Baldwin II, Margrave of Flanders

Baldwin II
Baldwin II
Margrave of Flanders
	Depiction of Baldwin II in the Gravenkapel by Julien Van der Plaetsen, c. 1372-1373
Born	c. 865
Died	September 10, 918 (aged 52–53)
Noble family	House of Flanders
Spouse(s)	Ælfthryth of Wessex
Issue	Arnulf I, Count of Flanders; Adelolf, Count of Boulogne; Ealswid; Ermentrud;
Father	Baldwin I of Flanders
Mother	Judith of Flanders

Baldwin II (c. 865 – 10 September 918) was the second margrave (or count) of Flanders, ruling from 879 to 918. He was nicknamed the Bald (Calvus) after his maternal grandfather, Emperor Charles the Bald.^[1]

^ John E. Morby, "The Sobriquets of Medieval European Princes", Canadian Journal of History, 13:1 (1978), p. 8.

[1] John E. Morby, "The Sobriquets of Medieval European Princes", Canadian Journal of History, 13:1 (1978), p. 8.

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