Wilhelm II (Flanders)
Wilhelm II. (* 1224 - † June 6, 1251 ) was from 1231 as Wilhelm III. a Herr von Dampierre from the House of Dampierre . As Wilhelm II, he became Count of Flanders in 1246 . He was the son of Countess Margaret II of the Blacks of Flanders and of Lord Wilhelm II of Dampierre .
His mother already had two older sons from her relationship with Burkhard von Avesnes , which, however, had not been recognized as a legal marriage. Nevertheless, the Avesnes brothers raised an inheritance claim which triggered the Flemish War of Succession . After King Ludwig IX. of France in 1246 and recognized the Dampierre brothers as heirs of Flanders, William was appointed co-count by his mother.
Wilhelm took part in the sixth crusade to Egypt and was captured by the Mameluks there in April 1250 . After his release he accompanied King Ludwig IX. with to Acre , from where he traveled back to France with Count Karl von Anjou . To celebrate his return, Wilhelm organized a tournament in Trazegnies , where he died. Supporters of the Avesnes brothers were suspected of murder, whereupon the inheritance dispute broke out again. Wilhelm was buried in the Marquette Abbey near Lille .
In November 1247 he married Beatrix von Brabant (1225-1288), daughter of Heinrich II , Duke of Brabant , and Maria von Schwaben, widow of Heinrich Raspe , Landgrave of Thuringia and Roman-German King . The marriage remained childless, as a result of which his younger brother Guido succeeded as Count of Flanders.
Web link
- medieval-genealogie.de: Wilhelm III. Archived from the original on August 22, 2004 ; Retrieved June 1, 2012 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Joinville , II, §13-15, ed. by Ethel Wedgwood (1906)
- ↑ Joinville , III, §2, ed. by Ethel Wedgwood (1906)
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| SURNAME | Wilhelm II. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wilhelm II of Flanders; William III. by Dampierre |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lord of Dampierre and Count of Flanders |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1224 |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 6, 1251 |
| Place of death | Trazegnies |