Individual Details
Baudouin II of Flanders
(Abt 865 - 10 Sep 918)
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Baldwinus II 'de Kale' Graaf van Vlaanderen1
M, #102630, b. 864, d. 10 September 918
Last Edited=27 Oct 2013
Baldwinus II 'de Kale' Graaf van Vlaanderen was born in 864.2 He was the son of Baldwin I 'de Ijzeren' Graaf van Vlaanderen and Judith, Princesse de France.3 He married Ælfthryth, Princess of Wessex, daughter of Ælfræd, King of Wessex and Eahlwið, Princess of Mercia, between 883 and 899.4 He died on 10 September 918. He was buried at St. Pieter Abbey, Gent, Belgium.2
Baldwinus II 'de Kale' Graaf van Vlaanderen also went by the nick-name of Baldwin 'the Bald'.5 He succeeded to the title of Graaf van Vlaanderen in 879.1
Children of Baldwinus II 'de Kale' Graaf van Vlaanderen and Ælfthryth, Princess of Wessex
Arnulfus 'de Grote' Graaf van Vlaanderen Comte d'Artois Boulogne Ternois et Saint-Pol+ b. 890, d. 27 Mar 964
Adelulf Graaf van Vlaanderen+4 b. 891, d. 13 Dec 933
Mathilde van Vlaanderen, Comtesse de St. Pol2 b. 895
Citations
[S38] John Morby, Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook (Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989), page 90. Hereinafter cited as Dynasties of the World.
[S3268] Hans Harmsen, "re: Chester Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 21 August 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Chester Family."
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 5. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families, page 10.
[S52] G. S. P. Freeman-Grenville, The Queen's Lineage: from A.D. 495 to the Silver Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (London , U.K.: Rex Collings, 1977), page 4. Hereinafter cited as The Queen's Lineage.
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Sources for Baudouin II of Flanders
1 Hemingway, Patricia S., The Hemingways: Past and Present and Allied Families, Rev. Ed., Baltimore: Gateway Press, Inc. (1988), 4.
2 Luther, George A., editor and compiler, The Luther Genealogy: A History of the Descendants of Captain John Luther, Who Arrived in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1630-1635, Penobscot Press (2001), 80.
3 Richardson, Douglas, Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, Salt Lake City, Utah: Douglas Richardson (2013), Vol. V, p. 481.
4 Wikipedia, "Baldwin II, Count of Flanders", (accessed 02/23/2010).
Baldwinus II 'de Kale' Graaf van Vlaanderen1
M, #102630, b. 864, d. 10 September 918
Last Edited=27 Oct 2013
Baldwinus II 'de Kale' Graaf van Vlaanderen was born in 864.2 He was the son of Baldwin I 'de Ijzeren' Graaf van Vlaanderen and Judith, Princesse de France.3 He married Ælfthryth, Princess of Wessex, daughter of Ælfræd, King of Wessex and Eahlwið, Princess of Mercia, between 883 and 899.4 He died on 10 September 918. He was buried at St. Pieter Abbey, Gent, Belgium.2
Baldwinus II 'de Kale' Graaf van Vlaanderen also went by the nick-name of Baldwin 'the Bald'.5 He succeeded to the title of Graaf van Vlaanderen in 879.1
Children of Baldwinus II 'de Kale' Graaf van Vlaanderen and Ælfthryth, Princess of Wessex
Arnulfus 'de Grote' Graaf van Vlaanderen Comte d'Artois Boulogne Ternois et Saint-Pol+ b. 890, d. 27 Mar 964
Adelulf Graaf van Vlaanderen+4 b. 891, d. 13 Dec 933
Mathilde van Vlaanderen, Comtesse de St. Pol2 b. 895
Citations
[S38] John Morby, Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook (Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989), page 90. Hereinafter cited as Dynasties of the World.
[S3268] Hans Harmsen, "re: Chester Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 21 August 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Chester Family."
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 5. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families, page 10.
[S52] G. S. P. Freeman-Grenville, The Queen's Lineage: from A.D. 495 to the Silver Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (London , U.K.: Rex Collings, 1977), page 4. Hereinafter cited as The Queen's Lineage.
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Sources for Baudouin II of Flanders
1 Hemingway, Patricia S., The Hemingways: Past and Present and Allied Families, Rev. Ed., Baltimore: Gateway Press, Inc. (1988), 4.
2 Luther, George A., editor and compiler, The Luther Genealogy: A History of the Descendants of Captain John Luther, Who Arrived in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1630-1635, Penobscot Press (2001), 80.
3 Richardson, Douglas, Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, Salt Lake City, Utah: Douglas Richardson (2013), Vol. V, p. 481.
4 Wikipedia, "Baldwin II, Count of Flanders", (accessed 02/23/2010).
Events
| Birth | Abt 865 | ||||
| Title (Nobility) | 879 | Count of Flanders | |||
| Death | 10 Sep 918 |
Families
| Spouse | AElfthryth of Wessex (875 - 921) |
| Child | Arnulf of Flanders (890 - 964) |
| Father | Baldwin I "de Ijzeren" ( - 879) |
| Mother | Judith of France (843 - 870) |
| Sibling | Gunhilda van Vlaanderen (863 - ) |