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On 10th September 918 Baldwin "Bald" II Margrave Flanders (age 52) died. His son Arnulf (age 28) succeeded I Count Flanders.
In 934 Arnulf "Great" I Count Flanders (age 44) and Adela Vermandois Countess Flanders (age 24) were married. She by marriage Countess Flanders. The difference in their ages was 20 years. She the daughter of Herbert Vermandois II Count Vermandois II Count Soissons II Count Meaux and Adela Capet Countess Vermandois, Soissons and Meaux. He the son of Baldwin "Bald" II Margrave Flanders and Aelfthryth Wessex Margrave Flanders. They were fourth cousin once removed.
In 962 Baldwin III Count Flanders (age 22) died. His son Arnulf (age 2) succeeded II Count Flanders.
Before 30th March 987 Arnulf II Count Flanders (age 27) and Rozala of Italy (age 37) were married. She by marriage Countess Flanders. He the son of Baldwin III Count Flanders and Matilda Billung Countess Flanders (age 47).
On 30th March 987 Arnulf II Count Flanders (age 27) died. His son Baldwin (age 7) succeeded IV Count Flanders.
In 1012 Baldwin "Bearded" IV Count Flanders (age 32) and Ogive Luxemburg Countess Flanders were married. She by marriage Countess Flanders. He the son of Arnulf II Count Flanders and Rozala of Italy.
Before 1055 Baldwin VI Count Flanders I Count Hainault (age 24) and Richilde Countess Flanders and Hainault were married. She by marriage Countess Flanders, Countess Hainault. He the son of Baldwin "The Good" V Count Flanders (age 42) and Adela Capet Duchess Normandy (age 45).
On 1st September 1067 Baldwin VI Count Flanders I Count Hainault (age 37) succeeded VI Count Flanders.
On 22nd February 1071 Battle of Cassel was fought between uncle Robert "The Frisian" I Count Flanders (age 38) and nephew Arnulf III Count Flanders (age 16), supported by his mother Richilde Countess Flanders and Hainault and King Philip I of France (age 18), over the succession of Flanders.
Arnulf III Count Flanders was killed. His brother Baldwin (age 15) succeeded II Count Hainault. Robert "The Frisian" I Count Flanders was appointed I Count Flanders.
William Fitzosbern 1st Earl Hereford (age 51) was killed. His son Roger succeeded 2nd Earl Hereford.
Eustace Flanders II Count Boulogne (age 56) and his son Eustace Flanders III Count Boulogne fought for Robert. During the battle Robert "The Frisian" I Count Flanders and Richilde Countess Flanders and Hainault were captured, and subsequently exchanged for each other.
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. 1070. Earl Baldwin (age 40) also died, and his son Arnulf (age 15) succeeded to the earldom. Earl William (age 50), in conjunction with the king of the Franks (age 17), was to be his guardian; but Earl Robert (age 37) came and slew his kinsman Arnulf and the earl, put the king to flight, and slew many thousands of his men.
On 17th July 1070 Baldwin VI Count Flanders I Count Hainault (age 40) died. 17th July 1070 His son Arnulf (age 15) succeeded III Count Flanders.
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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
In 1093 Robert II Count Flanders (age 28) succeeded II Count Flanders. Clementia Ivrea Countess Louvain and Flanders (age 15) by marriage Countess Flanders.
On 5th October 1111 Robert II Count Flanders (age 46) was killed. His son Baldwin (age 18) succeeded VII Count Flanders.
On or before 17th July 1119 at the Battle of Bures-en-Bray King Henry I "Beauclerc" England (age 51) fought against the army of King Louis VI of France (age 37).
Baldwin VII Count Flanders (age 26) who was killed. His first cousin Charles (age 35) succeeded I Count Flanders. Marguerite Clermont Countess Flanders (age 14) by marriage Countess Flanders.
On 2nd March 1127 Charles Estrigen I Count Flanders (age 43) was murdered at Church of St Donatian. His second cousin William (age 24) succeeded Count Flanders. Sibylla Anjou Countess Essex and Flanders (age 15) by marriage Countess Flanders.
In 1128 Thierry Count Flanders (age 29) succeeded Count Flanders. Swanhilde Countess Flanders by marriage Countess Flanders.
After 1132 Thierry Count Flanders (age 33) and Sibylla Anjou Countess Essex and Flanders (age 20) were married. She by marriage Countess Flanders. She the daughter of Fulk "Young" King Jerusalem (age 43) and Ermengarde La Flèche De Baugency Countess Anjou. He the son of Theodoric "Valiant" Metz II Duke Lorraine and Gertrude Flanders Duchess Lorraine. They were fifth cousins.
In 1195 Baldwin IX Count Flanders VI Count Hainault (age 24) succeeded 4th Count Flanders.
In 1223 William Dampierre II Count Flanders (age 27) and Margaret II Countess Flanders (age 20) were married. He by marriage II Count Flanders. She the daughter of Baldwin IX Count Flanders VI Count Hainault and Marie Blois Countess Flanders.
On 3rd September 1231 William Dampierre II Count Flanders (age 35) died. His son William (age 7) succeeded III Count Flanders.
On 5th December 1244 Joan I Countess Flanders (age 45) died. Her sister Margaret (age 42) succeeded II Countess Flanders.
In June 1246 Guy Dampierre Count Flanders (age 20) and Mathilde Bethune were married. He by marriage Count Flanders. He the son of William Dampierre II Count Flanders and Margaret II Countess Flanders (age 43).
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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 6th June 1251 William Dampierre III Count Flanders (age 27) died. His brother Guy (age 25) succeeded Count Flanders.
In 1265 Robert Dampierre III Count Flanders (age 16) and Blanche Capet Countess Flanders (age 15) were married. She by marriage Countess Flanders. He the son of Guy Dampierre Count Flanders (age 39) and Mathilde Bethune. They were third cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
In March 1265 Guy Dampierre Count Flanders (age 39) and Isabelle Luxemburg Countess Flanders (age 18) were married. She by marriage Countess Flanders. The difference in their ages was 21 years. She the daughter of Henry "Great" Luxemburg V Count Luxemburg III Count Namur (age 49) and Margaret of Bar Countess Luxemburg and Namur (age 45). He the son of William Dampierre II Count Flanders and Margaret II Countess Flanders (age 62). They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England.
On 7th March 1305 Guy Dampierre Count Flanders (age 79) died. His son Robert (age 56) succeeded III Count Flanders.
In 1320 Louis Dampierre II Count Nevers I Count Flanders (age 16) and Margaret Capet Countess Nevers amd Flanders (age 11) were married. She by marriage Countess Nevers, Countess Flanders. She the daughter of Philip V King France I King Navarre (age 27) and Joan of Burgundy Queen Consort France (age 28). He the son of Louis Dampierre I Count Nevers (age 48) and Joan Rethel Countess Nevers and Rethel. They were fourth cousins. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 17th September 1322 Robert Dampierre III Count Flanders (age 73) died. His grandson Louis (age 18) succeeded I Count Flanders.
On 26th August 1346 the army of King Edward III of England (age 33) defeated the French army at the Battle of Crécy. The English army was commanded by King Edward III of England, his son Edward "Black Prince" (age 16), Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick (age 33), William Bohun 1st Earl of Northampton (age 36) and John Beauchamp 1st Baron Beauchamp Warwick (age 30).
The English army was included: Bishop Thomas of Hatfield (age 36), Hugh Despencer 1st Baron Despencer (age 38), Bernard Brocas (age 16), Thomas Felton (age 16), James Audley (age 28), Robert Bourchier 1st Baron Bourchier, Bartholomew "The Elder" Burghesh 1st Baron Burghesh (age 59), Bartholomew "The Younger" Burghesh 2nd Baron Burghesh (age 18), Reginald Cobham 1st Baron Cobham (age 51), John Darcy 1st Baron Darcy of Knayth (age 66), Robert Ferrers 3rd Baron Ferrers of Chartley (age 37), Richard Scrope 1st Baron Scrope of Bolton (age 19), William Scrope (age 21), Stephen Scrope (age 21), William Latimer 4th Baron Latimer of Corby (age 16), John Lisle 2nd Baron Lisle (age 28), Gerard Lisle 1st Baron Lisle (age 42), Nicholas Longford (age 61), Edward Montagu 1st Baron Montagu, Walter Paveley 4th Baron Burghesh (age 27), Michael Poynings 1st Baron Poynings (age 28), Robert Ufford 1st Earl Suffolk (age 48), John de Vere 7th Earl of Oxford (age 34), Thomas West (age 34), John Willoughby 2nd Baron Willoughby (age 43), John Wingfield (age 26), Henry Percy 11th and 3rd Baron Percy (age 25), Hugh Courtenay 2nd or 10th Earl Devon (age 43) (possibly), Walter "Elder" Devereux (age 37), John Devereux (age 44), Enion Sais Brecon, John Chandos (age 26), Richard Pembridge (age 26) and John Sully (age 63).
The French army suffered significant casualties. King Philip "Fortunate" VI of France (age 52) was wounded. William de Coucy (age 60) and his son Enguerrand 6th Lord de Coucy (age 33) and were killed.
Charles Valois Count Alençon (age 49) was killed. His son Charles (age 9) succeeded Count Alençon.
Louis Chatillon II Count Blois I Count Chatillon was killed. His son Louis succeeded III Count Blois.
Louis Dampierre II Count Nevers I Count Flanders (age 42) was killed. His son Louis (age 15) succeeded III Count Nevers, II Count Flanders.
King John I of Bohemia (age 50) was killed. His son Charles (age 30) succeeded IV King Bohemia.
Rudolph "Valiant" Metz I Duke Lorraine (age 26) was killed. His son John succeeded I Duke Lorraine.
Jean IV de Harcourt (age 39) was killed.
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In or before 1348 Louis Dampierre III Count Nevers II Count Flanders (age 17) and Margaret Brabant Countess Nevers and Flanders (age 24) were married. She by marriage Countess Nevers, Countess Flanders. She the daughter of John Brabant III Duke Brabant (age 47) and Marie Évreux Duchess of Brabant. He the son of Louis Dampierre II Count Nevers I Count Flanders and Margaret Capet Countess Nevers amd Flanders (age 38). They were half second cousin once removed. She a great granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
On 30th January 1384 Louis Dampierre III Count Nevers II Count Flanders (age 53) died. His daughter Margaret (age 36) succeeded III Countess Flanders.
Robert Dampierre III Count Flanders and Yolande Burgundy II Countess Nevers and Flanders were married. She by marriage Countess Flanders. He the son of Guy Dampierre Count Flanders and Mathilde Bethune. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England.
Baldwin "The Good" V Count Flanders succeeded V Count Flanders. Adela Capet Duchess Normandy by marriage Countess Flanders.
Margaret Metz Countess Hainault and Flanders succeeded I Countess Flanders.
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Baldwin VII Count Flanders and Hawise Canhiart Countess Flanders were married. She by marriage Countess Flanders. She the daughter of Alan Canhiart IV Duke Brittany and Ermengarde Anjou Duchess Brittany and Aquitaine. He the son of Robert II Count Flanders and Clementia Ivrea Countess Louvain and Flanders. They were fourth cousins.
Baldwin IX Count Flanders VI Count Hainault and Marie Blois Countess Flanders were married. She by marriage Countess Flanders, Countess Flanders. She the daughter of Henry Blois I Count Champagne and Marie Capet Countess Champagne. He the son of Baldwin Flanders V Count Hainault and Margaret Metz Countess Hainault and Flanders. They were half third cousin once removed. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England.
Baldwin III Count Flanders succeeded III Count Flanders.
Baldwin "Bearded" IV Count Flanders and Matilda Normandy Countess Flanders were married. She by marriage Countess Flanders. The difference in their ages was 33 years. She the daughter of Richard "Good" Normandy II Duke Normandy and Judith Penthièvre Duchess Normandy. He the son of Arnulf II Count Flanders and Rozala of Italy. They were third cousin once removed.
Thomas Savoy II Count Flanders was appointed II Count Flanders.
Thomas Savoy III Count Flanders was appointed III Count Flanders.
Baldwin III Count Flanders and Matilda Billung Countess Flanders were married. She by marriage Countess Flanders. She the daughter of Hermmann Billung Margrave Billung March and Hildegard Westerburg Margrave Billung March. He the son of Arnulf "Great" I Count Flanders and Adela Vermandois Countess Flanders.
William Dampierre III Count Flanders and Beatrix Reginar Countess Flanders were married. She by marriage Countess Flanders. She the daughter of Henry Reginar II Duke Brabant and Marie Swabia Duchess Brabant. He the son of William Dampierre II Count Flanders and Margaret II Countess Flanders. They were third cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Stephen I England.