Count of Flanders
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The Count of Flanders was the ruler
or sub-ruler of the county of Flanders from the 9th century until the abolition of the position by the French revolutionaries
in 1790.
Although the early rulers, from Arnulf I onwards, were sometime referred to as margrave
s or marques
ses, this alternate title largely fell out of use by the 12th century. Since then the rulers of Flanders have only been referred to as count
s.
The Counts of Flanders enlarged their estate through a series of diplomatic manoeuvres. The counties of Hainaut, Namur, Béthune
, Nevers, Auxerre
, Rethel, Burgundy
, and Artois
were acquired via marriage with the respective heiresses. The County of Flanders itself suffered the same fate. By the marriage of Countess Margaret III with Philip II, Duke of Burgundy
, the county and the subsidiary counties entered a personal union with the Duchy of Burgundy
in 1405. The county itself ceased to exist in 1795.
House of Flanders
House of Flanders
House of Dampierre
House of Burgundy
Charles V proclaimed the Pragmatic Sanction of 1549
eternally uniting Flanders with the other lordships of the Low Countries in a personal union. When the Habsburg empire was divided among the heirs of Charles V, the Low Countries
, including Flanders, went to Philip II of Spain
, of the Spanish branch of the House of Habsburg.
Between 1706 and 1714 Flanders was invaded by the English and the Dutch during the War of the Spanish Succession
. The fief was claimed by the House of Habsburg and the House of Bourbon
. In 1713, the Treaty of Utrecht
settled the succession and the County of Flanders went to the Austrian branch of the House of Habsburg.
The title was factually abolished after revolutionary France
annexed Flanders in 1795. Francis II relinquished his claim on the Low Countries in the Treaty of Campo Formio
of 1797 and the area remained part of France until the end of the Napoleonic Wars
.
House of Orange-Nassau
In 1815, the United Kingdom of the Netherlands
was established by the Congress of Vienna
and William I of the Netherlands
was made King of the Netherlands
. The Belgian Revolution
of 1830 caused a split in the kingdom between the North and the South. Neither he nor his descendants made any claims to the title of count of Flanders after 1839, when a peace treaty between the Kingdom of the Netherlands
and Belgium was signed.
House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
In modern times, from 1831 onwards the substantive title
Count of Flanders has been given to younger sons of the Kings of the Belgians
. Since 1983 the title will not be conferred anymore.
House of Bourbon
The title Count of Flanders is one of the titles of the Spanish Crown. It is only a historical title which is only nominally and ceremonially used.
Ruler
A ruler, sometimes called a rule or line gauge, is an instrument used in geometry, technical drawing, printing and engineering/building to measure distances and/or to rule straight lines...
or sub-ruler of the county of Flanders from the 9th century until the abolition of the position by the French revolutionaries
French Revolution
The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
in 1790.
Although the early rulers, from Arnulf I onwards, were sometime referred to as margrave
Margrave
A margrave or margravine was a medieval hereditary nobleman with military responsibilities in a border province of a kingdom. Border provinces usually had more exposure to military incursions from the outside, compared to interior provinces, and thus a margrave usually had larger and more active...
s or marques
Marqués
Marqués and Márquez may mean:People*A. H. de Oliveira Marques*Anderson Luís de Azevedo Rodrigues Marques, Brazilian footballer*Fernando Marqués, Spanish footballer...
ses, this alternate title largely fell out of use by the 12th century. Since then the rulers of Flanders have only been referred to as count
Count
A count or countess is an aristocratic nobleman in European countries. The word count came into English from the French comte, itself from Latin comes—in its accusative comitem—meaning "companion", and later "companion of the emperor, delegate of the emperor". The adjective form of the word is...
s.
The Counts of Flanders enlarged their estate through a series of diplomatic manoeuvres. The counties of Hainaut, Namur, Béthune
Béthune
Béthune is a city in northern France, sub-prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department.-Geography:Béthune is located in the former province of Artois. It is situated South-East of Calais, West of Lille, and North of Paris.-Landmarks:...
, Nevers, Auxerre
County of Auxerre
The County of Auxerre is a former state of current central France, with capital in Auxerre.-History:The first count attested by the sources is one Ermenaud, a companion of Charlemagne who reigned around 770. In 859 Charles the Bald handed over the county to his cousin Conrad II of Burgundy. When he...
, Rethel, Burgundy
County of Burgundy
The Free County of Burgundy , was a medieval county , within the traditional province and modern French region Franche-Comté, whose very French name is still reminiscent of the unusual title of its count: Freigraf...
, and Artois
County of Artois
The County of Artois was an historic province of the Kingdom of France, held by the Dukes of Burgundy from 1384 until 1477/82, and a state of the Holy Roman Empire from 1493 until 1659....
were acquired via marriage with the respective heiresses. The County of Flanders itself suffered the same fate. By the marriage of Countess Margaret III with Philip II, Duke of Burgundy
Philip II, Duke of Burgundy
Philip the Bold , also Philip II, Duke of Burgundy , was the fourth and youngest son of King John II of France and his wife, Bonne of Luxembourg. By his marriage to Margaret III, Countess of Flanders, he also became Count Philip II of Flanders, Count Philip IV of Artois and Count-Palatine Philip IV...
, the county and the subsidiary counties entered a personal union with the Duchy of Burgundy
Duke of Burgundy
Duke of Burgundy was a title borne by the rulers of the Duchy of Burgundy, a small portion of traditional lands of Burgundians west of river Saône which in 843 was allotted to Charles the Bald's kingdom of West Franks...
in 1405. The county itself ceased to exist in 1795.
House of FlandersCounts of Flanders family treeThis is a family tree of the Counts of Flanders, from 864 to 1792, when the county of Flanders was annexed by France.-See also:*County of Flanders - Other family trees...
- Baldwin I Iron Arm (r. 860s-879), married Judith and was granted lands and honours, which would evolve into the County of Flanders.
- Baldwin II the Bald (r. 879-918), son of Baldwin I and Judith
- Arnulf I the Great (r. 918-964), son of Baldwin II, joinly with:
- Baldwin III (r. 958-962), son of Arnulf I
- Arnulf II (r. 964-988), son of Baldwin III
- Baldwin IV the Bearded (r. 988-1037), son of Arnulf II
- Baldwin V of Lille (r. 1037-1067), son of Baldwin IV
- Baldwin VIBaldwin VI, Count of FlandersBaldwin VI of Flanders was briefly Count of Flanders, from 1067 to 1070. He was also count of Hainaut from 1051 to 1070....
(r. 1067-1070), son of Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut - Arnulf IIIArnulf III, Count of FlandersArnulf III was Count of Flanders and Count of Hainaut, as Arnulf I from 1070 to his death.He was the eldest son of Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders and Richilde, Countess of Mons and Hainaut.-History and Family:...
(r. 1070-1071), son of Baldwin VI, Count of Hainaut - Robert I the FrisianRobert I, Count of Flandersthumb|Robert I of FlandersRobert I of Flanders , known as Robert the Frisian, was count of Flanders from 1071 to 1092.-History:...
(r. 1071-1093), son of Baldwin V - Robert II (r. 1093-1111), son of Robert I
- Baldwin VII Hapkin (r. 1111-1119), son of Robert II
House of Estridsen
- Charles I the Good (r. 1119-1127), cousin of Baldwin VII, designated by him
House of Normandy
- William I ClitoWilliam ClitoWilliam Clito was the son of Robert Curthose, Duke of Normandy, by his marriage with Sibylla of Conversano...
(r. 1127-1128), great-grandson of Baldwin V, designated by Louis VI of FranceLouis VI of FranceLouis VI , called the Fat , was King of France from 1108 until his death . Chronicles called him "roi de Saint-Denis".-Reign:...
House of Alsace or House of Metz
- ThierryThierry, Count of FlandersThierry of Alsace , in Flanders known as Diederik van den Elzas, was count of Flanders from 1128 to 1168. He was the youngest son of Duke Thierry II of Lorraine and Gertrude of Flanders...
(r. 1128-1168), grandson of Robert I, recognised by Louis VI of FranceLouis VI of FranceLouis VI , called the Fat , was King of France from 1108 until his death . Chronicles called him "roi de Saint-Denis".-Reign:... - Philip I (r. 1168-1191), son of Thierry
- Margaret I (r. 1191-1194), daughter of Thierry,
- jointly with her husband Baldwin of Hainaut
House of FlandersCounts of Flanders family treeThis is a family tree of the Counts of Flanders, from 864 to 1792, when the county of Flanders was annexed by France.-See also:*County of Flanders - Other family trees...
- Baldwin VIII (r. 1191-1194), husband of Margaret I, patrilineal great-great-grandson of Baldwin VI, also Count of Hainaut
- Baldwin IX (r. 1194-1205), son of Baldwin VIII, also Latin Emperor of Constantinople
- Joan I (r. 1205-1244), daughter of Baldwin IX, jointly with
- Ferdinand (r. 1212-1233)
- Thomas (1237-1244)
- Margaret II (r. 1244-1278), sister of Joan, married first to Bouchard IV of AvesnesBouchard IV of AvesnesBouchard IV was the lord of Avesnes and Étrœungt. He was the son of James of Avesnes and Adela of Guise and brother of Walter, Count of Blois by marriage....
and then William of DampierreWilliam II of DampierreWilliam II was the lord of Dampierre from 1216 until his death. He was the son of Guy II, constable of Champagne, and Matilda, heiress of Bourbon.His brother, Archambaud VIII, inherited Bourbon and he Dampierre...
- jointly with her sons from second marriage, William III of DampierreWilliam III of DampierreWilliam III was the lord of Dampierre from 1231 and count of Flanders from 1247 until his death. He was the son of William II of Dampierre and Margaret II of Flanders....
(r. 1247-1251) and Guy of DampierreGuy of DampierreGuy of Dampierre was the count of Flanders during the Battle of the Golden Spurs in 1302.Guy was the second son of William II of Dampierre and Margaret II of Flanders. The death of his elder brother William in a tournament made him joint Count of Flanders with his mother...
(r. 1251-1305)
- jointly with her sons from second marriage, William III of Dampierre
- In 1244, the Counties of Flanders and Hainaut were claimed by Margaret II's sons, the half-brothers John I of AvesnesJohn I of AvesnesJohn I of Avesnes was the count of Hainaut from 1246 to his death. Born in Houffalize, he was the eldest son of Margaret II of Flanders by her first husband, Bouchard IV of Avesnes...
and William III of Dampierre in the War of the Succession of Flanders and HainaultWar of the Succession of Flanders and HainaultThe War of the Succession of Flanders and Hainault was a series of feudal conflicts in the mid-thirteenth century between the children of Margaret II, Countess of Flanders...
. In 1246, King Louis IX of FranceLouis IX of FranceLouis IX , commonly Saint Louis, was King of France from 1226 until his death. He was also styled Louis II, Count of Artois from 1226 to 1237. Born at Poissy, near Paris, he was an eighth-generation descendant of Hugh Capet, and thus a member of the House of Capet, and the son of Louis VIII and...
awarded Flanders to William.
House of DampierreHouse of DampierreThe Dampierre family played an important role during the Middle Ages. They were Count of Flanders and later also Count of Nevers, Rethel, Artois and Franche-Comté. The senior line of the House died out with Margaret III...
- William IWilliam III of DampierreWilliam III was the lord of Dampierre from 1231 and count of Flanders from 1247 until his death. He was the son of William II of Dampierre and Margaret II of Flanders....
(r. 1247-1251), son of Margaret II and William II of Dampierre - Guy I (r. 1251-1305), son of Margaret II and William II of Dampierre, imprisoned 1253-1256 by John I of Avesnes, also Count of Namur
- Robert IIIRobert III of FlandersRobert III of Flanders , also called Robert of Bethune and nicknamed The Lion of Flanders , was Count of Nevers 1273–1322 and Count of Flanders 1305–1322.-History:...
("the Lion of Flanders") (r. 1305-1322), son of Guy - Louis ILouis I of FlandersLouis I was Count of Flanders, Nevers and Rethel.-History:He was the son of Louis I, Count of Nevers, and Joan, Countess of Rethel, and grandson of Robert III of Flanders. He succeeded his father as count of Nevers and his grandfather as count of Flanders in 1322...
(r. 1322-1346), son of Robert III - Louis IILouis II of FlandersLouis II of Flanders , also Louis III of Artois and Louis I of Palatine Burgundy, known as Louis of Male, was the son of Louis I of Flanders and Margaret I of Burgundy, and Count of Flanders.On his father's death at the Battle of Crécy in 1346, he inherited the counties of Flanders, Nevers, and...
(r. 1346-1384), son of Louis I - Margaret III (r. 1384-1405), daughter of Louis II,
- jointly with her husband, Philip IIPhilip II, Duke of BurgundyPhilip the Bold , also Philip II, Duke of Burgundy , was the fourth and youngest son of King John II of France and his wife, Bonne of Luxembourg. By his marriage to Margaret III, Countess of Flanders, he also became Count Philip II of Flanders, Count Philip IV of Artois and Count-Palatine Philip IV...
- jointly with her husband, Philip II
House of BurgundyHouse of Valois-BurgundyThe term "Valois Dukes of Burgundy" is employed to refer to the dynasty which began after John II of France granted the Duchy of Burgundy to his youngest son, Philip the Bold...
- John the Fearless (r. 1405-1419), son of Margaret III and Philip II of Burgundy
- Philip III the Good (r. 1419-1467), son of John
- Charles II the Bold (r. 1467-1477), son of Philip the Good
- Mary the RichMary of BurgundyMary of Burgundy ruled the Burgundian territories in Low Countries and was suo jure Duchess of Burgundy from 1477 until her death...
(r. 1477-1482), daughter of Charles the Bold, jointly with her husband Maximilian I, Holy Roman EmperorMaximilian I, Holy Roman EmperorMaximilian I , the son of Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor and Eleanor of Portugal, was King of the Romans from 1486 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1493 until his death, though he was never in fact crowned by the Pope, the journey to Rome always being too risky...
House of Habsburg
- Philip IV the HandsomePhilip I of CastilePhilip I , known as Philip the Handsome or the Fair, was the first Habsburg King of Castile...
(r. 1482-1506), son of Mary and Maximilian - Charles IIICharles V, Holy Roman EmperorCharles V was ruler of the Holy Roman Empire from 1519 and, as Charles I, of the Spanish Empire from 1516 until his voluntary retirement and abdication in favor of his younger brother Ferdinand I and his son Philip II in 1556.As...
(r. 1506-1555), son of Philip, also Holy Roman EmperorHoly Roman EmperorThe Holy Roman Emperor is a term used by historians to denote a medieval ruler who, as German King, had also received the title of "Emperor of the Romans" from the Pope...
(as Charles V) and King of SpainSpanish EmpireThe Spanish Empire comprised territories and colonies administered directly by Spain in Europe, in America, Africa, Asia and Oceania. It originated during the Age of Exploration and was therefore one of the first global empires. At the time of Habsburgs, Spain reached the peak of its world power....
(as Charles I)
Charles V proclaimed the Pragmatic Sanction of 1549
Pragmatic Sanction of 1549
The Pragmatic Sanction of 1549 was an edict, promulgated by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, reorganizing the Seventeen Provinces.It was his plan to centralize the administrative units of Holy Roman Empire. The Pragmatic Sanction transformed this agglomeration of lands into a unified entity, of which...
eternally uniting Flanders with the other lordships of the Low Countries in a personal union. When the Habsburg empire was divided among the heirs of Charles V, the Low Countries
Seventeen Provinces
The Seventeen Provinces were a personal union of states in the Low Countries in the 15th century and 16th century, roughly covering the current Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, a good part of the North of France , and a small part of Western Germany.The Seventeen Provinces were originally held by...
, including Flanders, went to Philip II of Spain
Philip II of Spain
Philip II was King of Spain, Portugal, Naples, Sicily, and, while married to Mary I, King of England and Ireland. He was lord of the Seventeen Provinces from 1556 until 1581, holding various titles for the individual territories such as duke or count....
, of the Spanish branch of the House of Habsburg.
- Philip VPhilip II of SpainPhilip II was King of Spain, Portugal, Naples, Sicily, and, while married to Mary I, King of England and Ireland. He was lord of the Seventeen Provinces from 1556 until 1581, holding various titles for the individual territories such as duke or count....
(r. 1555-1598), son of Charles III, also King of Spain as Philip II - Isabella Clara Eugenia (r. 1598-1621), daughter of Philip II,
- jointly with her husband Albert, Archduke of Austria)
- Philip VIPhilip IV of SpainPhilip IV was King of Spain between 1621 and 1665, sovereign of the Spanish Netherlands, and King of Portugal until 1640...
(r. 1621-1665), grandson of Philip III, also King of Spain as Philip IV - Charles IVCharles II of SpainCharles II was the last Habsburg King of Spain and the ruler of large parts of Italy, the Spanish territories in the Southern Low Countries, and Spain's overseas Empire, stretching from the Americas to the Spanish East Indies...
(r. 1665-1700), son of Philip IV, also King of Spain as Charles II - Philip VIIPhilip V of SpainPhilip V was King of Spain from 15 November 1700 to 15 January 1724, when he abdicated in favor of his son Louis, and from 6 September 1724, when he assumed the throne again upon his son's death, to his death.Before his reign, Philip occupied an exalted place in the royal family of France as a...
(House of BourbonHouse of BourbonThe House of Bourbon is a European royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty . Bourbon kings first ruled Navarre and France in the 16th century. By the 18th century, members of the Bourbon dynasty also held thrones in Spain, Naples, Sicily, and Parma...
) (r. 1700-1706), great-grandson of Philip IV
Between 1706 and 1714 Flanders was invaded by the English and the Dutch during the War of the Spanish Succession
War of the Spanish Succession
The War of the Spanish Succession was fought among several European powers, including a divided Spain, over the possible unification of the Kingdoms of Spain and France under one Bourbon monarch. As France and Spain were among the most powerful states of Europe, such a unification would have...
. The fief was claimed by the House of Habsburg and the House of Bourbon
House of Bourbon
The House of Bourbon is a European royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty . Bourbon kings first ruled Navarre and France in the 16th century. By the 18th century, members of the Bourbon dynasty also held thrones in Spain, Naples, Sicily, and Parma...
. In 1713, the Treaty of Utrecht
Treaty of Utrecht
The Treaty of Utrecht, which established the Peace of Utrecht, comprises a series of individual peace treaties, rather than a single document, signed by the belligerents in the War of Spanish Succession, in the Dutch city of Utrecht in March and April 1713...
settled the succession and the County of Flanders went to the Austrian branch of the House of Habsburg.
- Charles VCharles VI, Holy Roman EmperorCharles VI was the penultimate Habsburg sovereign of the Habsburg Empire. He succeeded his elder brother, Joseph I, as Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia , Hungary and Croatia , Archduke of Austria, etc., in 1711...
(r. 1714-1740), great grandson of Philip III, also Holy Roman Emperor (elect) - Maria TheresaMaria Theresa of AustriaMaria Theresa Walburga Amalia Christina was the only female ruler of the Habsburg dominions and the last of the House of Habsburg. She was the sovereign of Austria, Hungary, Croatia, Bohemia, Mantua, Milan, Lodomeria and Galicia, the Austrian Netherlands and Parma...
(r. 1740-1780), daughter of Charles IV, jointly with- Francis IFrancis I, Holy Roman EmperorFrancis I was Holy Roman Emperor and Grand Duke of Tuscany, though his wife effectively executed the real power of those positions. With his wife, Maria Theresa, he was the founder of the Habsburg-Lorraine dynasty...
(r. 1740-1765)
- Francis I
- Joseph I (r. 1780-1790), son of Maria Theresa and Francis I
- LeopoldLeopold II, Holy Roman EmperorLeopold II , born Peter Leopold Joseph Anton Joachim Pius Gotthard, was Holy Roman Emperor and King of Hungary and Bohemia from 1790 to 1792, Archduke of Austria and Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1765 to 1790. He was a son of Emperor Francis I and his wife, Empress Maria Theresa...
(r. 1790-1792), son of Maria Theresa and Francis I - Francis IIFrancis I, Holy Roman EmperorFrancis I was Holy Roman Emperor and Grand Duke of Tuscany, though his wife effectively executed the real power of those positions. With his wife, Maria Theresa, he was the founder of the Habsburg-Lorraine dynasty...
(r. 1792-1835), son of Leopold, also Holy Roman Emperor
The title was factually abolished after revolutionary France
French Revolution
The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
annexed Flanders in 1795. Francis II relinquished his claim on the Low Countries in the Treaty of Campo Formio
Treaty of Campo Formio
The Treaty of Campo Formio was signed on 18 October 1797 by Napoleon Bonaparte and Count Philipp von Cobenzl as representatives of revolutionary France and the Austrian monarchy...
of 1797 and the area remained part of France until the end of the Napoleonic Wars
Napoleonic Wars
The Napoleonic Wars were a series of wars declared against Napoleon's French Empire by opposing coalitions that ran from 1803 to 1815. As a continuation of the wars sparked by the French Revolution of 1789, they revolutionised European armies and played out on an unprecedented scale, mainly due to...
.
House of Orange-NassauHouse of Orange-NassauThe House of Orange-Nassau , a branch of the European House of Nassau, has played a central role in the political life of the Netherlands — and at times in Europe — since William I of Orange organized the Dutch revolt against Spanish rule, which after the Eighty Years' War...
- William IIWilliam I of the NetherlandsWilliam I Frederick, born Willem Frederik Prins van Oranje-Nassau , was a Prince of Orange and the first King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg....
(William I of the Netherlands) (r. 1813-1840) - no claimants after 1840
In 1815, the United Kingdom of the Netherlands
United Kingdom of the Netherlands
United Kingdom of the Netherlands is the unofficial name used to refer to Kingdom of the Netherlands during the period after it was first created from part of the First French Empire and before the new kingdom of Belgium split out in 1830...
was established by the Congress of Vienna
Congress of Vienna
The Congress of Vienna was a conference of ambassadors of European states chaired by Klemens Wenzel von Metternich, and held in Vienna from September, 1814 to June, 1815. The objective of the Congress was to settle the many issues arising from the French Revolutionary Wars, the Napoleonic Wars,...
and William I of the Netherlands
William I of the Netherlands
William I Frederick, born Willem Frederik Prins van Oranje-Nassau , was a Prince of Orange and the first King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg....
was made King of the Netherlands
Monarchy of the Netherlands
The Netherlands has been an independent monarchy since 16 March 1815, and has been governed by members of the House of Orange-Nassau since.-Constitutional role and position of the monarch:...
. The Belgian Revolution
Belgian Revolution
The Belgian Revolution was the conflict which led to the secession of the Southern provinces from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands and established an independent Kingdom of Belgium....
of 1830 caused a split in the kingdom between the North and the South. Neither he nor his descendants made any claims to the title of count of Flanders after 1839, when a peace treaty between the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Kingdom of the Netherlands
The Kingdom of the Netherlands is a sovereign state and constitutional monarchy with territory in Western Europe and in the Caribbean. The four parts of the Kingdom—Aruba, Curaçao, the Netherlands, and Sint Maarten—are referred to as "countries", and participate on a basis of equality...
and Belgium was signed.
House of Saxe-Coburg and GothaSaxe-Coburg and GothaSaxe-Coburg and Gotha or Saxe-Coburg-Gotha served as the collective name of two duchies, Saxe-Coburg and Saxe-Gotha, in Germany. They were located in what today are the states of Bavaria and Thuringia, respectively, and the two were in personal union between 1826 and 1918...
- Prince Philippe of BelgiumPrince Philippe, Count of Flandersalign="right"|Prince Philippe of Belgium, Count of Flanders was the third born son of King Leopold I of the Belgians and his wife Louise d'Orléans . He was born at the Château de Laeken, near Brussels, Belgium...
, son of King Leopold I of the Belgians (1840–1905) - Prince Charles of BelgiumPrince Charles of BelgiumPrince Charles, Count of Flanders, Prince of Belgium was the second son of Albert I, King of the Belgians and Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria. Born in Brussels, he served in lieu of his older brother King Leopold III from 1944 until 1950 as Prince Regent until Leopold could return to Belgium and...
, son of King Albert I of the Belgians (1905–1983)
In modern times, from 1831 onwards the substantive title
Substantive title
A substantive title is a title of nobility or royalty held by someone , which was acquired either by direct grant or inheritance...
Count of Flanders has been given to younger sons of the Kings of the Belgians
Monarchy of Belgium
Monarchy in Belgium is constitutional and popular in nature. The hereditary monarch, at present Albert II, is the head of state and is officially called King of the Belgians .-Origins:...
. Since 1983 the title will not be conferred anymore.
House of BourbonHouse of BourbonThe House of Bourbon is a European royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty . Bourbon kings first ruled Navarre and France in the 16th century. By the 18th century, members of the Bourbon dynasty also held thrones in Spain, Naples, Sicily, and Parma...
- Juan Carlos IJuan Carlos I of SpainJuan Carlos I |Italy]]) is the reigning King of Spain.On 22 November 1975, two days after the death of General Francisco Franco, Juan Carlos was designated king according to the law of succession promulgated by Franco. Spain had no monarch for 38 years in 1969 when Franco named Juan Carlos as the...
, King of SpainSpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
The title Count of Flanders is one of the titles of the Spanish Crown. It is only a historical title which is only nominally and ceremonially used.
See also
- County of FlandersCounty of FlandersThe County of Flanders was one of the territories constituting the Low Countries. The county existed from 862 to 1795. It was one of the original secular fiefs of France and for centuries was one of the most affluent regions in Europe....
- Countess of FlandersCountess of Flanders- House of Flanders, 862-1119 :- House of Estridsen, 1119-1127 :- House of Normandy, 1127-1128 :- House of Metz, 1128-1194 :- House of Hainaut, 1194-1278 :- House of Dampierre, 1247-1405 :- House of Valois-Burgundy, 1405-1482 :...
- Counts of Flanders family treeCounts of Flanders family treeThis is a family tree of the Counts of Flanders, from 864 to 1792, when the county of Flanders was annexed by France.-See also:*County of Flanders - Other family trees...
- Maritime Flanders
- Romance FlandersRomance FlandersRomance Flanders or Gallicant Flanders is the part of the county of Flanders where people speak Romance languages, like varieties of Picard. It currently straddles the border of France and Belgium.-Name:...
- States of FlandersStates of FlandersThe States of Flanders were the representation of the three estates: Nobility, Clergy and Commons to the court of the Count of Flanders. These three estates were also called the States...
- Walloon FlandersWalloon FlandersWalloon Flanders is part of the County of Flanders.Walloon Flanders usually means the same territory, the bailiwick of Douai and the castelleny of Lille, but in two different periods :In the Spanish Low Countries, it was the part of Romance Flanders which signed the Union of Arras on January 6,...