Margaret de Flanders II

• Preferred Name: Margaret de Flanders II^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]}
  
• Alternate Name: Marguerite de Hainaut
  
• Alternate Name: Margriet of Flanders
  
• Alternate Name: de Dampierre
  
• Alternate Name: Margaret Countess of Flanders II
  
• Alternate Name: Marguerite de Constantinople II
  
• Gender: F
  
• Death: 10 FEB 1280 in Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium at LATI: N1.0538 LONG: E0.7216
  
• Birth: 2 JUN 1202 in Valenciennes, Nord, Hauts-de-France, France at LATI: N0.3576 LONG: E0.5235
  
• Burial: 20 FEB 1280 in Mortaigne, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France at LATI: N0.504 LONG: E0.4583
  
• Occupation: Countess of Flanders & Hainault
  
• FSID: LBYY-GYZ
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  Margaret II of Flanders. often called Margaret of Constantinople (2 June 1202-10 February 1280), ruled as Countess of Flanders during 1244-1278 and Countess of Hainaut during 1244-1253 and 1257-1280. She was the younger daughter of Baldwin IX, Count of Flanders and Hainaut, and Marie of Champagne.
  
  Called the Black (la Noire) due to her scandalous life, the children of both her marriages disputed the inheritance of her counties in the War of the Succession of Flanders and Hainault.
  
  Life
  
  Childhood
  Her father left on the Fourth Crusade before she was born, and her mother left two years later, leaving Margaret and her older sister Joan in the guardianship of their uncle, Philip of Namur.
  
  After her mother died in 1204, and her father the next year, the now-orphaned Margaret and her sister remained under Philip of Namur's guardianship until he gave their wardship to King Philip II of France.
  
  During her time in Paris, she and her sister became familiar with the Cisterian Order, probably under influence of Blanche of Castile, the future Queen consort of France.
  
  In 1211, Enguerrand III of Coucy offered the King the sum of 50,000 livres to marry Joan, while his brother Thomas would marry Margaret. However, the Flemish nobility was hostile to the project, which was finally dropped.
  
  First Marriage
  After her sister's marriage with Infante Ferdinand of Portugal, Margaret was placed under the care of Bouchard of Avesnes, Lord of Etroen and a prominent Hainaut nobleman, who was knighted by Baldwin IX before he parted to the Crusades. In the middle of the war against France for the possession of the Artois and the forced territorial concession made by the Treaty of Pont-à-Vendin, Joan and Ferdinand wanted to marry Margaret with William II Longespée, heir of the Earldom of Salisbury, in order to reinforce the bonds of Flanders with England; however Bouchard of Avesnes, with the consent of the King of France, prevented the union.
  
  Despite the considerable age difference between them, Bouchard gained Margaret's affection, and in the presence of a significant number of bourgeois of Hainaut, she declared she did not want another husband than him, and before 23 July 1212 they were married.
  
  After the capture of Ferdinand of Portugal at the Battle of Bouvines (27 July 1214), Bouchard of Avesnes claimed to Joan in the name of his wife her share of their inheritance, which led Joan to attempt to get Margaret's marriage dissolved; in addition, the French King began to see Bouchard with suspicion because he fought in the Flemish army.
  
  Philip II informed Pope Innocent III that before his wedding, Bouchard of Avesnes had already received holy orders as sub-deacon, so technically his union was illegal. In 1215, at the Fourth Council of the Lateran, the Pope annulled the marriage on this ground; however, Margaret and Bouchard refused to submit and they took refuge at the Castle of Houffalize in the Ardennes under the protection of Waleran, Count of Luxembourg. In the following four years, they had three sons:
  
  1.) Baldwin of Avesnes (1217-1219), who died in infancy.
  
  2.) John of Avesnes (1 May 1218-24 December 1257).
  
  3.) Baldwin of Avesnes (September 1219-10 April 1295).
  
  Marguerite de Constantinople (1202-1280)
  Marguerite II de Flandre (°v.1202 † 1280) ou Marguerite de Hainaut ou Marguerite de Constantinople, dite la Noire est comtesse de Flandre et de Hainaut de 1244 à 1280, ainsi que dame de Beaumont (Hain
  
  BIO
  BIO: from http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/FLANDERS,%20HAINAUT.htm#MargueriteIIdied1280A as of 4/20/2016
  
  MARGUERITE de Flandre (2 Jun 1202-10 Feb 1280). The Genealogica Comitum Flandriæ Bertiniana n
  
  Margaret, often called Margaret of Constantinople (2 June 1202-10 February 1280)
  Margaret, often called Margaret of Constantinople (2 June 1202-10 February 1280), ruled as Countess of Flanders during 1244-1278 and Countess of Hainaut during 1244-1253 and 1257-1280. She was the you
  
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  === Weis. 168-29. Margaret was Countess of ===
  Weis. 168-29. Margaret was Countess of Hainaut and Flanders. Her marriage to Bouchard d'Avenes was a second marriage.
  
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  === !BIR-MAR-DEA-BUR: Bk, Medieval Knight by ===
  !BIR-MAR-DEA-BUR: Bk, Medieval Knight by Stephen Turnbull.
  
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  === BIO: from http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLan ===
  BIO: from http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/FLANDERS,%20HAINAUT.htm#MargueriteIIdied1280A, as of 10/31/2014
  MARGUERITE de Flandre (2 Jun 1202-10 Feb 1280). The Genealogica Comitum Flandriæ Bertiniana names (in order) "Iohannam et Margaretam" as the two daughters of "Balduinus"[586]. The Chronica Monasterii Sancti Bertini records that "secunda filia Margareta" was born after her parents left on their travels[587]. On the other hand, according to Villehardouin Comtesse Marie stayed behind when her husband left on Crusade, gave birth, and afterwards left for Acre where she died[588]. After her father's death, she was sent to Paris with her sister on the orders of Philippe II King of France[589]. Matthew of Paris names Bouchard as first husband of Marguerite in his description of the background to the war in Flanders in 1254[590]. Her first marriage was arranged by King Philippe II, her husband being a noble from Hainaut whose family had long supported French interests. Her first husband demanded a share of his late father-in-law's inheritance and, after complaining to Pope Innocent III, the marriage was annulled by the Fourth Lateran Council of 1215 on the grounds that Bouchard d'Avesnes had previously taken holy orders. The couple remained together until Bouchard was captured by his sister-in-law Ctss Jeanne in 1219. He was released two years later on condition he separate from his wife[591]. The Iohannis de Thilrode Chronicon records the marriage of "Marghareta" and "Willelmo de Dampetra"[592]. Matthew of Paris names Guillaume as second husband of Marguerite in his description of the background to the war in Flanders in 1254[593]. The Annales Blandinienses record the succession in 1244 of "Margareta soror eius [=Iohanna comitissa}"[594]. She succeeded her sister in 1244 as MARGUERITE II Ctss of Flanders and Ctss de Hainaut, both her husbands having died. Her children by her first marriage claimed their inheritance, but Louis IX King of France ruled in 1246 that Hainaut should be given to the Avesnes children and Flanders to the Dampierre children[595]. She abdicated 29 Dec 1278 in favour of her son Guy de Dampierre. The Necrologio Sanctæ Waldetrudis records the death "IV Id Feb" of "Margarete Flandrie et Hanonie…comitisse"[596]. m firstly (before 23 Jul 1212, annulled 1215, separated [1221]) BOUCHARD d'Avesnes, son of JACQUES Seigneur d'Avesnes, de Leuze et de Condé & his wife Adeline de Guise ([1180]-1244, bur Clairefontaine). Matthew of Paris names Bouchard as first husband of Marguerite in his description of the background to the war in Flanders in 1254[597]. m secondly ([18 Aug/15 Nov] 1223) GUILLAUME [II] Seigneur de Dampierre, son of GUY [II] Seigneur de Dampierre, Sire de Bourbon & his wife Mathilde de Bourbon, dame de Bourbon (after 1196-3 Sep 1231).
  
  ** from Wikipedia listing for Margaret II, Countess of Flanders, as of 10/31/2014
  Margaret, called of Constantinople (2 June 1202 – 10 February 1280) was countess of Flanders from 1244 to 1278 and also, countess of Hainaut from 1244 to 1253 and again from 1257 until her death.
  
  History and Family
  She was the younger daughter of Baldwin I of Constantinople, who was also count of Flanders and Hainaut, and Marie of Champagne. He left on the Fourth Crusade before she was born, and her mother left two years later, leaving Margaret and her older sister Joan in the guardianship of their uncle Philip of Namur.
  
  After her mother died in 1204, and her father the next year, the now-orphaned Margaret and her sister remained under Philip's guardianship until 1208, when he gave their wardship to King Philip II of France. During her time in Paris, she and her sister became familiar with the Cisterian Order, probably under influence of Blanche of Castile, the future Queen consort of France.[1]
  
  In 1212 Margaret married Bouchard d'Avesnes, a prominent Hainaut nobleman. This was apparently a love match, though it was approved by Margaret's sister Joan, who had herself recently married. The two sisters subsequently had a falling-out over Margaret's share of their inheritance, which led Joan to attempt to get Margaret's marriage dissolved. She alleged that the marriage was invalid, and without much inspection of the facts of the case Pope Innocent III condemned the marriage, though he did not formally annul it.
  
  Bourchard and Margaret continued as a married couple, having 3 children, as their conflict with Joan grew violent and Bouchard was captured and imprisoned in 1219. He was released in 1221 on the condition that the couple separate and that Bouchard get absolution from the pope. While he was in Rome, Joan convinced Margaret to remarry, this time to William II of Dampierre, a nobleman from Champagne. From this marriage Margaret had two sons: William and Guy of Dampierre.
  
  This situation caused something of a scandal, for the marriage was possibly bigamous, and violated the church's strictures on consanguinity as well. The disputes regarding the validity of the two marriages and the legitimacy of her children by each husband continued for decades, becoming entangled in the politics of the Holy Roman Empire and resulting in the long War of the Succession of Flanders and Hainault.
  
  Countess
  At the death of her sister Joan, Margaret succeeded her as Countess of Flanders and Hainaut.
  
  In 1246 king Louis IX of France, acting as an arbitrator, gave the right to inherit Flanders to the Dampierre children, and the rights to Hainaut to the Avesnes children. This would seem to have settled the matter, but in 1253 problems arose again. The eldest son, John I of Avesnes, who was uneasy about his rights, convinced William of Holland, the German king recognized by the pro-papal forces, to seize Hainaut and the parts of Flanders which were within the bounds of the empire. William of Holland was theoretically, as king, overlord for these territories, and also John's brother-in-law. A civil war followed, which ended when the Avesnes forces defeated and imprisoned the Dampierres at the Battle of Walcheren. Guy was ransomed in 1256 and the death of Margaret's son John strengthened their position.
  
  Like her sister, Margaret conducted an economic policy designed to encourage international commerce.[2] She removed restrictions on foreigner traders, despite pressures from local traders, who wanted to maintain monopolies. She also issued a new coinage. Her policies helped Bruges turn into an international port.
  
  In 1278, she abdicated in Flanders in favour of her son Guy. She ruled Hainaut until her death in 1280.
  
  Patronage
  Like her sister, Margaret supported religious houses. In 1245, she founded the Béguinage in Bruges. She also had an interest in architecture and patronized writers and poets.[3]
  
  Issue
  With Bouchard of Avesnes:
  Baldwin (1217–1219)
  John I (1218–1257), later Count of Hainault
  Baldwin (1219–1295), Lord of Beaumont
  
  With William II of Dampierre:
  William III, Count of Flanders and Lord of Kortrijk
  Guy, Count of Flanders and Margrave of Namur
  John I, Lord of Dampierre, Viscount of Troyes, and Constable of Champagne
  Joanna
  
  Notes
  Wheeler and Parsons. p. 193. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  Shahar. p. 127. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  Shahar. p. 127. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  
  References
  Shahar, S. (1997). Growing Old in the Middle Ages: 'Winter Clothes us in Shadow and Pain'. Routledge.
  Wheeler, B. and Parsons, J. (2002). Eleanor of Aquitaine: Lord and Lady. Palgrave Macmillan.
  
  External links
  Wikimedia Commons has media related to Margaret II of Flanders.
  Women's Biography: Margaret of Constantinople, Countess of Flanders
  Coat of Arms in the Walford Roll
  
  References
  Shahar, S. (1997). Growing Old in the Middle Ages: 'Winter Clothes us in Shadow and Pain'. Routledge.
  Wheeler, B. and Parsons, J. (2002). Eleanor of Aquitaine: Lord and Lady. Palgrave Macmillan.
  
  === !SOURCE: "Royal Ancestors," PC #315. ===
  !SOURCE: "Royal Ancestors," PC #315.
  
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  Ref: Weis Ancestral Roots 168-29. Countess of Hainaut and Flanders.
  
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  === Erbin u. Gräfin v. Flandern u. Hennegau ===
  Erbin u. Gräfin v. Flandern u. Hennegau 1244-1278
  
  === !Ancestral Roots, Line 168-29. !FTM Vol ===
  !Ancestral Roots, Line 168-29. !FTM Vol 11, tree #4329.
  
  === From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 J ===
  From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996. From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
  
  === Margaret succeeded her elder sister Juha ===
  Margaret succeeded her elder sister Juhanna (d. 1244) as Countess of Hainaut and Flanders.
  
  === ANDERSON'S ROYAL GENEALOGIES (GS NUMBER ===
  ANDERSON'S ROYAL GENEALOGIES (GS NUMBER Q929.2 AN23R) TAB 593; GEORGE'S GENEALOGICAL TABLES (GS NUMBER Q940 D2G) TAB 29; THE PLANTAGENET ANCESTRY (GS NUMBER Q940 D2T) P.4, 5, 6, 19, 186; SORLEY'S PEDIGREES (GS NUMBER Q929.242 SO68) P.13, 26; BETHAMIS GENEALOGICAL TABLES (GS NUMBER Q929.2 B465G); TABLEAUX GENEALOGIQUES DE SOUVERAINS DE FRANCE ET SEU GRANDS FEUDATAIRES (GS NUMBER 944 D22G) TAB 36, 37; TABLETTES CHRONOLOGIQUES (GS NUMBER 944 D22T) VOL 2 P.15, 50; DIE NACHKOMMEN KARLS DES GROSSEN, GERMAN PUBLICATION BT,VOL 11 P.59; AHNEN ZU KARL DEM GROSSEN, P.30, 31, 93, 97; NOBIL. UNIVERSAL., VOL 2 P.88, 89; ANCESTRAL FILE, LDS GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY;
  
  === Heiress of Hainault, 1244, and Flanders ===
  Heiress of Hainault, 1244, and Flanders [Royalty for Commoners, 3rd ed., R. W. stuart, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD, 1998]
  
  === My PAF Notes ===
  from thepeerage.com, 3/2009:
  Marguerite, Comtesse de Flandre, Hainaut et Namur1
  F, #3645, b. circa 1202, d. between 10 February 1279 and 1280
  Marguerite, Comtesse de Flandre, Hainaut et Namur|b. c 1202\nd. bt 10 Feb 1279 - 1280|p365.htm#i3645|Baldwin VI (IX), Comte de Hainaut et Flandre|b. 1171\nd. 1205|p365.htm#i3646|Marie (?)|b. c 1174\nd. 1204|p3111.htm#i31101|Baldwin V (VIII), Comte de Hainaut et Flandre|b. 1150\nd. 1194|p11360.htm#i113598|Margaret, Comtesse de Flandre|b. c 1145\nd. 1194|p10475.htm#i104742|||||||
  Last Edited=12 Jul 2005
  Marguerite, Comtesse de Flandre, Hainaut et Namur was born circa 1202. She was the daughter of Baldwin VI (IX), Comte de Hainaut et Flandre and Marie (?) .1 She married, firstly, Bouchard d'Avesnes, Seigneur de Beaumont before 23 July 1212. She and Bouchard d'Avesnes, Seigneur de Beaumont were divorced in 1221. She married, secondly, Guillaume II de Dampierre, Comte de Flandre in 1223. She died between 10 February 1279 and 1280.
  Marguerite, Comtesse de Flandre, Hainaut et Namur gained the title of Comtesse de Namur. She gained the title of Comtesse de Hainaut in 1244. She succeeded to the title of Comtesse de Flandre in 1244.1 She abdicated as Countess of Flanders in 1278.1
  Child of Marguerite, Comtesse de Flandre, Hainaut et Namur and Guillaume II de Dampierre, Comte de Flandre
  Guy de Dampierre, Comte de Flandre + d. 1305
  Children of Marguerite, Comtesse de Flandre, Hainaut et Namur and Bouchard d'Avesnes, Seigneur de Beaumont
  Jean I d'Avesnes, Comte de Hainault + b. c Apr 1218, d. 24 Dec 1257
  Baudoin d'Avesnes + b. 1219, d. 1295
  Citations
  [S38 ] John Morby, Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook (Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989), page 90. Hereinafter cited as Dynasties of the World.
  
  === M L Call: Cht 11316 ===
  M L Call: Cht 11316
  
  === ES II:6 ===
  ES II:6

• m. ABT 1217 in Avesnes, Pas-de-Calais, France

1. Jean d'Avesnes I, b. 1 MAY 1218 in Houffalize, Luxembourg, Belgium     d. 24 DEC 1257 in Valenciennes, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France

• m. BEF 1224

1. Guy de Dampierre III, b. 1226 in Dampierre, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France     d. 7 MAR 1305 in Compiègne, Oise, Picardie, France

1. Title: Bouchard d’Avesnes and Marguerite de Flanders in the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy ~https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/HAINAUT.htm#BouchardAvesnesdied1244B [See document in the Memories section]
   Publication: Name: https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/142492957;
   Note: Bouchard d’Avesnes and Marguerite de Flanders in the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy ~https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/HAINAUT.htm#BouchardAvesnesdied1244B [See document in the Memories section]
   Page: Bouchard d’Avesnes and Marguerite de Flanders in the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy ~https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/HAINAUT.htm#BouchardAvesnesdied1244B [See document in the Memories section]
   
2. Title: "Les seaux des comtes de Flandre et inscriptions des chartes," by Olivier de Wree
   Author: chez Iean Baptiste & Lucas vanden Kerchove, 1641
   Publication: Name: https://books.google.cz/books?id=9mBbAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&hl=cs#v=onepage&q=marguerette&f=false;
   
3. Title: Baudouin VI, Comte de Hainaut, also known as Baudouin IX, Comte de Flanders, and Baudouin I, Emperor of Constantinople, in the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy ~https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/HAINAUT.htm#BaudouinIXdied1205A
   Publication: Name: https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/142492106;
   Note: Baudouin VI, Comte de Hainaut, also known as Baudouin IX, Comte de Flanders, and Baudouin I, Emperor of Constantinople, in the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy ~https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/HAINAUT.htm#BaudouinIXdied1205A [See document in the Memories section]
   Page: Baudouin VI, Comte de Hainaut, also known as Baudouin IX, Comte de Flanders, and Baudouin I, Emperor of Constantinople, in the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy ~https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/HAINAUT.htm#BaudouinIXdied1205A [See document in the Memories section]
   
4. Title: Guy I and II, Guillaume I and II, Seigneurs de Dampierre in the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy ~https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/chamdampjo.htm#GuillaumeIIDampierredied1231A [See document in the Memories section]
   Publication: Name: https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/142493517;
   Note: Guy I and II, Guillaume I and II, Seigneurs de Dampierre in the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy ~https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/chamdampjo.htm#GuillaumeIIDampierredied1231A [See document in the Memories section]
   Page: Guy I and II, Guillaume I and II, Seigneurs de Dampierre in the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy ~https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/chamdampjo.htm#GuillaumeIIDampierredied1231A [See document in the Memories section]
   
5. Title: Foundation for Medieval Geneaology: MARGUERITE de Flandre (2 Jun 1202-10 Feb 1280)
   Publication: Name: http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/FLANDERS,%20HAINAUT.htm#MargueriteIIdied1280A;
   Note: MARGUERITE de Flandre (2 Jun 1202-10 Feb 1280). The Genealogica Comitum Flandriæ Bertiniana names (in order) "Iohannam et Margaretam" as the two daughters of "Balduinus." The Chronica Monasterii Sancti Bertini records that "secunda filia Margareta" was born after her parents left on their travels. On the other hand, according to Villehardouin Comtesse Marie stayed behind when her husband left on Crusade, gave birth, and afterwards left for Acre where she died. After her father's death, she was sent to Paris with her sister on the orders of Philippe II King of France. Matthew of Paris names Bouchard as first husband of Marguerite in his description of the background to the war in Flanders in 1254. Her first marriage was arranged by King Philippe II, her husband being a noble from Hainaut whose family had long supported French interests. Her first husband demanded a share of his late father-in-law's inheritance and, after complaining to Pope Innocent III, the marriage was annulled by the Fourth Lateran Council of 1215 on the grounds that Bouchard d'Avesnes had previously taken holy orders. The couple remained together until Bouchard was captured by his sister-in-law Ctss Jeanne in 1219. He was released two years later on condition he separate from his wife. The Iohannis de Thilrode Chronicon records the marriage of "Marghareta" and "Willelmo de Dampetra." Matthew of Paris names Guillaume as second husband of Marguerite in his description of the background to the war in Flanders in 1254[599]. The Annales Blandinienses record the succession in 1244 of "Margareta soror eius [=Iohanna comitissa}." She succeeded her sister in 1244 as MARGUERITE II Ctss of Flanders and Ctss de Hainaut, both her husbands having died. Her children by her first marriage claimed their inheritance, but Louis IX King of France ruled in 1246 that Hainaut should be given to the Avesnes children and Flanders to the Dampierre children. She abdicated 29 Dec 1278 in favour of her son Guy de Dampierre. The Necrologio Sanctæ Waldetrudis records the death "IV Id Feb" of "Margarete Flandrie et Hanonie…comitisse." m firstly (before 23 Jul 1212, annulled 1215, separated [1221]) BOUCHARD d'Avesnes, son of JACQUES Seigneur d'Avesnes, de Leuze et de Condé & his wife Adeline de Guise ([1180]-1244, bur Clairefontaine). Matthew of Paris names Bouchard as first husband of Marguerite in his description of the background to the war in Flanders in 1254. m secondly ([18 Aug/15 Nov] 1223) GUILLAUME [II] Seigneur de Dampierre, son of GUY [II] Seigneur de Dampierre, Seigneur de Bourbon & his wife Mathilde de Bourbon, dame de Bourbon (after 1196-3 Sep 1231). children of first marriage: - SEIGNEUR d'AVESNES, COMTES de HAINAUT. children of second marriage: - see below, Chapter 3. COUNTS of FLANDERS 1244-1283 (DAMPIERRE).
   
6. Title: Foundation for Medieval Geneaology: GUILLAUME [II] de Dampierre (after 1196-3 Sep 1231)
   Publication: Name: http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/chamdampjo.htm#GuillaumeIIDampierredied1231A;
   Note: GUILLAUME [II] de Dampierre (after 1196-3 Sep 1231). The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines names "primogenitus Erchenbaldus…secundus Guilelmus de Moyelen et de Dampetra…tertius Guido" as the three sons of "Guido de Dampetra," specifying that Guillaume married "Margaretam comitisse Flandrie quem Burchardus clericus de Avennis rapuerat." He succeeded as Seigneur de Dampierre. “Guillelmus dominus de Dampetra…ligius homo domini comitis Campanie” agreed peace terms with “dominum Theobaldum comitem Campanie” by charter dated 31 Dec 1223, which names “dominum Archembaudum fratrem meum, J. comitem de Carnoto, Matheum fratrem suum, dominum Guillelmum, dominum Drogonem de Merloto, avunculos meos, dominum Gobertum de Asperomonte.” m ([18 Aug/15 Nov] 1223) as her second husband, MARGUERITE de Flandre, separated wife of BOUCHARD d'Avesnes, daughter of BAUDOUIN IX Count of Flanders [BAUDOUIN VI Comte de Hainaut] & his wife Marie de Champagne (2 Jun 1202-10 Feb 1280). The Genealogica Comitum Flandriæ Bertiniana names (in order) "Iohannam et Margaretam" as the two daughters of "Balduinus." The Chronica Monasterii Sancti Bertini records that "secunda filia Margareta" was born after her parents left on their travels. On the other hand, according to Villehardouin Comtesse Marie stayed behind when her husband left on Crusade, gave birth, and afterwards left for Acre where she died. After her father's death, she was sent to Paris with her sister on the orders of Philippe II King of France. Matthew Paris names Bouchard as first husband of Marguerite in his description of the background to the war in Flanders in 1254. Her first marriage was arranged by King Philippe II, her husband being a noble from Hainaut whose family had long supported French interests. Her first husband demanded a share of his late father-in-law's inheritance and, after complaining to Pope Innocent III, the marriage was annulled by the Fourth Lateran Council of 1215 as Bouchard d'Avesnes had previously taken holy orders. The couple remained together until Bouchard was captured by his sister-in-law Ctss Jeanne in 1219. He was released two years later on condition he separate from his wife. The Iohannis de Thilrode Chronicon records the marriage of "Marghareta" and "Willelmo de Dampetra." Matthew Paris names Guillaume as second husband of Marguerite in his description of the background to the war in Flanders in 1254. The Annales Blandinienses record the succession in 1244 of "Margareta soror eius [=Iohanna comitissa}." She succeeded her sister in 1244 as MARGUERITE II Ctss of Flanders and Ctss de Hainaut, both her husbands having died. Her children by her first marriage claimed their inheritance, but Louis IX King of France ruled in 1246 that Hainaut should be given to the Avesnes children and Flanders to the Dampierre children. She abdicated 29 Dec 1278 in favour of her son Guy de Dampierre. The Necrologio Sanctæ Waldetrudis records the death "IV Id Feb" of "Margarete Flandrie et Hanonie…comitisse"
   
7. Title: Legacy NFS Source: Margaret Ii Of Flanders -
   Author: Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom; GE Cokayne, Sutton Publishing Ltd, Page number: X:17
   Note: Source Media Type: Book
   
8. Title: histoire de marguerite de constantinople
   Publication: Name: https://flinesaufildesonhistoire.fr/histoire-de-flines/marguerite-de-flandres/;
   
9. Title: French Wikiwand: Abbey of Flines
   Author: machine translation from French to English https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbaye_de_Flines
   Publication: Name: https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbaye_de_Flines&prev=search;
   Note: Abbey of Flines abbey located in the North of France Contenu créé par la communauté su The abbey of Flines was a Cistercian abbey located in the commune of Flines-lez-Raches, in the department of northern France, which was founded in 1234 by Marguerite de Constantinople, Countess of Flanders and Hainaut. Sommaire Origin Founded by Margaret of Constantinople, Countess of Flanders, around 1234 near Orchies at a place called Our Lady of Honor, she was transferred to Flines in 1251. Margaret of Constantinople was buried in the middle of the choir. The June 5, 1279, consecration by the bishop of Reims, Pierre. It was the burial place of several counts of Flanders of the Dampierre dynasty. The abbey was demolished in the French Revolution; the last remains disappeared in the middle of the 19th century. Creation 1234: Marguerite de Constantinople, future Countess of Flanders, founded the abbey near Orchies, in the diocese of Tournai, the abbey of Honor-Notre-Dame. October 1251: the countess decided to transfer the community of the abbey to Flines, in the diocese of Arras. 1257: The buildings of the Hospital were completely evacuated. 1279: Consecration of the abbey church and eleven altars. The agricultural buildings and the premises intended for the provisional reception of the nuns were completed. February 10, 1280: Death of the Countess Marguerite, aged 78 years. February 16, 1280: The countess was buried in Flines, in the middle of the Ladies' choir. Count Guillaume de Dampierre, her husband, was buried in one of the chapels around the choir. Then his son, Count Guy, was buried there in 1305. 1296: Construction of a chapel adjacent to the infirmary. A kitchen was added at the end of the 13th century. 1280: The war resumed between the Flemings and the King of France. Philip the Fair destroyed all resistance, annexed almost all of Flanders. He sowed desolation. The abbey paid a heavy tribute in 1297. 1302: During the battle of Mons-en-Pévèle, where the French and Flemish clashed, the abbey was again devastated. Jeanne d'Avesnes (1276-1304) had the chapter built. Gertrude de La Thieuloye (1309-1323) built the dormitory and the refectory. Early 14th century: The endowment of the monastery was complete. 14th century: With its courtyards, gardens and outbuildings, the abbey occupied an area of ​​14 hectares. Transformations Under the prelature of Jeanne de Boubais (1507-1533), cloisters, parlors, guest rooms, kitchen and infirmary were built. The tombs of the church were renewed. Count Guy received a new burial. The fence between the choir of the priests and the convent, as well as the enclosure wall were constructed. The church, three naves with transept and five chapels (length: 222 feet, width: 105 feet) were built in sandstone. Until the eighteenth century it had the wooden tower on the cross of the building. It was considered one of the most beautiful abbeys in the Netherlands for women. Jacqueline de Lalaing (1533-1561) rebuilt large proportions the abbey palace and the guest quarters. Reconstructions Under Ernestine Obert (1691-1695), the church was reworked in the "modern taste." The Gothic was replaced by the full-hanger. The murals were covered, the stained glass windows gave way to transparent stained glass windows. The interior gallery and the wooden ceiling were removed in favor of a vault. A monumental tower was built on the crossing of the transept and replaced the steeple in accordance with the rule of Cîteaux. Another more modest tower was built on the western facade. The mausoleums underwent some transformations: those of the countess and her daughter remained in the choir; the tombs of the bishops of Liege and Cambrai, situated formerly in front of the main altar, were relegated to one of the apse chapels. Placide Ricart (1696-1731) remodeled the refectory and the dormitory. The work on the infirmary started. The ten or so farms that suffered from the War of Spanish Succession were rebuilt. A calvary was built in the enclosure. Isabelle de Gomicourt (1731-1738) inaugurated the infirmary and the ordeal. Ernestine de Thiennes of Rumbecke (1739-1757) completed this period of reconstruction with the abbey palace and its paved trough, as well as the area of the hosts. Demolition of the abbey March 9, 1794: General Drut called for the demolition of buildings that could serve as a stronghold for nearby Austrians. 1795 to 1798: Dispute between the bidders, the directory and the court on the validity of the sale of the church. February 22, 1805: The mayor of Flines posted guards on the site to prevent the demolition of the abbey church and informed the sub-prefect of the measures he has taken. March 19, 1805: the Bureau des Domaines confirms to the sub-prefect the right to demolish the church and asks the mayor not to obstruct it. December 27, 1830: the demolition was not yet completed, because a building with 17 doors and windows and 2 portals, is listed. List of abbesses 1234-1242: Ogine 1242-1256: Ode de Maigny 1256-1261: Brown Alix 1261-12 ?? : holy Himania von Hochstaden (sister of Archbishop Conrad I of Cologne) 12th - 1285: Jeanne I of Wavrin 1285-1304: Jeanne II of Avesnes de Hainaut (daughter of Jean I of Avesnes and Adelaide of Holland ) 1304-1309: Marguerite I of Châteauvillain 1309-1323: Gertrude of La Thieuloye 1323-1356: Gillette I of Lalaing 1356-1357: Isabelle of Engien 1357-1360: Petronilla of Soissons of Blangis 1360-1363: Catherine of Courtray 1363-1387: Gillette II of Lalaing 1387-1392: Marie I of Oisy 1392-1418: Mary II of Marquette 1418-1419: Jeanne III of Lalaing 1419-1436: Marguerite II de Rasse 1436-1451: Elizabeth 1451-1482: Catherine II of Saint-Genois 1482-1492: Mary III of the Garden 1492-1507: Mary IV of Wye 1507-1533: Jeanne IV of Boubais 1534-1561: Jacqueline de Lalaing 1561-1570: Philippine I Harpin de Torque 1570-1609: Gabrielle d'Esne from Béthencourt 1631-1631: Catherine III of Coupigny 1631-1636: Marguerite III of the Stones 1636-1654: Catherine IV Trigaut 1654-1673: Philippine II of Robbes 1673-1690: Ursula Becq 1690-1695: Ernestine I Obert 1696-1731: Placid Ricart 1731-1738: Isabelle de Gomicourt 1738-1757: Ernestine II of Thiennes of Rumbecke 1757-1776: Sophie de Berchiny 1776-1784: Bathilde of Sainte-Aldegonde 1784-1791: Claire-Sabine of Chastel of La Howarderie Source: Gallia Christiana Hydrology The Scarpe Censes The abbey's (firm) censes still exist in Faumont, Nomain, Coutiches, Cantin, Lambersart and Howardries (Belgium). Cartel of the Duke of Croÿ (in Cartridge) These are topographic paintings at the request of the Duke of Croÿ. Overview Date: probably 1603 Season: Cartridge: Fleines Abbey Orientation of the view: taken from the south, path coming from Anhiers . Foreground: on the right in front of the Sea of ​​Flines of the grouped buildings of which that of the left corner is a tavern, Path: leading to an access bridge through a gate to the abbey Characters: 2 pedestrians and some animals Second shot: On the left a small stream La Râche rotates a mill then goes to the closed enclosure of the abbey Third plan: Abbey with 3 arrows of frames Sources and bibliography Monseigneur Hautcœur Chancellor of the Catholic University of Lille is, par excellence, the historian of the abbey of Fines. Bishop Hautcœur, Note on the Abbey of Flines , Lille, Béague, 1868. In-8 °, 45 p. Bishop Hautcœur, Documents on the reform introduced at the abbey of Flines in 1506 , Louvain, Peeters, 1872, In-8 ° 52 p. Bishop Hautcœur, Cartulary of the abbey of Flines , Lille, Quarré, 1873, In-8 °, XVI -1031 p., 17 pl. ( read online ) Bishop Hautcœur, History of the abbey of Flines , Lille, Quarré, 1874 In-8 °, Xi -523 p., 12 pl. 1 plan, 2 grav. 4 portraits (work to which the society of sciences of Lille, awarded the price Wicar). (read online ) Monique Heddebaut, articles published in the magazine "Pays de Pévèle". List of abbeys and priory of Nord-Pas-de-Calais Destruction of the abbey of Flines Vauban and the abbey of Flines Sea of ​​flines and abbey
   
10. Title: Epistolae > Medieval Women's Letters: Margaret of Constantinople, Countess of Flanders
    Author: Epistolae is a collection of medieval Latin letters to and from women. The letters collected here date from the 4th to the 13th centuries, and they are presented in their original Latin as well as in English translation. The letters are organized by the name and biography of the women writers or recipients. Biographical sketches of the women, descriptions of the subject matter of the letters, and the historical context of the correspondence are included where available. Dr. Joan Ferrante, Professor Emerita of English and Comparative Literature of Columbia University, has, with her colleagues collected and translated these letters mainly from printed sources. She has worked with the Columbia Center for New Media Teaching and Learning to develop this unique open online collection for teaching and research purposes. New letters continue to be added to the collection.
    Publication: Name: https://epistolae.ctl.columbia.edu/woman/111.html;
    Note: Margaret/Marguerite was the second daughter of Baldwin IX Count of Flanders and Hainaut, first Latin Emperor of Constantinople, and Marie de Champagne (daughter of Henry the Liberal of Champagne and Marie of France). Marie died in 1204, Baldwin in 1205, as a captive in Bulgaria after a military defeat, leaving two daughters, Joan and her much younger sister Margaret, as his heirs. The sisters were turned over to the custody of the French king, Philip II Augustus by their uncle Philip the Noble of Namur, who ruled as regent in Joan’s name. When Joan died in December 1244, Margaret became the ruler of Flanders and Hainaut. Margaret eloped with and married Burchard of Avesnes when she was very young, in 1212, without the permission of her sister, who fought to undo the marriage. She enlisted the support of popes, Innocent III and Honorius III, both of whom excommunicated Bouchard to no effect. The marriage produced two sons, John and Baldwin, but Margaret finally left him. Margaret and Burchard were divorced in 1221, and in 1225 Margaret married William II of Dampierre who died in 1232; that marriage produced three sons and three daughters, whom Margaret favored over her Avesnes sons. The two lines were rivals for the succession. When Margaret went to do hommage to her cousin Louis IX for Flanders and Hainaut, she brought her eldest Dampierre son, William, with her as her heir, but they were challenged by the Avesnes sons who asserted John’s claim as first born. John and Baldwin had been declared illegitimate by Gregory IX in 1236, but recognized by the emperor Frederick II as legitimate heirs of both parents in 1242. William insulted them before the court, calling them sons of an apostate priest. The rivalry extended to the people of their regions, Hainaut supporting the Avesnes, Flanders the Dampierres. With civil war threatening, an agreement was reached by arbitration of the king of France and the papal legate, Cardinal Eudes, giving the succession to Hainaut to the Avesnes and that of Flanders to the Dampierres. Margaret had the Hainaut arms removed from her escutcheon, though she remained its ruler. John, who was married to Alix/Adela, daughter of Floris/Florence of Holland, continued to press claims to Flemish islands, and made war on his mother with the support of his father-in-law, doing considerable damage. His brother-in-law, William, elected King of the Romans in 1247(by forces opposed to Frederick II), demanded hommage for Flanders from Margaret who would not pay it, and William declared John of Avesnes count of Flanders. In 1249, William of Dampierre, still recognized as count of Flanders by the French king, distinguished himself on crusade with Louis IX, but died in a tourney after his return home. He was succeeded as heir to Flanders by his brother, Guy, married to Mathilda of Bethune. Margaret, suspecting that the Avesnes were in some way responsible for John’s death, retaliated against Hainaut, replacing its administrators with Flemish, and imposing exorbitant taxes and tariffs. There was a rebellion in which many Flemish were killed, and a war against the count of Holland and John of Avesnes. The Flemish were defeated by Floris of Holland, Margaret’s remaining Dampierre sons, Guy and John, were captured and handed over to the anti-king William of Holland. Margaret tried to ransom them but William would not negotiate, accusing her of breaking a treaty. When Louis IX of France intervened on her behalf, William demanded a large ransom and polticial concessions. Margaret refused and offered her cousin Louis the county of Hainaut which he refused; she then made it over for her lifetime to Louis’s brother, Charles of Anjou, who insisted on money to undertake an expedition. In 1253, she paid him, taking out large loans to underwrite the enterprise. Together she and Charles invaded Hainaut but were strongly resisted. William opposed them, Charles eventually gave up any claim to Hainaut in 1256, and peace was made, leaving Hainaut to the Avesnes. William was killed in an encounter with Frisians and John and Baldwin of Avesnes made overtures to their mother which she accepted in order to free her other sons. Florent of Holland, son of William was married to Beatrice, daughter of Guy of Dampierre. When Richard of Cornwall became king of the Romans, Margaret arranged to be invested with Flanders by him while her son Guy was negotiating secretly with the king of Castile in case he prevailed over Richard. Guy bought the county of Namur from the eastern emperor, Baldwin II, in 1261, but Henry of Luxembourg had taken it over; Guy, whose first wife Mathilda had died, married Henry’s daughter Isabel. Margaret engaged in a trade war with England from 1270-75; she demanded that Henry III make good payments owed (a money fief), for her support during the revolt of Simon de Montfort. Margaret allowed Henry’s queen Eleanor to stay at Damme and recruit mercenary soldiers from the low countries, but since she did not send soldiers at her expense to fight, Henry did not see reason to restore the fief. So she seized the possessions of English merchants in Flanders and Henry and Edward I seized those of Flemish merchants in England, who had been forewarned and had less of value to hand over. Edward stopped exports of English wool to Flanders and townspeople who depended on the textile trade pressured the countess and her son Guy to agree to make restitution to English merchants; henceforth the Flemish no longer dominated the transport of goods between the continent and England. Before Margaret died, she had her grandson, John of Avesnes, crowned as count of Hainaut, May 1279, and her son Guy of Dampierre proclaimed count of Flanders, September 1279. She died five months later. Like her sister, Margaret had favored commerce and industry, and encouraged communal independence; she organized a uniform monetary system, founded hospices for the poor and sick, and endowed many of the churches and abbeys in Flanders. In her will of 1273, three hundred religious houses and charitable establishments are named. She also supported students from Flanders and Hainaut at the university of Paris. Besides the various letters included here, two "vidimus" are recorded in the Oorkondenboek van Holland en Zeeland tot 1299, 3, #1292 and 1293. Biographical notes: 1 Margaret was first cousin of Louis VIII, her father Baldwin and Louis’s mother Isabel being siblings; Louis IX is thus her first cousin once-removed. 2 For a brief resume of this trade war with England, see Karen Nicholas, “Countesses as Rulers in Flanders,” Aristocratic Women in Medieval France, ed. Theodore Evergates (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, 1999,)135; for more details, see David M. Nicholas, Medieval Flanders (London, 1992). 3 Most of the details in this biography were taken from Edward Le Glay, Histoire des Comtes de Flandre et des Flamands au moyen age (Lille: Societe Saint Augustin, Desclee, De Brouwer, 1886), vv 1,2. See also Karen Nicholas, “Women as Rulers: Countesses Jeanne and Marguerite of Flanders (1212-78),” Queens, Regents and Potentates, ed. Theresa M. Vann (Accademia: Cambridge, 1993)73-89.
    
11. Title: histoire chronologique de la maison royale de France
    Author: Anselme de Sainte marie père
    Publication: Name: https://books.google.fr/books?id=wtlEAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA730&lpg=PA730&dq=marguerite+de+flandre+enterr%C3%A9e+%C3%A9glise+abbatiale&source=bl&ots=_oDfNkRj1L&sig=ACfU3U2fw0qBNYrHFIwTuGA33fLW9-x-2w&hl=fr&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjnhsbH_4foAhUHrxoKHa_jAGQQ6AEwBHoECAsQAg#v=onepage&q=marguerite%20de%20flandre%20enterr%C3%A9e%20%C3%A9glise%20abbatiale&f=false;
    
12. Title: Marguerite II de Flandre, "Find A Grave Index"
    Author: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLG-NJP3 : 10 June 2021), Marguerite II de Flandre, ; Burial, Flines-lez-Raches, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France, Abbaye de Flines; citing record ID 107098133, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
    Publication: Name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLG-NJP3;
    
13. Title: Wikiwand: Flines Abbey
    Author: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    Publication: Name: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Flines_Abbey;
    Note: Flines Abbey (French: Abbaye de Flines; also L'Honneur Notre-Dame de Flines) was a Cistercian nunnery in Flines-lez-Raches near Douai, in the Nord department of France. It was founded in about 1234 by Countess Margaret of Flanders, and served as the burial place not only of Margaret in 1278 but of Margaret's husband William II of Dampierre (body transferred to Saint-Dizier in 1257) and their son Guy, Count of Flanders (1304), as well as of Guy's wives Matilda of Béthune (1263) and Isabelle of Luxembourg (1298). The abbey owned farms in Faumont, Nomain, Coutiches, Cantin, Lambersart and Howardries (Belgium). It was destroyed in the French Revolution; the last remains disappeared in the middle of the 19th century.
    
14. Title: Counts of Hainaut Family Tree, 1055-1433 [See document in the Memories section]
    Note: Counts of Hainaut Family Tree, 1055-1433 [See document in the Memories section]
    Page: Counts of Hainaut Family Tree, 1055-1433 [See document in the Memories section]