Baudouin III Count of Flanders 
Baudouin III Count of was born about 0935 in Flanders, France. Baudouin III Count of's father was Arnold I Count of Flanders and his mother was Alix de Vermandois. He had three sisters named Luitgard of, Elisende (Elftrude) de and Hildegarde of. He was the second oldest of the four children. He died in (dvp).General Notes
The following information (and advice) is contained in a post-em from Curt Hofemann, curt_hofemann@@yahoo.com:
Hie thee to Stewart Baldwin's "Henry Project" for scholarly research on this person (& much more):
http://sbaldw.home.mindspring.com/hproject/henry.htm
Baldwin III ruled briefly as joint count with his father Arnulf I, but died before his father. Count Baldwin's name appears in lists of abbots of St. Bertin [Monumenta Germaniae Historica, Scriptores series, 13, 391, 607], and he would appear to have held that office for a short period before his death. [Ref: Henry Project]
Possible illegitimate son (status uncertain):
Ascelin (Azelin) or Albert de Tronchiennes, bishop of Paris, 1016-1018.
The History of the Bishops of Cambrai states that Ascelin (or Albert, as he is called in some sources) was an illegitimate son of count Baldwin of Flanders. [Gesta Episcoporum Cameracensium, MGH SS 7, 448]. If this is accurate, Baldwin III would be the only count of Flanders named Baldwin who would make a chronologically feasible father for Ascelin. [LÈon Vanderkindere, La Formation Territoriale des Principautes Belge au Moyen Age (2 vols., 2nd ed., Brussels, 1902, reprinted 1981) 1, 293], lists Ascelin as a son of Baldwin, without citing a source, but neither Erich Brandenburg, Die Nachkommen Karls des Groflen (Frankfurt, 1964) norKarl Ferdinand Werner, 'Die Nachkommen Karls des Groflen bis um das Jahr 1000 (1.-8. Generation)', Karl der Grofle 4 (1967) mention him. His biography in Dictionnaire de Biographie FranÁaise 3, 1238-40 states that he was very probably the son of Arnulf I, and then contradicts this statement by calling Arnulf II a brother of Ascelin. The DBF article makes Ascelin a provost of the monastery of Saint-Marie in Tronchiennes as early as 951, which, if true, would chronologically rule out Ascelin's affiliation as a son of Baldwin III. However, this date is suspicious, as it is 65 years before Ascelin became bishop, and the next event mentioned in the biography is in 995. [Ref: Henry Project]
Falsely attributed daughters:
Bertha (existence doubtful), m. Aymar, count of GenËve (existence doubtful). [P. Anselme, Histoire Genealogique et Chronologique de la Maison Royale de France, ... (1726), 2, 715. She has also been falsely attached to Baldwin's father Arnulf I.]
Jeanne, mother of Wolbodo, bishop of LiËge. [LÈon Vanderkindere, La Formation Territoriale des Principautes Belge au Moyen Age (2 vols., 2nd ed., Brussels, 1902, reprinted 1981), 1, 293, citing Meyer, Rerum Flandr., 67, with a remark that the attribution is in error] [Ref: Henry Project]
Regards,
Curt
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