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Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders

c. 1030–1070 · 11th century · Also known as Baldwin I of Hainaut

Baldwin VI (c. 1030–1070) was Count of Flanders from 1067 and, as Baldwin I, Count of Hainaut through his marriage in 1051 to Countess Richilde. The marriage joined Hainaut to the Flemish comital house. After his early death, a succession war between Richilde and his brother Robert the Frisian ended in Robert's victory at Cassel in 1071.

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County of Hainaut

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/baldwin-vi-count-of-flanders
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