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‎Between 1035 and 1067;

Baldwin V of Flanders was recorded as "Count of Flanders"

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No. of families2146
Most children13
No. of individuals4595

Family


man Matthew of Alsace, Count of Boulogne‏‎ 1)
Born ‎± 1137
Died ‎25 Dec 1173 Killed in battle at Driencourt‎, approximately 36 years

Notes: "Cumque defecissent in Bolonia legitimi heredes, matheus filius Theoderici comitis Flandrensis, licet illicite, duxit abbatissam, et suscitavit semen hereditarium duas filiam generando, et remisit eam ad locum suum." (Genealogia comitum Bulonensium)

Matthew abducted his wife, the nun Marie, and had two daughters with her - and also claiming the title of Count of Boulogne in his own right.

Married/ Related
to:

woman Marie de Boulogne, Countess of Boulogne‏‎ 1)
Born ‎1136
Died ‎25 Jul 1182‎, 45 or 46 years

Child:

1.
woman Matilda of Flanders‏
Born ‎1170
Died ‎16 Oct 1210‎, 39 or 40 years

Sources

1) Source: Genealogia comitum Bulonensium A short genealogy connecting the early Merovingians to the later counts of Boulogne, written circa the 11th century. The earliest generations are almost certainly fictional. Considered a reliable secondary source for generations from Arnulf of Metz onwards. Considered a "primary" source for events from the year 1000 onwards.. External Link
https://www.dmgh.de/mgh_ss_9/index.htm#page/300/ (Data from secondary evidence)