Philip I (Namur)

Philip I of Hainaut (* 1175 ; † October 5, 1212 in Valenciennes ) was Margrave of Namur from 1196 to 1212. He was the second son of Count Baldwin V of Hainaut and Namur and Margaret of Alsace , Countess of Flanders .

Life

His father received the county of Namur from his own uncle, Henry IV the Blind , who had appointed him as heir in 1165, even without children. When Heinrich finally had a daughter, Ermesinde , he withdrew the inheritance. Baldwin took up arms, defeated Heinrich and in 1190 conquered the county of Namur, which was then reigned in 1194 by Emperor Heinrich VI. was raised to margraviate. In his will, Baldwin left Namur to his son Philip on the condition that Namur be a vassal of Hainaut.

Count Theobald I von Bar , Ermesinde's husband, had not given up his claim to Namur and attacked Philip. The war lasted three years and ended with the Treaty of Dinant of July 26, 1199, in which Philip was confirmed in his possession.

When his older brother Baldwin VI. (1171–1205) took part in the Fourth Crusade , Philip took over the reign for him and then for his underage daughters Johanna and Margarethe .

During a war with France came he into captivity from which he could buy himself out by, for a marriage (August 1210) with Mary, a daughter of King Philip II Augustus. And Agnes of Merania was received, , on the other hand, sent his two nieces hostage to the French court. The result of this agreement was an uprising in Flanders and Hainaut, which led to his withdrawal from the reign.

In Namur he showed himself to be peaceful, pious and a promoter of social development, acted as a mediator between warring masters. He died of dysentery in Valenciennes on October 5, 1212 and was buried in Namur . Since he himself had no descendants, he had chosen his nephew Philipp von Courtenay as his successor.

predecessor	Office	successor
Balduin I.	Margrave of Namur 1195–1212	Jolante