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

890 - 965  (80 years)

• Name	Arnold I
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	Between 885 and 890	Flanders, Belgium   [1, 2, 4]
  General Information	He was also known as Arnold I "the Great."
  Military	say 938 (Age 53)  [5]
  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."
  Death	27 Mar 965	Flanders, Belgium   [1, 2, 4]
  Siblings	1 Sibling
  + 1. Arnold I "the Old", Count of Flanders and Artois,   b. Between 885 and 890, Flanders, Belgium d. 27 Mar 965, Flanders, Belgium  (Age 80 years) ▻ Adelaide de Vermandois,  m. 934   2. Æthelwulf, Count of Boulogne   d. 933 ▻
  Person ID	I3067	| Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2022

  
  

  Father	Baldwin II "the Bald", Count of Flanders and Artois,   b. Between 863 and 865, Flanders, Belgium d. 2 Jan 918, Flanders, Belgium (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Ælfthryth,   b. About 877, Kingdom of Wessex, England d. 7 Jun 929 (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	884
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 21 years - She : ~ 7 years.
  Family ID	F2302	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Adelaide de Vermandois,   b. About 915   d. 960, Bruges, Flanders, Belguim (Age 45 years)
  Marriage	934  [1, 2, 4, 5, 6]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 49 years - She : ~ 19 years.
  Children	1. Hildegarde of Flanders   d. 10 Apr 990   2. Elstrude of Flanders + 3. Baldwin III, Count of Flanders and Artoi,   b. About 940   d. 1005 (Age 65 years)   4. Liutgarde   5. Ledgarde de Flanders   d. 29 Sep 964
  Family ID	F2473	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2022

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Between 885 and 890 - Flanders, Belgium Death - 27 Mar 965 - Flanders, Belgium  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S60] Stuart, Roderick W. Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa Fourth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002). [S59] Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 Fifth Editionif, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982). [S2000] ------------- Sources Below not Reviewed -------------. [S63] von Redlisch, Marcellus Donald Alexander R. Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants volume 1 , (Cottonport, Louisiana: Order of the Crown of Charlemagne, 1941). [S65] Sewell, Robert James. Sewell: A History of the Sewell Family from the Earliest Times, (unknown: manuscript, March 2008). [S1460] Norr, Vernon M. Some Early English Pedigrees , (Washington DC: by author, 1968).