Margaret II, Countess of Flanders
Countess of Flanders (1202–1280)
Margaret (Margaret of Constantinople) was a ruler of Count of Flanders and Count of Hainaut. She was born in 1202[1] and died in 1280.[2]
Margaret II | |
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Countess of Flanders | |
Reign | 1244–1278 |
Predecessor | Joan |
Successor | Guy |
Countess of Hainaut | |
Reign | 1244–1280 |
Predecessor | Joan |
Successor | John II |
Born | 1202 |
Died | 10 February 1280 Ghent | (aged 77)
Spouse | Bouchard of Avesnes (m. 1212 – annul. 1215, sep. 1221) William II of Dampierre (m. 1223 – wid. 1231) |
Issue | John of Avesnes Baldwin of Avesnes William III of Dampierre Guy of Dampierre John of Dampierre Joan of Dampierre Marie of Dampierre |
House | House of Flanders |
Father | Baldwin I, Latin Emperor |
Mother | Marie of Champagne |
Religion | Roman Catholicism |