King Baldwin (?) the Bald, Count of Flanders
Male, #8357, (circa 863 - )
| Birth* | circa 863 | Baldwin was born circa 863.1 |
| | He was the son of King Baldwin (?) Iron-Arm of Flanders and Princess Judith (?). |
| Marriage* | after 893 | He married Elfrida (?) after 893.1 |
| Biography* | | Baldwin II, byname BALDWIN THE BALD, French BAUDOUIN LE CHAUVE, Dutch BOUDEWIJN DE KALE (d. 918), second ruler of Flanders, who, from his stronghold at Bruges, maintained, as his father Baldwin I before him, a vigorous defense of his lands against the incursions of the Norsemen. On his mother's side a descendant of Charlemagne, he strengthened the dynastic importance of his family by marrying Aelfthryth, daughter of Alfred the Great, of Wessex, Eng. Source: "Baldwin II" Britannica Online. [Accessed 10 February 1998]. |