Arnulf I, Count of Flanders

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Arnulf I, Count of Flanders was a powerful 10th-century Flemish ruler who significantly expanded and consolidated the County of Flanders into a major principality in medieval Northwestern Europe.

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Arnulf I, Count of Flanders canonical 13
Ingelram of Flanders 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Count of Flanders
medieval ruler
nobleman
alliedWith Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor
alsoKnownAs Arnulf the Elder
linked to: Arnulf the Great

Arnulf the Great
burialPlace Saint Peter’s Abbey, Ghent
child Baldwin III, Count of Flanders
Liutgard of Flanders
conflict King Louis IV of West Francia
linked to: Louis IV of France

Normans
countryOfOrigin County of Flanders
dateOfBirth circa 890
dateOfDeath 27 March 965
era 10th century
expandedTerritory Artois
Ostrevant
Ponthieu
parts of Picardy
father Baldwin II, Count of Flanders
givenName Arnulf
linked to: Arnulf of Metz
governedFrom Ghent region
houseOrDynastyFoundedByAncestor Baldwin I of Flanders
languageUsed Latin
Old French
mother Ælfthryth of Wessex
nobleFamily House of Flanders
notableFor consolidation of comital authority in Flanders
expansion of the County of Flanders
making Flanders a major principality in Northwestern Europe
partOf West Francia
placeOfBirth Flanders
placeOfDeath Flanders
politicalRole frontier lord against Viking incursions
positionHeld Count of Flanders
predecessor Baldwin II, Count of Flanders
reignOrInOffice 918–965
religion Christianity
residence Ghent
sexOrGender male
spouse Adele of Vermandois
strengthened comital control over coastal Flanders
fortifications along the North Sea coast
successor Arnulf II, Count of Flanders
Baldwin III, Count of Flanders
title Margrave on the Flemish coast

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Ælfthryth of Wessex child Arnulf I, Count of Flanders
House of Flanders hasNotableMember Arnulf I, Count of Flanders
Ælfthryth, Countess of Flanders child Arnulf I, Count of Flanders
Adelolf, Count of Boulogne sibling Arnulf I, Count of Flanders
Adelolf, Count of Boulogne sibling Ingelram of Flanders
linked to: Arnulf I, Count of Flanders
Adelolf, Count of Boulogne successor Arnulf I, Count of Flanders
Baldwin II, Count of Flanders parent Arnulf I, Count of Flanders
Baldwin II, Count of Flanders successor Arnulf I, Count of Flanders
Luitgarde of Vermandois relative Arnulf I, Count of Flanders
Arnulf II, Count of Flanders grandfather Arnulf I, Count of Flanders
Arnulf II, Count of Flanders predecessor Arnulf I, Count of Flanders
Baldwin III, Count of Flanders father Arnulf I, Count of Flanders
Baldwin III, Count of Flanders coRuledWith Arnulf I, Count of Flanders
Baldwin III, Count of Flanders predecessor Arnulf I, Count of Flanders