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Arnulf was preoccupied with fighting off the Northmen. "In his old age he
placed the government in the hands of Baldwin, his son by Adela, daughter
of the count of Vermandois, and the young man in a short reign did much for
the commercial and industrial progress of the country, setting up the first
weavers and fullers at Ghent, and instituting yearly fairs at Ypres, Bruges
and other places. On Baldwin III's death in 961 the old count resumed
control and spent the few remaining years of his life in securing the
succession of his grandson Arnulf II...." {Encycl.Brit., 1956, 9:356}

I married Vermandois, Alix de in Feb 934. Alix (daughter of Herbert, Count of Vermandois II and Liegarde, of France) died in 960 in Bruges. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
his first wife

1. Flanders, Elstrude of
2. Baldwin, Count of Flanders III died on 1 Jan 962.
3. Flanders, Hildegarde of
4. Hildegard of Flanders was born in 934; died on 10 Apr 990.

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Baldwin II, "from his stronghold at Bruges, maintained, like his father, a
vigorous defence of his lands against the incursions of the Northmen. On
his mother's side a descendant of Charlemagne, he strengthened the dynastic
importance of his family by marrying Aelfthryth, daughter of Alfred the
Great. On his death in 918 [sic] his possessions were divided between his
two sons Arnulf the Elder and Adalulf, but the latter survived only a short
time and Arnulf succeeded to the whole inheritance." {-Encyclopaedia
Britannica, 1956 Edition, 9:356}

II married Alfrith, Princess Lady in 884. Lady (daughter of Alfred King of England and Ealhswith) died on 7 Jun 929. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Princess of England

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Baldwin was created Margrave of Flanders by his father-in-law, Emperor
Charles the Bald; he was responsible for repulsing invasions of the
Northmen in this coastal borderland of the Frankish dominion. {"The
Plantagenet Ancestry," W.H.Turton (Balt.:Gen.Pub.Co.,1968), p. 19 states
that Baldwin I is son of Odoacre, Count of Harlebec (d. 862), who is son of
Engelram, Count of Harlebec (d. ca. 824, son of Lyderic, Count of Harlebec,
who d. ca, 802.} BaldwinI died in 877 or 879.

I married Judith Princess of Aquitaine in 862. (daughter of Charles, King of Aquitaine II) was born in 846. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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"Debrett's Kings and Queens of Britain" by David
Williamson (Salem House Pub., 1986) says, "....he [Charles the Bald]
gave her [Judith] in marriage to Ethelwulf, the wedding being solemnized
at Verberie-sur-Oise on 1 October 856. Ethelwulf returned home in 'good
health' and died over a year later on 13 January 858. He was buried
first at Steyning in Sussex, but was later removed to Winchester."

Notes:

Married:
her third marriage

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Alfred was one of the greatest military leaders in history; crowned at

Winchester Cathedral in 871; founded the British Navy; a scholar, etc.  The

Mercian kingdom ended during his reign "and in 886 Alfred's authority was

accepted by all Englishmen who were not under the power of the Danes.  From

this time onward the history of Wessex is the history of England."

{-Encyclopaedia Britannica, '56, 23:520; cf.8:483. Primary source is "Life

of King Alfred," Bishop Asser, trans. L. C. Jane (London: Chatto & Windus

Ltd., 1924).}

        ----- Compton's Encyclopedia (America Online, 1995) records:

ALFRED THE GREAT  (848?-899). The course of English history would have been

very different had it not been for King Alfred. He won renown both as a

statesman and as a warrior and is justly called "the Great."

   The England of Alfred's time was a country of four small Saxon kingdoms.

The strongest was Wessex, in the south. Born in about 848, Alfred was the

youngest son of Ethelwulf, king of Wessex. Each of Alfred's three older

brothers, in turn, ruled the kingdom. Alfred was by temperament a scholar,

and his health was never robust.

   Nevertheless in his early youth he fought with his brother Ethelred

against Danish invaders. Alfred was 23 when Ethelred died, but he had already

won the confidence of the army and was at once acclaimed king in 871. By this

time the Danes, or Vikings, had penetrated to all parts of the island. Three

of the Saxon kingdoms--Northumbria, Mercia, and East Anglia--had one after

another fallen to the Danish invaders.

   Under Alfred's leadership, the Saxons again found courage. The worst

crisis came in the winter of 877, when the Danish king, Guthrum, invaded

Wessex with his army. In 878 Alfred was defeated at Chippenham, where he was

celebrating Christmas, and was forced to go into hiding.

   A few months later he forced Guthrum to surrender at Chippenham. The Danes

agreed to make the Thames River and the old Roman road called Watling Street

the boundary between Alfred's kingdom and the Danish lands to the north. The

treaty, however, did not assure permanent peace. The Danes assaulted London

and the coast towns repeatedly. In about 896 they finally admitted defeat and

ceased their struggle for a foothold in southern England.

   Alfred was much more than the defender of his country. He took a keen

interest in law and order and was concerned with the improvement of the

cultural standards of his people. He encouraged industries of all kinds and

rebuilt London, which had been partly destroyed by the Danes. He collected

and revised the old laws of the kingdom. He invited learned men from other

countries to instruct the people because even the clergy of Wessex no longer

knew Latin, the international language of the church. He established a school

similar to the Palace School of Charlemagne.

   The "books most necessary for all men to know" were translated from Latin

into English so that the people might read them. Alfred himself took a part

in preparing the translations. The `Anglo-Saxon Chronicle' was probably begun

under his direction.

   Alfred died at the age of about 51 in 899. He was in no sense a true king

of England, for he ruled less than half of the island. After his death,

however, his capable son, Edward the Elder, and his grandsons extended their

rule over all of England.

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From an Internet article at Ancestry.com:

  "A British and U.S. archaeological team believes it has found the grave of

King Alfred, the great Saxon king, best remembered for fighting off the Danes

in the ninth century. As then befitted a king of great piety, Alfred was

buried in 899 at the New Minster church in Winchester, 65 miles southwest

of London. His remains are thought to have been moved 200 years later to

Winchester's Hyde Abbey, one of the great medieval monasteries. But the

abbey was destroyed in 1538, and the site believed to be Alfred's tomb now

lies next to a parking lot."

married Ealhswith in 868 in England. (daughter of Mucill, Ethelred Earl ofGaini and Eadburh, of Mercia) died on 5 Dec 905 in St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Dorset; was buried in Winchester. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Smyth ("Alfred the Great") says she died in 902.
She became a nun at widowhood, and was regarded as a saint after death.

Notes:

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{Lillian Etters via Prodigy 4/91 states some Belgian records give him as
Ogier or Odacre von Laon, Conte Harlebec, who married the daughter of
Anselme de St. Paul and de St. Omer. He is son of Ingelram, Comte de
Harlebec, died 877/9, envoy to the Gauls of King Charles II; Ingelram is
son of Liedereck or Lyderic de Harlbec "the Forrester of Lotharn" who made
him a count for coming to his aid in a fight; he m. Fladrine, a German
woman. Liedereck's father is not known, but Liederick's grandfather is
Lideric a Forrester in Ardennen/Flanders, first Count, who died in 648 and
m. in 641 Rotilde, daughter of Dagobert I and Nautilde. AEM takes this
line with a grain of salt.}

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Charles II, Roman Emperor and King of the West Franks (present-day France),
died while crossing the pass at Mont Cenis 5 or 6 October 877 and was
succeeded by his son, Louis the Stammerer. A man of culture, he was forced
to spend his reign at war - against the Bretons, the people of Aquitaine,
and the Norman (Viking) raiders. Charles II reigned 840-877. "Ancestral
Roots..." (Balt., 1992) 49-16 gives his birth year as 828 and his second
wife as Richaut, dau. of Budwine, Count of Metz.

Notes:

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Aethelwulf reigned 839-858, "chiefly occupied with struggles against the
Danes" {-Encycl.Brit., 1956 Ed. 1:276}. In 855 went to Rome with Alfred; on
way home married Judith, daughter of Charles the Bold. Aethelwulf ruled
Wessex 839-856 (abdicated) and was Under-King of Kent 825-839 and 856-858.
His daughter Aethelswith m. (Easter, 853 at Chippenham) Burgred, King of the
Mercians (who succeeded Berhtwulf). His third son, Aethelbert, reigned
860-866 (buried at Sherborne).

married Osburh in 830 in Winchester, England, and was divorced in 846. Osburh died in 853. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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Osburh ("Osburga") was daughter of Earl Olsac the Thane, Grand Butler of
England (known as The Cupbearer).

Notes:

Married:
divorce

Ethelred married Eadburh, of Mercia on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]