Count of Flanders

The counts of Flanders ruled over the county of Flanders from the 9th century. The early rulers from Arnulf I onwards were sometime referred to as margraves (or marquis). This alternate title largely fell out of use by the 12th century.

• Baldwin I Iron Arm (864-879)
• Baldwin II the Bald (879-918)
• Arnulf I the Great (918-964)
• Baldwin III (958-962), died before his father and never ruled
• Arnulf II (964-988)
• Baldwin IV the Bearded (988-1037)
• Baldwin V (1037-1067)
• Baldwin VI (1067-1070)
• Arnulf III (1070-1071), also count of Hainaut
• Robert I the Frisian (1071-1093), son of Baldwin V
• Robert II of Jerusalem (1093-1111)
• Baldwin VII (1111-1119)
• Charles the Good (1119-1127), grandson of Robert I
• William I Clito (1127-1128), great-grandson of Baldwin V, grandson of William I of England
• Thierry of Alsace (1128-1168), grandson of Robert I
• Philip of Alsace (1168-1191)
• Margaret I, of Alsace (1191-1194), with her husband Baldwin V of Hainaut, who ruled as Baldwin VIII of Flanders
• Baldwin IX (1194-1205), also count of Hainaut, and Byzantine emperor
• Jeanne of Flanders (1205-1244), also countess of Hainaut, with her husbands Ferrand of Portugal and Thomas II of Savoy
• Margaret I of Flanders (1244-1278), also countess of Hainaut, sister of Joan
• Guy of Dampierre (1278-1305)
• Robert III, of Bethune (1305-1322)
• Louis I, of Nevers (1322-1346)
• Louis II, of Male (1346-1384)
• Margaret II, of Male (1384-1405), with her husband Philip the Bold of Burgundy

The county of Flanders then passed to the dukes of Burgundy

• Philip the Bold (???-1404)
• John the Fearless (1404-1419)
• Philip III the Good (1419-1467)
• Charles the Bold (1467-1477)
• Mary of Burgundy (1477-1482), with her husband Maximilian I

The title of Count of Flanders passed to the Habsburgs.

• Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor 1493 - 1519
• Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor 1519 - 1556

The Habsburg empire was divided into parts. Flanders went to the Spanish throne

• Philip II of Spain, son of Charles V

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In 1714 after the War of the Spanish Succession, Flanders went back to the Austrians ...

• Maria Theresa of Austria
• Jozef II

The title was abolished in the aftermath of the French revolution in 1794?? ...

In modern times, the title of count of Flanders has been given to younger sons of the kings of Belgium:

• Philippe, son of Leopold I of Belgium
• Charles, son of Albert I of Belgium