Baldwin V of Flanders
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Baldwin V of Flanders (d. September 1, 1067) was Count of Flanders from 1036 until his death.
He was the son of Baldwin IV of Flanders, who died in 1035. He, in turn, is a descendant of Elfrida (d. 949), daughter of Alfred the Great, Saxon King of England.
In 1028 Baldwin married Adela (Alix), daughter of King Robert II of France; at her instigation he rebelled against his father but in 1030 peace was sworn and the old count continued to rule until his death. From 1060 to 1067 he was the guardian for his nephew-by-marriage Philip I of France.
Baldwin and Adela had four children:
- Baldwin VI, 1030-1070
- Matilda, c.1031-1083 who married William the Conqueror
- Robert I of Flanders, c.1033–1093
- Henry of Flanders c.1035
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