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- He was the son of Arnulf II 'the Younger', Comte de Flandre and Rozela d'Ivrea. He married, firstly, Ogive de Luxembourg, daughter of Frederick I, Comte de Luxembourg and Ermentrude of Gleibur, circa 1012. He married, secondly, Eleonora de Normandie, daughter of Richard II, 4th Duc de Normandie and Judith de Bretagne, circa 1031. He died on 30 May 1036.
Baldwin IV, Comte de Flandre also went by the nick-name of Baldwin 'Fair Beard'. He succeeded to the title of Comte de Flandre in 988.
Baldwin IV of Flanders (980 - May 30, 1035) known as the Bearded, was Count of Flanders from 988 until his death.
Life
Baldwin IV, born c.980, was the son of Arnulf II, Count of Flanders and Rozala of Italy. He succeeded his father as Count of Flanders in 987.
In contrast to his predecessors Baldwin turned his attention to the east and north, leaving the southern part of his territory in the hands of his vassals the counts of Guînes, Hesdin, and St. Pol.
To the north of the county Baldwin was given Zeeland as a fief by the Holy Roman Emperor Henry II, while on the right bank of the Scheldt river he received Valenciennes (1013) and parts of the Cambresis and Hainaut.
In the French territories of the count of Flanders, the supremacy of the Baldwin remained unchallenged. They organized a great deal of colonization of marshland along the coastline of Flanders and enlarged the harbour and city of Brugge. Baldwin IV died on 30 May, 1035.
Family
Baldwin first married Ogive of Luxembourg, daughter of Frederick of Luxembourg, by whom he had a son and heir:
Baldwin V, Count of Flanders.
He later married Eleanor of Normandy, daughter of Richard II of Normandy, by whom he had a daughter:
Judith who married Tostig Godwinson and secondly Welf I, Duke of Bavaria.
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980 - 1035 (55 years)
(Age 55 years)