Holland, *Arnulf I De Gamt Count of West Friesland &

Birth Name Holland, *Arnulf I De Gamt Count of West Friesland & 1a
Also Known As Holland, Arnulf I Count Of 1b
Also Known As Holland, Arnulf I Count Of 1c
Also Known As Holland, Arnulf I Arnoul de Gand Count of West Friesland 1d
Gramps ID I5306
Gender male
Age at Death about 32 years

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth [E12334] about 961 Ghent, Flanders, Belgium  
1e
Death [E12335] 993 Egmond-Binnen, Egmond, Noord-Holland, Netherlands aka: Arnoul
1f
Birth [E12336]   Gand, Flanders, Belgium  
1g
Birth [E12337] 961 ,Ghent, Flandre Orientale, Belgium  
1h
Birth [E12338] 961 Gand, Flandres Orientale, Belgium  
1i
Death [E12339] 18 SEP Egmond aan den Hoef, Egmond, Noord-Holland, Netherlands  
1j
Death [E12340] 993-09-18 Egmond Aan Den Hoef, Noord Holland, , Netherlands  
1k
Death [E12341] 993 Egmond aan den Hoef, Egmond, Noord-Holland, Netherlands  
1l

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Holland, Dirk II [I5325]905988-05-06
Mother Flanders, Hildegarde of [I5326]934990-04-10
         Holland, *Arnulf I De Gamt Count of West Friesland & [I5306] about 961 993

Families

    Family of Holland, *Arnulf I De Gamt Count of West Friesland & and Luxembourg, *Luitgarde of Cleves of [F1878]
Married Wife Luxembourg, *Luitgarde of Cleves of [I5307] ( * 963 + 1005-05-14 )
   
Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Marriage [E21196] 980-05-00 Gand, Flanders, Belgium  
1m 1n
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
De Gant, *Adalbert Von Gent Count D' Alost [I5293]10041032
Holland, Dietrich III Dirk Hierosolymita von Westfriesland Burgundy Count of [I5327]9851039-05-27
De Gand, Adelaide [I5328]9851052-11-20
De Beaumont, Hildeburge [I5329]1067

Narrative

ARNULF I COUNT OF HOLLAND
Arnulf, also known as Aernout or Arnold succeeded his father in 988 as Count in Frisia. He was born in 951 in Ghent and because of this he is also known as Arnulf of Ghent. Arnulf was the son of Dirk II, Count of Holland and Hildegard, thought to be a daughter of Arnulf of Flanders.

Career
Arnulf is first mentioned (together with his parents) in 970. Like his father, his name appears in numerous Flemish documents at the time. In 983 Arnulf accompanied Emperor Otto II and future Emperor Otto III on their journey to Verona and Rome. As count he managed to expand his territories southwards. Arnulf donated several properties to the abbey of Egmond, amongst others, Hillegersberg (which was previously called Bergan, but renamed after Arnulf's mother) and Overschie, which may have been rewards for the land-clearing activities of the monks of Egmond.

Arnulf was the first count to come into conflict with the West-Frisians and in 993 he invaded their territory, but on 18 September of that year he was defeated and killed in a battle near Winkel in West-Friesland. His son Dirk was still a boy at this time, but Arnulf's widow Luitgard managed to retain the county for her son with support from first Emperor Otto III and later her brother-in-law, Emperor Henry II.

Family
In May 980 Arnulf married Lutgard of Luxemburg, a daughter of Siegfried, Count of Luxemburg. The couple had (at least) two sons; the future Count Dirk III and Siegfried (also known as Sicco). Arnulf, his wife and his sons were all buried at Egmond.

On 20 September 993 Liutgard donated her properties at Rugge to Saint Peter's abbey of Ghent for the soul of her husband. In June 1005 she made peace with the West-Frisians through mediation by Emperor Henry.

Pedigree

  1. Holland, Dirk II [I5325]
    1. Flanders, Hildegarde of [I5326]
      1. Holland, *Arnulf I De Gamt Count of West Friesland &
        1. Luxembourg, *Luitgarde of Cleves of [I5307]
          1. De Gant, *Adalbert Von Gent Count D' Alost [I5293]
          2. Holland, Dietrich III Dirk Hierosolymita von Westfriesland Burgundy Count of [I5327]
          3. De Gand, Adelaide [I5328]
          4. De Beaumont, Hildeburge [I5329]

Ancestors

Source References

  1. Ancestry.com: Public Member Trees [S0075]
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