Baldwin II the Bald De Flanders
- Born: Abt 865
- Marriage: Elftrude of England in 884
- Died: 10 Sep 918 about age 53
General Notes:
Born: Cir 865 Marriage: Elftrude of England in 884 Died: 10 Sep 918 at age 53 Other names for Baldwin were Balduin den Skallede, Baudouin le Chauve and Boudewijn de Kale. General Notes: 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. Noted events in his life were: • Acceded: Count and Margrave of Flanders, 879. <../Sources.htm> Baldwin married Elftrude of England, daughter of Alfred the Great of Wessex& Kent and Ealhswith of the Gaini, in 884. (Elftrude of England was born about 868 in Wessex, England and died on 7 Jun 929 in Flanders.)
Baldwin married Elftrude of England, daughter of Alfred the Great of Wessex & Kent and Ealhswith of the Gaini, in 884. (Elftrude of England was born about 868 in Wessex, England and died on 7 Jun 929 in Flanders.)
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