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Biography of Baldwin I King Jerusalem 1058-1118

Paternal Family Tree: Flanders

Before 1047 [his father] Eustace Flanders II Count Boulogne (age 31) and Goda Wessex Countess Boulogne (age 42) were married. She by marriage Countess Boulogne. She the daughter of King Æthelred II of England and Emma aka Ælfgyfu of Normandy Queen Consort England (age 61). He the son of [his grandfather] Eustace Flanders I Count Boulogne and [his grandmother] Matilda Reginar Countess Boulogne. They were fourth cousin twice removed.

In 1058 Baldwin I King Jerusalem was born to Eustace Flanders II Count Boulogne (age 43) and Ida Ardennes Countess Boulogne.

Before 1087 [his father] Eustace Flanders II Count Boulogne (age 71) and [his mother] Ida Ardennes Countess Boulogne were married. She by marriage Countess Boulogne. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Godfrey "Bearded" Ardennes III Duke Lower Lorraine. He the son of [his grandfather] Eustace Flanders I Count Boulogne and [his grandmother] Matilda Reginar Countess Boulogne.

Around 1087 [his father] Eustace Flanders II Count Boulogne (age 72) died. His son [his brother] Eustace succeeded III Count Boulogne. Mary Dunkeld Countess Boulogne (age 5) by marriage Countess Boulogne.

Before 15th October 1097 Baldwin I King Jerusalem (age 39) and Godehilde Tosny were married. He the son of Eustace Flanders II Count Boulogne and Ida Ardennes Countess Boulogne. They were half fourth cousin once removed.

On 15th October 1097 [his wife] Godehilde Tosny died.

On 25th December 1100 Baldwin I King Jerusalem (age 42) was crowned I King Jerusalem.

On 2nd April 1118 Baldwin I King Jerusalem (age 60) died. Baldwin II King Jerusalem (age 43) succeeded King Jerusalem.

Royal Ancestors of Baldwin I King Jerusalem 1058-1118

Kings Wessex: Great x 6 Grand Son of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex

Kings Franks: Great x 8 Grand Son of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King Franks

Ancestors of Baldwin I King Jerusalem 1058-1118

Great x 4 Grandfather: Adalulf Flanders I Count Boulogne

Great x 3 Grandfather: Arnulf Flanders II Count Boulogne

Great x 2 Grandfather: Arnulf Flanders III Count Boulogne

Great x 1 Grandfather: Baldwin Flanders II Count Boulogne

GrandFather: Eustace Flanders I Count Boulogne

Great x 3 Grandfather: Dirk Gerulfing II Count Holland

Great x 2 Grandfather: Arnulf Gerulfing Count Holland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Arnulf "Great" I Count Flanders

Great x 3 Grandmother: Hildegarde Flanders Countess Holland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Adela Vermandois Countess Flanders

Great x 1 Grandmother: Adelina Gerulfing Countess Boulogne and Ponthieu

Great x 2 Grandmother: Luitgarde Luxemburg Countess Holland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Eberhard IV Nordgau

Great x 3 Grandmother: Hedwig Nordgau

Father: Eustace Flanders II Count Boulogne

Great x 1 Grandfather: Lambert "Bearded" Reginar I Count Louvain

Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh V Count Equisheim

Great x 2 Grandmother: Adela Equisheim Countess Hainault

GrandMother: Matilda Reginar Countess Boulogne

Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis "Overseas" IV King West Francia

Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Carolingian Duke Lower Lorraine

Great x 1 Grandmother: Gerberga Carolingian Duchess Lower Lorraine

Great x 2 Grandmother: Adelaide Troyes Duchess Lower Lorraine

Baldwin I King Jerusalem

Great x 4 Grandfather: Wigeric Ardennes

Great x 3 Grandfather: Gozlin Ardennes Count Ardennes

Great x 4 Grandmother: Cunigunda Unknown

Great x 2 Grandfather: Godfrey "The Prisoner" Ardennes I Count Verdun

Great x 3 Grandmother: Oda Metz

Great x 1 Grandfather: Gothelo Ardennes Duke Lower Lorraine Duke Upper Lorraine

Great x 2 Grandmother: Matilda Billung Countess Flanders

Great x 3 Grandmother: Hildegard Westerburg Margrave Billung March

GrandFather: Godfrey "Bearded" Ardennes III Duke Lower Lorraine

Mother: Ida Ardennes Countess Boulogne