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Arnold I "the Old", Count of Flanders and Artois

Male 890 - 965  (80 years)


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  1. 1.  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]

    Children:
    1. Hildegarde of Flanders died on 10 Apr 990.
    2. Elstrude of Flanders
    3. Baldwin III, Count of Flanders and Artoi was born about 940; died in 1005.
    4. Liutgarde
    5. Ledgarde de Flanders died on 29 Sep 964.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Baldwin II "the Bald", Count of Flanders and Artois was born between 863 and 865 in Flanders, Belgium (son of Baldwin I "Bras de Fer", Count of Flanders and Judith of France, Princess of France); died on 2 Jan 918 in Flanders, Belgium.

    Notes:

    Death: Sewell gives his death date as 10 September 918.

    Baldwin married Ælfthryth in 884. Ælfthryth (daughter of Alfred "the Great", King of England and Ealhswith of Mercia) was born about 877 in Kingdom of Wessex, England; died on 7 Jun 929. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Ælfthryth was born about 877 in Kingdom of Wessex, England (daughter of Alfred "the Great", King of England and Ealhswith of Mercia); died on 7 Jun 929.
    Children:
    1. 1. Arnold I "the Old", Count of Flanders and Artois was born between 885 and 890 in Flanders, Belgium; died on 27 Mar 965 in Flanders, Belgium.
    2. Æthelwulf, Count of Boulogne died in 933.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Baldwin I "Bras de Fer", Count of Flanders (son of Count Odoacer); died in 879 in Arras, Flanders.

    Baldwin married Judith of France, Princess of France in 862. Judith (daughter of Charles II "the Bald", Holy Roman Emperor and King of France and Ermentrude of Orléans) was born about 846 in France; died after 870. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Judith of France, Princess of France was born about 846 in France (daughter of Charles II "the Bald", Holy Roman Emperor and King of France and Ermentrude of Orléans); died after 870.
    Children:
    1. Charles of Flanders
    2. 2. Baldwin II "the Bald", Count of Flanders and Artois was born between 863 and 865 in Flanders, Belgium; died on 2 Jan 918 in Flanders, Belgium.
    3. Rudolph, Count of Cambrai died on 17 Jun 897.
    4. Ralph, Count & Abbot of Cambrai was born in 865.
    5. Guinidilda

  3. 6.  Alfred "the Great", King of England was born in 849 in Wantage, Berkshire, England (son of Æthelwulf, King of England and Osburh); died on 28 Oct 901; was buried in Hyde Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Crowned: 871, Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England; In 871, he was crowned King of England in Winchester Cathedral.
    • Reign: From 871 to 899; King of England
    • Military: From 878 to 886; The Danes invaded England and threatened Wessex in 878. After a campaign of guerrilla warfare, Alfred defeated the Danes at Edington in 878. Once his victory had been established, he allowed the Danes to keep their conquests in Mercia and East Anglica provided that their King, Guthrum, converted to Christianity. To keep the coasts safe, he built a navy and used it, and a chain of fortifications, to thwart the Danes in 885 to 886 and 892 to 896. In 886, he captured London, thus gaining control over all of England save for the Dane Law.

    Notes:

    Name:

    Alfred married Ealhswith of Mercia in 868 in England. Ealhswith (daughter of Æthelred Mucil, Earldorman of Gainsborough and Eadburh of Mercia) was born about 852 in Kingdom of Mercia; died in 904 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Ealhswith of Mercia was born about 852 in Kingdom of Mercia (daughter of Æthelred Mucil, Earldorman of Gainsborough and Eadburh of Mercia); died in 904 in England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • General Information: Her name was also spelt Alswitha.

    Children:
    1. Æthelflæd was born in 869 in England; died on 12 Jun 918 in England.
    2. Edmund was born in 870 in England; died in young in England.
    3. Edward "the Elder", King of England was born in 875 in Kingdom of Wessex, England; died on 17 Jul 924 in Farndon, Cheshire, England; was buried in Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England.
    4. 3. Ælfthryth was born about 877 in Kingdom of Wessex, England; died on 7 Jun 929.
    5. Æthelgeofu, Abbess of Shaftesbury
    6. Æthelweard was born in 880; died in 922.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Count Odoacer (son of Count Enguerrand); died in 864.
    Children:
    1. 4. Baldwin I "Bras de Fer", Count of Flanders died in 879 in Arras, Flanders.

  2. 10.  Charles II "the Bald", Holy Roman Emperor and King of FranceCharles II "the Bald", Holy Roman Emperor and King of France was born on 13 Jun 828 in Frankfurt-am-Main, Hesse, Germany (son of Louis I "the Pious", Holy Roman Emperor and Judith of Bavaria); died on 6 Oct 877 in Brides-les-Bains, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France; was buried in Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reign: From 840 to 877; King of France (Carolingian dynasty)
    • Land/House: 843; By the Treaty of Verdun in 843, the Carolingian Empire was divided into three kingdoms, with Charles the Bald receiving the West Frankish Kingdom, Lothar receiving the Kingdom of Lothar, and Louis the German receiving the East Frankish Kingdom.
    • Crowned: 869; In 869, he was crowned the King of Burgundy.
    • Crowned: 875; He was crowned the King of Italy in 875.
    • Reign: From 875 to 877; Holy Roman Emperor
    • Crowned: 25 December 875.; He was crowned Holy Roman Emperor on 25 December 875.

    Notes:

    Birth: Sewell gives his birth date as 13 June 823.

    Birth: von Redlich (1941) gives his birth date as 23 June 823.

    Name:

    Charles married Ermentrude of Orléans on 14 Dec 842. Ermentrude (daughter of Eudes, Count of Orléans and Engeltrude) was born on 27 Sep 830; died on 6 Oct 869 in Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 11.  Ermentrude of Orléans was born on 27 Sep 830 (daughter of Eudes, Count of Orléans and Engeltrude); died on 6 Oct 869 in Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France.
    Children:
    1. Louis II "the Stammerer", Holy Roman Emperor was born on 1 Sep 846; died on 10 Apr 879 in Compiègne, Oise, Hauts-de-France, France.
    2. Charles
    3. Carolman, Abbott of St Médard Soiss was born about 849.
    4. 5. Judith of France, Princess of France was born about 846 in France; died after 870.
    5. Lothar
    6. Ermentrude, Abbess of Hasnon
    7. Hildegarde
    8. Gisele
    9. Rotrude of Poitiers, Abbess of St. Radegund
    10. Drogo
    11. Pippin
    12. Hersent of France

  4. 12.  Æthelwulf, King of England was born about 806 in Kingdom of Wessex, England (son of Egbert, King of England and Rædburh); died on 13 Jan 858; was buried in Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: birth to death
    • Reign: From 839 to 856; King of England

    Notes:

    Name:


    History:
    In 839, he visited Rome.

    In 839, he was crowned King of England and reigned until 858.

    On 1 October 856, he abdicated in favor of his son Æthelbald after returning from a lengthy pilgrimage.

    Æthelwulf married Osburh about 830. Osburh (daughter of Oslac, the Royal Cup-Bearer) was born about 810 in Kingdom of Wessex, England; died after 876. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 13.  Osburh was born about 810 in Kingdom of Wessex, England (daughter of Oslac, the Royal Cup-Bearer); died after 876.
    Children:
    1. Æthelbald, King of England was born about 834 in Kingdom of Wessex, England; died in 860 in Kingdom of Wessex, England.
    2. Judith of Wessex
    3. Æthelbert, King of England was born about 836 in Kingdom of Wessex, England; died in 866 in England.
    4. Æthelred I, King of England was born about 840 in Kingdom of Wessex, England; died in 872 in England.
    5. 6. Alfred "the Great", King of England was born in 849 in Wantage, Berkshire, England; died on 28 Oct 901; was buried in Hyde Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire, England.
    6. Æthelswyth was buried in Pavia or Ticino, Italy.

  6. 14.  Æthelred Mucil, Earldorman of Gainsborough

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Last Full Review: 8 Aug 2020

    Æthelred married Eadburh of Mercia on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 15.  Eadburh of Mercia (daughter of Wigmund of Mercia and Ælflæd).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Last Full Review: 8 Aug 2020

    Children:
    1. 7. Ealhswith of Mercia was born about 852 in Kingdom of Mercia; died in 904 in England.
    2. Æthelwulf, Ealdoman of Mercia died in 903.


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