Treaty of Arras (1191)

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In the Treaty of Arras (1191) in October 1191, Count Baldwin VIII of Flanders and King Philip II of France as well as the widow Theresa of Portugal agreed on the inheritance of the county of Flanders .

Since the Count of Flanders, Philip of Alsace , no longer had any male heirs, he arranged the succession in favor of his brother-in-law Baldwin in 1177 before participating in a crusade. Philip fell during the siege of Acre on June 1, 1191. After his death, the French King Philip II and Philip's widow were also interested in succeeding the deceased. Theresa of Portugal, a resolute widow, was able to usurp part of the county of Flanders with her loyal followers.

Baldwin gave parts of the inheritance to his two competitors in the Treaty of Arras (Atrecht), on the other hand was recognized as the rightful ruler of Flanders together with his wife Margaret , who was Philip's sister. Artois , Boulogne , Guines and Saint-Pol were given to France . Theresa received a widow's estate that stretched over parts of South Flanders and some Flemish coastal areas.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Johann Samuel Ed .: Allgemeine Encyclopädie der Wissenschaften und Künste , page 91, section on Flanders. Gleditsch 1847 , queried on November 11, 2011
  2. ^ Leopold August Warnkönig: Flandrische Staats- und Rechtsgeschichte up to the year 1305 , Volume 1, page 154. Tübingen 1835 , queried on November 11, 2011