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Baldwin II, Margrave of Flanders

c. 865–918 · 9th century · Also known as Baldwin II of Flanders, Baldwin the Bald

Baldwin II, called the Bald, was count of Flanders from 879 to 918, son of Baldwin I Iron Arm and Judith, daughter of Charles the Bald. Using the disorder of the Viking raids, he built fortresses and gathered counties, abbeys and royal lands into a single principality. He married Ælfthryth, daughter of Alfred the Great, and divided his lands between his sons Arnulf I and Adalulf.

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County of Boulogne

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