Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders

Count of Mons and Hainaut and Flanders (1030-1070)
Person human Q266523
Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders
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Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders

Summary

Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders is a human[1]. He was born on January 1, 1030[2]. He died in Hasnon[3]. He died on July 17, 1070[4]. He worked as a feudatory[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (232 views/month, #7,221 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders died in Hasnon[3].
  • Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders was born on January 1, 1030[2].
  • Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders died on July 17, 1070[4].
  • Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders is buried at Abbaye d'Hasnon[7].
  • Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders's father was Baldwin V, Count of Flanders[8].
  • Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders's mother was Adela of France[9].
  • Among Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders's spouses was Richilde of Hainaut[10].
  • A child of Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders was Arnulf III, Count of Flanders[11].
  • A child of Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders was Baldwin II, Count of Hainaut[12].
  • A child of Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders was Agnes de Flandre[13].
  • A child of Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders was Gilbert de Gant[14].
  • Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders's professions included feudatory[5].
  • Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders is recorded as male[15].
  • Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders's family is recorded as House of Flanders[17].
  • Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders's noble title is recorded as count[18].
  • Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders's Commons category is recorded as Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders[19].
  • Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders's given name is recorded as Balduin[20].
  • Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders's given name is recorded as Baldwin[21].
  • Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders's described by source is recorded as Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[22].
  • Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders's sibling is recorded as Robert I, Count of Flanders[23].
  • Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders's sibling is recorded as Matilda of Flanders[24].

Body

Origins and Family

Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders was born on January 1, 1030[2]. His father was Baldwin V, Count of Flanders[8]. His mother was Adela of France[9].

Career and Affiliations

Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders worked as a feudatory[5].

Personal Life

Among Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders's spouses was Richilde of Hainaut[10]. Children include Arnulf III, Count of Flanders[11], a feudatory[25], 1054–1071[26]; Baldwin II, Count of Hainaut[12], a politician[27], 1056–1098[28]; Agnes de Flandre[13]; and Gilbert de Gant[14], a feudatory[29], 1040–1095[30].

Death and Burial

Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders died on July 17, 1070[4]. He passed away in Hasnon[3]. He is buried at Abbaye d'Hasnon[7].

Why It Matters

Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (232 views/month, #7,221 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31]

FAQs

Where did Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders die?

Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders died in Hasnon[3].

Who were Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders's parents?

Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders's father was Baldwin V, Count of Flanders[8]. Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders's mother was Adela of France[9].

Who was Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders married to?

Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders's spouses include Richilde of Hainaut[10].

What did Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders do for work?

Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders worked as feudatory[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [2] . British Museum person-institution thesaurus. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [4] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family House of Flanders
    Sex or gender male
    Spouse Richilde of Hainaut
    Given name Balduin, Baldwin
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