Individual Details
Count Baudouin V de Flandre
(Abt 1012 - 1 Sep 1067)
Baudouin was born in 1012, the son of Baudouin IV, count of Flanders, and Otgiva de Luxembourg. In 1028 he married Adčle de France, daughter of King Robert II 'le Pieux' of France and Constance de Provence. Baudouin and Adčle had four children, of whom three would have progeny, including his daughter Matilda, who married William 'the Conqueror', king of England.
At Adčle's instigation Baudouin rebelled against his father, but in 1030 peace was sworn and the old count continued to rule until his death in 1035.
During a long war (1046-1056) as an ally of Godfried I 'with the Beard', duke of Lower-Lorraine, comte de Louvain, against the Holy Roman Emperor Heinrich III, Baudouin initially lost Valenciennes to Hermann, count of Hainault. However, when the latter died in 1049 Baudouin married his son Baudouin VI to Hermann's widow Richilde, and arranged that the sons of her first marriage were disinherited, thus de facto uniting the county of Hainault with Flanders. Upon the death of Emperor Heinrich III this marriage was acknowledged through a treaty with Agnes de Poitou, mother of and regent for Heinrich IV.
From 1060 to 1067 Baudouin was the co-regent with Anna of Kiev for her son Philippe I of France, his nephew-by-marriage, indicating the importance he had acquired in the international politics of his day.
Baudouin died on 1 September 1067, and was succeeded by his son Baudouin VI.
Source: Leo van de Pas
At Adčle's instigation Baudouin rebelled against his father, but in 1030 peace was sworn and the old count continued to rule until his death in 1035.
During a long war (1046-1056) as an ally of Godfried I 'with the Beard', duke of Lower-Lorraine, comte de Louvain, against the Holy Roman Emperor Heinrich III, Baudouin initially lost Valenciennes to Hermann, count of Hainault. However, when the latter died in 1049 Baudouin married his son Baudouin VI to Hermann's widow Richilde, and arranged that the sons of her first marriage were disinherited, thus de facto uniting the county of Hainault with Flanders. Upon the death of Emperor Heinrich III this marriage was acknowledged through a treaty with Agnes de Poitou, mother of and regent for Heinrich IV.
From 1060 to 1067 Baudouin was the co-regent with Anna of Kiev for her son Philippe I of France, his nephew-by-marriage, indicating the importance he had acquired in the international politics of his day.
Baudouin died on 1 September 1067, and was succeeded by his son Baudouin VI.
Source: Leo van de Pas
Events
| Birth | Abt 1012 | ||||
| Marriage | 1028 | Lille - Adélaide de France, Countess de d'Auxerre | |||
| Death | 1 Sep 1067 | ||||
| Biography | Biography |  |
Families
| Spouse | Adélaide de France, Countess de d'Auxerre (1009 - 1079) |
| Child | Mathilde de Flandre (1030 - 1083) |
| Father | Count Baudouin IV de Flandre (980 - 1035) |
| Mother | Otgiva de Luxembourg ( - 1030) |
Notes
Biography
Baudouin was born in 1012, the son of Baudouin IV, count of Flanders, and Otgiva de Luxembourg. In 1028 he married Adèle de France, daughter of King Robert II 'le Pieux' of France and Constance de Provence. Baudouin and Adèle had four children, of whom three would have progeny, including his daughter Matilda, who married William 'the Conqueror', king of England.At Adèle's instigation Baudouin rebelled against his father, but in 1030 peace was sworn and the old count continued to rule until his death in 1035.
During a long war (1046-1056) as an ally of Godfried I 'with the Beard', duke of Lower-Lorraine, comte de Louvain, against the Holy Roman Emperor Heinrich III, Baudouin initially lost Valenciennes to Hermann, count of Hainault. However, when the latter died in 1049 Baudouin married his son Baudouin VI to Hermann's widow Richilde, and arranged that the sons of her first marriage were disinherited, thus de facto uniting the county of Hainault with Flanders. Upon the death of Emperor Heinrich III this marriage was acknowledged through a treaty with Agnes de Poitou, mother of and regent for Heinrich IV.
From 1060 to 1067 Baudouin was the co-regent with Anna of Kiev for her son Philippe I of France, his nephew-by-marriage, indicating the importance he had acquired in the international politics of his day.
Baudouin died on 1 September 1067, and was succeeded by his son Baudouin VI.