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Spouses/Children:
Ermentrude de Verdun
- Godefroi III, seigneur de Florennes+
- Gérard "Le Grand" de Florennes, Bishop of Cambrai
- Arnaud II de Florennes, seigneur de Morialmé
- Gauthier de Florennes
- Eilbert de Florennes, Abbot of Mareilles & Saint-André
- Alpaïde de Florennes
- Hadwide de Florennes
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Arnaud I, seigneur de Florennes 1
- Born: Est 950
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- Died: 22 Oct 1002/10, Florennes, Namur, Belgium
 Research Notes:
The Miraculis Sancti Gengulfi names "Arnulfus, Alpaidis et Godefridi Hainoensis pagi comitis filius" specifying that he was Seigneur de Florennes. The Historia Walciodorensis Monasterii records that the (unnamed) wife of [Eilbert] had "binos…adolescentulos…Godefrido et fratri…Arnulfo" from her previous marriage to whom their stepfather bequeathed "pagum Florinensem". “Alpaidis” donated “villam...Roserias in pago Hasbanio sitam, super fluviolum Neropie, in comitatu Hoyensi” to Waulsort abbey by undated charter, signed by “Alpaidis eiusque filii Arnulphi...Wirici fratris Arnulphi, Alberti comitis, Gisleberti, Radbodi fratrum eius...”. Roland records that a 13th century copy of this charter includes the date 981.
Seigneur de Florennes. The Gesta Episcoporum Leodiensium names "Arnulfum nobilem de Rumiaco…Alpaidis et Godefridi filius" specifying that he founded the church of St Gengulf in Florennes. The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines records that "Arnullfum nobilem de Ruminiaceo…Alpaidis et Godefridi filius" founded the church of St Gengulf in Florennes in 1002. 2
Marriage Information:
Arnaud married Ermentrude de Verdun, daughter of Godefroi, comte de Verdun et de Hainaut and Mechtild Billung von Sachsen. (Ermentrude de Verdun was born in Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France and died 7 March, after 1010.)
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