13th Generation  

38. Count Arnulf II OF FLANDERS [120121] (Baudouin III (Count)¹², Arnulf I (Count)¹¹, Baudouin II (Margrave)¹⁰, Baudouin I (Baldwin Iron Arm) (Margrave)⁹, Audacre⁸, Enguerrand⁷, Lyderic IV the Great Forrester⁶, Lyderic III of Flandres & Harlebecque (Earl)⁵, Lyderic II of Flandres & Harlebecque (Count)⁴, Estorede Forrester of Flanders³, Bouchard of Louain & Forester of Flanders (Prince)², Lyderic Forester of Flanders¹) was born circa 960 in Flanders and died in 987 in Flanders aged about 27.

General Notes: Wikipedia says of Arnulf II,
His father Baldwin III died in 962, when Arnulf was just an infant, whilst Arnulf's grandfather, Arnulf I, was still alive.[2] When Arnulf I died three years later (965), the regency was held by his kinsman Baldwin Balso, who died in 973.[3]

By the time Arnulf attained his majority in 976, Flanders had lost some of the southern territory acquired by Arnulf I.[3] The latter had given some parts of Picardy to King Lothar of France to help assure his grandson's succession, and gave Boulogne as a fief to another relative.[3] Then early in Arnulf's minority Lothar had taken Ponthieu and given it to Hugh Capet, and the first counts of Guînes had established themselves.[3] Arnulf died on 30 March 987 at age 26.[4] Shortly after Arnulf's death his widow married King Robert II of France.[4]

Arnulf married Rosala OF IVREA & LONBARDY [120122] circa 976. Rosala was born circa 960 and died in 1003 aged about 43.

General Notes: Wikipedia says of Rosala,
Rozala (Susanna), born sometime between 950 and 960, was the daughter of King Berengar of Ivrea, King of Italy (c. 900 \endash 966).[1] Her mother was Willa of Tuscany, the daughter of Boso, Margrave of Tuscany and his wife Willa.[2] In 976 she married Arnulf II, Count of Flanders (d. 987).[3] On her husband's death, she acted as regent for her young son.

On c. 1 April 988 she married secondly the much younger Robert the Pious (972\endash 1031), the Rex Filius of France; the marriage had been arranged by his father Hugh Capet.[4][3] According to disputed account she brought her husband Montreuil[3] and Ponthieu as a dowry, others assert that she was bequeathed her right to that territory. Upon her marriage, she took the name of Susannah, and was the queen consort of the co-ruling king Robert, under senior King Hugh. From 991/992 the couple lived basically separated as Rozala had become too old[3] (c. 38) to have more children and they lacked marital happiness.

When her father-in-law died in 996, however, Robert repudiated her completely, desiring to marry Bertha of Burgundy in her place.[5] That marriage was not lawful because of too close kinship so Robert married a third time 1003 with Constance of Arles who bore him seven children.

Rozala retired back to Flanders, where she died and was buried. Robert retained control of her "dowry",[3] or the rights to the mentioned territory.

The child from this marriage was:

+ 39 M    i. Baudouin IV OF FLANDERS [120111] was born in 980 in Flanders and died on 30 May 1035 in Flanders at age 55.

Baudouin married Ogive (CUNEGOVE) OF LUXEMBOURG Countess of Flanders [120112]. (b. Cir 995, d. 1030)

Baudouin next married Eleanor de NORMANDIE Countess of Flanders [88037] (b. Cir 1012, d. 1071) in 1031.