Notes:

Birth:
Guisnes, Picardy.

Hawise married Gottfried (Godfrey) av Brienne about 1007. Gottfried (son of Richard av Normandie, "Richard 1" and Gunnor Haraldsdatter av Crepon) was born about 0953 in Normandie, Frankrike; died about 1015 in Normandie, Frankrike. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Son:

Gilbert Crispin de Brienne, Count of Brionne was born in 1007 in Normandy, France and died on 24 Nov 1040 in Echauffey Bridge, Normandy, France.

Sigfried married Elstrude av Flandern before 0965. Elstrude (daughter of Arnulv (Arnold) av Flandern, "Arnulv 1" and Adele (Alice) av Vermandois) was born about 0941 in Gent, Øst-Flandern, Flandern, Belgia; died about 0965. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Abt 0918, Flandern, Belgia; Greve av Flandern.

Notes:

Occupation:
Arnulv den gamle, med tilnavnet den store også, var greve av Flandern 918-958 og 962-965. Hans lange regjeringstid var avbrutt i tre år da sønnen, Balduin 3 regjerte.

Grevskapet Flandern utvidet Arnulf 1 på 900-tallet til sør for elven Somme.

Arnulf of Flanders, called the Great, was the third Count of Flanders, who ruled the County of Flanders, an area that is now northwestern Belgium and southwestern Netherlands.

Arnulf was the son of count Baldwin 2 of Flanders and Ælfthryth of Wessex, daughter of Alfred the Great. Through his mother he was a descendant of the Anglo-Saxon kings of England, and through his father, a descendant of Charlemagne. Presumably Arnulf was named after Saint Arnulf of Metz, a progenitor of the Carolingian dynasty.

At the death of their father in 918, Arnulf became Count of Flanders while his brother Adeloft or Adelolf succeeded to the County of Boulogne. However, in 933 Adeloft died, and Arnulf took the countship of Boulogne for himself, but later conveyed it to his nephew, Arnulf 2.

Arnulf 1 greatly expanded Flemish rule to the south, taking all or part of Artois, Ponthieu, Amiens, and Ostrevent. He exploited the conflicts between Charles the Simple and Robert I of France, and later those between Louis 4 and his barons.

In his southern expansion Arnulf inevitably had conflict with the Normans, who were trying to secure their northern frontier. This led to the 942 murder of the Duke of Normandy, William Longsword, at the hands of Arnulf's men. The Viking threat was receding during the later years of Arnulf's life, and he turned his attentions to the reform of the Flemish government.

Arnulf made his eldest son and heir Baldwin 3 of Flanders co-ruler in 958, but Baldwin died untimely in 962, so Arnulf was succeeded by Baldwin's infant son, Arnulf 2 of Flanders.

Arnulv married Adele (Alice) av Vermandois about 0933 in Flandern, Belgia. Adele (daughter of Herbert av Vermandois, "Herbert 2" and Luitgard (Liegard) av Paris) was born about 0915 in Vermandois, Normandie, Frankrike; died on 10 Oct 0960 in Gent, Øst-Flandern, Flandern, Belgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
St.Quinton

Died:
Bruges, Aquitaine, Frankrike?
Begravet Abby de St.Pierre.

Notes:

Married:
The name of Arnulf's first wife is unknown but he had at least one daughter by her:
Name unknown; married Isaac of Cambrai. Their son Arnulf succeeded his father as Count of Cambrai.

In 934 he married Adele of Vermandois, daughter of Herbert 2 of Vermandois. Their children were:

1. Hildegarde, born c. 934, died 990; she married Dirk 2, Count of Holland. It is uncertain whether she is his daughter by his first or second wife.

2. Liutgard, born in 935, died in 962; married Wichmann 4, Count of Hamaland.

3. Egbert, died 953.

4. Baldwin 3 of Flanders (c. 940 – 962), married Mathilde of Saxony (dead 1008), daughter of Hermann Billung.

5. Elftrude; married Siegfried, Count of Guînes.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Bef 0846, Jylland, Danmark; Småkonge.

Notes:

Occupation:
Harald Klakk er kjent for å være far til Tyra Danebod som ble gift med Gorm den gamle, den første danske samlingskonge, og Harald Klakk ble således morfar til kong Harald Blåtann.

Hans andre datter Ingeborg ble gift med Sigurd Hjort, en småkonge på Ringerike i Norge, som igjen var sønn av Åslaug Sigurdsdatter, datter av den delvis legendariske vikinghøvdingen Sigurd Orm-i-auga, sønn av den kjente Ragnar Lodbrok gift med Åslaug Sigurdsdatter Kråka.

Sigurd Hjorts datter Ragnhild ble gift med Halvdan Svarte og fødte den norske samlingskongen Harald Hårfagre.

Harald Klakk er således stamfar på morssiden til både den norske som det danske kongehuset.

Harald Klakk blir nevnt i Tætten om Ragnarsønnene (Ragnarssona þáttr) og Snorre Sturlassons Halvdan Svartes saga i Heimskringla, hvor Snorre kaller ham for Klakk-Harald.
Tilnavnet Klakk var neppe positivt ment. Norrøne klakk betyr (fugle)kvitter. Den opprinnelige betydning av ordet var å lyde eller smelle (fra urgermansk klakan). Via betydningen noe som brister med et smell kom klakk til å bety svak eller kraftløs. Denne betydning gjenfinnes i svensk dialekt og gjenfinnes også i det beslektede norrøne ordet kløkkr som betyr bløt eller ettergivende.

I løpet av styret til frankerkongen Ludvig den fromme (Ludvig 1 av det tysk-romerske rike) hadde det tysk-romerske riket ingen effektiv flåte, og det gjorde kysten av Friesland sårbart for angrep fra sporadiske danske vikingangrep.
I 826 innledet kong Ludvig forhandlinger med Harald Klakk og tilbød å gi denne deler av Friesland som len ved at Harald til gjengjeld forsvarte den frisiske kysten mot framtidige vikingangrep. Harald tok imot og senteret for lenet var lokalisert i nordvestlige Tyskland, vest for Oldenburg.

I følge danske kilder skal Harald Klakk ha vært en bror av en Anulo Halvdansson som ble kåret til samkonge med en annen bror Reginfred Halvdansson i 812 inntil de ble fordrevet av sønnene til kong Gudrød Sigfredsson Veidekonge to år senere.
I disse kampene ble Reginfred drept. Det var derfor i Haralds fordel å søke støtte hos den mektige kong Ludvig den fromme, ikke minst ved at denne var sønn av den berømte Karl den store.
I 815 går han inn i Jylland med frankisk hær og Gudrødsønnene trekker seg tilbake til Fyn. Frankerhæren returnerer derimot sørover etter å ha tapt styrker i et bakhold.

I 826 er Harald Klakk i et møte i det kongelige palasset i Ingelheim am Rhein hvor frankerkongen uttrykker sin bekymring for urolighetene i grenseområdene i nord. Det sies at Harald og hans følge mottatt med stor prakt, og som gjenytelse lar den danske småkongen seg døpe i et kirkemøte den 24. juni 826, noe som må ses som både en symbolsk som direkte underkastelse for kong Ludvig den fromme.
Så drar han deretter tilbake til Danmark, sannsynligvis til Hedeby, sammen med to munker, Ansgar og Aubert, for å spre kristendommen i det hedenske nord. Med tiden ble munkene fordrevet av Eirik Barn (også nevnt som Hårik, Rørek, Horik, Horik av Dorestad eller Hårik den gamle), en av sønnene til Gudrød Sigfredsson Veidekonge.

Harald Klakk døde i Rüstringen i år 846.

Det er en kilde som nevner at en landflyktig kong Harald dukker opp i Normandie med 60 skip. Det er for tidlig for at det kan være Harald Blåtann, og man har spekulert på om det isteden kan ha være Harald Klakk, men dette kan ikke verifiseres.

Harald married Gisela av Lorraine about 0846. Gisela (daughter of Lothar (Lothaire) av Lorraine, "Lothar 2" and Waltrada av Lorraine) was born in Tyskland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Friesland

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Abt 0879, Flandern, Belgia; Greve av Flandern.

Notes:

Occupation:
Baldwin 2, nicknamed Calvus (the Bald) was the second Count of Flanders and ruled from 879 to 918.
He was the son of Baldwin 1 of Flanders and Judith, a daughter of Charles the Bald and as such a descendant of Charlemagne.

In 884 Baldwin married Ælfthryth (Ælfthryth, Elftrude, Elfrida), a daughter of King Alfred the Great of England. The immediate goal of this Anglo-Flemish alliance was to help Baldwin control the lower Canche River valley.

The early years of Baldwin's rule (879-885) were marked by a series of devastating Viking raids into Flanders where little north of the Somme was left untouched.

By 883 he was forced northward to the flat marshes of the pagus flandransis which became the territory most closely associated with the counts of Flanders from that time on.
Baldwin constructed a series of wooden fortifications at Saint-Omer, Bruges, Ghent, and Kortrijk and seized those lands abandoned by royal and ecclesiastical officials. Many of these same citadels later formed castellanies housing government, militia and local courts.

In 888 the west Frankish king Charles the Fat was deposed and there were several candidates for his replacement.
As he was a grandson of Charles the Bald, Holy Roman Emperor and King of West Francia, Baldwin could have, but did not, compete for the crown of western Francia.
Instead Baldwin joined others in trying to convince the East Frankish king Arnulf to also take the west Frankish crown, but Arnulf declined. The Robertine Odo, Count of Paris, was elected king but Odo would not support Baldwin's attempts at gaining control of the abbey of St. Bertin the two fell out and while Odo attacked Baldwin at Bruges he could not prevail.

Baldwin continued his expansion to the south and gained control of Artois including the important abbey of St. Vaast. When the abbey came under the jurisdiction of Archbishop Fulk of Reims in 900 Baldwin had him assassinated. When his attempts to expand further into the upper Somme River valley were opposed by Herbert 1, Count of Vermandois Baldwin likewise had him assassinated.

He died 10 September 918 at Blandijnberg (near Ghent) and was succeeded by his eldest son Arnulf 1 of Flanders.

His younger son Adalulf was (the first) count of Boulogne.

Died:
Blandinberg. 2.januar?

Balduin married Elftrude (Aefthryth) av Wessex about 0884 in Flandern, Belgia. Elftrude (daughter of Alfred (Aelfred) av Wessex and Ealhswyth (Ealswith) av Gaini) was born about 0871 in Wessex, England; died on 07 Jun 0929 in Gent, Øst-Flandern, Flandern, Belgia; was buried after 07 Jun 0929 in Gent, Øst-Flandern, Flandern, Belgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
St.Peters Abbey.

Notes:

Married:
In 884 Baldwin married Ælfthryth (Ælfthryth, Elftrude, Elfrida), a daughter of King Alfred the Great of England. The immediate goal of this Anglo-Flemish alliance was to help Baldwin control the lower Canche River valley.

They had the following children:
1. Arnulf 1 of Flanders (c. 890–964), married Adela of Vermandois.

2. Adalulf (c. 890–933), Count of Boulogne.

3. Ealswid.

4. Ermentrud.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Bef 0943, Vermandois, Normandie, Frankrike; Greve av Vermandios, Troyes og Meaux.

Notes:

Birth:
St.Quinton

Died:
St.Quinton

Herbert married Luitgard (Liegard) av Paris about 0915. Luitgard (daughter of Robert Capet, "Robert 1" and Beatrice (Beatrix) av Vermandois) was born about 0895 in Vermandois, Normandie, Frankrike; died after 0920 in Roches, Frankrike. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]