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The 'counts of Flanders' were the rulers over the county of Flanders from the 9th century until the abolition of the countship by the French revolutionaries in 1790.
Although the early rulers, from Arnulf I onwards, were sometime referred to as margraves or marquesses, this alternate title largely fell out of use by the 12th century. Since then the rulers of Flanders were solely referred to as counts.
The counts of Flanders enlarged their estate through a series of diplomatic manoeuvres. The counties of Hainaut, Namur, Béthune, Nevers, Auxerre, Rethel, Burgundy, and Artois were acquired via marriage with the respective heiresses. Ironically, the county of Flanders itself suffered the same fate. By the marriage of Margaret III, Countess of Flanders with Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, the county and the subsidiary counties were absorbed into the Duchy of Burgundy in 1405.

Contents

List of Counts of Flanders

Hereditary peerages

House of Alsace or House of Metz

Life peerages

See also

External links

List of Counts of Flanders

Hereditary peerages

House of Morini

★ 864-879 : Baldwin I ''Iron Arm'', married Judith and was designated by Charles the Bald

House of Flanders

The House of Flanders originates from the combination of the Celtic House of Morini on the one hand, and from the Germanic House of Martel, or Carolingian dynasty, on the other hand.

★ 879-918 : Baldwin II ''the Bald'', son of

★ 918-964 : Arnulf I ''the Great'', son of

★ 958-962 : Baldwin III, son of and co-ruler with

★ 964-988 : Arnulf II, son of

★ 988-1037 : Baldwin IV ''the Bearded'', son of

★ 1037-1067 : Baldwin V ''of Lille'', son of

★ 1067-1070 : Baldwin VI, son of

★ 1070-1071 : Arnulf III, son of

★ 1071-1093 : Robert I ''the Frisian'', son of Baldwin V

★ 1093-1111 : Robert II ''of Jerusalem'', son of

★ 1111-1119 : Baldwin VII ''Hapkin'', son of

House of Knýtling

★ 1119-1127 : Charles I ''the Good'', cousin of and designated by

House of Normandy

★ 1127-1128 : William I ''Clito of Normandy'', great-grandson of Baldwin V and designated by Louis VI of France

House of Alsace or House of Metz

★ 1128-1168 : Derrick I ''of Alsace'', grandson of Robert I and recognised by Louis VI of France

★ 1168-1191 : Philip I ''of Alsace'', son of

★ 1191-1194 : Margaret I ''of Alsace'', daughter of, married

House of Hainaut

★ 1191-1195 : Baldwin VIII, husband of

★ 1195-1205 : Baldwin IX ''of Constantinople'', son of, also Latin Emperor of Constantinople as 'Baldwin I'

★ 1205-1244 : Jeanne I ''of Constantinople'', daughter of

★ 1244-1278 : Margaret II ''of Constantinople'', sister of, married William II of Dampierre

★ 1246-1251 : William I ''of Dampierre'', son of, regent

House of Dampierre

★ 1252-1305 : Guy I ''of Dampierre'', son of

★ 1305-1322 : Robert III ''of Bethune'' or ''the Lion of Flanders'', son of

★ 1322-1346 : Louis I ''of Nevers'', son of

★ 1346-1384 : Louis II ''of Male'', son of

★ 1384-1405 : Margaret III ''of Male'', daughter of, married Philip II, Duke of Burgundy

House of Burgundy or House of Valois

★ 1405-1419 : John ''the Fearless'', son of

★ 1419-1467 - Philip II ''the Good'', son of

★ 1467-1477 : Charles II ''the Bold'', son of

★ 1477-1482 : Mary I ''the Rich'', daughter of, married

House of Habsburg

★ 1493-1519 : Maximilian, husband of, also Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire as 'Maximilian I'

★ 1519-1556 : Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, grandson, aslo Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire as 'Charles V'
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.

★ 1556-1598 : Philip III, son of, also King of Spain as 'Philip II'

★ 1598-1621 : Isabella Clara Eugenia, daughter of, married Albert, Archduke of Austria)

★ 1621-1665 : Philip IV, half brother of, also King of Spain as 'Philip IV'

★ 1665-1700 : Charles III, son of, also King of Spain as 'Charles II'
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.

★ 1714-1740 : Charles IV, great grandson of Philip III

★ 1740-1780 : Mary II Theresa, daughter of, married Francis I

★ 1780-1790 : Joseph I, son of, also Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire as 'Joseph II'
The title was factually abolished in the aftermath of the French revolution and the annexation of Flanders by France in 1795. Although, the title remained officially claimed by the descendants of Leopold II until the reign of Karl I, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.

★ 1790-1792 : Leopold, brother of, also Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire as 'Leopold II'

★ 1792-1835 : Francis II, son of, also Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire as 'Francis II'

★ 1835-1848 : Ferdinand, son of, also Emperor of Austria as 'Ferdinand I'

★ 1848-1916 : Francis III Joseph, grandson of Francis II, also Emperor of Austria as 'Francis Joseph I'

Life peerages

House of Orange-Nassau

★ no claimants after 1839
In modern times, from 1815 onwards the United Kingdom of the Netherlands was established by the Congress of Vienna and William I of the Netherlands was made King of the Netherlands (). The Belgian Revolution of 1830 caused a split in the kingdom between the North and the South. Neither he or his descendants made any claims to the title of count of Flanders after 1839, when a peace treaty between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and Belgium was signed.

House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

★ Prince Philippe of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, son of Leopold I of Belgium

★ Prince Charles of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, son of Albert I of Belgium
In modern times, from 1831 onwards the title of count of Flanders has been given to younger sons of the Kings of the Belgians ().

See also

★ County of Flanders

★ Counts of Flanders family tree

★ States of Flanders

★ Romance Flanders

★ Walloon Flanders

★ Maritime Flanders

External links

★ Genealogy of the counts of Flanders