Baldwin II of Flanders
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Baldwin II was the second margrave of Flanders, ruling from 879 to 918. He was nicknamed the Bald after his maternal grandfather, Emperor Charles the Bald.
19th century depiction of Baldwin by Albrecht De Vriendt
Baldwin II and Ælfthryth
Judith of Flanders
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Judith of Flanders was a Carolingian princess who became Queen of Wessex by two successive marriages and later Countess of Flanders. Judith was the eldest child of the Carolingian emperor Charles the
Baldwin II of Flanders
…nicknamed the Bald (Calvus) after his maternal grandfather, Emperor Charles the Bald. Baldwin II was born around 865 to Margrave Baldwin I of Flanders and Judith, daughter of Emperor Charles the Bald. The early years of Baldwin II's rule were marked by a series of devastating Viking raids into Flanders. By 883…
A depiction of King Æthelwulf from the 14th century
A depiction of King Æthelbald from the 14th century
Baldwin I of Flanders and his wife Judith of France, by Jan van der Asselt, ca. 1372/73. Currently displayed at the Gravenkapel, Kortrijk, Belgium.
A depiction of the institution of Baldwin as Margrave of Flanders from circa 1450-1460 by Ægidius of Roya