Baldwin III, Count of Flanders

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Baldwin III, Count of Flanders was a 10th-century Frankish nobleman who briefly ruled as count of Flanders and is noted for his role in consolidating the region’s early medieval power and prosperity.

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Baldwin III, Count of Flanders canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Count of Flanders ⓘ
Frankish nobleman ⓘ
medieval nobleman ⓘ
burialPlace Saint-Bertin Abbey ⓘ
causeOfDeath smallpox ⓘ
child Arnulf II, Count of Flanders ⓘ
coRuledWith Arnulf I, Count of Flanders ⓘ
countryOfOrigin County of Flanders ⓘ
dateOfBirth c. 940 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1 January 962 ⓘ
endTime 962 ⓘ
era 10th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup Franks ⓘ
father Arnulf I, Count of Flanders ⓘ
givenName Baldwin ⓘ
historicalRegion West Francia ⓘ
house House of Flanders ⓘ
languageOfEnvironment Latin ⓘ
Old French ⓘ
mother Adele of Vermandois ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Flanders ⓘ
notableEvent co-rule with Arnulf I in the late 950s ⓘ
notableFor developing the cloth industry in Flanders ⓘ
encouraging urban growth in Flanders ⓘ
promoting economic development in Flanders ⓘ
strengthening the early medieval power of Flanders ⓘ
numeralDesignation III ⓘ
parentOfHeir Arnulf II, Count of Flanders ⓘ
placeOfDeath Saint-Bertin Abbey ⓘ
positionHeld Count of Flanders ⓘ
co-ruler of Flanders ⓘ
predecessor Arnulf I, Count of Flanders ⓘ
realm County of Flanders ⓘ
regionRuled Flanders ⓘ
religion Catholicism ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
shortReign yes ⓘ
spouse Mathilde of Saxony ⓘ
startTime c. 958 ⓘ
successor Arnulf II, Count of Flanders ⓘ
title Count of Flanders ⓘ

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House of Flanders → hasNotableMember → Baldwin III, Count of Flanders ⓘ
Arnulf I, Count of Flanders → child → Baldwin III, Count of Flanders ⓘ
Arnulf I, Count of Flanders → successor → Baldwin III, Count of Flanders ⓘ
Arnulf II, Count of Flanders → father → Baldwin III, Count of Flanders ⓘ