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Henry I, Emperor of Saxony
Germany
Relative of mom's side.
0876 – 2 July 0936
Alternate Name
Also Known As
Heinrich
Title of Nobility
Duke of Saxony
from 30 November 0912 to 2 July 0936
elected King of East Francia
from 24 May 0919 to 2 July 0936 (his death)
Custom Event
established the Ottonian Dynasty
generally considered to be the founder and first king of the medieval German state
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Arnoul Flandre Count of Flanders
Belgium
Relative of mom's side.
12 December 0889 – 28 March 0965
Alternate Name
Nickname
Arnulph "le Grande" ("the Great")
Also Known As
the Old
Also Known As
Arnulfo I "El Grande" Conde de Flandes
Also Known As
Arnulf "The Great"
Nickname
Arnulph "The Red"
Also Known As
Arnold
Also Known As
Arnulf I , Graf van Vlaanderen
Nickname
Le Grand
Birth Name
Arnolph the Great
Birth Name
Arnold I Flanders
Birth Name
Arnold I Arnulph Count Of Flanders
Also Known As
the Great
Military Service
engaged in constant warfare with the Vikings
took an active part in the struggle in Lorraine between Hugh Capet and Emperor Otto I
waged war against William of Normandy, whom he defeated and had his men murder
942
Title of Nobility
the first Count of Flanders
Count of Flanders
ye Elder
comte, de Flandre
BET 918 AND 965
Occupation
ruled the County of Flanders, in what is now northwestern Belgium and southwestern Netherlands
greatly expanded Flemish rule to the south, taking all or part of Artois, Ponthieu, Amiens, and Ostrevent
Count
Flanders, Flanders, Belgium
acceded as the third Count of Flanders
918 -
Saint Matilda of Ringelheim, Queen of the Franks, Duchess of Saxony
Germany
Relative of mom's side.
14 March 0895 – 14 May 0968
Also Known As
Saint Mathilda
Also Known As
Matilda Ringelheim
Also Known As
Mathildis von Ringelheim
Also Known As
Rainha Mechthild
Birth Name
Mechtilde of Ringelheim
Also Known As
Mathilda (Mechtilde) Von Ringelheim
Also Known As
Queen Mathilda de Westphalie de Rhingelheim of Germany
Also Known As
Mechtilde von Ringelheim Countess of Ringelheim
Also Known As
Matilda "The Saint" Immeding Empress of the Holy Roman Empire
Also Known As
Mathilda von Ringelheim
Also Known As
Mathilde Von Ringelheim Matilda
Title of Nobility
Duchess of Saxony
Countess or Queen
German queen (Queen of the Franks) by her marriage to Henry the Fowler, the first king of the Ottonian dynasty
from 919
Custom Fact
Matilda of Ringelheim
Her surname refers to Ringelheim, where her comital Immedinger relatives established a nunnery about 940.
She was the daughter of the local count Dietrich and his wife Reinhild, a noblewoman of Danish and Frisian descent.
Matilda's biographers traced her ancestry back to the legendary Saxon leader Widukind (c. 730 – 807), who presumably was buried in the Enger church. Her sister Frederuna married Count Wichmann the Elder, a member of the Billung dynasty.
The details of St. Matilda's life come primarily from brief mentions in the "Res gestae saxonicae" by the monastic historian Widukind of Corvey (c. 925–after 973), and from two hagiographies:
the "Vita antiquior," written about 974, and "Vita posterior," circa 1003.
As a young girl she was sent to Herford Abbey, where her grandmother Matilda was abbess and where her reputation for beauty and virtue - and possibly also her extensive Westphalian dowry
– is said to have attracted the attention of the Saxon duke Otto the Illustrious, who betrothed her to his son and heir, Henry, about 20 years her senior. By the conjugal union, the Ottonian dynasty (Liudolfings) considerably enlarged their possessions in the western parts of Saxony. Henry's previous marriage with Hatheburg of Merseburg was annulled.They were married at the Pfalz of Wallhausen in 909 (or 913). -
King Berenger II of Italy
Italy
Relative of mom's side.
0900 – 4 August 0966
Title (Nobility)
Margrave of Ivrea
From 923 to 966
Life Sketch
Led the aristocratic opposition to Kings Hugh and Lothair II
Aft 940
Life Sketch
He succeeded Lothair II and had his son, Adalbert crowned as his co-ruler
950
Title (Nobility)
King of Italy
From 950 to 961
Life Sketch
He recognised the suzerainty of Otto I of Germany, but he later joined a revolt against him
952
Life Sketch
He invaded the Papal States
960
Life Sketch
His kingdom was conquered by Otto
961
Life Sketch
He remained at large until 964, when he surrendered
964
Life Sketch
He died imprisoned in Germany
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Königin der Westfranken Gerberga von Sachsen
France
Relative of mom's side.
0913 – about 5 May 0969
Birth Name
Gerberga of Saxony or VON SACHSEN
Title of Nobility
Princess of Germany
Queen of France
Abbess of Notre Dame
Occupation
Queen
939 – 954
France
LifeSketch
Gerberga was born c.913. She was the oldest daughter of Henry the Fowler, King of Germany, and his second wife, Matilda. In 928, Gerberga married her first husband, Gilbert, Duke of Lorraine.[1] They had four children. -
König von Westfranken Ludwig IV.
France
Relative of mom's side.
10 September 0921 – 10 September 0954
Birth Name
Lodewijk IV van West- Francie
Also Known As
Louis IV of France
Birth Name
Louis IV D'outre- Mer , King of France
Also Known As
Louis IV D'Outre Mere of France King
Nickname
Der Überseeische
Title of Nobility
(D'Outremer)
Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
Occupation
Koning van Frankrijk
Koning van West-Francie, gekroont te Laeo 19.6.93
King of France (936-954)
reigned 936-954
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Guillaume Taillefer III de Toulouse
France
Relative of mom's side.
947-1037
Title of Nobility
Earl of Arles; Count d' Arles
Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Earl of Avignon, Count d' Avignon
From 962 to 993
Avignon, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Count of Provence; Count de Provence
From 972 to 993
Provence, France
Marquis of Provence Arles
From 979 to 993
Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Prince of all Provence
From 991 to 993
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Queen Adélaïde of Aquitaine
France
Relative of mom's side.
0952 – 30 October 1004
Title (Nobility)
Princess of Aquitaine
Life Sketch
Adbelahide or Adele or Adelaide of Aquitaine (or Adelaide of Poitiers) (c. 945 or 952 – 1004), was queen consort of France by marriage to Hugh Capet.
Title (Nobility)
Queen consort of the Franks
From 987 to 996 -
Queen Rozala of France
France
Relative of mom's side.
from 0950 to 0960 – 26 January 1003
Life Sketch
Rozala of Italy (also known as Rozala of Lombardy, Rozala of Ivrea or Susanna of Ivrea; c.?950–960 –1003) was a Countess of Flanders and Queen consort of the Franks. She was regent of Flanders in 987-988 during the minority of her son
Title (Nobility)
Countess consort of Flanders
From 968 to 987
Title (Nobility)
Countess regent of Flanders
From 987 to 995
Title (Nobility)
Queen consort to co-king of France
From 988 to 996
Title (Nobility)
Queen consort of France
996 -
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Baudouin IV of Flanders
France
Relative of mom's side.
9 January 0980 – 30 May 1035
Alternate Name
Nickname
Boudewijn met de Baard
Also Known As
Baldwin The Bearded
Title of Nobility
Count of Flanders
6th Count of Flanders; Comte de Flandre; Graf von Flandern
from 0987 to 1036
French Flanders, France
Custom Event
Nickname
the Bearded
House of Flanders
Title of Nobility
Count of Flanders
Royal House
Flanders
Life Sketch
Baldwin IV, born c. 980, was the son of Arnulf II, Count of Flanders (c. 961 - 987) and Rozala of Lombardy (950/60 – 1003), of the House of Ivrea. -
Queen Constance of the Franks
France
Relative of Mom's side.
Name
Queen Constance of the Franks
Sex
Female
Birth
Abt 986
Arles, Bouches-Du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, France
Christening
Aft 998
Kingdom of Aquitaine
Death
28 July 1032
Melun, Île-De-France, France
Burial
Aft 28 July 1032
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Matilda Flanders
Relative of my mom's side.
Alternate Name
Also Known As
Matilda/Maud Ingelrica of Flanders
Birth Name
Matilda of Flanders
Also Known As
Countess of Flanders
Religious Affiliation
Roman Catholic
Title of Nobility
Countess of Flanders
Queen Consort by marriage to William the Conqueror, and sometime Regent of these realms during his absence.
Duchess of Normandy
Queen Consort of England
from 25 December 1066 to 2 November 1083
Queen Consort of England
25 December 1066–2 November 1083
Custom Event
Descendants
She bore William nine children, including two kings, William II and Henry I.
Legend
According to legend, when Duke William of Normandy sent his representative to ask for Matilda's hand in marriage, she told the representative that she was far too high-born to consider marrying a bastard.[a] After hearing this response, William rode from Normandy to Bruges, found Matilda on her way to church, dragged her off her horse by her long braids, threw her down in the street in front of her flabbergasted attendants and rode off. Another version of the story states that William rode to Matilda's father's house in Lille, threw her to the ground in her room (again, by her braids), and hit her (or violently battered her) before leaving.
Royal House
House of Flanders
Alt. Birth
1031
Fontevrault Abbey, Maine-Et-Loire, France
Alternate Birth Date and Place
1032
Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Alternate Birth Date and Place
1032
Lille, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Coronation
11 May 1068
Clan Name
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