Sixth Generation

22. Count Baudouin III of Flanders [120123] (Count Arnoul I of Flanders⁵, Countess Ælfthryth of Flanders⁴, Alfred [the Great] of the Anglo-Saxons & Wessex (King)³, Aethelwulf of Wessex (King)², Ecgberht of Wessex (King)¹) was born about 940 in Vlanderen [Flanders] Belgium, died on 1 Jan 962 in Abbey of St. Bertin Saint-Omer Vlaanderen France aged about 22, and was buried in St Omer Vlanderen Belgium. The cause of his death was Smallpox.

General Notes: Wikipedia says of Bauduoin III,
Arnulf I made Baldwin III co-ruler of Flanders in 958. During his short rule, Baldwin was responsible for establishing the wool manufacturing industry at Ghent and markets at other towns in Flanders.[3] Baldwin III died of smallpox on 1 January 962, after a campaign against the Normans.[1] After Baldwin's death, Arnulf I arranged for King Lothair of France to become the guardian of Baldwin's son, Arnulf II, who succeeded Arnulf I.[4]

Baudouin married Countess Matilda BILLUNG of Flanders [120124], daughter of Duke Herman I BILLUNG of Saxony [120125] and Hildegard von WESTERBURG [120126]. Matilda was born about 938, died on 25 May 1008 aged about 70, and was buried in Ghent Vlanderen Belgium.

General Notes: Wikipedia says of Matilda,
Matilda was duchess of Saxony, countess of Saxony, princess of Saxony, and countess of Flanders. She was the daughter of Hermann Billung and Hildegard von Westerburg. She was born in Herzogtum Sachsen, Ostenfrankenreich, now part of modern Germany. Matlida was the sister of Swanhilde of Saxony and Bernard I, duke of Saxony; and half sister of Liudger von Sachsen, Graf von Lesum und Westfalen and Imma Von Billung, Abbess of Hereford.[1]

Matilda was the wife of Baldwin III, count of Flanders, with whom she had a son Arnulf II the Young, count of Flanders. After Baldwin's death, Matilda married Godefroi I the Captive, count of Ardennes, with whom she had eleven children: Adelaide d'Ardennes, Duchess of Lorraine; Comte van Verdun Godefroy Herzog von Niederlothringen, II; Gerberge de Verdun, comtesse; Hermann, comte de Verdun et d'Enham; Gothelo I "the Great", duke of Lorraine; Irmgard, comtesse de Verdun; Roger de Verdun, Governor of Ambriences Castle;[citation needed] Frédéric de Verdun; Regilla de Verdun; comte Adalberto Evêque de Vermandois, II and Ermentrude von Lothringen de Verdun.[1][citation needed][2]

The child from this marriage was:

   23 M    i. Count Arnoul II of Flanders [120121] 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], daughter of King Berengar II d'IVREA of Italy [120814] and Willa of Tuscany [120815]. Rozala was born in 952, died 1/81004 in Ghent Vlanderen Belgium, and was buried in Ghent Vlanderen Belgium. Another name for Rozala was Susanna d'IVREA.