Margaret II, Countess of Flanders
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 | |
|---|---|
 Margaret's seal | |
| Countess of Flanders | |
| 1244–1278 | |
| Predecessor | Joan |
| Successor | Guy |
| Countess of Hainaut | |
| 1244–1280 | |
| Predecessor | Joan |
| Successor | John II |
| Born | 1202 |
| Died | 10 February 1280 (aged 77) Ghent |
| 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 |
Margaret II, Countess Of Flanders Media
The personal psalter of Margaretha II of Flanders; illuminated by the Dampierre Masters, Flanders/Artois, ca. 1250-1280 (Bruges Public Library, Ms. 820 Collection of the Flemish Community)
