Arnulf I Count Of West Friesland
961 - 993 (32 years)-
Name Arnulf I Count Of West Friesland Born 961 Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium 
Gender Male Died 18 Sep 993 Hoef, Noord Holland, Netherlands Person ID I62953 Little Chute Genealogy Last Modified 6 May 2016
Father Dirk II Count Of West Friesland, b. cir 925, Egmond-Binnen, Noord Holland, Netherlands , d. 06 May 988 (Age ~ 63 years) Mother Hildegard Of Flanders, b. cir 935, Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium , d. 10 Apr 990 (Age ~ 55 years) Family ID F23647 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Luitgarde Of Luxembourg, b. cir 963 Married May 980 Children 1. Adele Of Holland, b. cir 987, Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium , d. 20 Nov 1052, France (Age ~ 65 years)2. Dirk III Count of Holland, b. cir 982, Egmond aan den Hoef, Noord-Holland, Netherlands , d. 27 May 1039, Egmond aan den Hoef, Noord-Holland, Netherlands (Age ~ 57 years)Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 Family ID F23646 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - 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 Egmond Abbey, 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 deep into 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.
- 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 Egmond Abbey, 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.