Philip I of Namur
Philip I of Hainaut ( * 1175, † October 5, 1212 in Valenciennes ) was Margrave of Namur 1196-1212 He was the second son of Count Baldwin V of Hainaut and Namur and of Margaret of Alsace, Countess of Flanders..
Life
His father received the earldom of Namur by his own uncle, Henry IV, the blind man, who had, in 1165 used it, even without children as heirs. When Henry then but still had a daughter, Ermesinde, he pulled back the inheritance. Baldwin took up arms, beat Henry and conquered in 1190 the earldom of Namur, which then in 1194 by Emperor Henry VI. was raised to the Margraviate. Namur left Baldwin bequeathed to his son Philip, under the condition that Namur had Hainaut vassal.
Count Theobald I of Bar, the husband Ermesindes had not given up the right to Namur and took Philip to. The war lasted three years and ended with the Treaty of Dinant July 26, 1199 in the Philippines was confirmed in his possession.
When his older brother Baldwin VI. (1171-1205) took part in the Fourth Crusade, Philip took over the regency for him and also for his underage daughters Johanna and Margaret.
During a war with France, he was captured, from which he was only able to be freed by the one marriage ( August 1210 ) with Mary, a daughter of King Philip II Augustus and Agnes Maria of Andechs- Meranien received, his two nieces on the other hand sent hostage to the French court. The consequence of this agreement was an uprising in Flanders and Hainaut, which led to his withdrawal from the regency.
In Namur he appears peaceful, pious and as a promoter of social development, acted as a mediator between warring lords. He died on October 5, 1212 in Valenciennes from dysentery and was buried in Namur. Since he was childless, he had appointed his nephew Philip of Courtenay as his successor.
- Graf ( Namur)
- House Flanders
- Born in 1175
- Died in 1212
- Man