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Flanders

Gertrude of Saxony – Twice a Countess

Tuesday, 25 June 2019, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Gertrude of Saxony was born circa 1030 as the daughter of Bernard II, Duke of Saxony and Eilika of Schweinfurt. Gertrude married Floris I, Count of Holland around 1050 and they had at least six children together. Their children were Dirk (later Count of Holland), Bernhard (died young), Eilika (died young), Othilde (died young), Bertha and [read more]

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Flanders

The Sister Countesses – Joan and Margaret of Flanders (Part one)

Wednesday, 15 February 2017, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

This article was written by Carol. Joan of Flanders was born around 1200 to Baldwin IX of Flanders and Hainault and his wife Marie of Champagne. In 1202 Baldwin went on a crusade and his wife, missing her husband, decided to join him. Marie landed in Acre and soon died of the plague. Baldwin, who [read more]

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England

Judith of Francia – Queen and Countess

Tuesday, 13 December 2016, 13:00 Moniek Bloks 0

This article was written by Carol. Judith was the daughter of Charles the Bald, King of the Franks. Charles was a grandson of Charlemagne. She was twice Queen of Wessex and the first Countess of Flanders. Judith was born around 842. In 856 when she was about 14, her father married her to Æthelwulf, King [read more]

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Flanders

The murder of Philippa of Flanders

Friday, 23 October 2015, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 5

Philippa of Flanders (or Philippa of Dampierre) was born around 1287 as the daughter of Guy, Count of Flanders and Isabella of Luxembourg. Philippa’s father sought support from the English King Edward I to preserve the autonomy of Flanders from its powerful neighbour France, and in 1294 Philippa was betrothed to Edward II. The French [read more]

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Belgium

Sibylla of Anjou – A life devoted to the Holy Land

Wednesday, 16 September 2015, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 1

Sibylla of Anjou was born circa 1112 to Fulk V of Anjou and Ermengarde of Maine. Not much is known of her early years, but she married at the age of 11 to William Clito, who was the son of Robert Curthose, who in turn was the eldest son of William the Conqueror. This marriage [read more]




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