Count Baldwin IV "Fair Beard" OF FLANDERS 
Baldwin IV "Fair Beard" was born in 0990 in Flanders, France. Baldwin IV "Fair Beard"'s father was Arnold II The Young Count OF FLANDERS and his mother was Princess Rosele Susanna OF ITALY. He had a brother named Eudes Of Flanders. He was the younger of the two children. He died at the age of 48 in 1038.General Notes
in 1136, Gruffydd ap Rhys, under attack in Gower, hurried intoNorth wales to obtain assistance from his brothers-in-law. Hiswife, meanwhile, "Like an Amazon and a second Penthesilea",Commanded his followers in the south. She was slain in battle byMaurice of London, Lord of Kidwelly. Morgan, one of her youthfulsons, perished with her, and the second, Maelgwn, was takenprisoner. But Owain and Cadwaladr, sons of Gruffydd Ap Cynan,now came down from the north, destroyed Aberstwith Castle, andin the second week of Oct. they fought along with Gruffydd ApRhys a great battle near Aberteivi(Cardigan), in which thry wona decided victory over Stephen, constable of Aberteivi and "Allthe Flemings, all the marchers, and all the French from Aberneddto Aberteivi"
Daughter of the royal house of Gwynedd and the royal house ofthe Scandinavians of Dublin.
‌Baldwin IV "Fair Beard" and Otgive were married in a religious ceremony in 1021. They had a son and two daughters, named Baldwin V, Ermengarde and Judith Fausta.
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