Richilde, Countess of Mons and Hainaut

Abt 1031 - 1086  (~ 55 years)

• Name	Richilde , Countess of Mons and Hainaut  [1, 2]
  Suffix	Countess of Mons and Hainaut
  Born	Abt 1031  [2]
  Gender	Female
  Died	15 Mar 1085/86  [1, 2]
  Notes	Richilde, Countess of Mons and Hainaut (c. 1031 - 15 March 1086). Biography Richilde was married firstly to Herman of Mons, count of Hainaut, son of Reginar V, count of Mons and Mathilde of Verdun, circa 1043. They served as co-rulers in Mons and Hainaut from 1039 to 1051. Soon after the death of Herman, Richilde married Baldwin, eldest son of Baldwin V of Flanders. At that point she started preparing for the unification of Hainaut and Flanders under the rule of the children of her second marriage. The two children of her first marriage were placed into the Church. Her daughter Gertrude became a nun and her son Robert (who was apparently physically disabled) became a clergyman and eventually Bishop of Châlons-sur-Marne. Her husband Baldwin became count of Flanders (as Baldwin VI) in 1067, and they ruled both Flanders and Hainaut until his death in 1070. After his death their son Arnulf became count of Flanders, but he was challenged by Baldwin's younger brother Robert the Frisian. Despite help from Philip I of France her forces were defeated at the Battle of Cassel, Arnulf was captured and soon died, and King Philip invested Robert with the county of Flanders. Richilde and her younger son Baldwin still had Hainaut, and made subsequent unsuccessful attempts to recover Flanders. Family It is not known who Richilde's parents were. Richilde married Herman of Mons, count of Hainaut. They had two cildren: Roger (? - 1093) Said to have been disabled ("claudum ab utero"). Bishop of Chalon-sur-Marne. Daughter - possibly named Agnes - who became a nun. Richilde secondly married Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders. They were the parents of: Arnulf III, Count of Flanders (c. 1055 - February 22, 1071). Baldwin II, Count of Hainaut (c. 1056-1098). Baldwin VI died on July 17, 1070. Richilde served as Regent for their son Arnulf III. In 1071 Richilde thirdly married to William Fitzosbern, 1st Earl of Hereford (c. 1025-1071).
  Person ID	I3859	Bosdet Genealogy
  Last Modified	16 May 2013

  
  

  Family	Baldwin de Mons, Comte de Flandre et Hainaut VI,   b. Aft 1029,   d. 17 Jul 1070  (Age 39 years)
  Married	1051  [1, 3]
  Children	1. Baldwin, II Count of Hainaut,   b. 1056, Mons, Liege, Belgium ,   d. 1098, Crusade  (Age 42 years)   2. Agnes de Flandre,   d. Aft 1071   3. Arnulf, Comte de Flandre et Hainaut III,   d. 1071
  Family ID	F613	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S189] Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook, John Morby, (Name: Oxford University Press; Location: Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.; Date: 1989;). [S174] Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richilde,_Countess_of_Mons_and_Hainaut. [S174] Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldwin_VI,_Count_of_Flanders.