General Notes

bk&q p. 500 "William [the Conquerer]'s authority increased when hemarri
ed Matilda, the daughter of Baldwin V, count of Flanders, a powerful rul
er whose acceptance of William as a suitable son-in-law showed that Willi
am had risen above the trials of his youth.  William may also have se
en in Matilda a further link with his claim on the throne of England as s
he was seventh in line from Alfred the Great.  . . . the new king of Franc
e, Philippe I, was under the protection of William's father-in-law, Baldwi
n."
ohme p 119 (discussion of the lineaments of power) "A lord thus found hims
elf in an arms race with his neighbours; if they collected a force of knig
hts or constructed castles, so must he . . . the process reached its heig
ht during the eleventh century at a time of economic recovery and happen
ed earliest and most intensively in those regions which were most advanc
ed economically, Flanders in particular."
p 122 see discussion of impact of population growth in Flanders in early e
leventh century and a discussion of the assassination of count Charl
es of Flanders.
p 124 "In the late eleventh century a count of Flanders (not named) was re
nowned for having boiled alive a knight who had taken vengeance at a fair"
HC Regent of France for his nephew, King PHILIP I.
FIMA p 117 "PHILIP   I (1060-1108) was . . . only eight years old when h
is father died and had already been crowned two years before.  . . . all t
hat was needed was for the boy to have a guardian during the six remaini
ng years of his minority.  This responsibility was not given to his mothe
r, for at this date power was exercised exclusively by men.  . . . The boy
's closest male relative was appointed guardian, following the tradition
al practice of the nobility, and BALDWIN, count of Flanders carried out th
is task with integrity."
Also see pc pp 244, 250-2, 281-3 for accounts of future Baldwins, coun
ts of Flanders (descendants of this Baldwin but not direct ancestors) in t
he next century.
ewh p 227 "1047 Godfrey the Bearded, duke of Upper Lorraine, disappoint
ed at Henry's refusal to award him Lower Lorraine, stirred up serious disa
ffection, and finally joined BALDWIN of Flanders in a revolt at first supp
orted by HENRY of France (1047)