Count Baldwin ("Bras der fer") I of Flanders 
Baldwin, known as "Bras der fer", was born in Flanders, Nord, France. "Bras der fer"'s father was Comte Odoscer Harlebek of Flanders and his mother is de Flandres. His paternal grandfather was Gouverneur Engleran Harlebek of Flanders; his maternal grandfather was Comte Ingleram de Flandres II. He was an only child. He died in Auxerre, France.General Notes
Count of Flanders
Note: Baldwin I, by name BALDWIN IRON-ARM, French BAUDOUIN BRAS-DE-FER, Dutch BOUDEWIJN DE IJZERE ARM (d. 879), the first ruler of Flanders. A daring warrior under Charles II the Bald of France , he fell in love with the King's daughter Judith, the youthful widow of two English kings, married her (862), and fled with his bride to Lorraine. Charles, though at first angry, was at last conciliated, and made his son-in-law margrave (Marchio Flandriae) of Flanders (864), which he held as a hereditary fief. The Norsemen were at this time continually devastating the coast lands, and Baldwin was entrusted with this outlying borderland in order to defend it. He was the first of a line of strong rulers, who early in the 10th century exchanged the title of margrave for that of count.
d: Arras, Flandres, France
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.~ 0700 in Portugal
- b.~ 0750 in Flanders, Nord, France d.~ 0802
- b.~ 0710
- b.~ 0730 in Rousillon, France
- b.~ 0725
- b.0793 in Flanders, Nord, France d.~ 0824 in Flandres, Nord, France
- b.0815 in Flanders, Nord, France d.0864
- b.ABT 0837/0840 in Flanders, Nord, France d.2 Jan 0878/0879 in Auxerre, France
- b.0725 d.0776
- b.0750 d.0808
- b.0775 d.0837
- b.0800 d.0850
- b.~ 0820
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"Bras der fer" and Judith were married in a religious ceremony on October 2nd, 0863 in Auxerre, France. They had three sons and a daughter, named "the Bald", Rudolph, Raoul and Widnille.
Family Notes
married in? Flandres, Austrasia
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Children
Count Baldwin ("the Bald") II of Flanders
Baldwin, known as "the Bald", was born about 0863 in Flanders, Nord, France. He died on September 10th, 0918.
Count Rudolph of Cambrai
Rudolph was born about 0867 in Flanders, Nord, France. He died on June 17th, 0896 in Cambrai, France.
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