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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
Baldwins, ending in a total defeat of the latter in 1054.
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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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296:, retained Hainaut, and made subsequent unsuccessful attempts to recover Flanders. They enfeoffed Hainaut to the
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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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141:. She was also countess of Flanders by marriage to Baldwin VI between from 1067 to 1070. She ruled Flanders as
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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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662:, Trans. Laura Napran (Woodbridge, The Boydell Press, 2005), pp. 3 & n. 8
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Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten
469:, Ed. Christopher Harper-Bill (Woodbridge: The Boydell Press, 1989), p. 147.
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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
510:, Trans. Laura Napran (Woodbridge: The Boydell Press, 2005), p. 5
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327:. She, along with her son Baldwin, founded the monastery of
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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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338:. In 1076, she was evidently deposed by her son.
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357:Roger (d. 1093) who was apparently lame, became
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165:. She was born c. 1018. In 1040, she married
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722:Adela of France, Countess of Flanders
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583:Aristocratic Women in Medieval France
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364:Daughter, whose name is unknown.
341:Richilde died on 15 March 1086.
802:11th-century countesses regnant
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137:(until 1070) and then her son
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792:11th-century counts in Europe
712:Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders
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379:(c. 1055 – 22 February 1071).
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370:Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders
218:Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor
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99:Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders
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372:. They were the parents of:
42:Countess of Mons and Hainaut
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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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767:11th-century women regents
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368:Richilde married secondly
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772:Countesses of Flanders
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195:Baldwin V of Flanders
139:Baldwin II of Hainaut
797:11th-century regents
660:Chronicle of Hainaut
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609:Chronicle of Hainaut
596:Chronicle of Hainaut
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485:Detlev Schwennicke,
263:Almost immediately,
248:to the younger son,
120:Adelheid of Egisheim
702:Countess of Hainaut
548:Charles Verlinden,
321:Château de Beaumont
319:Richilde built the
240:Regency of Flanders
177:Countess of Hainaut
782:English countesses
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393:(c. 1025 – 1071).
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273:William FitzOsbern
269:Philip I of France
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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
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