Baldwin V of Flanders
d. 1067
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Baldwin the Fifth, Count of Flanders, was regent of France for the young Philip the First and the father of Matilda, who married William the Conqueror. The counts of Flanders are one of the great gateway pedigrees of European genealogy, the road by which most documented medieval descents reach Charlemagne, and this family travels it.
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✓ DOCUMENTED (Standard, undisputed account (the counts of Flanders = a classic gateway pedigree; CP / Europaeische Stammtafeln / Settipani) - relaxed-rule entry 23 Jul 2026, provenance so noted.): BALDWIN V, COUNT OF FLANDERS (c.1012-1067) - REGENT OF FRANCE for the young Philip I; m. ADELA OF FRANCE, dau. of King Robert II 'the Pious' (a second, Capetian royal splice - note-only). Father of Matilda, Queen of England (our line). Direct ancestor. Added 23 Jul 2026.