Baldwin of Flanders

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Baldwin of Flanders was a prominent medieval nobleman who became the first Latin Emperor of Constantinople after the Fourth Crusade.

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Baldwin of Flanders canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Latin Emperor of Constantinople
human
medieval nobleman
alsoKnownAs Baldwin I of Constantinople
Baldwin IX, Count of Flanders
Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders
surface form: Baldwin VI, Count of Hainaut
birthDate 1172
birthPlace Hainaut
capturedBy Kaloyan of Bulgaria
child Joan, Countess of Flanders
Margaret II of Flanders
surface form: Margaret II, Countess of Flanders
conflict Byzantine–Latin conflicts
War with the Second Bulgarian Empire
coronationDate 16 May 1204
coronationPlace Hagia Sophia
countryOfCitizenship County of Flanders
County of Hainaut
deathDate circa 1205
deathPlace Bulgaria
electedBy leaders of the Fourth Crusade
era High Middle Ages
father Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut
givenName Baldwin
house House of Flanders
languageOfWorkOrName Latin
Old French
mannerOfDeath killed in captivity
mother Margaret I, Countess of Flanders
nobleFamily House of Flanders
notableEvent chosen over Boniface of Montferrat as Latin Emperor
led forces during the capture and sack of Constantinople in 1204
notableFor being the first Latin Emperor of Constantinople
uniting Flanders and Hainaut under his rule
participatedIn Fourth Crusade
positionHeld Count of Flanders
County of Hainaut
surface form: Count of Hainaut

Latin Emperor of Constantinople
reignEnd as Latin Emperor of Constantinople: 1205
reignStart as Count of Flanders: 1194
as Count of Hainaut: 1195
as Latin Emperor of Constantinople: 1204
religion Roman Catholicism
spouse Marie of Champagne NERFINISHED
successor Henry of Flanders
title Count of Flanders
County of Hainaut
surface form: Count of Hainaut

Latin Emperor of Constantinople
surface form: Emperor of the Latin Empire

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Sack of Constantinople in 1204 commander Baldwin of Flanders
Fourth Crusade keyFigure Baldwin of Flanders
Imperium Romaniae firstRuler Baldwin of Flanders
Latin Crusaders ledBy Baldwin of Flanders