Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut

Baldwin V of Hainaut (1150 – 17 December 1195) was count of Hainaut (1171–1195), count of Flanders as Baldwin VIII (1191–1195) and margrave of Namur as Baldwin I (1189–1195).

History

He was the son of Baldwin IV, Count of Hainaut. Flanders was acquired via his marriage to Margaret I of Flanders in 1169. Namur was acquired from his mother Alice of Namur.

Family

With Margaret, Baldwin had the following issue:

• Isabelle of Hainaut (Valenciennes, April 1170 – March 15, 1190, Paris), married king Philip II of France
• Baldwin VI of Hainaut (1171–1205), also count of Flanders and Latin Emperor
• Yolanda of Flanders (1175–1219), married Peter II of Courtenay, Latin Emperor
• Philip I, Marquis of Namur (1175–1212)
• Henry of Flanders (1176–1216), Latin Emperor
• Sybille of Hainault (1179 – 9 January 1217), married c. 1197 Guichard IV, Sire de Beaujeu (d. 1216)
• Eustace of Hainault (d. 1219), regent of the Kingdom of Thessalonica
• Godfrey of Hainault

See also

• Counts of Hainaut family tree
• Counts of Flanders family tree

Preceded by Philip	Count of Flanders 1191 – 1194 With: Margaret I	Succeeded by Baldwin VI/IX
Preceded by Baldwin IV	Count of Hainaut 1171 – 1195
Preceded by Henry	Marquis of Namur 1189 – 1195	Succeeded by Philip I

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