Gertrude of Flanders

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Name:
She was the heiress of Flanders.

Gertrude married Henry III, Comte de Louvain about 1095. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Gertrude married Dietrich II, Duke of Upper Lorraine about 1100. Dietrich (son of Gerhard IV, Count of Alsace and of Chatenois, Duke of Upper Lorraine and Hedwig) was born in 1060; died on 23 Jan 1115; was buried in Châtenois, Bas-Rhin, Grand Est, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Gertrude of Alsace died on 23 May 1144.
2. Dietrich von Lothringen II, Count of Alsace and Flanders was born on 1099 or 1101 in Alsace-Lorraine, France; died in 1166.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Title(s): 1062
• Title(s): 1071

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Title(s):
He became the Count of Holland.

Title(s):
He became the Count of Flanders.

Robert married Gertrude of Saxony about 1063. Gertrude (daughter of Bernard II, Duke of Saxony and Elica von Schweinfort) was born about 1030; died on 4 Aug 1113. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• General Information: He entered into hostilities with Emperor Otho II and acquired from that monarch Valenciennes and the Isles of Zealand. He subsequently further increased his territories by another rich accession, that of the citadel of Ghent.

Baldwin married Adelaide of France, Princess of France in 1028. Adelaide (daughter of Robert II "the Pious", King of France and Constance of Arles) was born in 1009; died on 8 Jun 1078. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• General Information: Her name is also rendered Adela.

Bernard married Elica von Schweinfort about 1020. Elica (daughter of Henry von Schweinfurt, Margrave in the Nordgau and Gerberga of Henneburg) died after 1055. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Title(s): 1007; He became the Count of Valenciennes in 1007.

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He was also known as Baudouin IV "Le Barbu".

Baldwin married Ogive of Luxembourg in 1012. Ogive (daughter of Frederick I, Count of Luxembourg, Count in the Moselgau and Ermentrude von Gleiberg) was born about 995 in Luxembourg; died on 21 Feb 1030 in Flanders, Belgium. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reign: From 988 to 1031; King of France (House of Capet)
• Crowned: 1 Jan 988; On 1 January 988, he became the King of France.

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Robert married Constance of Arles in 998. Constance (daughter of William I, Count of Provence and Arles and Adelaide of Anjou) was born about 986; died on 25 Jul 1032 in Meulan-en-Yvelines, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France; was buried in Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• General Information: She was also known as Constance of Provence, and Constance of Toulouse.
• Miscellaneous: 998; Constance was married in 998 to King Robert, after his divorce from his second wife, Bertha of Burgundy. The marriage was stormy; Bertha's family opposed her, and Constance was despised for importing her Provençal kinfolk and customs. Robert's friend, Hugh of Beauvais, count palatine, tried to convince the king to repudiate her in 1007. Possibly at her request 12 knights of her kinsman Fulk Nerra then murdered Beauvais in 1008.
• Travel: 1010; Robert went to Rome in 1010, followed by his former wife Bertha, to seek permission to divorce Constance and remarry Bertha. Pope Sergius IV was not about to allow a consanguineous marriage which had been formally condemned by Pope Gregory V and Robert had already repudiated two wives. So the request was denied. After his return according to one source Robert "loved his wife more."
• Miscellaneous: 1017; At Constance's urging, her eldest son Hugh Magnus was crowned co-king alongside his father in 1017. But later Hugh demanded his parents share power with him, and rebelled against his father in 1025. Constance, however, on learning of her son's rebellion was furious with him, rebuking him at every turn. At some point Hugh was reconciled with his parents but shortly thereafter died, probably about age eighteen. The royal couple was devastated; there was concern for the queen’s mental health due to the violence of her grief.
• Legal: 1022; In 1022, a trial accused clergy members of heresy--Constance's previous confessor Stephen included, Robert had his wife Queen Constance stand at the door to prevent any mob violence. However, as the condemned clerics left the trial the queen "struck out the eye of Stephen... with the staff which she carried". This was seen as Constance venting her frustration at anyone subverting the prestige of the crown.
• Miscellaneous: 1027; Robert and Constance quarreled over which of their surviving sons should inherit the throne; Robert favored their second son Henry, while Constance favored their third son, Robert. Despite his mother's protests and her support by several bishops, Henry was crowned in 1027. Constance, however, was not graceful when she didn't get her way. The ailing Fulbert, bishop of Chartres told a colleague that he could attend the ceremony "if he traveled slowly to Reims—but he was too frightened of the queen to go at all".
• Miscellaneous: say 1028; Constance encouraged her sons to rebel, and they began attacking and pillaging the towns and castles belonging to their father. Son Robert attacked Burgundy, the duchy he had been promised but had never received, and Henry seized Dreux. At last King Robert agreed to their demands and peace was made which lasted until the king's death.
• Miscellaneous: 1031; King Robert died on 20 July 1031. Soon afterwards Constance fell ill; she was at also at odds with both her surviving sons. Constance seized her dower lands and refused to surrender them. Henry fled to Normandy, where he received aid, weapons and soldiers from his brother Robert. He returned to besiege his mother at Poissy but Constance escaped to Pontoise. She only surrendered when Henry began the siege of Le Puiset and swore to slaughter all the inhabitants.
• Last Full Review: 5 Jun 2020

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Died:
Constance died after passing out following a coughing fit.

Bernard married Hildegarde von Stade about 990. Hildegarde (daughter of Henry von Stade "the Bold", Count of Stade and in the Heiangau and Hildegarde von Rheinhausen) was born on 974 to 976; died on 3 Oct 1011; was buried in St. Michaelis, Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Henry married Gerberga of Henneburg about 1003. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]