Baldwin V of Flanders

Also known as Baudouin de Lille, Balduinus Insulanus, Balduinus Pius.

Marquis of Flanders

Events

Date of Birth: probably about 1012 or before.

Place of Birth: unknown.

The date is given by Baldwin.

Date of Death: 1 September 1067.

Place of Death: Lille.

The date and place are given by père Anselme (2:716).

Place of Burial: Lille, église collegiale de S. Pierre.

The place is given by père Anselme (2:716).

Relationships

Father: Baldwin IV (died 1035), marquis of Flanders.

This relationship is given by père Anselme (2:716), by Koch, and by Baldwin.

Mother: Otgiva of Luxembourg (died 1030).

This relationship is given by père Anselme (2:716) and by Baldwin.

Spouse: Adèle (died 1079), daughter of Robert II, king of France.

This relationship is given by père Anselme (2:716), by Koch, and by Baldwin.

Children:

(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project. Most information below comes from Baldwin.)

Baldwin VI (died 17 July 1070), marquis of Flanders, count of Hainaut, married Richilde.

Matilda (died 2 November 1083) married William “the Conqueror”, duke of Normandy, king of England.

Robert “the Frisian” (died 12 or 13 October 1093) married Gertrude, daughter of Bernhard II, duke in Saxony.

References

Anselme de Sainte-Marie. Histoire Généalogique et Chronologique de la Maison Royale de France, des Pairs, Grands Officiers de la Couronne, de la Maison du Roy et des Anciens Barons du Royaume. 9 Volumes (Paris: 1726-1733).

Baldwin, Stewart. “Baldwin (Baudouin) V de Lille (Balduinus Insulanus, Balduinus Pius)” in The Henry Project.

Koch, A.C.F. "Balduin V." in Lexikon des Mittelalters. Band 1 (Stuttgart: 1980).

Tanner, Heather J. Families, Friends, and Allies: Boulogne and Politics in Northern France and England c. 879 - 1160. (Brill: 2004).