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The '''Count of Flanders''' was the [[ruler]] or leader of the [[Flanders (county)|county of Flanders]] from the 9th century until the [[French Revolution]] in 1790. The first count was Baldwin I "Iron Arm".<ref>Jeff Rider, 'Vice, Tyranny, Violence, and the Usurpation of Flanders (1071) in Flemish Historiography from 1093 to 1294', ''Violence and the Writing of History in the Medieval Francophone World'', eds. Noah D. Guynn; Zrinka Stahuljak (Woodridge, Suffolk: D.S. Brewer, 2013), p. 55</ref> By expanding it's borders the early counts managed to keep Flanders independent. Later, the lack of natural borders allowed invaders into Flanders.<ref> Andre de Vries, ''Flanders : A Cultural History: A Cultural History'' (Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2007), p. xiii</ref> Counts of Flanders were always concerned with hunting and preserving their hunting grounds. For that reason many were called "foresters."<ref> Andre de Vries, ''Flanders : A Cultural History: A Cultural History'' (Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2007), p. xvi</ref> The last count was [[Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor|Francis II]]. After 1795 Flanders no longer existed as a county.
The '''Count of Flanders''' was the [[ruler]] or leader of the county of [[Flanders]] from the 9th century until the [[French Revolution]] in 1790. The first [[count]] was Baldwin I "Iron Arm".<ref>Jeff Rider, 'Vice, Tyranny, Violence, and the Usurpation of Flanders (1071) in Flemish Historiography from 1093 to 1294', ''Violence and the Writing of History in the Medieval Francophone World'', eds. Noah D. Guynn; Zrinka Stahuljak (Woodridge, Suffolk: D.S. Brewer, 2013), p. 55</ref> By expanding its borders the early counts managed to keep Flanders independent. Later, the lack of natural borders allowed [[:en:wikt:invaders|invaders]] into Flanders.<ref> Andre de Vries, ''Flanders : A Cultural History: A Cultural History'' (Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2007), p. xiii</ref> Counts of Flanders were always concerned with hunting and preserving their hunting [[:wikt:grounds|grounds]]. For that reason many were called [[:wikt:foresters|foresters]].<ref> Andre de Vries, ''Flanders : A Cultural History: A Cultural History'' (Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2007), p. xvi</ref> The last count was [[Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor|Francis II]]. After 1795 Flanders no longer existed as a county.


==List of Counts of Flanders==
==List of Counts of Flanders==
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=== 1st House of Flanders ===
=== 1st House of Flanders ===


*[[Baldwin I of Flanders|Baldwin I Iron Arm]] (863-879), married [[Judith of Flanders|Judith]] daughter of [[Charles the Bald]].
*[[Baldwin I, Count of Flanders|Baldwin I Iron Arm]] (863-879), married [[Judith, Countess of Flanders|Judith]] daughter of [[Charles the Bald]].
*[[Baldwin II of Flanders|Baldwin II the Bald]] (879-918), son of Baldwin I and Judith
*[[Baldwin II, Count of Flanders|Baldwin II the Bald]] (879-918), son of Baldwin I and Judith
*[[Arnulf I of Flanders|Arnulf I the Great]] (918-964), son of Baldwin II, joinly with:
*[[Arnulf I, Count of Flanders|Arnulf I the Great]] (918-964), son of Baldwin II, joinly with:
**[[Baldwin III of Flanders|Baldwin III]] (958-962), son of Arnulf I
**[[Baldwin III, Count of Flanders|Baldwin III]] (958-962), son of Arnulf I
*[[Arnulf II of Flanders|Arnulf II]] (964-988), son of Baldwin III
*[[Arnulf II, Count of Flanders|Arnulf II]] (964-988), son of Baldwin III
*[[Baldwin IV of Flanders|Baldwin IV the Bearded]] (988-1037), son of Arnulf II
*[[Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders|Baldwin IV the Bearded]] (988-1037), son of Arnulf II
*[[Baldwin V of Flanders|Baldwin V of Lille]] (1037-1067), son of Baldwin IV
*[[Baldwin V, Count of Flanders|Baldwin V de Lille]] (1037-1067), son of Baldwin IV
*[[Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders|Baldwin VI]] (1067-1070), son of Baldwin V, [[Count of Hainaut]]
*[[Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders|Baldwin VI]] (1067-1070), son of Baldwin V, [[Count of Hainaut]]
*[[Arnulf III, Count of Flanders|Arnulf III]] (1070-1071), son of Baldwin VI, Count of Hainaut
*[[Arnulf III, Count of Flanders|Arnulf III]] (1070-1071), son of Baldwin VI, Count of Hainaut
*[[Robert I, Count of Flanders|Robert I the Frisian]] (1071-1093), son of Baldwin V
*[[Robert I, Count of Flanders|Robert I the Frisian]] (1071-1093), son of Baldwin V
*[[Robert II of Flanders|Robert II]] (1093-1111), son of Robert I
*[[Robert II, Count of Flanders|Robert II]] (1093-1111), son of Robert I
*[[Baldwin VII of Flanders|Baldwin VII Hapkin]] (1111-1119), son of Robert II
*[[Baldwin VII, Count of Flanders|Baldwin VII Hapkin]] (1111-1119), son of Robert II


=== House of Estridsen ===
=== House of Estridsen ===


*[[Charles of Flanders|Charles I the Good]] (1119-1127), cousin of Baldwin VII, designated by him
*[[Charles I, Count of Flanders|Charles I the Good]] (1119-1127), cousin of Baldwin VII, designated by him


=== House of Normandy ===
=== House of Normandy ===
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*[[Margaret II of Flanders|Margaret II]] (1244-1278), sister of Joan, married first to [[Bouchard IV of Avesnes|Burchard IV of Avesnes]] and then [[William II of Dampierre|William of Dampierre]]
*[[Margaret II of Flanders|Margaret II]] (1244-1278), sister of Joan, married first to [[Bouchard IV of Avesnes|Burchard IV of Avesnes]] and then [[William II of Dampierre|William of Dampierre]]
**jointly with her sons from second marriage, [[William III of Dampierre]] (1247-1251) and [[Guy of Dampierre]] (1251-1305)
**jointly with her sons from second marriage, [[William III of Dampierre]] (1247-1251) and [[Guy of Dampierre]] (1251-1305)
:''In 1244, the Counties of Flanders and Hainaut were claimed by Margaret II's sons, the half-brothers [[John I of Avesnes]] and William III of Dampierre in the [[War of the Succession of Flanders and Hainault]]. In 1246, [[Louis IX of France|King Louis IX of France]] awarded Flanders to William.
:''In 1244, the Counties of Flanders and Hainaut were claimed by Margaret II's sons, the half-brothers [[John I of Avesnes]] and William III of Dampierre in the [[War of the Succession of Flanders and Hainault]]. In 1246, [[Louis IX of France|King Louis IX of France]] awarded Flanders to William.''


=== House of Dampierre ===
=== House of Dampierre ===
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The Count of Flanders was the ruler or leader of the county of Flanders from the 9th century until the French Revolution in 1790. The first count was Baldwin I "Iron Arm".[1] By expanding its borders the early counts managed to keep Flanders independent. Later, the lack of natural borders allowed invaders into Flanders.[2] Counts of Flanders were always concerned with hunting and preserving their hunting grounds. For that reason many were called foresters.[3] The last count was Francis II. After 1795 Flanders no longer existed as a county.

List of Counts of Flanders

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1st House of Flanders

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House of Estridsen

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House of Normandy

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House of Alsace or House of Metz

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2nd House of Flanders

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In 1244, the Counties of Flanders and Hainaut were claimed by Margaret II's sons, the half-brothers John I of Avesnes and William III of Dampierre in the War of the Succession of Flanders and Hainault. In 1246, King Louis IX of France awarded Flanders to William.

House of Dampierre

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  • William I (1247-1251), son of Margaret II and William II of Dampierre
  • Guy I (1251-1305), son of Margaret II and William II of Dampierre, also Count of Namur
  • Robert III ("the Lion of Flanders") (1305-1322), son of Guy
  • Louis I (1322-1346), grandson of Robert III
  • Louis II (1346-1384), son of Louis I
  • Margaret III (1384-1405), daughter of Louis II,

House of Burgundy

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House of Habsburg

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Charles V proclaimed the Pragmatic Sanction of 1549 eternally uniting Flanders with the other lordships of the Low Countries in a personal union. When the Habsburg empire was divided among the heirs of Charles V, the Low Countries, including Flanders, went to Philip II of Spain, of the Spanish branch of the House of Habsburg.

Between 1706 and 1714 Flanders was invaded by the English and the Dutch during the War of the Spanish Succession. The fief was claimed by the House of Habsburg and the House of Bourbon. In 1713, the Treaty of Utrecht settled the succession and the County of Flanders went to the Austrian branch of the House of Habsburg.

  • Charles V (1714-1740), great grandson of Philip III, also Holy Roman Emperor (elect)
  • Maria Theresa (1740-1780), daughter of Charles IV, jointly with
  • Joseph I (1780-1790), son of Maria Theresa and Francis I
  • Leopold (1790-1792), son of Maria Theresa and Francis I
  • Francis II (1792-1835), son of Leopold, also Holy Roman Emperor

The title was abolished after revolutionary France annexed Flanders in 1795. Francis II relinquished his claim on the Low Countries in the Treaty of Campo Formio of 1797. The area remained part of France until the end of the Napoleonic Wars.

References

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  1. ↑ Jeff Rider, 'Vice, Tyranny, Violence, and the Usurpation of Flanders (1071) in Flemish Historiography from 1093 to 1294', Violence and the Writing of History in the Medieval Francophone World, eds. Noah D. Guynn; Zrinka Stahuljak (Woodridge, Suffolk: D.S. Brewer, 2013), p. 55
  2. ↑ Andre de Vries, Flanders : A Cultural History: A Cultural History (Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2007), p. xiii
  3. ↑ Andre de Vries, Flanders : A Cultural History: A Cultural History (Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2007), p. xvi
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