Baldwin III of Flanders (940 – January 1, 962) was count of Flanders together with his father Arnulf I. He died before his father and was succeeded by his infant son Arnulf II, with his father acting as regent until his own death. Events Births Brian Boru, high king of Ireland Abul-Wafa, iranian mathematician Deaths ar-Radi (Caliph of Baghdad) Athelstan, who was succeeded by his half-brother, Edmund Categories: 940 ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... Events February 2 - Pope John XII crowns Otto I the Great Holy Roman Emperor. ... The counts of Flanders ruled over the county of Flanders from the 9th century. ... Arnulf I of Flanders (died March 27, 965), known as Arnulf the Great, was count of Flanders from 918 to 965. ... A human infant The word Infant derives from the Latin in-fans, meaning unable to speak. ... Arnulf II of Flanders (died March 30, 988) was Count of Flanders from 964 to 988. ...

Arnulf I had made Baldwin co-ruler in 958. During his short rule, Baldwin established the weaving and fulling industry in Ghent thus laying the basis for the economical importance of the county in the centuries to come. Events Kshemgupta, King of Kashmir dies and is succeeded by his young son Abhimanyu. ... Weaving is an ancient textile art and craft that involves placing two threads or yarn made of fibre onto a warp and weft of a loom and turning them into cloth. ... Fulling is a step in clothmaking which involves the cleansing of cloth (paricularly wool) to get rid of oils, dirt, and other impurities. ... This page is about the Belgian city. ...

In 961 Baldwin married Mathilde of Saxony, by whom he had a son and heir Arnulf II. Events Byzantine Empire recaptures Crete from Muslim control Harald I of Norway squashed the rebelling forces of Eric Bloodaxes sons but was killed in the Battle of Fitje. ...

Arnulf I of Flanders (died March 27, 965), known as Arnulf the Great, was count of Flanders from 918 to 965. ... The counts of Flanders ruled over the county of Flanders from the 9th century. ... Events Kshemgupta, King of Kashmir dies and is succeeded by his young son Abhimanyu. ... Events February 2 - Pope John XII crowns Otto I the Great Holy Roman Emperor. ... Arnulf I of Flanders (died March 27, 965), known as Arnulf the Great, was count of Flanders from 918 to 965. ... Arnulf I of Flanders (died March 27, 965), known as Arnulf the Great, was count of Flanders from 918 to 965. ...