BOULOGNE, Count of Boulogne Arnulf II of

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• Relation to Me: 33 GGF

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. BOULOGNE, Count of Boulogne Arnulf III of died in 990.

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• Relation to Me: 34 GGF
• Royalty & Nobility: Count of Flanders
• Title: Count of Flanders

Notes:

He was nicknamed the Bald (Calvus) after his maternal grandfather, King Charles the Bald.[1]

II + WESSEX, Elftrudis of. Elftrudis (daughter of GREAT, King of Wessex Alfred the and EALHSWITH) was born in 877; died on 7 Jun 929. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Relation to Me: 35 GGM
• Royalty & Nobility: Countess of Flanders, House of Wessex by birth, House of Flanders by marriage
• Name: Ælfthryth, Elftrude,, Elfrida

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• Royalty & Nobility: Margrave of Flanders

Baldwin + FLANDERS, Countess of Flanders Judith of. Judith (daughter of CHARLES, II and ORLEANS, Ermentrude of) was born in 843; died after 870 in Historical region of Flanders, Belgium. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Relation to Me: 35 GGM
• Royalty & Nobility: Through her marriages to two Kings of Wessex, Æthelwulf and Æthelbald, she was twice a queen. Her first two marriages were childless, but through her third marriage to Baldwin, she became the first Countess of Flanders
• Name: Baldwin Iron Arm
• Royalty & Nobility: Between 856 and 858; Queen Consort of Wessex
• Royalty & Nobility: Between 858 and 860; Queen Consort of Wessex

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• Differentiator: He is one of only two English monarchs to be given the epithet "the Great", the other being the Scandinavian Cnut the Great. He was also the first King of the West Saxons to style himself "King of the Anglo-Saxons".
• Relation to Me: 36 GGF
• Name: Alfred the Great aka King Alfred and Alfred I
• Religion: Roman Catholic
• Royalty & Nobility: Between 23 Apr 871 and 26 Oct 899, Wessex, England; King of the Anglo-Saxons

Notes:

Alfred is venerated as a saint by some Christian traditions, but an attempt by Henry VI of England in 1441 to have him canonized by the pope was unsuccessful. The Anglican Communion venerates him as a Christian hero, with a feast day or commemoration on 26 October, and he may often be found depicted in stained glass in Church of England parish churches.

Alfred commissioned Bishop Asser to write his biography, which inevitably emphasised Alfred's positive aspects. Later medieval historians, such as Geoffrey of Monmouth also reinforced Alfred's favourable image. By the time of the Reformation Alfred was seen as being a pious Christian ruler, who promoted the use of English rather than Latin, and so the translations that he commissioned were viewed as untainted by the later Roman Catholic influences of the Normans. Consequently, it was writers of the sixteenth century who gave Alfred his epithet as 'the Great', rather than any of Alfred's contemporaries.The epithet was retained by succeeding generations of Parliamentarians and empire-builders who saw Alfred's patriotism, success against barbarism, promotion of education and establishment of the rule of law as supporting their own ideals.

Alfred successfully defended his kingdom against the Viking attempt at conquest, and by the time of his death had become the dominant ruler in England. Alfred had a reputation as a learned and merciful man of a gracious and level-headed nature who encouraged education, proposing that primary education be taught in English, and improved his kingdom's legal system, military structure and his people's quality of life. In 2002, Alfred was ranked number 14 in the BBC's poll of the 100 Greatest Britons.

Alfred married EALHSWITH in 868. (daughter of MUCEL, Aethelred and Living) died on 5 Dec 902. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Relation to Me: 36 GGM
• Royalty & Nobility: Queen Consort of the Anglo-Saxons