Baldwin IX OF FLANDERS , 1st Latin Emperor of Constantinople
- Born: Jul 1172
- Marriage (1): Marie DE CHAMPAGNE
- Died: Abt 1205, Veliko Tamovo, Bulgaria aged about 33
General Notes:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldwin_I,_Latin_Emperor
Baldwin I (Dutch: Boudewijn; French: Baudouin; July 1172 \endash c.?1205) was the first emperor of the Latin Empire of Constantinople; Count of Flanders (as Baldwin IX) from 1194-1205 and Count of Hainaut (as Baldwin VI) from 1195-1205. Baldwin was one of the most prominent leaders of the Fourth Crusade, which resulted in the sack of Constantinople in 1204, the conquest of large parts of the Byzantine Empire, and the foundation of the Latin Empire. He lost his final battle to Kaloyan, the emperor of Bulgaria, and spent his last days as his prisoner.
Baldwin married Marie DE CHAMPAGNE, daughter of Henri Ier DE CHAMPAGNE , Count of Champagne and Marie DE FRANCE. (Marie DE CHAMPAGNE was born about 1174 and died on 29 Aug 1204 in Acre, Palestine.)
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