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Baldwin III (c. 940 –1 January 962), called the Young, was Count of Flanders, who briefly ruled the County of Flanders together with his father, Arnulf I, from 958 until his early death. Baldwin III was born c. 940. He was the son of Count Arnulf I of Flanders and his second wife, Adele of Vermandois (c. 915 – 969). [1]
Matilda was the daughter of Hermann Billung.She first married Baldwin III, count of Flanders. [1] They had: Arnulf II, Count of Flanders [1]; After Baldwin's death, Matilda married Godfrey I, Count of Verdun, with whom she had several children:
Liutgard, born in 935, died in 962; married Wichmann IV, Count of Hamaland. [14] Egbert, died 953. Baldwin III of Flanders (c. 940 – 962), [15] married Matilda of Saxony († 1008), daughter of Hermann Billung. Elftrude; married Siegfried, Count of Guînes.
Baldwin III 940–962 co-r. 958-962: Arnulf II Count of Boulogne: House of Lorraine: Arnulf II 960–987 r. 965-987: Arnoulf III Count of Boulogne: Baldwin IV 980–1035 r. 987-1035: Balduin II Count of Boulogne: Baldwin V 1012–1067 r. 1035-1067: Eustace I Count of Boulogne: Baldwin VI 1030–1070 r. 1067-1070: Robert I 1032-1093 r. 1071-1093 ...
Son of Baldwin I and Judith Arnulf I: c. 893 /899 – 27 March 964 10 September 918 – 27 March 964 Adele of Vermandois 934 5 children Son of Baldwin II Baldwin III: c. 940 – c. 962: 958-962 Matilda of Saxony c. 961 1 son Ruled jointly with his father Arnulf I Arnulf II: c. 961 – 30 March 987 965 – 30 March 987 Rozala of Italy 976 2 children
In 1119, on the death of Baldwin VII, the family had a series of setbacks, but in 1191, the family recovered the title of Count of Flanders with Baldwin VIII (Baldwin V of Hainaut). The dynasty established the Latin Empire of Constantinople during the Fourth Crusade , and it also briefly ruled the County of Namur (1188–1212).
He was the son of Baldwin III of Flanders and Matilda of Saxony, countess of Flanders, daughter of Herman, Duke of Saxony. [1] [2] His father Baldwin III died in 962, when Arnulf was just an infant, whilst Arnulf's grandfather, Arnulf I, was still alive. [2]
Baldwin III of Flanders. [ 3 ] ( c. 940 – 962). Married Mathilde Billung of Saxony ( c. 940 – 1008), daughter of Hermann Billung , and had issue, Arnulf II, Count of Flanders ( c. 960 – 987), who succeeded as count after Arnulf I, skipping one generation.