Baldwin II, Count of Flanders

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Baldwin II, Count of Flanders was a powerful early 10th-century Frankish nobleman who expanded and consolidated the County of Flanders into a significant principality in northwest Europe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Count of Flanders ⓘ
medieval nobleman ⓘ
allegiance Frankish realm ⓘ
linked to: Carolingian Empire
birthDate c. 865 ⓘ
burialPlace Saint-Bertin Abbey ⓘ
consolidated County of Flanders ⓘ
constructed fortifications in Flanders ⓘ
country West Francia ⓘ
deathDate 918 ⓘ
deathPlace Saint-Bertin Abbey ⓘ
era early 10th century ⓘ
late 9th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup Franks ⓘ
expanded County of Flanders ⓘ
father Baldwin I, Count of Flanders ⓘ
givenName Baldwin ⓘ
governedFrom Flanders ⓘ
historicalRegion northwest Europe ⓘ
language Old French ⓘ
militaryRole frontier lord against Vikings ⓘ
mother Judith of Flanders ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Flanders ⓘ
nobleRank count ⓘ
notableFor defense against Viking raids ⓘ
expanding Flanders into a major principality in northwest Europe ⓘ
strengthening comital authority in Flanders ⓘ
ordinalNumber II ⓘ
parent Adelolf, Count of Boulogne ⓘ
Arnulf I, Count of Flanders ⓘ
Ealswid of Flanders ⓘ
Ermentrud of Flanders ⓘ
politicalStatus semi-independent prince within West Francia ⓘ
positionHeld Count of Boulogne ⓘ
Count of Flanders ⓘ
predecessor Baldwin I, Count of Flanders ⓘ
regionRuled Boulogne ⓘ
linked to: Boulogne-sur-Mer

Flanders ⓘ
reignEnd 918 ⓘ
reignStart c. 879 ⓘ
relative Alfred the Great ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
spouse Elftrude of England ⓘ
Ælfthryth of Wessex ⓘ
successor Arnulf I, Count of Flanders ⓘ
suzerain Kings of West Francia ⓘ
title Margrave of Flanders ⓘ
usedMonastery Saint-Bertin Abbey ⓘ

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Ælfthryth of Wessex → spouse → Baldwin II, Count of Flanders ⓘ
House of Flanders → hasNotableMember → Baldwin II, Count of Flanders ⓘ
Count of Flanders → notableHolder → Baldwin II of Flanders ⓘ
linked to: Baldwin II, Count of Flanders
Ælfthryth, Countess of Flanders → spouse → Baldwin II, Count of Flanders ⓘ
Adelolf, Count of Boulogne → father → Baldwin II, Margrave of Flanders ⓘ
linked to: Baldwin II, Count of Flanders
Adelolf, Count of Boulogne → predecessor → Baldwin II, Margrave of Flanders ⓘ
linked to: Baldwin II, Count of Flanders
Arnulf I, Count of Flanders → father → Baldwin II, Count of Flanders ⓘ
Arnulf I, Count of Flanders → predecessor → Baldwin II, Count of Flanders ⓘ
Judith of Flanders → parentOf → Baldwin II, Count of Flanders ⓘ
Baldwin I, Margrave of Flanders → successor → Baldwin II, Count of Flanders ⓘ
Baldwin I Iron Arm → child → Baldwin II of Flanders ⓘ
linked to: Baldwin II, Count of Flanders
Baldwin I Iron Arm → successor → Baldwin II of Flanders ⓘ
linked to: Baldwin II, Count of Flanders