Baldwin III, Count of Flanders

Baldwin III of Flanders called The Young (–962) was a French nobleman and  briefly was the fourth count of Flanders. He ruled jointly with his father Arnulf I.

 Career 

Baldwin III was born , the son of Arnulf I, Count of Flanders and his second wife, Adele of Vermandois (c. 915 – 969). She was a daughter of Herbert II, Count of Vermandois.Detlev Schwennicke, Europäische Stammtafeln|Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, Neue Folge, Band II (Marburg, Germany: J. A. Stargardt, 1984), Tafel 5 Baldwin became co-ruler of Flanders in 958 alongside his father Arnulf I.  During his short rule, Baldwin was responsible for establishing the wool manufacturing industry at Ghent and markets at other towns in Flanders.Tracy Borman, Queen of the Conqueror: The Life of Matilda, Wife of William I (Bantam Books, New York, 2011), p. 3 Baldwin III died on 1 January 962 of smallpox.Lambert of Ardres, The History of the Counts of Guines and Lords of Ardres, trans. Leah Shopkow (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2007), p. 61 He was  buried at the Abbey of Saint Bertin.

After Baldwin's death, Arnulf I arranged for King Lothair of France to become the guardian of Baldwin's son Arnulf II.The Annals of Flodoard of Reims, 916-966, Ed. & Trans. Steven Fanning & Bernard S. Bachrach (University of Toronto Press, CA, 2004) 44F & n. 219

 Family 

Shortly before 961 Baldwin married Mathilde of Saxony (died 1008). She was a daughter of Hermann Billung(died 973), Duke of Saxony.Detlev Schwennicke, Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, Neue Folge, Band I (Marburg, Germany: J. A. Stargardt, 1980), Tafel 8 They had a son:

 Arnulf II, Count of Flanders (c. 960 – 987), who succeeded as count.

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