Elstrude De Of Flanders, [Countess]

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Countess of Guines.

Elstrude married Sigefred Le Danois Guisnes Abt 949, Of, Guisness, Picardy, France. Sigefred (son of Godefroy La Danois and Gisela Princess Of Lorraine) was born Abt 904, Of, Guisnes, Picardy, France; died 964. [Group Sheet]

1. Heloise De Guisnes was born Abt 925, Of, Guisnes, Picardy, France.
2. Ardolph Count Of Guisnes was born Abt 929, Of, Guisnes, Picardy, France.

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Arnold I Count Of Flanders

Arnold married Adela De Vermandois Abt 913, Of, Flanders, Belgium. Adela (daughter of Herbert II Count Vermandois and Hildebrante Princess Of France) was born Abt 914, Of, Vermandois, Normandy, France; died 5 Oct 958, Bruges; was buried St Pierre Abby, Gand. [Group Sheet]

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Adele Alice Countess Of Flanders.

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Baldwin II "The Bald", Count Of Flanders

Baudouin married Elfrida Princess Of England Abt 838. Elfrida (daughter of Alfred "The Great", England and Ethelswida (Alswitha), Queen England) was born Abt 867, , Wessex, England; died 919. [Group Sheet]

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Herbert II Count Of Vermandois

Herbert married Hildebrante Princess Of France Bef 1067, , France. Hildebrante (daughter of Robert I King France, [Count of Paris] and Beatrice De Vermandois, [Queen]) was born Abt 894, Of, Vermandois, Normandy, France; died Aft 930. [Group Sheet]

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Baldwin I "Bras de Fer," Count Of Flanders
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Reference:
"Royalty for Commoners", Roderick W. Stuart, 1993, p 38, 173, 185.

Baldwin married Judith Princess Of Franks, Queen of England 861, , Flanders, Nord, France. Judith (daughter of Charles II, "The Bald" Holy Roman Empir, King and Ermentrude, Queen Of Franks) was born 843, , France; died Aft 869. [Group Sheet]

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Judith Princess Of France, Queen of Wessex, Queen of England, Countess of
Flanders.
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Reference:
"Royalty for Commoners", Roderick W. Stuart, 1993, p 38, 173, 185.

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Alfred "The Great", King Of England was king of the West Saxons in England. He
saved his country, Wessex, from Danish conquest, laid the basis for the
unification of England under the West Saxon monarchy, and led a revival of
learning and literature. He was such an outstanding leader in both war and
peace that he was called "the great."

As a boy, he was curious and eager to learn. There is a story his mother
offered a prize to the first of her five sons who learned to read. Alfred, the
youngest, won the prize, a book of Anglo-Saxon poems. Before he was 7, he had
traveled to Rome twice, and was confirmed by Pope Leo IV. These travels
impressed upon young Alfred the contrast between the civilized parts of Europe
and his more backward England.

Alfred became king in 871, after the death of his fourth brother. The West
Saxons had been at war with the Danes for many years. After several losing
battles, Alfred made peace with the invaders. But the Danes renewed their
attacks four years later, and defeated Alfred at the Battle of Chippenham.
Alfred finally defeated the Danes at the Battle of Edington in 878. The Danish
leader, Guthrum, agreed to be baptized a Christian. After the Danes broke the
peace once more, Alfred won his greatest military victory, the conquest of
London in 886. The Danes withdrew to the eastern third of England, called the
Danelaw. All the English people, both in and out of Wessex, who were not
subject to the Danes recognized Alfred as their king, and paid him homage.

A legend tells how Alfred took shelter in the house of a peasant woman while he
was fleeing in disguise from the Danes. The woman ordered him to watch some
cakes cooking on the hearth. When he allowed them to burn, she scolded himseverely.

Alfred built forts at strategic points and stationed a fleet of ships along the
coast to protect his kingdom and guard against invasion. He also issued a great
code of laws to improve government.

Education declined because the Danes had looted monasteries and churches, the
only centers of learning. Few even among the clergy could read or write.
Alfred brought teachers and learned men to Wessex from Wales, norther England,
and Europe. He himself helped translate books from Latin into Anglo-Saxon. He
also kept a record of current events. Called the "Anglo-Saxon Chronicle," it
was continued after his death until 1154. It is the best source for Anglo-Saxon
history.
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Reference:
"The World Book Encyclopedia", 1968, p A333.

Alfred married Ethelswida (Alswitha), Queen England 867. Ethelswida (daughter of Ethelred Mucil, Eald Gainai and Miss Fadburn) was born Abt 851, , Mercia, England; died 30 Nov 905. [Group Sheet]

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Ethelswida (Alswitha), Queen Of England

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Herbert I Count Of Vermandois

Herbert — Miss Countess Of Vermandois. Miss (daughter of Robert "Fortis" Duke France, [Count] and Adelaide Princess Holy Roman Empir) was born Abt 861, , France. [Group Sheet]

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Robert I King Of France

Robert — Beatrice De Vermandois, [Queen]. Beatrice (daughter of Herbert I Count Vermandois and Miss Countess Of Vermandois) was born Abt 879, Of, Vermandois, Normandy, France; died Mar 931. [Group Sheet]

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Queen of France