Baldwin IV | |
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![]() Depiction of Baldwin IV's marriage to Alice of Namur in the Chronicles of Hainaut | |
Born | 1108 |
Died | 8 November 1171 |
Noble family | House of Flanders |
Spouse(s) | Alice of Namur |
Issue | Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut |
Father | Baldwin III, Count of Hainaut |
Mother | Yolande de Wassenberg |
Baldwin IV (1108 – 8 November 1171) was count of Hainaut from 1120 to his death.
Baldwin IV was the son of Count Baldwin III of Hainaut and Yolande de Wassenberg.[1] Also known as Baldwin the Builder, he purchased the property of Ath in 1158 and built the Burbant tower. He ceded the locality of Braine-la-Willotte, also known as Braine-le-Comte, to the chapter of Sainte-Waudru in 1158. In 1159, he incorporated the seigniory of Chimay and in 1160 the châtellenies of Valencians and of Ostrevent.
Baldwin IV married Alice,[1] heiress of Namur, and had the following children: