Baldwin III of Flanders

Joint count of Flanders

Lay-abbot of St. Bertin

Events

Date of Birth: about 936.

Place of Birth: unknown.

The estimated date is given by Baldwin.

Date of Death: 1 January 962.

Place of Death: unknown.

The date is given by Baldwin, who states that the place is unknown.. Père Anselme (2:715) states that he died 1 January 961 at “Berg-saint-Vinoch”.

Place of Burial: Saint-Bertin.

The place is given by père Anselme (2:715) and by Baldwin.

Relationships

Father: Arnulf I of Flanders.

This relationship is given by père Anselme (1:714), by Le Jan (p. 377), and by Baldwin.

Mother: Adèle, daughter of Heribert II, count of Vermandois.

This relationship is given by père Anselme (1:714) and by Baldwin.

Spouse: Mathilde (died 1009), daughter of Hermann “Billung”, duke of Saxony.

This relationship is given by Baldwin, by Le Jan (p. 377), and by Tanner. Père Anselme (1:715) makes her the daughter of Conrad I of Burgundy, which Baldwin notes is an error.

Children:

Arnulf II, marquis of Flanders, married Rozala, daughter of Berengario II, king of Italy.

References

Anselme de Sainte-Marie. Histoire Généalogique et Chronologique de la Maison Royale de France, des Pairs, Grands Officiers de la Couronne, de la Maison du Roy et des Anciens Barons du Royaume. 9 Volumes (Paris: 1726-1733).

Baldwin, Stewart. “Baldwin/Baudouin III (Balduinus)” in The Henry Project.

Le Jan, Régine. Famille et pouvoir dans le monde franc (VII^e - X^e siècle): essai d’anthropologie sociale (Publications de la Sorbonne, 1995).

Tanner, Heather J. Families, Friends, and Allies: Boulogne and Politics in Northern France and England c. 879 - 1160. (Brill: 2004).