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Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut

1150–1195 · 12th century · Also known as Baldwin VIII of Flanders, Baldwin the Courageous

Baldwin V was count of Hainaut from 1171 and, through his wife Margaret I of Flanders, count of Flanders as Baldwin VIII from 1191 until his death in 1195. He also secured Namur, raised into a margraviate for him by imperial grant. His daughter Isabella married Philip II Augustus of France, and his son Baldwin became the first Latin emperor of Constantinople. His chancellor Gislebert of Mons chronicled his reign.

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