Category: County of Flanders

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The County of Flanders (Dutch: Graafschap Vlaanderen, French: Comté de Flandre) was one of the territories constituting the Low Countries. The county existed from 862 to 1795. It was one of the original secular fiefs of France and for centuries was one of the most affluent regions in Europe. Today, it's remembered for its important contribution to fine art.

The area under the French crown was located completely west of the Scheldt river and was called "Royal Flanders" (Kroon-Vlaanderen). This fief was finally removed from French control after the Peace of Madrid in 1526 and the Peace of Ladies in 1529. Aside from this the count of Flanders also held land east of the Scheldt river from the 11th century on, as a fief of the Holy Roman Empire; this area was called "Imperial Flanders" (Rijks-Vlaanderen). Except for French Flanders, Flanders is the only part of the medieval French kingdom that is not part of modern-day France.

Guillaume de Flandre 1094 - 1109

Unknown de Flandre 1095 - abt 1096

Baldwin Flandre 1093 - 17 Jul 1119

Baoudoin Flandre abt 0933 Flanders, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France - 01 Nov 0962

Baudoin (Flandre) Hainaut abt 1030 Flanders, France - 17 Jul 1070

Baudouin Flandre abt 0980 Mer Du, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France - 30 May 1035

Baudouin (Flandre) de Flandre abt 0864 Flanders, Nord, France - 10 Sep 0918

Baudouin Flandre - bef 1080

Baudouin Flandre abt 19 Aug 1012 Flanders, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France - 01 Sep 1067

Mathilde (Flandre) of England abt 1031 Flanders, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France - 02 Nov 1083

Ogive Flandre bef 1071 - bef Apr 1141

Robert Flandre 1033 Flanders, Belgium - 13 Oct 1093

Robert (Flandre) de Flandre 1065 Flanders - 05 Oct 1111

William (Normandie) Clito 25 Oct 1102 Rouen, Caux, Normandy, France - 28 Jul 1128

Adelaide (Vermandois) Flandre abt 0917 Vermandois, France - 10 Oct 0960

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