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- Arnulf I, by name Arnulf the Great, or The Elder, French Armoul Le
Grand, or Le Vieux, Dutch Arnulf De Grote, or De Oude (b. c. 900 and
d. March 27, 965), Count of Flanders (918-958, 962-965) son of Baldwin
II. On his father's death in 918 the inherited lands were divided
between Arnulf and his brother Adolf, but the latter survived only a
short time and Arnulf succeeded to the whole inheritance. His reign
was filled with warfare against the Norsemen, and he took an active
part in the struggles in Lorraine between the Emperor Otto I, and Hugh
Capet. In 958 Arnulf placed the government in the hands of his son
Baldwin (Baldwin III), and the young man, though his reign was a very
short one, did a great deal for the commercial and industrial progress
of the country, establishing the first weavers and fullers at Ghent
and instituting yearly fairs at Ypres, Bruges, and other places. On
Baldwin III's death in 962 the old Count Arnulf I, resumed control and
spent the few remaining years of his life in securing the succession
of his grandson Arnulf II, the Younger (reigned 965-988).
(Source: Arnulf I from the Britannica Online)
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890 - 964 (~ 79 years)