Margaret II of Flanders

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Countess of Flanders Countess of Hainaut human medieval countess

Margaret II of Flanders was a 13th-century countess who ruled both Flanders and Hainaut and played a central role in the political and dynastic struggles of medieval Low Countries.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Margaret II, Countess of Flanders	5
Margaret II, Countess of Hainaut	2

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Countess of Flanders ⓘ Countess of Hainaut ⓘ human ⓘ medieval countess ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Margaret of Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ Margaret of Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ
arbitratedBy	Louis IX of France in succession dispute ⓘ
burialPlace	Flines Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ
child	Baldwin of Avesnes NERFINISHED ⓘ Guy of Dampierre NERFINISHED ⓘ John I of Avesnes NERFINISHED ⓘ William III of Dampierre NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict	War of the Succession of Flanders and Hainaut NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfBirth	Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfDeath	County of Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1202 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	10 February 1280 ⓘ
endTime	as Countess of Flanders: 1278 ⓘ as Countess of Hainaut: 1253 ⓘ
era	13th century ⓘ
father	Baldwin IX, Count of Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ Baldwin VI, Count of Hainaut NERFINISHED ⓘ
givenName	Margaret ⓘ
mother	Marie of Champagne NERFINISHED ⓘ
nativeLanguage	Old French ⓘ
nobleFamily	House of Alsace NERFINISHED ⓘ
nobleTitle	Countess of Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ Countess of Hainaut NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableEvent	Avesnes–Dampierre succession dispute NERFINISHED ⓘ War of the Succession of Flanders and Hainaut NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	central role in political and dynastic struggles in the Low Countries ⓘ
opposedBy	Avesnes sons in succession dispute ⓘ
partOf	medieval Low Countries politics ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfDeath	Ghent NERFINISHED ⓘ
positionHeld	Countess of Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ Countess of Hainaut NERFINISHED ⓘ
reign	1244–1253 in Hainaut ⓘ 1244–1278 in Flanders ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
sexOrGender	female ⓘ
sibling	Joan of Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ
spouse	Bouchard IV of Avesnes NERFINISHED ⓘ William II of Dampierre NERFINISHED ⓘ
startTime	as Countess of Flanders: 1244 ⓘ as Countess of Hainaut: 1244 ⓘ
supported	Dampierre sons in succession dispute ⓘ
territory	County of Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ County of Hainaut NERFINISHED ⓘ