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Birth:          ABT  959 Ghent
Death:          18 Sep  993 near Winkel, West Friesland
Cause of Death: slain

Notes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnulf,_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[edit]

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.

Family[edit]

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.

He also had a daughter, Adelina of Holland, who was married to Baldwin II, Count of 
Boulogne and Enguerrand I, Count of Ponthieu.

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.

Parents
____ Dietrich (Dirk) II (ABT  923 - 6 May  988)
DE FLANDERS Hildegarde (ABT  935 - 10 Apr  990)

Siblings
OF GHENT Arnulf I (ABT  959 - 18 Sep  993)

Marriage To OF LUXEMBURG Luitgarde (Lutgard) (Lutgardis) (ABT  955 - AFT 1005)
    m. May  980 

Notes

Parents
____ Siegfried (ABT  922 - 28 Oct  998)
OF NORDGAU Hedwig (ABT  927 - 13 Dec  992)

Children by OF LUXEMBURG Luitgarde (Lutgard) (Lutgardis) ABT  955 - AFT 1005
____ Dietrich (Dirk) III (ABT  981 - 27 May 1039)
OF HOLLAND Adele (ABT  982 - ABT 1045)

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