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Baldwin III of Flanders
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1 Jan 962
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Baldwin the Third of Flanders ruled jointly with his father and predeceased him. He is chiefly remembered for encouraging the Flemish cloth trade, the industry that made the county rich and that would, five centuries later, make the Springs of Lavenham rich too.
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✓ DOCUMENTED (Standard, undisputed account (the counts of Flanders = a classic gateway pedigree; CP / Europaeische Stammtafeln / Settipani) - relaxed-rule entry 23 Jul 2026, provenance so noted.): BALDWIN III, COUNT OF FLANDERS (c.940-962), co-ruler with his father; m. Matilda of Saxony. Father of Arnulf II (our line). Direct ancestor. Added 23 Jul 2026.