|
Title: Blessed Charles the Good Post by: CyrilSebastian on January 29, 2018, 06:46:58 PM In 1086, St. Canute, King of Denmark and father of Blessed Charles the Good, was slain in St. Alban's Church, Odense.
Charles was five years old. He was taken to the court of Robert, Count of Flanders, his maternal grandfather. When Charles grew up, he became a knight and accompanied Robert in a crusade to the Holy Land. Charles' feast day is March 2nd. Title: Re: Blessed Charles the Good Post by: CyrilSebastian on February 15, 2018, 07:33:58 PM Count Baldwin of Flanders arranged for Charles' marriage to the daughter of the Count of Clermont.
Title: Re: Blessed Charles the Good Post by: CyrilSebastian on November 05, 2019, 09:36:16 PM After making a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, Charles was offered the crown of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. However, he refused. Title: Re: Blessed Charles the Good Post by: CyrilSebastian on July 23, 2020, 09:57:13 AM Charles made sure that times of truce were respected. He fought against unethical marketing practices. Title: Re: Blessed Charles the Good Post by: CyrilSebastian on May 21, 2022, 05:28:10 PM In 1125 Charles expelled Jews from Flanders, attributing their price gouging as a cause of
additional suffering during the famine which afflicted his domains in that year. Title: Re: Blessed Charles the Good Post by: CyrilSebastian on July 24, 2024, 06:49:41 PM Margaret of Clermont (1104/05-1132) married Charles I, Count of Flanders in 1115. As a dowry, she received the county of Amiens. Title: Re: Blessed Charles the Good Post by: CyrilSebastian on November 25, 2025, 05:38:21 PM In 1125 Charles was considered a candidate for the election of King of the Romans after the demise of Holy Roman Emperor Henry V. Charles rejected the offer. |