Arnulf II, Count of Boulogne
Arnulf II of Boulogne was Count of Boulogne from 964 to 972. He was the son of Count Adelolf of Boulogne. He succeeded as count in 964 after the death of his uncle Arnulf I, Count of Flanders, who was also Count of County of Flanders, and held it until his own death. He is the father of Arnulf III, Count of Boulogne, who succeeded him as Count of Boulogne.
Background
Arnulf was the son of Adelolf, Count of Boulogne, a younger son of Baldwin II, Count of Flanders. Adelolf died in 933, and the county of Boulogne passed under the control of his elder brother, Arnulf I, Count of Flanders. According to Vanderkindere, Arnulf II became count in 964 upon the death of Arnulf I, restoring Boulogne to Adelolf’s direct line.No sources give a confirmed birth date for Arnulf II. His age at the time of succession is not recorded, but his appearance as count in 964 suggests he was likely an adult by that time.
Reign
Arnulf II's reign is sparsely documented. No surviving charters can be reliably attributed to him. A document dated 972 refers to a "Count Arnulf of Boulogne", but modern scholars such as Nicholas and Dhondt suggest it may be a later forgery or misattribution from the 11th century.His control appears to have remained limited to the immediate Boulogne region. There is no record of major ecclesiastical patronage or involvement in larger political events.