Alice of Namur

Alice of Namur (died July 1169 at Valenciennes) was the daughter of Count Godfrey I of Namur and Countess Ermesinde of Luxembourg.

Alice of Namur
DiedJuly 1169
Valenciennes
Noble familyHouse of Namur
Spouse(s)Baldwin IV of Hainaut
FatherGodfrey I of Namur
MotherErmesinde of Luxembourg

Her father married her off to Count Baldwin IV of Hainaut around 1130. Gislebert of Mons described her as having "a graceful body and a beautiful face". Their son Baldwin was the heir of Namur when her brother Count Henry IV of Luxembourg died in 1196.

Her children with Baldwin IV of Hainaut were:

  • Yolande (1131/5 – after 1202), wife of Count Ives II of Soissons, and Count Hugh IV of Saint Pol
  • Baldwin (1134 – 1147/50)
  • Agnes (1140/45 – 1174 or after), married Ralph de Coucy
  • Geoffrey, Count of Oostrevant (1147–1163), first husband of Countess Eleanor of Vermandois
  • Lauretta (died 1181), wife of Thierry of Alost (Dirk van Aalst) and Bouchard IV of Montmorency
  • Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut (1150–1195), later Count of Flanders by marriage to Margaret I of Flanders
  • Henry (died after 1207), Seigneur of Sebourg
  • Bertha

She was buried inside Saint Waltrude Collegiate Church.

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