Charles the Good

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Charles the Good was a 12th-century Count of Flanders renowned for his piety, social reforms, and assassination in 1127, which made him a revered martyr-like figure in medieval Europe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian
Count
Roman Catholic
martyr-like figure
medieval ruler
nobleman
ruler of Flanders
associatedWith conflict with Erembald family
famine in Flanders in the 1120s
birthDate 1084
causeOfDeath assassination
centuryOfActivity 12th century
countryOfRule County of Flanders NERFINISHED
deathContext political conspiracy by local elites
deathDate 1127-03-02
deathPlace Bruges NERFINISHED
County of Flanders NERFINISHED
deathYear 1127
father Canute IV of Denmark NERFINISHED
givenName Charles
historicalReputation just ruler
pious prince
honorificEpithets the Good NERFINISHED
implementedPolicy measures against grain speculation
relief for the poor during famine
knownFor assassination in 1127
charity to the poor
opposition to grain hoarding
piety
social reforms
languageOfCourt Old French
mannerOfDeath murdered
mother Adela of Flanders NERFINISHED
nobleFamily House of Estridsen NERFINISHED
notableEvent murder in the Church of Saint Donatian in Bruges
parent Adela of Flanders NERFINISHED
Canute IV of Denmark NERFINISHED
placeOfBurial Bruges NERFINISHED
Saint Donatian’s Church, Bruges NERFINISHED
predecessor Baldwin VII, Count of Flanders NERFINISHED
region Flanders NERFINISHED
reignEnd 1127
reignStart 1119
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
ruledDuring Middle Ages NERFINISHED
successor William Clito NERFINISHED
title Count of Flanders NERFINISHED
veneratedAs martyr
veneratedIn Flanders NERFINISHED

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House of Flanders hasNotableMember Charles the Good
Count of Flanders notableHolder Charles the Good