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Baldwin V, Count of Flanders

1012 - 1067

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Baldwin V (c. 1012 – 1 September 1067) was Count of Flanders from 1035 until his death. He secured the personal union between the counties of Flanders and Hainaut and maintained close links to the Anglo-Saxon monarchy, which was overthrown by his son-in-law, William the Conqueror, near the end of his life. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Baldwin V, Count of Flanders is the 4,296th most popular politician (down from 3,653rd in 2019), the 1,267th most popular biography from France (down from 1,145th in 2019) and the 303rd most popular French Politician.

Baldwin V, Count of Flanders is most famous for being the last count of Flanders and the last ruler of Flanders. Baldwin V inherited the county of Flanders in 1345 from his father, and ruled until his death in 1384. He died without an heir and the county passed to his sister Margaret I, who was married to Philip of Burgundy.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Baldwin V, Count of Flanders ranks 4,296 out of 19,576. Before him are Abdullah of Pahang, Jayalalithaa, Alcetas II of Macedon, Bardas, Redbad, King of the Frisians, and Kenneth III of Scotland. After him are Alan García, Childebert the Adopted, Autobiography of Harkhuf, Qara Yusuf, Vardan Mamikonian, and Rhesus of Thrace.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1012, Baldwin V, Count of Flanders ranks 2. Before him is Pope Benedict IX. After him are Marpa Lotsawa, García Sánchez III of Pamplona, Abbad II al-Mu'tadid, Mawdud of Ghazni, Odo of Gascony, and Cai Xiang. Among people deceased in 1067, Baldwin V, Count of Flanders ranks 4. Before him are Lady Godiva, Constantine X Doukas, and Emperor Yingzong of Song. After him are Sancha of León, Shaykh Tusi, John Komnenos, and Cai Xiang.

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In France

Among people born in France, Baldwin V, Count of Flanders ranks 1,267 out of 6,770. Before him are Franck Ribéry (1983), Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden (1655), Margaret I, Countess of Flanders (1145), Joël Robuchon (1945), Jules Ferry (1832), and Odile of Alsace (662). After him are Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam (1838), Dominique Sanda (1948), Antoine-Augustin Parmentier (1737), Max Linder (1883), Claude Nicolas Ledoux (1736), and Tancred of Hauteville (980).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Baldwin V, Count of Flanders ranks 303. Before him are Francis III, Duke of Brittany (1518), Odo of Bayeux (1036), Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma (1930), Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden (1655), Margaret I, Countess of Flanders (1145), and Jules Ferry (1832). After him are Tancred of Hauteville (980), Walter Sans Avoir (1050), Augustin Robespierre (1763), Margaret II, Countess of Flanders (1202), Marie Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans (1695), and Louis, Duke of Guyenne (1397).

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