HAINAULT, Dutchess Richildes de^[1]

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• Name	HAINAULT, Richildes de
  Prefix	Dutchess
  Birth	1034	Hainault, Belgium
  Gender	Female
  Burial	Mar 1086	Hasnon Abbey, Pas de Calis, France
  Death	15 Mar 1086	Mesen, West Flanders, Belgium   [2]
  WAC	2 Jun 1936	ARIZO
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  Father	MONS, Count Renier ,   b. Abt 1005, Mons, Hainaut, Belgium Mons, Hainaut, Belgium
  Mother	VERDUN, Maud ,   b. 1014, Dabo, Moselle, France Dabo, Moselle, Franced. 1039 (Age 25 years)
  Family ID	F16561	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	FLANDERS, Count Baudouin V ,   b. 1028, Flandre, France Flandre, Franced. 17 Jul 1070, Abbey Hanson, France (Age 42 years)
  Marriage	1055	Hainault, Belgium
  Notes	~SEALING_SPOUSE: Also shown as SealSp 1 Oct 1992, PROVO.
  Children	2 sons
  1. FLANDERS, Count Arnoul III ,   b. 1055, Flandre, France Flandre, Franced. 22 Feb 1071, Cassell, Prussia (Age 16 years) + 2. HAINAULT, Count Baudouin II ,   b. Abt 1056, Hainault, Hainault, Belgium Hainault, Hainault, Belgiumd. Aft 8 Jun 1098 (Age > 42 years)
  Family ID	F15071	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2022

  
  

  Family 2	HAINAULT, Count Herman ,   b. 1030, Belgium Belgium
  Marriage	1060	Hainault, Belgium
  Family ID	F16560	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2022

  
  

  Family 3	FITZOSBERN, Guillaume ,   b. 1030, Poitiers, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France Poitiers, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, Franced. 20 Feb 1071, Flandre, France (Age 41 years)
  Marriage	1070	Flandre, France
  Notes	MARRIAGE: Also shown as Married , , Flanders, Belgium.
  Family ID	F16559	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2022

  
  

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  BURIAL: Also shown as Buried Hasnon Abbey. Richilde, Countess of Hainaut From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Richilde, Countess of Mons and Hainaut Spouse(s)Herman of Mons Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders William Fitzosbern, 1st Earl of Hereford Bornc. 1018 Died15 March 1086 Mesen Richilde, Countess of Mons and Hainaut (c. 1018 – 15 March 1086). She was also Countess and Regent of Flanders. Richilde was either the daughter or the daughter-in-law of Regnier V Count of Hainault. She was born c. 1018.[1] She was married firstly to Herman of Mons who was Count of Hainault. (Count of Hainaut), c. 1040.[1] After the death of Herman, Richilde married Baldwin, eldest son of Baldwin V of Flanders.[a][2] Her husband Baldwin became count of Flanders (as Baldwin VI) in 1067, and ruled both Hainaut and Flanders until his death on 17 July 1070.[2] Before his death, Baldwin VI left Flanders to their eldest son, Arnulf III, and Hainaut to their younger son, Baldwin II, with the provision that if either son preceded the other in death, he would inherit the other's county as well.[3] Baldwin VI also obtained assurances from his brother Robert who gave his oath of homage and promised to protect his nephew.[3] After Baldwin VI's death their son Arnulf III became Count of Flanders, but as he was a minor, Richilde served as Regent of Flanders.[4] Almost immediately Arnulf's uncle, Robert the Frisian, broke his oath to his brother Baldwin VI and disputed Arnulf's right to Flanders.[5] Richilde asked for help from William Fitzosbern of Normandy who married her. Despite help from King Philip I of France, her forces were defeated at the Battle of Cassel and William Fitzosbern was killed along with her oldest son, Arnulf. Richilde herself was captured and released,[6] King Philip later recognized Robert as Count of Flanders.[7] Richilde and her younger son, Baldwin II, retained Hainaut, but made subsequent unsuccessful attempts to recover Flanders.[7] Richilde built the castle at Beaumont along with a chapel there dedicated to St. Venantius.[8] She, along with her son Baldwin, founded the monastery of Saint-Denis-en-Broqueroie.[9] At the end of her regency she retired to the Abbey of Messines.[8] Richilde died on 15 March 1086.[10] Family[edit] Richilde married Herman of Mons, count of Hainaut. They had two children: Roger (? – 1093) who was apparently lame, became Bishop of Châlons-sur-Marne.[11] Daughter, whose name is unknown.[11] Richilde married secondly Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders. They were the parents of: Arnulf III, Count of Flanders (c. 1055 – 22 February 1071).[2] Baldwin II, Count of Hainaut (c. 1056 – 1098).[2] In 1071 Richilde married thirdly William Fitzosbern, 1st Earl of Hereford (c. 1025 – 1071).[2] Portal iconBelgium portal Notes[edit] Jump up ^ Baldwin V, under threat of force, arranged the marriage between Richilde, the widow of Herman of Mons and heiress of Hainaut with his young son Baldwin VI. This in turn enraged Henry III who had not been consulted and Hainaut being a part of the empire caused him to wage war on Count Baldwin V. However, after several years of war Henry III was not successful and finally withdrew. See Renée Nip, 'The Political Relations Between England and Flanders (1066–1128)', Anglo-Norman Studies 21: Proceedings of the Battle Conference 1998, Ed. Christopher Harper-Bill (Woodbridge: The Boydell Press, 1989), p. 147. References[edit] ^ Jump up to: a b Karen S. Nicholas, 'Countesses as Rulers in Flanders', Aristocratic Women in Medieval France, Ed. Theodore Evergates (Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 1999), p. 115 ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Detlev Schwennicke, Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, Neue Folge, Band II (Marburg, Germany: Verlag von J. A. Stargardt, 1984), Tafle 5 ^ Jump up to: a b Gilbert of Mons, Chronicle of Hainaut, Trans. Laura Napran (Woodbridge: The Boydell Press, 2005), p. 5 Jump up ^ Renée Nip, 'The Political Relations between England and Flanders (1066–1128)', Anglo-Norman Studies 21: Proceedings of the Battle Conference 1998, Ed. Christopher Harper-Bill (Woodbridge: The Boydell Press, 1999), p. 154 Jump up ^ Jim Bradbury, The Capetians: The History of a Dynasty (987–1328) (London & New York: Hambledon Continuum, 2007), p. 114 Jump up ^ Karen S. Nicholas, 'Countesses as Rulers in Flanders', Aristocratic Women in Medieval France, Ed. Theodore Evergates (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1999), p. 116 ^ Jump up to: a b Gilbert of Mons, Chronicle of Hainaut, Trans. Laura Napran (Woodbridge: The Boydell Press, 2005), p. 6 ^ Jump up to: a b Karen S. Nicholas, 'Countesses as Rulers in Flanders', Aristocratic Women in Medieval France, Ed. Theodore Evergates (Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 1999), p. 116 Jump up ^ Gilbert of Mons, Chronicle of Hainaut, Trans. Laura Napran (Woodbridge: The Boydell Press, 2005), p. 11 Jump up ^ George Edward Cokayne, The Complete Peerage of England Scotland Ireland Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant Extinct or Dormant, Vol. VI, Ed. H. A. Doubleday & Howard de Walden (London: The St. Catherine Press, Ltd., 1926), p. 449 ^ Jump up to: a b Gilbert of Mons, Chronicle of Hainaut, Trans. Laura Napran (Woodbridge, The Boydell Press, 2005), pp. 3 & n. 8

  
  

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  [S72] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM), (June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998). [S64] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index. Richildis De HAINAULT; Female; Birth: About 1034 Of, Mons, Hainaut, Belgium; Death: 15 MAR 1086; Father: Renier Count Of Mons; No source information is available. Record submitted after 1991 by a member of the LDS Church. Search performed using PAF Insight on 27 Nov 2004