Seventh Generation  

41. Count Arnoul II of Flanders [120121] (Count Baudouin III of Flanders³⁸, Count Arnoul I of Flanders¹⁴, Countess Ælfthryth of Flanders⁹, Alfred [the Great] of the Anglo-Saxons & Wessex (King)⁷, Aethelwulf of Wessex (King)², Ecgberht of Wessex (King)¹) was born in Dec 961 in Vlanderen [Flanders] Belgium, died 30/83/987 in La Chapelle-Saint-Laurent Deux-Sèvres Poitou-Charentes France, and was buried in Ghent Vlanderen Belgium.

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]

Arnoul married Rozala d'IVREA [120812]. Rozala was born in 952, died between Dec 1003 and Feb 1004 in Ghent Vlanderen Belgium, and was buried in Ghent Vlanderen Belgium. Another name for Rozala was Susanna d'IVREA.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 52    i. Count Eudes of Cambrai [120809] .

+ 53    ii. Count Baudouin IV of Flanders [120111] was born on 8 Jan 980 in Ghent Vlanderen Belgium, died on 30 May 1035 in Ghent Vlanderen Belgium at age 55, and was buried in Ghent Vlanderen Belgium.

   54    iii. Matilda of Flanders [120816] was born before 995 in Ghent Vlanderen Belgium.

   55    iv. Arnoul of Flanders [120817] . Another name for Arnoul is Arnold.

43. Queen Consort Mathilde de CAROLINGIA des Deux-Bourgognes [123783] (King Louis IV de CAROLINGIA of France³⁹, Queen Eadgifu of WESSEX of France²⁵, Eadweard I "the Elder" of the Anglo-Saxons (King)¹¹, Alfred [the Great] of the Anglo-Saxons & Wessex (King)⁷, Aethelwulf of Wessex (King)², Ecgberht of Wessex (King)¹) was born in 943 in Laon Champagne Aisne Hauts-de-France France and died on 27 Jan 992 in Arles Bouches-du-Rhone Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur France at age 49.

Mathilde married King Conrad I de WELF of Burgundy [123781]. Conrad was born about 923 in Arles Bouches-du-Rhone Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur France and died on 19 Oct 993 in Vienne Isere Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes France aged about 70.

General Notes: Wikipedia says of this Conrad,
Conrad I, called the Peaceful (French: Conrad le Pacifique; German: Konrad der Friedfertige; c. 925 \endash 19 October 993), a member of the Elder House of Welf, was King of Burgundy from 937 until his death.

He was the son of King Rudolph II, the first ruler over the united kingdom of Upper and Lower Burgundy since 933, and his consort Bertha, a daughter of Duke Burchard II of Swabia.[1] Some sources call him Conrad III, since he was the third Conrad in his family: his great-grandfather was Duke Conrad II, whose father was Count Conrad I.

According to the chronicler Ekkehard IV, in a story that is probably apocryphal, when Conrad learned that both the Magyars and the Saracens of Fraxinetum were marching against him, he sent envoys to both armies warning them of the other. The envoys offered Burgundian aid to each invader against the other and then informed them of the other's whereabouts. When the Magyars and Saracens met, the Burgundians held back and only attacked when the opposing forces were spent. In this way, both invading armies were destroyed and the captives sold into slavery.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 56    i. Queen Consort Berthe de WELF of the Franks [123180] was born in 964 in Bourgogne Bourgogne-Franche-Comté France and died about 16 Jan 1010 aged about 46.

   57    ii. Gerberge de WELF [123785] was born about 965 in Burgundy Bourgogne-Fresne France and died on 7 Jul 1018 in Swabia Bavaria Germany aged about 53.

   58    iii. King Rudolf III de WELF of Burgundy [123786] was born about 970 in Burgundy Bourgogne-Fresne France and died on 6 Sep 1032 in Arles Bouches-du-Rhone Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur France aged about 62.

   59    iv. Mathilde de WELF de Burgundy [123787] was born about 980 in Bourg-Fidèle Ardennes Grand Est France.

51. King Æthelred "the Unready" of WESSEX of the English [123454] (Edgar I "the Peaceful" of the English (King)⁴⁰, Edmund I "the Magnificent" of the English (King)³², Eadweard I "the Elder" of the Anglo-Saxons (King)¹¹, Alfred [the Great] of the Anglo-Saxons & Wessex (King)⁷, Aethelwulf of Wessex (King)², Ecgberht of Wessex (King)¹) was born about 966 in Wessex England and died on 23 Apr 1016 in London Middlesex England aged about 50.

General Notes: Wikipedia says, amongst much more,
Æthelred (Old English: Æþelræd, pronounced ['æðelræ?d];[n 1] c. 966 \endash 23 April 1016), known as the Unready, was King of the English from 978 to 1013 and again from 1014 until his death in 1016. His epithet does not derive from the modern word "unready", but rather from the Old English unræd meaning "poorly advised"; it is a pun on his name, which means "well advised".

Æthelred was the son of King Edgar and Queen Ælfthryth. He came to the throne at about the age of 12, following the assassination of his older half-brother, Edward the Martyr. His brother's murder was carried out by supporters of his own claim to the throne, although he was too young to have any personal involvement.[citation needed]

The chief problem of Æthelred's reign was conflict with the Danes. After several decades of relative peace, Danish raids on English territory began again in earnest in the 980s. Following the Battle of Maldon in 991, Æthelred paid tribute, or Danegeld, to the Danish king. In 1002, Æthelred ordered what became known as the St. Brice's Day massacre of Danish settlers. In 1013, King Sweyn Forkbeard of Denmark invaded England, as a result of which Æthelred fled to Normandy in 1013 and was replaced by Sweyn. However, he returned as king for two years after Sweyn's death in 1014. Æthelred's 37-year combined reign was the longest of any Anglo-Saxon king of England, and was only surpassed in the 13th century, by Henry III. Æthelred was briefly succeeded by his son, Edmund Ironside, but he died after a few months and was replaced by Sweyn's son, Cnut. Another of Æthelred's sons, Edward the Confessor, became king in 1042.

Æthelred married Queen Emma de NORMANDIE of the English [102408]. Emma was born on 23 Jun 985 in Fecamp Seine-Maritime Haute-Normandie France and died on 6 Mar 1052 in Winchester Hampshire England at age 66.

Children from this marriage were:

   60    i. Aelfred of WESSEX [123456] was born about 1002 in Wessex England and died on 5 Feb 1037 in Ely Cambridgeshire England aged about 35.

   61    ii. King Edward "the Confessor" of WESSEX of the English [123457] was born about 1003 in Islip Oxfordshire England and died on 5 Jan 1066 in London Middlesex England aged about 63.

   62    iii. Godgifu of WESSEX [123458] was born about 1004 in Wessex England and died in 1055 in Lewes Priory Lewes Sussex England aged about 51.

Godgifu married Comte Eustace II de BOULOGNE de Boulogne [123635]. Eustace was born in 1020 in Boulogne Sur Mer Pas De Calais France and died in 1087 in Spain at age 67.

General Notes: Wikipedia says of Eustace II,
Eustace II, (c. 1015 \endash c. 1087), also known as Eustace aux Gernons ("Eustace with moustaches"),[1][2][3] was Count of Boulogne from 1049\endash 1087. He fought on the Norman side at the Battle of Hastings, and afterwards received large grants of land forming an honour in England. He is one of the few proven companions of William the Conqueror. It has been suggested that Eustace was the patron of the Bayeux Tapestry.