Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders

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Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders was an early 11th-century ruler who significantly expanded and consolidated the County of Flanders, strengthening its political and economic power in medieval Europe.

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Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Count of Flanders ⓘ
medieval ruler ⓘ
nobleman ⓘ
burialPlace Flanders (exact location uncertain) ⓘ
linked to: Flanders
child Baldwin V, Count of Flanders ⓘ
Eustace I, Count of Boulogne ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship County of Flanders ⓘ
dateOfBirth 980 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1035 ⓘ
diplomaticRelations Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
era High Middle Ages ⓘ
father Arnulf II, Count of Flanders ⓘ
floruit early 11th century ⓘ
late 10th century ⓘ
givenName Baldwin ⓘ
knownFor strengthening economic power of Flanders ⓘ
strengthening political power of Flanders ⓘ
territorial expansion of Flanders ⓘ
languageUsed Latin ⓘ
Old French ⓘ
mother Rozala of Italy ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Flanders ⓘ
notableWork expansion of the County of Flanders ⓘ
positionHeld Count of Flanders ⓘ
predecessor Arnulf II, Count of Flanders ⓘ
reignEnd 1035 ⓘ
reignStart 987 ⓘ
religion Catholicism ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
residence Bruges ⓘ
Ghent ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
significantEvent annexation of Valenciennes ⓘ
consolidation of Flemish coastal territories ⓘ
expansion into Zeeland ⓘ
strengthening of Flemish comital authority ⓘ
spouse Eleanor of Normandy ⓘ
Ogive of Luxembourg ⓘ
successor Baldwin V, Count of Flanders ⓘ
title Count of Ghent ⓘ
Count of Valenciennes ⓘ
Count of Zeeland ⓘ
Margrave of Valenciennes ⓘ
Overlord of Zeeland ⓘ

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House of Flanders → hasNotableMember → Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders ⓘ
Baldwin V, Count of Flanders → predecessor → Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders ⓘ
Baldwin V, Count of Flanders → father → Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders ⓘ
Arnulf II, Count of Flanders → successor → Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders ⓘ
Rozala of Italy → child → Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders ⓘ