List of Famous people with last name Flanders
Yolanda of Flanders
Yolanda, often called Yolanda of Flanders, was Empress of the Latin Empire in Constantinople, first as the wife of Emperor Peter from 1216 to 1217 and thereafter as regent until her death in 1219. Peter was captured and imprisoned before he could reach Constantinople, so Yolanda assumed the duties of governing the Empire. She was ruling Marchioness of Namur from 1212 until 1217.
Margaret II, Countess of Flanders
Margaret, often called Margaret of Constantinople, ruled as Countess of Flanders during 1244–1278 and Countess of Hainaut during 1244–1253 and 1257–1280. She was the younger daughter of Baldwin IX, Count of Flanders and Hainaut, and Marie of Champagne.
John of Flanders
John of Flanders, also known as John of Dampierre, was the third son of the Count of Flanders and Namur Guy of Dampierre from his first marriage with Matilda of Béthune, and brother of Robert of Béthune. He is not to be confused with his half brother John I, Marquis of Namur.
Philippa of Flanders
Adela of Flanders
Adela of Flanders, was Queen consort of Denmark by marriage to King Canute IV and duchess of Apulia by marriage to Duke Roger Borsa, and then regent of Apulia from 1111 to 1115 as mother and guardian of Duke William II.
Adela of France
Adela of France, known also as Adela the Holy or Adela of Messines;, was, by marriage, the Duchess of Normandy, and Countess of Flanders (1035–1067).
Gertrude of Flanders
Gertrude of Flanders, was a Countess of Louvain and Landgravine of Brabant by marriage to Henry III, Count of Leuven, and a Duchess of Lorraine by marriage to Theodoric II, Duke of Lorraine. At the time the duchy was the upper Lorraine, since 959 separated from the duchy of Lower Lorraine.
Matilda of Flanders
Matilda of Boulogne was the younger daughter of Matthew, Count of Boulogne and Marie I, Countess of Boulogne. Matilda became Duchess of Brabant by her marriage to Henry I, Duke of Brabant.
Ælfthryth, Countess of Flanders
Ælfthryth of Wessex, also known as Elftrudis , was an English princess and a countess consort of Flanders.
Margaret III, Countess of Flanders
Margaret III was the last countess of Flanders of the House of Dampierre, as well as countess of Artois and Burgundy.