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Baldwin V de Hainaut (b. Abt. 1148, d. date unknown)
Notes for Baldwin V de Hainaut:Count Boudewijn V of Hainaut became also Count of Namur through his mother in 1188. A few years later, he also became Count of Flanders through his wife Margaretha of Alsace, a great-granddaughter of Count Robrecht I "The Frisian" (see above), who had become the heir to the County of Flanders after the death of Count Philipe of Alsace in Akko in 1191. Count Philipe had arranged the marriage between the young King Philipe II "Augustus" of France and his own niece Isabella (see below) in 1180, which would secure France's political support, in exchange for Isabella's dowry, the County of Vermandois, which had belonged to the heiress Elisabeth of Vermandois, Count Philipe's wife. This dowry was only to be transferred to the French king after Count Philipe's death, and it was probably not really the Count's intention to transfer it at all. King Philipe Augustus also must have had his doubts, and he did in any case not want to wait for the outcome. Instead of giving support, he soon made war on his former teacher between 1181 and 1186. When Count Philipe died from the plague at the siege of Akko in 1191 during the Third Crusade, the French king made use of the power vacuum, took Vermandois and occupied the whole south of Flanders. He was prevented from also taking the north by Count Boudewijn V of Hainaut (now also of Flanders, through his wife). Boudewijn was informed of his predecessor's death sooner than the French king, and had not wasted any time to organise the defence of his area against the expected French attack.
More About Baldwin V de Hainaut and Margaret of Lorraine:
Marriage: April 1169
Children of Baldwin V de Hainaut and Margaret of Lorraine are:
- Isabella de Hainaut, d. date unknown.
- Baldwin VI de Hainaut, d. date unknown.
- Yolandre de Hainaut, d. date unknown.