Count Arnulf of Flanders II
- Born: Cir 961
- Marriage (1): Susannah of Italy
- Died: 30 Mar 987 aged about 26
General Notes:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnulf_II,_Count_of_Flanders Baldwin III died in 962, when Arnulf was just an infant, while Arnulf's grandfather, Arnulf I, was still alive. When Arnulf I died three years later (965), the regency was held by his kinsman Baldwin Balso.
By the time Arnulf attained his majority in 976, Flanders had lost some of the southern territory acquired by Arnulf I. The latter had given some parts of Picardy to King Lothar of France to help assure his grandson's succession, and gave Boulogne as a fief to another relative. Then early in Arnulf's minority Lothar had taken Ponthieu and given it to Hugh Capet, and the first counts of Guīnes had established themselves.
Arnulf married Susannah of Italy.
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