Baldwin Count Of Flanders 
Baldwin was born in 0837 in Flanders, Nord, France. Baldwin's father was Odoacer Count Of Flanders. His paternal grandfather was Enguerrand Count Of Flanders. He was an only child. He died at the age of 42 in 0879 in Auxere,France.General Notes
Flanders was inhabited by Celts in the 1st century bc and conquered by Germanic tribes in the next several hundred years, finally becoming a part of the empire established by Charlemagne in the 9th century ad. About 862 Baldwin I, son-in-law of the Carolingian emperor Charles the Bald (later Charles II, Holy Roman emperor), was created the first count of Flanders. Under Baldwin I and Baldwin II, Flanders was made secure against the incursions of the Vikings.
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Baldwin and Judith were married in a religious ceremony in Auxerre. They had a son and a daughter, named Baldwin and Guinidila Widnille.
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