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was killed along with her oldest son, Arnulf. Richilde herself was captured and released, and King Philip later married Robert's stepdaughter Bertha and recognized him as Count of
Flanders, abandoning the cause of Richilde and her son.
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Her alleged control over
Hainault made her an attractive bride, but placed the county in a dangerous position. She was forced, by the threat of invasion, by Baldwin V of Flanders to marry his eldest son
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who gave his oath of homage and promised to protect his nephew. After
Baldwin VI's death their son Arnulf III became Count of Flanders, but as he was a minor, Richilde served as
205:). Richilde's first husband, Herman of Mons, count of Hainaut, died c. 1050/1051. She was countess in her own right in Valenciennes and in her husband's rights in Hainault.
252:, with the provision that if either son preceded the other in death, he would inherit the other's county as well. Baldwin VI also obtained assurances from his brother
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of
Normandy (who married her) also assisted her in the conflict, but likely with a very small contingent. However, her forces were defeated at the
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Baldwin VI followed as count of
Flanders in 1067, unifying as such Hainaut, Valenciennes and Flanders, and ruled until his death (17 July 1070).
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had not been consulted, the marriage resulted in a war between the emperor and the
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and the two children she had with Herman were disinherited. Roger, probably lame, became a secular clerk (later bishop of
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For a long time, Richilde's own rights and position were not well understood. She is counted as ruling countess of
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The
Complete Peerage of England Scotland Ireland Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant Extinct or Dormant
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1018 – 15 March 1086), was a ruling countess of
Hainaut from c. 1050 until 1076, in co-regency with her husband
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233:) and her daughter a nun. Hainaut and Valenciennes being inherited by the count of Flanders.
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broke his oath and disputed Arnulf's right to
Flanders. Richilde obtained support from King
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for different periods in different sources. In a first phase, she followed in the marche of
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c. 1049 as only heir of her father, Reinier of Hasnon, who was installed in 1047 as
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Renée Nip, 'The
Political Relations between England and Flanders (1066–1128)',
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Renée Nip, 'The Political Relations Between England and Flanders (1066–1128)',
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Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten
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But still Richilde's husband Baldwin became ruling count of Hainaut
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Handelingen van de Geschied- en Oudheidkundige Kring van Oudenaarde
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Baldwin VI left Flanders to their eldest son, Arnulf III, and the
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Richilde, Countess of Mons and Hainaut, Margravine of Valenciennes
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539:(London & New York: Hambledon Continuum, 2007), p. 114
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Karen S. Nicholas, 'Countesses as Rulers in Flanders',
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Karen S. Nicholas, 'Countesses as Rulers in Flanders',
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357:Roger (d. 1093) who was apparently lame, became
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570:Aristocratic Women in Medieval France
451:Aristocratic Women in Medieval France
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161:(died c. 1049) and Adelheid of
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292:Richilde and her younger son,
137:(until 1070) and then her son
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370:Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders
218:Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor
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372:. They were the parents of:
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359:Bishop of Châlons-sur-Marne
310:Lambert I, Count of Louvain
231:Bishop of Châlons-sur-Marne
193:of Valenciennes to replace
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120:Adelheid of Egisheim
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548:Charles Verlinden,
321:Château de Beaumont
319:Richilde built the
240:Regency of Flanders
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250:Baldwin II
147:Arnulf III
78:1086-03-15
91:Spouse(s)
191:margrave
163:Egisheim
36:Richilde
679:c. 1018
211:Baldwin
183:Hainaut
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345:Family
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258:regent
254:Robert
199:empire
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