Baldwin III (1 January 962), called the Young, was
Count of Flanders
The count of Flanders was the ruler or sub-ruler of the county of Flanders, beginning in the 9th century. Later, the title would be held for a time, by the rulers of the Holy Roman Empire and Spain. During the French Revolution, in 1790, the c ...
, who briefly ruled the
County of Flanders
The County of Flanders was one of the most powerful political entities in the medieval Low Countries, located on the North Sea coast of modern-day Belgium and north-eastern France. Unlike the neighbouring states of Duchy of Brabant, Brabant and ...
together with his father,
Arnulf I, from 958 until his early death.
Baldwin III was born . He was the son of Count
Arnulf I of Flanders and his second wife,
Adele of Vermandois ( – 969).
[Detlev Schwennicke, '' Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten'', Neue Folge, Band II (Verlag von J. A. Stargardt, Marburg, Germany, 1984), Tafel 5] Shortly before 961, Baldwin married
Mathilde of Saxony (died 1008), daughter of Duke
Hermann Billung of Saxony. They had a son,
Arnulf (c. 960 – 987).
Arnulf I made Baldwin III co-ruler of Flanders in 958. During his short rule, Baldwin was responsible for establishing the wool manufacturing industry at
Ghent
Ghent ( ; ; historically known as ''Gaunt'' in English) is a City status in Belgium, city and a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the Provinces of Belgium, province ...
and markets at other towns in Flanders. Baldwin III died of smallpox on 1 January 962, after a campaign against the Normans.
After Baldwin's death, Arnulf I arranged for King
Lothair of France
Lothair (; ; 941 – 2 March 986), sometimes called Lothair II,After the emperor Lothair I. IIICounting Lothair II of Lotharingia, who ruled over modern Lorraine and Belgium. or IV,Counting Lothair II of Italy. was the penultimate Carol ...
to become the guardian of Baldwin's son, Arnulf II, who succeeded Arnulf I.
[''The Annals of Flodoard of Reims, 916-966'', Ed. & Trans. Steven Fanning & Bernard S. Bachrach (University of Toronto Press, CA, 2004) 44F & n. 219]
See also
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Counts of Flanders family tree
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940s births
962 deaths
10th-century counts of Flanders
House of Flanders
Year of birth uncertain