Baldwin of Avesnes
Balduin von Avesnes (French: Baudouin d'Avesnes ; * September 1219 ; † April 10, 1295 ) was a French nobleman and chronicler in the 13th century.
Baldwin came from the noble house of Avesnes and was the second son of Burkhard von Avesnes and Countess Margaret II of Flanders-Hainaut . The marriage of his parents was illegitimate under canon law, which is why Baldwin and his older brother Johann were also considered illegitimate children. In addition, her father was exempt from church during her birth . In a dispute over their mother's inheritance, the Avesnes brothers took up the War of Flemish Succession against their half-brothers from the Dampierre family . The Avesnes brothers were under the influence of King Louis IX. legitimized by France in 1251 by Pope Innocent IV and received the county of Hainaut from maternal inheritance. As a younger brother, Baldwin received the castle of Beaumont as his own fief.
Around 1280, Baldwin completed a two-part universal chronicle written in Old French , which he begins with the biblical story of creation and ends in 1278. Apparently he was familiar with the works of ancient authors such as Flavius Josephus , Caesar , Sallust or Lucan , whom he used as sources for the first part of the Old Testament . For the second part, in addition to the New Testament , he relied on medieval authors such as Geoffrey of Monmouth , Hugo of Fleury , William of Tire , Gottfried of Villehardouin , Vincent of Beauvais and the Primate of Saint-Denis . Balduin paid particular attention to the history of the House of Flanders-Hainaut , from which he descended on his mother's side and on which the Avesnes inheritance claims were based.
Balduin was married to Felicite de Coucy († 1307), a daughter of Thomas de Coucy, Herr von Vervins from the Boves family , and Mathilde de Rethel. They had two children and several grandchildren:
- John of Avesnes († February 18, 1283), Lord of Beaumont
- Baldwin of Avesnes († 1299), Lord of Beaumont
- Johanna von Avesnes (†?), Abbess of Flines
- Beatrix von Avesnes († February 25, 1321), ⚭ 1261 with Count Heinrich VI. from Luxembourg
- Count Heinrich VII of Luxembourg († 1313), Holy Roman Emperor
- Baldwin of Luxembourg († 1354), Archbishop of Trier
literature
- Alberdingk Thijm: Avesnes, Balduin von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1875, p. 704.
- Chronicon Hanoniense quod dicitur Balduini Avennensis , ed. by Johannes Heller in: Monumenta Germaniae Historica SS 25 (1880), pp. 414–467
- Extraits de la Chronique attribuée a Baudoin d'Avesnes , in: Recueil des Historiens des Gaules et de la France 21 (1840), pp. 159-181
- FJM Jr. and Alfred Foulet: The Chronicle of Baldwin of Avesnes. In: Record of the Museum of Historic Art, Princeton University. Vol. 5, No. 1, 1946, ISSN 0899-0603 , pp. 3-5.
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| SURNAME | Baldwin of Avesnes |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Baudouin d'Avesnes; Baldwin of Avesnes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Herr von Baudemont, chronicler |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 1219 |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 10, 1295 |