of Valencians and of Ostrevent.
Family
Baldwin married Alice of Namur,[1] heiress of Namur, and had the following issue:
- Yolande (1131–1202), married 1)Ivo, Count of Soissons,[1] 2)Hugh IV, Count of St Pol[1]
- Baldwin (1134–1147)
- Agnes (1142–1168), married Ralph I, Lord of Coucy[1] and had issue including Yolande de Coucy, wife of Robert II, Count of Dreux.[2]
- Geoffrey, Count of Ostervant (1147–1163), first husband of Eleanor, Countess of Vermandois
- William (Guillaume) (?–1230), married Mahaut de Lalaing
- Lauretta (1150–1181), married 1}Thierry of Alost,[3] 2)Bouchard IV, Count of Montmorency[4]
- Baldwin V (1150–1195),[3] also count of Flanders by his marriage to Margaret I of Flanders
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