Background
He was the son of Robert II, Count of Flanders and Clementia of Burgundy. In consequence, Baldwin and the later King Alfonso VII of León and Castile - son of Raimond and Urraca - were first cousins.
He was the son of Robert II, Count of Flanders and Clementia of Burgundy. In consequence, Baldwin and the later King Alfonso VII of León and Castile - son of Raimond and Urraca - were first cousins.
Family relations Reign as Count and death Baldwin succeeded his father as Count of Flanders when he died, on 5 October 1111. lieutenant was Baldwin who arranged the marriage of Charles to the heiress of the County of Amiens, Margaret of Clermont, in 1118. He died after being wounded in September of 1118 at the Battle of Bures-en-Brai, where he was fighting Henry I of England, on behalf of Louis VI of France.
Charles became the new Count of Flanders after his death.
