Tuscany, Willa of
- Aft 9661. Tuscany, Willa of died after 966. Willa married Berenger, Marquis of Ivrea II in 935. II (son of Adelbert Marquis of Ivrea and Friuli, Gisela of) was born in 900; died on 6 Aug 966 in Bamberg. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Rosele
was born in 952; died on 26 Jan 1003.
- 2. Rosele
Generation: 2
2. Rosele (1.Willa1) was born in 952; died on 26 Jan 1003. Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: Susanna
Notes:
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{See Crispin, "Falaise Roll" (London, 1938), pp.186-87.} She m. (2) 988
Robert II of France (repudiated).married Arnulf, II Ct. of Flanders in 968. II (son of Baldwin, Count of Flanders III and Saxony, Matilda of) was born in 961; died on 30 Mar 987. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 3. Baldwin, Count of Flanders (the Forester) IV was born in 980; died on 30 May 1036.
Generation: 3
3. Baldwin, Count of Flanders (the Forester) IV (2.2, 1.Willa1) was born in 980; died on 30 May 1036. Notes:
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Baldwin IV "fought successively both against the Capetian king of France
and the emperor Henry II" who was forced to grant him "in fief
Valenciennes, the burggraveship of Ghent, the land of Waes and Zeeland.
The count of Flanders thus became a feudatory of the empire as well as of
the French crown. The French fiefs are known in Flemish history as Crown
Flanders, the German fiefs as Imperial Flanders." {Encycl. Brit., 1956,
9:356} His nickname is "Handsome Beard". He m. (2) a daughter of Richard
II, Duke of Normandy. He reigned 988-1035.IV married Luxembourg, Ogive of in 1012. Ogive (daughter of Frederick, Count of Luxembourg I and Gueldre, Irmintrud of) was born in 995; died on 21 Feb 1030. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 4. Flanders, Ermengarde of
- 5. Baldwin, Count of Flanders V was born in 1012; died on 1 Sep 1067 in Lille.
- 4. Flanders, Ermengarde of
Generation: 4
4. Flanders, Ermengarde of (3.IV3, 2.2, 1.Willa1)Ermengarde married Adalbert Count of Gand on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
5. Baldwin, Count of Flanders V (3.IV3, 2.2, 1.Willa1) was born in 1012; died on 1 Sep 1067 in Lille. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: le Debonaire
Notes:
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The daughter of Baldwin V, Maud, married William the Conqueror (William I
of England); she is also known as Matilda of Flanders. Baldwin V was Count
1036-67 and "greatly extended his power", obtaining from the Emperor the
area between the Scheldt and Dender as an imperial fief along with the
marggravate of Antwerp. He was so powerful that he became regent on the
death of Henry I of France in 1060.V married Adelaide Princess of France in 1028 in Paris, France. (daughter of Robert, King of France II and Taillefer, of Provence Constance de) was born in 1009; died on 8 Jan 1079 in Messinesmonastre. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 7. Flanders, Matilda ("Maud") of was born in 1032; died on 3 Nov 1083; was buried in Holy Trinity Abbey, Caen, Normandy.