
The Sister Countesses – Joan and Margaret of Flanders (Part two)
This article was written by Carol. Read part one here. Margaret of Flanders was born in 1202, the younger daughter of Baldwin IX, Count of Flanders and Hainault, and Marie of Champagne. By 1205 she and her older sister Joan were orphaned. She and her sister were raised at the French court since Philip Augustus, [read more]