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Arnulf II "the Young"

Male 962 - 0988  (27 years)

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  • Name Arnulf II "the Young"
    Birth From 961 to 962 
    Gender Male
    Death From 23 Mar 0987/0988 to 30 Mar 0988 
    Burial Abbey of Saint Pierre, Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I7472  Petersen-de Lanskoy
    Last Modified 21 Jun 2026

    Father Baudouin III,   b. Abt 940   d. 1 Jan 962 (Age 22 years)
    Mother Mathilde of Saxony   d. 25 May 1009
    Marriage 961 
    Family ID F3337  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Suzanne or Rozala of Italy   d. 13 Dec 1003
    Children 
     1. Baudouin IV "the Bearded",   b. From 980 to 985   d. From 29 May 1035 to 30 May 1035 (Age 55 years)
     2. Mathilde of Flanders
    Family ID F2908  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Jun 2026

  • Notes 
    • RESEARCH_NOTES:
      1. “Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial & Medieval Families,” Douglas Richardson (2013):
      “ARNULF (or ARNOUL) II the Young, Marquis of Flanders, 964/965-987/988, Lay-abbot of Saint-Bertin, son and heir, born about 961-962. He married SUZANNE (or ROZALA), daughter of Berengario II, King of Italy, by Willa, daughter of Boson, Count of Arles [see Line D, Gen. 6 below for her ancestry]. They had one son, Baldwin (IV) [Count/Marquis of Flanders], and one daughter, Mathilde. ARNULF II, Marquis of Flanders, died 23 (or 30) March 987-988, and was buried in the abbey of Saint-Pierre, Gand. His widow, Susanne, married (2nd) before 1 April 988 (date of charter) (as his 1st wife) ROBERT II, King of France (died 20 July 1031) [see FRANCE 2]. They had no issue, and were divorced in 992. In June 1003 Queen Suzanne and her son, Baudouin, made a grant to the Abbey of Saint-Pierre-au-Mont-Blandin in Gand. She died 13 Dec. 1003, and was buried in the church of the Abbey of Saint-Pierre-au-Mont-Blandin at Gand.
      Histoire des Comtes de Flandre (1698): 20-26. Panckoucke Abrégé Chronologique de l’Histoire de Flandre (1762): 25-27. Galopin Historiae Flandricae (1781): 7-9. De Smet Recueil des Chroniques de Flandre 1 (1837): 533 (Chronicorum Flandriae sub A.D. 988: "Arnulphus Junior, comes Flandriae nepos Magni Arnulphi, obiit et in Blandinio sepelitur. Cui successit Balduinus Barbatus filius ejus."), 536 (Chronicorum Flandriae sub A.D. 1002: "Susanna regina, uxor Roberti Francorum regis, obiit, et in Blandinio juxta Arnulphum Juniorem, Flandriae comitem, suum priorem marituni, sepelitur. Haec prius dicebatur Rozala, cum esset uxor Arnulphi; post cujus obitum, accepto Roberto rege, Susanna dicta est."). Kervyn de Volkaersbeke Les Églises de Gand 2 (1838): 218-220. Monumenta Germaniae Historica SS V (1844): 19 (Annales Elnonenses Minores sub A.D. [950-9681: "Arnulfus junior uxorem duxit filiam Beregeri regis Susannam."), 19 (Annales Elnonenses Minores sub A.D. 988: "Obiit Arnulfus iunior."), 19 (Annales Elnonenses Minores sub A.D. 1003: "Obiit Susanna regina."), 19 (Annales Elnonenses Minores sub A.D. 1031: "Obiit Rotbertus rex."). Poinsignon Richeri historiarum quatuor libri: Histoire de Richer en quatre livres (1855): 469 ("Sur ces entrefaites, le roi Robert, qui était dans sa dix-neuvième année, dans la fleur de la jeunesse, répudia sa femme Susanne, d'origine italienne, parce qu'elle était trop vieille pour lui."). Lépinois & Merlet Cartulaire de Notre-Dame de Chartres 3 (1865): 141 (Chartularium B.M. Carnutensis: XIII Kalendas Augusti [20 July] - Obiit Rotbertus, rex"). Wauters Table Chronologique des Chartes et Diplômes Imprimés 1 (1866): 380, 382, 385, 386 (charter of marquis Arnoul dated 972), 412, 415-416, 443 (charter of Queen Susanne and her son, Baudouin, dated 1003). Recueil des Historiens des Gaules et de la France 10 (1874): 365 (Ex Vita S. Bertulfi Abbatis Renticensis: "Post immaturain a Arnulfi Junioris Marchionis mortem, cujus avus magnus exstitit Arnulfus, Balduinus filius ejus com matre Rozala derelictus est parvulus. His enim est qui postea Prolixæ-barbæ dictus est Balduinus, cujus Principis Roberto Regi Francorum nupsit, et Susanna dicta, mutato nomine, Regina regnavit."). Compte-rendu des Séances de la Commission Royale d'Histoire 5th Ser. 9 (1898): 142-180 (sub Comtes de Flandre). Brandenburg Die Nachkommen Karls des Großen (1935) VII 41, VIII 43. Strecker Die Lateinischen Dichter des Deutschen Mittelalters (Monumenta Germaniæ Historica: Die Ottonenzeit 5(1)) (1937): 297-300. Schwennicke Europäische Stammtafeln 2 (1984): 5 (sub Flanders), 59 (sub Burgund Ivrea). Winter Descs. of Charlemagne (800-1400) (1987): VII.94, V111.122, VIII.114-VIII.115a, IX.18. Van Kerrebrouck Les Capétians 987-1328 (2000): 55-64.”

      2. “Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial & Medieval Families,” Douglas Richardson (2013):
      “BAUDOUIN III, joint Count of Flanders, Lay-abbot of Saint-Bertin, son and heir apparent, born about 940. He married in 961 MATHILDE OF SAXONY, daughter of Hermann Billung, Duke of Saxony, by his wife, Oda. They had one son, Arnulf (II) [Marquis of Flanders]. By an unknown mistress, he also had an illegitimate son, Azelin [Bishop of Paris]. BAUDOUIN III, joint Count of Flanders, died 1 Jan. 962, and was buried in the Abbey of Saint-Bertin in Saint-Omer. His widow, Mathilde, married (2nd) about 963 GODEFROID (or GOTTFRIED), Count of Verdun, before 965-after 997, Count in Bidgau, 959, and in Methingau, 960, 963, Marquis/duke of Eename. They had five sons, Frederic (or Friedrich) [Count of Verdun, Provost of Saint-Vaast], Adalberon [Bishop of Verdun], Hermann [Count of Eename, Count of Brabant], Godefroid (or Gottfried) [Duke of Lower Lorraine], and Gozelo (I) [Duke of Lower Lorraine, Duke of Upper Lorraine, Marquis of Antwerp], and one daughter, Ermengarde (wife of Otto von Hammerstein, Count in Wetterau). Count Godefroid died 3 September, 997 or later. Mathilde died 25 May 1009.
      Histoire des Comtes de Flandre (1698): 20-26. Panckoucke Abrégé Chronologique de l'Histoire de Flandre (1762): 22-24. Galopin Historiae Flandricae (1781): 7-9. Oudegherst Annales de Flandre 1 (1789): 173-174. De Smet Recueil des Chroniques de Flandre 1 (1837): 525 (Chronicorum Flandriae sub A.D. 962: "Arnulphus, comes Flandriae, nimio gravatus senio, Balduino juveni filio suo resignat comitatum; sed ipse ante pattern ex variolae morbo mortuus est."). Kervyn de Volkaersbeke Les Églises de Gand 2 (1838): 218-220. Wauters Table Chronologique des Chartes et Diplômes Imprimés 1 (1866): 363. Compte-rendu des Séances de la Commission Royale d'Histoire 5th Ser. 9 (1898): 142-180 (sub Comtes de Flandre). Brandenburg Die Nachkommen Karls des Großen (1935) VII 46. Strecker Die Lateinischen Dichter des Deutschen Mittelalters (Monumenta Germaniæ Historica: Die Ottonenzeit 5(1)) (1937): 297-300. Schwennicke Europäische Stammtafeln 2 (1984): 5 (sub Flanders). Winter Descs. of Charlemagne (800-1400) (1987): VII.98, VIII.122. Tanner Fams., Friends, & Allies (2004): 300 (chart).”