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Robert I, count of Flanders (born 1035)

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Robert I, Count of Flanders

Count of Flanders from 1071 to 1093

Robert I, known as Robert the Frisian, was count of Flanders from 1071 until his death in 1093. He was a son of Baldwin V, Count of Flanders, and the younger brother of Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders. He usurped the countship after defeating his nephew Arnulf III and his allies,…
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County of Flanders

Historical territory in present-day Belgium, France, and the Netherlands

The County of Flanders was one of the most powerful political entities in the medieval Low Countries, located on the North Sea coast of modern-day Belgium and north-eastern France. Unlike the neighbouring states of Brabant and Hainaut, it was within the territory of the Kingdom…
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