Individual Details

Baldwin I DE FLANDERS

(Abt 837 - 879)

Count Baldwin rose to prominence when he eloped with princess Judith, daughter of Charles the Bald, king of West Francia. Judith had previously been married to Æthelwulf. After Baldwin and Judith had evaded his attempts to capture them, Charles had his bishops excommunicate the couple. Judith and Baldwin responded by traveling to Rome to plead their case with Pope Nicholas I. Their plea was successful and Charles was forced to accept.

Events

BirthAbt 837Flanders, Belgium
Marriage13 Dec 862Auxerre, France - Judith DE BOURGOGNE
Death879

Families

SpouseAdáele DE VERMANDOIS (910 - 960)
ChildArnolf II DE FLANDERS Count Flanders (941 - 987)
SpouseJudith DE BOURGOGNE (844 - 870)
ChildWidnille DE FLANDERS (865 - )
ChildBaldwin II "The Bald" DE FLANDERS (865 - 918)
SpouseMathilde BILLUNG Saxony (937 - 1008)
FatherOdoscer DE FLANDERS (810 - )
FatherArnulf (850 - 899)