Baldwin of Avesnes
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| Born | September 1219 Oizy (today part of Margaret II of Flanders |
Baldwin of Avesnes (September 1219 in Oizy – 10 April 1295 in
apanage
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He fought his whole life, together with his brother
William III of Dampierre during a tournament in Trazegnies. After the Edict of Péronne and the death of his brother John, he reconciled with his mother, who sent him to Namur
on a revenge expedition.
In 1287, Baldwin sold Dunkirk and Warneton to Guy, Count of Flanders. He is also known as a chronicler; he wrote the Chronique Universelle.
Charles Verlinden identifies the diplomat Baldwin of Hainaut as Baldwin of Avesnes.[2]
Marriage and issue
In 1243, Baldwin married Felicitas (1220-1307), the daughter of Thomas II of Coucy, Lord of Vervins.[1] Baldwin was the father of:
- John (d. 1283), married Agnes of Valence, the daughter of John de Balliol
References
- ^ a b c Pollock 2015, p. 167.
- ^ Giebfried 2014, p. 9.
- ^ Gades 1951, p. 102-103.
Sources
- Gades, John A. (1951). Luxemburg in the Middle Ages. Brill.
- Giebfried, John (2014). Crusader Constantinople as a Gateway to the Mongol World. Saint Louis Press University. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - Pollock, M. A. (2015). Scotland, England and France After the Loss of Normandy, 1204-1296. The Boydell Press.
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