At the death of their father in 918, Arnulf became Count of Flanders while his brother Adeloft or Adelolf succeeded to the County of Boulogne.[4] However, in 933 Adeloft died, and Arnulf took the countship of Boulogne for himself, but later conveyed it to his nephew, Arnulf II.[7] Arnulf titled himself count by the Grace of God.[8]
In his southern expansion Arnulf inevitably had conflict with the Normans, who were trying to secure their northern frontier. This led to the 942 murder of the Duke of Normandy, William Longsword, at the hands of Arnulf's men.[10] The Viking threat was receding during the later years of Arnulf's life, and he turned his attentions to the reform of the Flemish government. Count Arnulf died on 27 March 964, allegedly murdered by Heluin in revenge for the murder of William Longsword.[1]
^The Annals of Flodoard of Reims, 919–966, ed. Steven Fanning & Bernard S. Bachrach (University of Toronto Press, CA, 2011), p. xx
^Philip Grierson, 'The Relations between England and Flanders before the Norman Conquest', Transactions of the Royal Historical Society, Vol. 23 (1941), p. 86 n. 1
^Renée Nip, 'The Political Relations between England and Flanders (1066–1128)', Anglo-Norman Studies 21: Proceedings of the Battle Conference 1998, ed. Christopher Harper-Bill (The Boydell Press, Woodbridge, UK, 1999), p. 150
^Jan, Régine Le; LeJan, Régine (1995). Famille et pouvoir dans le monde franc (VIIe-Xe siècle): essai d'anthropologie sociale (in French). Publications de la Sorbonne. ISBN978-2-85944-268-2.
^Arnade, Peter (2019). "Medieval Bruges, c. 850–1550. Andrew Brown and Jan Dumolyn, eds. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2018. xxii + 550 pp. $99.99". Renaissance Quarterly. 72 (3): 1071–1073. doi:10.1017/rqx.2019.306. ISSN 0034-4338.
^David Nicholas, Medieval Flanders (Longman Group UK Limited, London, 1992), p. 40
^"Arnulf (Arnoul) I "the Great" or "the Old" (Arnulfus Magnus, Arnulfus Vetulus) Marquis of Flanders, 918-964×5". The Henry Project. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
^ abcHeather J. Tanner, Families, Friends and Allies: Boulogne and Politics in Northern France and England, C.879–1160 (Brill, Leiden, Netherlands, 2004) p. 55 n. 143
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Arnulf I c 893 899 27 March 965 2 called the Great 3 was the first Count of Flanders Arnulf ISeal of Arnulf ICount of FlandersReign918 27 March 964SuccessorBaldwin III Arnulf IIBornbetween 893 and 899 1 Died27 March 965 aged 71 72 Noble familyHouse of FlandersSpouse s Adele of VermandoisIssueBaldwin III Count of FlandersFatherBaldwin II of FlandersMotherAElfthryth of Wessex Contents 1 Life 2 Family 3 Succession 4 See also 5 References 6 Additional referencesLife EditArnulf was the son of margrave Baldwin II of Flanders and AElfthryth of Wessex daughter of Alfred the Great 4 Through his mother he was a descendant of the Anglo Saxon kings of England and through his father a descendant of Charlemagne 5 Presumably Arnulf was named either after Saint Arnulf of Metz a progenitor of the Carolingian dynasty 6 or King Arnulf of Carinthia whom his father supported At the death of their father in 918 Arnulf became Count of Flanders while his brother Adeloft or Adelolf succeeded to the County of Boulogne 4 However in 933 Adeloft died and Arnulf took the countship of Boulogne for himself but later conveyed it to his nephew Arnulf II 7 Arnulf titled himself count by the Grace of God 8 Arnulf I greatly expanded Flemish rule to the south taking all or part of Artois Ponthieu Amiens and Ostrevent He exploited the conflicts between Charles the Simple and Robert I of France and later those between Louis IV and his barons Arnulf also made Bruges the center of his administration contributing to the rise of the town as a major trading hub 9 In his southern expansion Arnulf inevitably had conflict with the Normans who were trying to secure their northern frontier This led to the 942 murder of the Duke of Normandy William Longsword at the hands of Arnulf s men 10 The Viking threat was receding during the later years of Arnulf s life and he turned his attentions to the reform of the Flemish government Count Arnulf died on 27 March 964 allegedly murdered by Heluin in revenge for the murder of William Longsword 1 He was buried in the Saint Peter s Abbey in Ghent 11 Family EditThe name of Arnulf s first wife is unknown but he had at least one daughter by her 12 Name unknown married Isaac of Cambrai Their son Arnulf succeeded his father as Count of Cambrai 12 In 934 he married Adele of Vermandois daughter of Herbert II of Vermandois 4 Their children were Hildegarde born c 934 died 990 she married Dirk II Count of Holland It is uncertain whether she is his daughter by his first or second wife 12 Liutgard born in 935 died in 962 married Wichmann IV Count of Hamaland 4 Egbert died 953 4 Baldwin III of Flanders c 940 962 married Matilda of Saxony 1008 daughter of Hermann Billung 4 Elftrude married Siegfried Count of Guines 4 Succession EditArnulf made his eldest son and heir Baldwin III of Flanders co ruler in 958 but Baldwin died untimely in 962 so Arnulf was succeeded by Baldwin s infant son Arnulf II of Flanders 4 See also Edit Belgium portalCounts of Flanders family treeReferences Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Arnulf I Count of Flanders a b FLANDERS COUNTS Foundation for Medieval Genealogy Retrieved 2022 10 22 H E L Mellersh Neville Williams 1999 Chronology of World History ABC CLIO ISBN 978 1 57607 155 7 Arnulf I Count of Flanders British Museum a b c d e f g h Detlev Schwennicke Europaische Stammtafeln Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europaischen Staaten Neue Folge Band II Verlag von J A Stargardt Marburg Germany 1984 Tafel 5 The Annals of Flodoard of Reims 919 966 ed Steven Fanning amp Bernard S Bachrach University of Toronto Press CA 2011 p xx Philip Grierson The Relations between England and Flanders before the Norman Conquest Transactions of the Royal Historical Society Vol 23 1941 p 86 n 1 Renee Nip The Political Relations between England and Flanders 1066 1128 Anglo Norman Studies 21 Proceedings of the Battle Conference 1998 ed Christopher Harper Bill The Boydell Press Woodbridge UK 1999 p 150 Jan Regine Le LeJan Regine 1995 Famille et pouvoir dans le monde franc VIIe Xe siecle essai d anthropologie sociale in French Publications de la Sorbonne ISBN 978 2 85944 268 2 Arnade Peter 2019 Medieval Bruges c 850 1550 Andrew Brown and Jan Dumolyn eds Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2018 xxii 550 pp 99 99 Renaissance Quarterly 72 3 1071 1073 doi 10 1017 rqx 2019 306 ISSN 0034 4338 David Nicholas Medieval Flanders Longman Group UK Limited London 1992 p 40 Arnulf Arnoul I the Great or the Old Arnulfus Magnus Arnulfus Vetulus Marquis of Flanders 918 964 5 The Henry Project Retrieved 5 December 2018 a b c Heather J Tanner Families Friends and Allies Boulogne and Politics in Northern France and England C 879 1160 Brill Leiden Netherlands 2004 p 55 n 143Additional references EditFolcwine Lambert of Ardres Platts Beryl The Scottish Hazard Flemish Nobility and their Impact on Scotland 1985Preceded byBaldwin II Count of Flanders918 965with Baldwin III 958 962 Succeeded byArnulf IIPreceded byAdalolphe Count of Boulogne933 964 Succeeded byArnulf II Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arnulf I Count of Flanders amp oldid 1149804983, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
