Alice of Namur
Alice of Namur | |
|---|---|
| Died | July 1169 Valenciennes |
| Noble family | House of Namur |
| Spouse(s) | Baldwin IV of Hainaut |
| Father | Godfrey I of Namur |
| Mother | Ermesinde of Luxembourg |
Alice of Namur (died July 1169 at Valenciennes) was the daughter of Count Godfrey I of Namur and Countess Ermesinde 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 V 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.