Graf ARNULF I. 'der Große' von Flandern

Abt 0890 - 0964  (74 years)

• Name	ARNULF I. 'der Große' von Flandern
  Title	Graf
  Birth	Abt 0890
  Gender	Male
  Event	Arnoul de Flandre I, Count of Flanders 'The Great' was born circa 888 in Flanders, France. He died 27 Mar 965. Arnoul married Adele Alix de Vermandois, Countess of Flanders. Arnoul I was also known as Arnulf The Great, or The Elder, (in French) Arnoul Le Grand, or Le Vieux, (in Dutch) Arnulf De Grote, or De Oude. He was the count of Flanders from 918 to 958 and from 962 to 965, and the son of Baldwin II. On his father's death in 918, the inherited lands were divided between Arnulf and his brother Adolf, but the latter survived only a short time, and Arnulf succeeded to the whole inheritance. His reign was filled with warfare against the Norsemen, and he took an active part in the struggles in Lorraine between the emperor Otto I and Hugh Capet. In 958 Arnulf placed the government in the hands of his son Baldwin III, and the young man, though his reign was a very short one, did a great deal for the commercial and industrial progress of the country, establishing the first weavers and fullers at Ghent and instituting yearly fairs at Ypres, Bruges, and other places. On Baldwin III's death in 962 the old count, Arnulf I, resumed control and spent the few remaining years of his life in securing the succession of his grandson Arnulf II the Younger (who reigned from 965 to 988). Arnulf I. Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved June 27, 2003, from Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service.
  Death	27 Mar 0964
  Burial	Gent, Ostflandern, Belgien
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Graf BALDUIN 'mit dem eisernen Arm' von Flandern           b. Abt 0840             d. 02 Jan 0879  (Age 39 years)  (Grandfather)  EDBURGA  (Great Grandmother)
  Person ID	I1069	Datenbank der Familien Brixel, Bechtold, Boangiu etc.
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2005

  
  

  Father	Graf BALDUIN II. 'der Kahle' von Flandern           b. Abt 0864             d. 10 Sep 0918 (Age 54 years)
  Mother	Prinzessin ELFRIDA von Wessex           b. Abt 0865             d. 07 Jun 0929 (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	0884
  Family ID	F650	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gräfin ADELHEID von Vermandois           b. Abt 0915             d. Abt 0959 (Age 44 years)
  Marriage	Abt 0934
  Children	+ 1. HILDEGARD von Flandern           b. Abt 0935             d. Abt 0975 (Age 40 years) ▻ Graf DIETRICH II. von Holland  m. Abt 0945 + 2. LUITGARD von Flandern           b. Abt 0936             d. 18 Oct 0962 (Age 26 years) ▻ Graf WICHMAN von Gent  m. Abt 0955 + 3. Graf BALDUIN III. von Flandern           b. Abt 0940             d. 01 Jan 0962 (Age 22 years) ▻ Herzogin MATHILDE von Sachsen (Billunger)  m. Abt 0961
  Family ID	F662	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Gent, Ostflandern, Belgien  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  seit 918 Graf von Flandern

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Encyclopaedia Britannica 2003 Premium Service, Retrieved June 27, 2003. [S3] Encyclopaedia Britannica 2005 Ultimate Reference S, (Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2005).