962 - 987 (25 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Arnold II "the Young", Count of Flanders was born in 961/62 (son of Baldwin III, Count of Flanders and Artoi and Matilda of Saxony); died on 30 Mar 987; was buried in Ghent, Flanders, Belgium. Arnold married Susanna, Princess of Italy in 968. Susanna (daughter of Berenger II, King of Italy and Willa of Arles) was born about 950; died on 26 Jan 1003. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- Baldwin IV de Lille "Fair Beard", Count of Flanders and Valenciennes was born about 980 in Flanders, Belgium; died on 30 May 1035 in Flanders, Belgium.
- Eudes, Count of Cambrai
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Generation: 2
Generation: 3
4. | Arnold I "the Old", Count of Flanders and Artois was born between 885 and 890 in Flanders, Belgium (son of Baldwin II "the Bald", Count of Flanders and Artois and Ælfthryth); died on 27 Mar 965 in Flanders, Belgium. Other Events and Attributes:
- General Information: He was also known as Arnold I "the Great."
- Military: say 938; He waged a war in the late 930's against William Longsword, the Duke of Normandy. Some sources state that a peace conference was held in December 942, and that Arnolph arranged for the murder of William Longsword at that time. Other sources state that "Arnolph waged war against William of Normandy, whom he defeated and slew."
Arnold married Adelaide de Vermandois in 934. Adelaide (daughter of Herbert II, Count of Vermandois and Troyes and Hildebrande of Neustria, Princess of the West Franks) was born about 915; died in 960 in Bruges, Flanders, Belguim. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 4
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