Notes:

Buried:
St.Peters Abbey.

Elftrude married Balduin (Baldwin) av Flandern, "Balduin 2" about 0884 in Flandern, Belgia. Balduin (son of Balduin (Baldwin) av Flandern, "Balduin 1" and Judith av Flandern) was born between 0864 and 0866 in Gent, Øst-Flandern, Flandern, Belgia; died on 10 Sep 0918 in Gent, Øst-Flandern, Flandern, Belgia. [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]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Abt 0958, Flandern, Belgia; Greve av Flandern.

Notes:

Occupation:
Baldwin 3 The Young of Flanders was Count of Flanders, who briefly ruled the County of Flanders (an area that is now northwestern Belgium and southwestern Netherlands), together with his father Arnulf 1 (c.890–965).

Baldwin 3 was born c.940, as the son of Arnulf 1, Count of Flanders and his second wife, Adele of Vermandois (c.915–969), daughter of Herbert 2, Count of Vermandois.

His father, Arnulf 1 had made Baldwin co-ruler in 958, but Baldwin died before his father and was succeeded by his infant son Arnulf 2, with Arnulf 1 acting as regent until his own death. Then Baldwin Balso continued as the regent for the child.

During his short rule, Baldwin was responsible for establishing the wool manufacturing industry at Ghent and markets at other towns in Flanders.

Baldwin 3 died on 1 January 962. After Baldwin's death, Arnulf 1 arranged for King Lothair of France to become the guardian of Baldwin's son Arnulf 2.

Balduin married Mathilde (Mathildis/Maud) av Sachsen about 0960. Mathilde (daughter of Herman av Sachsen, "Herman 5" and Hildegard (Hildeshuith) av Westerbourg) was born about 0942 in Lüneburg, Niedersachsen, Tyskland; died on 25 May 1008. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hildegard married Dietrich av Vest Friesland, "Dietrich 2" about 0961. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elstrude married Sigfried av Danmark before 0965. Sigfried (son of Gottfried (Godfrey) av Danmark) was born in Normandie, Frankrike. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Abt 0965, Flandern, Belgia; Greve av Flandern.

Notes:

Occupation:
Arnulf 2 of Flanders was Count of Flanders from 965 until his death.
He was the son of Baldwin 3 of Flanders and Mathilde Billung of Saxony, daughter of Herman, Duke of Saxony.

His father Baldwin 3 died in 962, when Arnulf was just an infant, while Arnulf's grandfather, Arnulf 1, was still alive. When Arnulf 1 died three years later (965), the regency was held by his kinsman Baldwin Balso, who died in 973.

By the time Arnulf attained his majority in 976, Flanders had lost some of the southern territory acquired by Arnulf 1. 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.
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.

In 968 he married Rozala of Lombardy, daughter of Berengar 2 of Italy, and had two children:

1. Baldwin 4 (980–1035), who succeeded his father. He married twice and fathered Baldwin 5, Count of Flanders.

2. Mathilde, who died before 995.

Arnulf died on 30 March, 987 at age 26. Shortly after Arnulf's death his widow married Robert 2, King of France as his first wife.

Arnulv married Susanna av Italia about 0968 in Flandern, Belgia. Susanna (daughter of Berenger av Italia, "Berenger 2" and Willa av Burgund, "av Arles") was born after 0930. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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]