Eighth Generation  

52. Count Eudes of Cambrai [120809] (Count Arnoul II of Flanders⁴¹, 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).

Eudes married Adele de Bois Ferrand [120810]. Another name for Adele is Adele de Beaumont.

The child from this marriage was:

+ 63    i. Comte Englebert I de BRIENNE de Brienne [120800] was born about 880 in France and died about 968 in Brienne-le-Château Aube Champagne-Ardenne France aged about 88.

53. Count Baudouin IV of Flanders [120111] (Count Arnoul II of Flanders⁴¹, 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 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.

General Notes: Wikipedia says of Baudouin IV,
Baldwin IV was the son of Count Arnulf II of Flanders (c. 961 \emdash 987) and Rozala of Italy (950/60 \endash 1003), of the House of Ivrea.[2] He succeeded his father as Count of Flanders in 987,[2] but with his mother Rozala as the regent until his majority.

In contrast to his predecessors Baldwin turned his attention eastward, leaving the southern part of his territory in the hands of his vassals the counts of Guînes, Hesdin, and St. Pol.[3] To the north of the county Baldwin was given Zeeland as a fief by the Holy Roman Emperor Henry II, while on the right bank of the Scheldt river he received Valenciennes (1013) and parts of the Cambresis as well as Saint-Omer and the northern Ternois (1020).[4] In his French territories, the supremacy of the Baldwin remained unchallenged. A great deal of colonization of marshland was organized along the coastline of Flanders and the harbour and city of Brugge were enlarged.

Baldwin first married Ogive, daughter of Frederick of Luxembourg,[5] by whom he had a son and heir, Baldwin V (1012 \endash 1067). He later married Eleanor, daughter of Richard II of Normandy,[6] by whom he had a daughter, Judith (1033 \endash 1094).[6] Baldwin IV died on 30 May 1035.[2]

Baudouin married Ogive (CUNEGOVE) OF LUXEMBOURG Countess of Flanders [120112]. Ogive was born about 995, died in 1030 aged about 35, and was buried in 1030 in St Peter's Abbey Ghent Flanders.

Children from this marriage were:

   64    i. Ermengarde de FLANDERS [120118] .

+ 65    ii. Count Baudouin V de FLANDERS of Flanders [35129] was born on 19 Aug 1012 in Bihorel Seine-Maritime Normandy France and died on 1 Sep 1067 in Lille Nord Nord-Pas-de-Calais France at age 55.

Baudouin next married Eleanor de NORMANDIE Countess of Flanders [88037] in 1031. Eleanor was born about 1012 in Normandy France and died in 1071 aged about 59.

General Notes: Wikipedia says of this Eleanor,
Despite her common nomenclature it is not certain that Eleanor was her proper name.[7] Eleanor of Aquitaine, who lived a century later (and married as her second husband Henry II of England, the great-great-grandson of Eleanor of Normandy's brother Robert), is the first individual in recorded history known to bear the name Eleanor.

The child from this marriage was:

   66    i. Judith de FLANDERS [120115] was born in 1033 in Flanders Belgium and died on 5 Mar 1094 at age 61.

Judith married Earl Tostig GODWINSON of Northumbria [120116].

Judith next married Duke Welf I OF BAVARIA [120117].

56. Queen Consort Berthe de WELF of the Franks [123180] (Queen Consort Mathilde de CAROLINGIA des Deux-Bourgognes⁴³, 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 964 in Bourgogne Bourgogne-Franche-Comté France and died about 16 Jan 1010 aged about 46.

Berthe married King Robert II CAPET of the Franks [120813] in 996. Robert was born on 27 Mar 972 in Orleans Loiret Centre-Val de Loire France and died on 20 Jul 1031 in Melun Seine-et-Marne Isle-de-France France at age 59.

Noted events in his life were:

• Death: at Chateau Melun, 20 Jul 1030, Melun Seine-et-Marne Isle-de-France France.

The child from this marriage was:

   67    i. CAPET [123181] was born in 999 and died in 999. (Stillborn)

Berthe next married Comte Odo I de BLOIS de Blois [123774]. Odo was born in 950 in Marmoutier Bas-Rhin Grand Est France and died on 12 Mar 996 in Marmoutier Bas-Rhin Grand Est France at age 46.

General Notes: Wikipedia says of this Odo,
Odo I (also spelled Eudes) (c. 950 \endash 12 March 996), Count of Blois, Chartres, Reims, Provins, Châteaudun, and Omois, was the son of Theobald I of Blois and Luitgard, daughter of Herbert II of Vermandois.[1] He received the title of count palatine, which was traditional in his family, from King Lothair of West Francia.

Like his relations, the counts of Vermandois, he remained faithful to the Carolingians against the Capetians. Following the war between his father and Odalric, Archbishop of Reims, over the castle of Coucy, he received the castle to hold it from the archbishop.

In the 970s, in the wars for control of Brittany, he subjugated the county of Rennes and Count Conan I affirmed the rights of his family in the region. Around 977, his father died and he succeeded in the counties his father held at the time of his death.

In 987, Odo supported Charles of Lorraine against Hugh Capet.[2] In June 991, he took Melun.[3] Hugh Capet, Bouchard of Vendome, Richard I of Normandy and Fulk Nerra, assembled against him and retook Melun in late 991.[3]

Near 995, he entered into a war against Fulk, who was already at war with Geoffrey I of Brittany. Odo allied with his brother-in-law William IV of Aquitaine and Baldwin IV of Flanders. Even his old enemy, Richard of Normandy joined in the war on Fulk. In the winter of 995 \endash 996, they besieged Langeais, however Odo became ill and was taken to the monastery of Marmoutier at Tours where he died on 12 March 996.[

Children from this marriage were:

   68    i. Gilbert de BLOIS [123775] was born about 975 in Venables Eure Haute-Normandie France and died in 1072 in Kinderton Cheshire England aged about 97.

   69    ii. Robert de BLOIS [123776] was born about 980 in Normandy France and died on 15 Nov 1037 in Metz Grand Est France aged about 57.

   70    iii. Dame Heloise de BLOIS de Pithiviers [123780] was born about 980 in Blois Loir-et-Cher Centre-Val de Loire France and died in 1022 in France aged about 42.

+ 71    iv. Comte Odo II de BLOIS de Blois, Champagne and Chartres [123764] was born in 983 in Blois Loir-et-Cher Centre-Val de Loire France and died on 15 Nov 1037 in Bar le Duc Meuse Grand Est France at age 54.

   72    v. Thibaut de BLOIS [123777] was born in 985 and died on 11 Jul 1004 at age 19.

   73    vi. Geimolt de BLOIS [123778] was born in 990 in Le Breuil-en-Auge Calvados Basse-Normandy France and died in 1047 at age 57.

   74    vii. Aenor de BLOIS [123779] was born in 996 in Thouars Vienne Poitou-Charentes France and died in 1060 in France at age 64.