Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut

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Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut was a 12th-century nobleman who significantly strengthened the County of Hainaut’s political power and territorial influence in the Low Countries through strategic alliances and dynastic marriages.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 12th-century person
Count of Hainaut
medieval nobleman
allianceThroughMarriage County of Flanders NERFINISHED
Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
birthDate c. 1150
burialPlace Hainaut (approximate) NERFINISHED
child Baldwin VI of Hainaut NERFINISHED
Eustace of Hainaut NERFINISHED
Henry of Flanders NERFINISHED
Isabella of Hainaut NERFINISHED
Philip I of Namur NERFINISHED
Sybille of Hainaut NERFINISHED
Yolanda of Flanders NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin County of Hainaut NERFINISHED
daughterMarriedTo Philip II of France NERFINISHED
deathDate 17 December 1195
era High Middle Ages
father Baldwin IV, Count of Hainaut NERFINISHED
givenName Baldwin NERFINISHED
governedTerritory Hainaut NERFINISHED
languageOfEnvironment Latin
Old French
mother Alice of Namur NERFINISHED
nobleFamily House of Flanders NERFINISHED
House of Hainaut NERFINISHED
nobleTitle Count of Hainaut NERFINISHED
notableFor expanding territorial influence in the Low Countries
strengthening the political power of the County of Hainaut
numeral V NERFINISHED
placeOfRule County of Hainaut NERFINISHED
politicalRole regional power broker in the Low Countries
positionHeld Count of Hainaut NERFINISHED
predecessor Baldwin IV, Count of Hainaut NERFINISHED
region Low Countries NERFINISHED
reignEnd 1195
reignStart 1171
religion Roman Catholicism
spouse Margaret I, Countess of Flanders NERFINISHED
Margaret of Alsace NERFINISHED
strategy forming political alliances with neighboring principalities
use of dynastic marriages to secure alliances
successor Baldwin VI of Hainaut NERFINISHED

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County of Hainaut notableRuler Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut
Isabella of Hainaut father Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut
Baldwin I of Constantinople father Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut
Henry of Flanders father Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut
Baldwin of Flanders father Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut