See also
| Husband: | Arnulf + (950-993) | |
| Wife: | Lutgardis + of LUXEMBOURG (955-1005) | |
| Children: | Dirk III + (985-1039) | |
| Adelina + of HOLLAND (990-1045) | ||
| Siegfried (c. 995- ) | ||
| Henry + Castellan of GHENT (1005-1080) | ||
| Marriage | "5/980" | |
Arnulf +
| Name: | Arnulf + | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Father: | Dirk II + (938-988) | |
| Mother: | Hildegard + (940-990) | |
| Birth | 0950 | Ghent, Flandre-Orientale, Belgium |
| Occupation | Count of Holland and West Friesland | |
| Title | frm 0988 to 0933 (age -17-37) | Count of Holland and West Friesland |
| Death | 18 Sep 0993 (age 42-43) | Winkel, West-Friesland |
| Cause: killed in battle at Winkel in West Friesland | ||
| Burial | Egmond-Binnen, Noord Holland, Netherlands | |
| Name: | Lutgardis + of LUXEMBOURG | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Father: | Siegfried + (918-998) | |
| Mother: | Hedwig + of NORDGAU (923-993) | |
| Birth | 0955 | Bruxelles, Brabant, Belgium |
| Occupation | Countess of Belgium | |
| Title | Countess of Belgium | |
| Death | 14 May 1005 (age 49-50) | |
| Burial | Egmond-Binnen, Noord Holland, Netherlands | |
| Name: | Dirk III + | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Spouse: | Otelhild + (985-1044) | |
| Birth | 0985 | Gand, Flandre-Orientale, Belgium |
| Occupation | Count of Holland and West Friesland | |
| Title | Count of Holland and West Friesland | |
| Death | 27 May 1039 (age 53-54) | |
| Name: | Adelina + of HOLLAND | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Spouse: | Enguerrand + of MONTREUIL (986-1046) | |
| Birth | 0990 | |
| Death | 1045 (age 54-55) | |
| Name: | Siegfried | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Birth | 0995 (est) | |
| Name: | Henry + Castellan of GHENT | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Spouse: | Sibylla + of VERE (1010- ) | |
| Birth | 1005 | Bourboucy, France |
| Occupation | Castillan of Bourgourg Castle | |
| Death | 1080 (age 74-75) | Bourboucy, France |
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.
[edit] CareerArnulf 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 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.
[edit] FamilyIn 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.1
Lutgardis of Luxembourg, also known as Liutgardis, Liutgarde and Lutgard, (955 - c 1003 or possibly later) was a daughter of Siegfried of Luxembourg and Hedwig of Nordgau. Her sister was Cunigunde of Luxembourg. She married Arnulf, Count of Holland. They had three children:
Dirk III of Holland, for whom she acted as regent from 993 to 1005
Siegfried of Holland (985-1030), married Thetburga (985-)
Adelina of Holland
As the sister-in-law of Emperor Henry II, she enjoyed considerable influence. With his help she managed to maintain the county for her son Dirk III, acting as regent.
On 20 September 993, Liutgard donated her properties at Rugge to Saint Peter's abbey of Ghent for the soul of her husband.[1] According to Thietmar's Chronicle, possibly in June 1005, she made peace with the West-Frisians through mediation by Emperor Henry.[2]
The date of Lutgardis' death is not clear in view of conflicting sources including Annales Egmundani. It may well have been in 1005 or even later. She was buried in Egmont.[
| 1 | "Wikipedia". |