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==Arnulf I of Flanders=='''Arnulf of Flanders''' (c. 890 - March 28, 96 5 ) , c a l led the Great, was the third Count of Flanders, who ruled the Co u n t y o f F landers, an area that is now northwestern Belgium and southwes t e r n N e therlands.
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==Arnulf I of Flanders=='''Arnulf of Flanders''' (c. 890 - March 28, 96 5 ) , c a l led the Great, was the third Count of Flanders, who ruled the Co u n t y o f F landers, an area that is now northwestern Belgium and southwes t e r n N e therlands.
Arnulf was the son of count Baldwin II of Flanders and �lfthryth of Wes s e x , d a ughter of Alfred the Great. Through his mother he was a descenda n t o f t h e A nglo-Saxon kings of England, and through his father, a desce n d an t o f C harlemagne. Presumably Arnulf was named after Saint Arnulf of M e t z , a p r ogenitor of the Carolingian dynasty.
At the death of their father in 918, Arnulf became Count of Flanders wh i l e h i s b rother Adeloft or Adelolf succeeded to the County of Boulogne. [ 1 ] H o w ever, in 933 Adeloft died, and Arnulf took the countship of Boul o g n e f o r himself, but later conveyed it to his nephew, Arnulf II.
Arnulf I greatly expanded Flemish rule to the south, taking all or part o f A r t o i s, Ponthieu, Amiens, and Ostrevent. He exploited the conflicts b et w e e n C harles the Simple and Robert I of France, and later those betwe e n L o u i s IV and his barons.
In his southern expansion Arnulf inevitably had conflict with the Norma n s , w h o w ere trying to secure their northern frontier. This led to the 9 4 2 m u r d er of the Duke of Normandy, William Longsword, at the hands of A r n u l f 's men.[5] The Viking threat was receding during the later years o f A r n u l f's life, and he turned his attentions to the reform of the Flem is h g o v e rnment.
===Timeline===* 918: Count of Flanders.["Elstrudis comitissa?cum fi l i i s s u is Arnulfo et Adelolfo" donated "hereditatem suam Liefsham?in te r r a A n g lorum in Cantia" to Saint-Pierre de Gand, for the soul of "senio r i s s u i B aldwini", by charter dated 11 Sep 918. ]* responsible fo r a m a j o r expansion of Flemish territory to the south. He and his broth er j o i n e d the expedition of Raoul King of the Franks against the Norman s i n 9 2 5 a n d captured Eu. Count Arnoul inflicted a heavy defeat on the N o r m a n s in 926.
* 932: seized abbey of St Vaast, as well as Douai in Ostrevant. * 933: a f t e r b r other's death, seized Boulonnais and Ternois and disinherited ne p h e w s . * 934: alliance with H�ribert II Comte de Vermandois sealed by h i s m a r r iage to Vermandois' daughter.
Responding to raids by Guillaume Comte [de Normandie], Count Arnoul inv a d e d P o nthieu and in 939 captured Montreuil from Herluin Comte de Ponth i e u , a l though the county was later recaptured by Comte Guillaume's forc e s . " A r nulfus?regis?marchysus" restored property to Saint-Pierre de Ga n d b y c h a rter dated 8 Jul 941, signed by "?Baldwini filii Arnulfi march y s i, I s a ac comitis, Arnulfi filii eius, Theoderici comitis, Wenemari ad v o c a t i?".
After agreeing to meet Count Guillaume in 942 in order to settle the di s p u t e o ver Montreuil, Guillaume was murdered, presumably at Count Arnou l ' s i n s tigation. Count Arnoul was secure in his possession of Montreui l b y 9 4 9 . " Arnulfus Flandrie comes et marchisus" granted use of proper ty " S n e l lenghem in pago Flandrensi" to Saint-Pierre de Gand, for "uxore m e a ? A d ala atque?filio meo Balduino et filia mea Lietgardis" and for dece a s e d " B alduino genitore meo et Elstrudis genetrice mea atque Heeberto f i l i o m e o", and returned "in pago Hainau super fluvio Savo villam?Dulcia c a " , b y c harter dated 10 Jul 953.
After the death of his son in 962, Count Arnoul was obliged to cede Art o i s , O s trevant, Ponthieu and Amiens to Lothaire King of the West Franks i n o r d e r t o ensure the latter's support for the succession of Count Arno ul ' s i n f ant grandson to the county of Flanders.
"Arnulfus marchysus" donated property to Saint-Pierre de Gand by charte r d a t e d 5 M ay 962, signed by "?Baldwini advocati, Theoderici comitis?". " A r n u l fus?comes" donated "villam Canlin" to Saint-Pierre de Gand by char t e r d a t ed 17 Jun 962, signed by "?Balduini advocati?". An undated char t e r , d a ted to 962, records the last wishes of "marchysi Arnulfi", notin g t h a t " p ater meus et mater mea" were buried in the abbey of Saint-Pier re d e G a n d .
=== Research Notes ===[[Flandre-47|Gottfried (Flandre) Verdun (-1002)]] a n d [ [ F l andre-46|Arnold Flandre (abt.0940-1002)]] have been detached as h i s s o n s d ue to lack of evidence.
===Links===
* [[Wikipedia: Arnulf I of Flanders]]
== Sources ==
* Article on MEDLANDS: https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/F L A N D E RS,%20HAINAUT.htm#ArnoulIdied964B*Article on Henry project: https: / / f a s g.org/projects/henryproject/data/arnul000.htm* F l o doard of Reims. [[Space:Flodoardi Chronicon|Flodoardi Chronicon ] ] < / i > (Reims : Regnier, 1855) Records his death in the [http://books.g o o g l e .com/books?id=krYMAQAAMAAJ&vq=965&pg=PA156 year 965].
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889 - 965 (75 years)
