Arnulf II (Cambrai)
Arnulf II († 1012 ) was a count of Cambrai and a count in Hainaut (Mark Valenciennes) . He was a son of Count Arnulf I of Cambrai .
Life
After Count Werner's death , Arnulf was appointed to his successor as Count in Hainaut ( Valenciennes ) in 973 . His uncle Amalrich by marriage had ruled there before. Together with Count Gottfried von Verdun , who ruled in Mons , he was busy defending the brothers Reginar and Lambert , whose clan had once owned Hainaut and now tried to win it back with the support of King Lothar from West Franconia . On April 19, 976 they fought back the brothers from Lotharingia in a battle outside Mons. In 979, Arnulf successfully fended off, again with the support of Gottfried von Verdun, an attack by King Lothar and then an attack by Count Odo von Vermandois on Cambrai .
After Gottfried von Verdun's death in 998, Arnulf had to accept the takeover of Mons by his former enemy Reginar IV. He also had to defend himself against the attacks of the neighboring Count Baldwin IV of Flanders , who conquered Valenciennes in league with the reginaries in 1006, but was repulsed to Flanders after a counterattack by King Henry II . On October 22, 1007 the future emperor transferred the county of Cambrai to the diocese of Cambrai . After Arnulf's death in 1012, Valenciennes was given to the Count of Flanders by the Emperor.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gesta episcoporum Cameracensium , ed. by Ludwig Conrad Bethmann in MGH SS 7 (1846), p. 443
- ↑ MGH DD H II p. 168, no. 142
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Arnulf I. |
Count of Cambrai 967-1007 |
Diocese of Cambrai |
| Werner |
Count in Hainaut (Mark Valenciennes) 973-1012 |
Baldwin IV of Flanders |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Arnulf II |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Count of Cambrai and Count in Hainaut (Valenciennes) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 10th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1012 |