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Richilde, Countess of Hainaut

c. 1031–1086 · 11th century

Richilde (c. 1031–1086) was Countess of Hainaut, married first to Count Hermann of Mons and then, in 1051, to Baldwin VI of Flanders. As regent for her son Arnulf III she lost the Flemish succession war of 1071, in which Arnulf was killed at Cassel fighting Robert the Frisian. She kept Hainaut, which passed to her son Baldwin II.

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County of Hainaut

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