Coat of Arms of the Counts of Flanders
The county of Flanders originated in 862 , when the king of the western francs, Charles II the Bald, transferred the region west of the Scheldt to his son-in-law Balduin's Iron Hand , who became the first Margrave of Flanders. His descendants from various dynasties ruled Flanders before the Great French Revolution . The rulers from the XII century wore the title of Count of Flanders . Initially, they were vassals of the kings of France , until in 1526 Francis I did not cede the suzerainty of Flanders to the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire .
In 1405, Flanders became part of the Burgundian Netherlands and together with them in 1482 was inherited by the Hapsburgs . Under the authority of the last country remained until 1790 .
During the Great French Revolution, Flanders was annexed by France, and from 1815 to 1830 it was part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands . Since 1831, Flanders has been part of Belgium , and the title of count of Flanders is carried by the younger children of the Belgian kings.
Flanders House (Baudanids)
- 864 - 879 : Baudouin (Balduin) I The Iron Hand (d. 879), Count of Arras since 862;
- 879-918: Baudouin (Balduin) II Bald (c. 863-918), son of the former;
- 918-964: Arnulf I the Elder (c. 888-964), the son of the previous one;
- 958 - 962 : Baudouin (Balduin) III Young (c. 940-961), son of the previous one;
- 965-988: Arnulf II the Younger (c. 961-988), son of the previous one;
- 988-1035: Baudouin (Balduin) IV The Bearded (c. 980-1035), son of the former;
- 1035-1067: Baudouin (Balduin) V the Pious (c. 1012-1067), son of the former;
- 1067-1070 : Baudouin (Baldwin) VI de Mons (c. 1030-1070), count Hainaut from 1051, son of the former;
- 1070-1071 : Arnulf III Unlucky (c. 1055-1071), son of the previous one;
- 1071-1093 : Robert I the Frisian (c. 1031-1093), regent of Holland County in 1063, son of Baldwin V;
- 1093-1111 : Robert II of Jerusalem (c. 1065-1111), son of the previous one;
- 1111-1119 : Baudouin (Balduin) VII Sekir (c. 1093-1119), the son of the previous one.
Estridsen Dynasty
- 1119-1127: Charles I the Good (c. 1083-1127), grandson of Robert I, son of Knud IV , king of Denmark .
Norman dynasty
- 1127-1128 : Wilhelm Cleeton (1101-1128), great-grandson of Balduin V, son of Robert Kurtgöz , Duke of Normandy .
Lorraine House
Castle of the Counts of Flanders
- 1128 - 1168 : Tieri Alsatian (c. 1100-1168), grandson of Robert I, son of Tieri II , duke of Lorraine ;
- 1168 - 1191 : Philip I of Alsace (c. 1143-1191), son of the previous one;
- 1191-1194 : Margaret I of Alsace (1145-1194), sister of the previous one;
- 1191 - 1194 : Baudouin (Balduin) VIII (1150–1195), Count Hainaut (Baudouin V) from 1171, Margrave of Namur (Baudouin I) from 1187, spouse of the previous one.
Flanders House , Line Eno
- 1194-1205 : Baudouin (Balduin) IX (1171-1205), Count Hainaut (Baudouin VI) c 1195, Emperor of the Latin Empire (Balduin I) c 1204, son of the previous ones;
- 1205 - 1244 : Jeanne I (1188 - 1244 ), Countess Eno, daughter of the previous one;
- 1211-1233 : Ferran of Portugal (1188-1233), the first husband of Jeanne I, son of Sancho I , king of Portugal ;
- 1237 - 1244 : Thomas II of Savoy (1199-1259), the lord of Piedmont , the second husband of Jeanne I, the son of Thomas I , Count of Savoy ;
- 1244-1280 : Margaret II (c. 1202-180), Countess Hainaut, daughter of Balduin IX.
Dampier House
- 1246 - 1251 : Wilhelm II (1224-1251), son of Margaret II and Guillaume II de Dampière ;
- 1278 - 1305 : Guy de Dampierre (1225-1305), Margrave of Namur (from 1264), brother of the previous one;
- 1305 - 1322 : Robert III of Bethune (c. 1247–1322), Count Neversky (1272–1280), son of the previous one;
- 1322–1346 : Louis I of Nevers (c. 1304–1346), Count of Nevers (from 1322), comte de Rethel (c 1328), grandson of the previous one;
- 1346 - 1384 : Louis II Malsky (1330-1384), Count Nevers and Count de Rethel, county county of Burgundy and Count Artois (c 1382), son of the previous one;
- 1384-1405: Margaret III of Flanders (1350-1405), Countess of Nevers (1384), Countess de Rethel (1384-1402), county county of Burgundy and Countess Artois, daughter of the previous one.
Dynasty of Valois , Burgundy House
- 1384 - 1404 : Philip II the Brave (1342-1404), Duke of Burgundy (from 1363), husband of the previous one, son of John II , King of France ;
- 1405 - 1419 : John the Fearless (1371-1419), Duke of Burgundy (from 1404), Count of Burgundy and Artois (from 1405), Count of Nevers (1384-1404), son of the previous ones;
- 1419 - 1467 : Philip III the Good (1396-1467), Duke of Burgundy, Count of Burgundy and Artois (from 1419), Margrave of Namur (from 1429), Duke of Brabant and Limburg (from 1430), Count of Gennegau , Holland and Zeeland (from 1432 ), Duke of Luxembourg (since 1443), son of the previous one;
- 1467 - 1477 : Karl the Bold (1433-1477), Duke of Burgundy, Brabant, Limburg, Luxembourg, Count of Burgundy, Artois, Gennegau, Holland, Zeeland, Margrave of Namur (from 1467), Duke of Geldern (c 1473), son of the previous one;
- 1477 - 1482 : Mary of Burgundy (1457-1482), Duchess of Burgundy, Brabant, Limburg, Luxemburg, Geldern, Countess of Burgundy, Artois, Gennegau, Holland, Zeeland, Margravine Namur, daughter of the previous one;
- 1477-1482 : Maximilian I (1459-1519), emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (1486-1519), archduke of Austria , duke of Styria , Carinthia and Krajina (1493-1519), previous husband.
Habsburg Dynasty
- 1482-1506 : Philip I the Beautiful (1478-1506), King of Castile (c 1504), Duke of Burgundy, etc., son of the previous ones;
- 1506 - 1555 : Charles V (1500–1558), Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (1519–1556), King of Spain (1516–1556), Archduke of Austria , Duke of Styria , Carinthia and Krajina , Count of Tirol (1519–1521), Duke of Burgundy and so forth, the son of the previous one;
- 1555 - 1598 : Philip II (1527-1598), King of Spain (from 1556), King of Portugal , Duke of Burgundy, and so on, son of the previous one;
- 1598 - 1621 : Isabella Clara Eugene (1566–1633), Duchess of Brabant, Limburg, Geldern and Luxembourg, Countess of Burgundy, Artois, Gennegau, Margravine Namur, daughter of the previous one;
- 1598 - 1621 : Albrecht VII of Austria (1559-1621), the husband of the previous one;
- 1621 - 1665 : Philip IV (1605–1598), King of Spain, Duke of Brabant, etc. (from 1621), King of Portugal (1621–1640), grandson of Philip II;
- 1665 - 1700 : Charles II (1661-1700), king of Spain, duke of Brabant, and so forth, son of the previous one.
Bourbon Dynasty
- 1700 - 1713 : Philip V of Anjou (1683–1746), King of Spain, King of Naples and Sicily , Duke of Brabant, etc., great-grandson of Philip IV.
- 1713 : the transfer of the Flanders Austrian branch of the Habsburgs under the Treaty of Utrecht .
Habsburg Dynasty
- 1713 - 1740 : Charles VI (1685-1740), Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire , King of Hungary and the Czech Republic , Archduke of Austria , Duke of Brabant, etc., great-grandson of Philip IV;
- 1740 - 1780 : Maria Theresia (1717-1780), Queen of Hungary and the Czech Republic , Archduchess of Austria , Duchess of Brabant, etc., daughter of the previous one;
- 1741 - 1765 : Franz I (1708-1765), emperor of the Holy Roman Empire , grand duke of Tuscany , husband of the previous one;
- 1780 - 1790 : Joseph II (1741-1790), emperor of the Holy Roman Empire , king of Hungary and the Czech Republic , archduke of Austria , duke of Brabant, etc., son of the previous ones.
- 1792 - 1793 : Franz II (1768–1835), Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
- 1795 : Flanders annexed by France ;
- 1815 : Flanders became part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands ;
- 1831 : Flanders became part of the Kingdom of Belgium .
Flanders Earls in the Modern Age
Saxe-Coburg-Gothic dynasty
- 1840 - 1905 : Philip of Belgium (1837–1905), prince of Belgium, son of Leopold I , king of Belgium ;
- 1905 - 1909 : Albert I (1875–1934), king of Belgium (from 1909), son of the previous one;
- 1910 - 1983 : Karl of Belgium (1903–1983), prince of Belgium, regent of Belgium (1944–1950), son of the previous one.