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Birth:          ABT  960 
Death:          1003 

Notes
heiress of Montreuil-sur-Mer
d 7 Feb or 13 Dec 1003
Stuart says b c 950
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rozala_of_Italy
Rozala of Italy (also known as Rozala of Lombardy, Rozala of Ivrea or Susanna of 
Ivrea; c.?950–960 –1003) was a Countess of Flanders and Queen consort of the 
Franks. She was regent of Flanders in 987-988 during the minority of her son.
Biography[edit]

Rozala (Susanna), born sometime between 950–960, was the daughter of King 
Berengar of Ivrea, King of Italy (c. 900 – 966).[1] Her mother was Willa of Tuscany, 
the daughter of Boso, Margrave of Tuscany and his wife Willa.[2] In 968 she married 
Arnulf II, Count of Flanders (d. 987).[1][3] On her husband's death, she acted as 
regent for her young son.

On c.?1 April 988 she married secondly the much younger Robert the Pious (972–
1031), the Rex Filius of France; the marriage had been arranged by his father Hugh 
Capet.[4][3] According to disputed account she brought her husband Montreuil[3] and 
Ponthieu as a dowry, other assert that she was berieved her right to that territory. 
Upon her marriage, she took the name of Susannah, and was the queen consort of the 
co-ruling king Robert, under senior King Hugh. From 991/992 the couple lived 
basically separated as Rozala had become too old[3] (c. 38) to have more children 
and they lacked marital happiness.

When her father-in-law died in 996, however, Robert repudiated her completely, 
desiring to marry Bertha of Burgundy in her place.[5] That marriage was not lawful 
because of too close kinship so Robert married a third time 1003 with Constance of 
Arles who bore him seven children.

Rozala retired back to Flanders, where she died and was buried. Robert retained 
control of her "dowry",[3] or the rights to the mentioned territory.

Marriages[edit]

Rozala was firstly (968–987) married to Arnulf II, Count of Flanders. They had the 
following children:
Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders (980–1035)[1]
Mathilda (d. 995).[1]

The second marriage (988–996) with Robert II of France did not produce any children.

Parents
____ Berenger II ( 908 - 4 Aug  966)
OF ARLES Willa (ABT  918 - AFT  966)

Siblings
____ Adalbert II (ABT  937 - ABT 30 Apr  971)
OF ITALY Rozala (Rosella) (Rosele) (ABT  960 - 1003)

Marriage To ____ Arnulf (Arnold) II "the Young" (ABT  961 - 30 Mar  987)
    m. ABT  978 

Notes

Parents
____ Baldwin III (ABT  940 - 1 Jan  962)
OF SAXONY Maud (Mathilde) (ABT  943 - 25 May 1008)

Children by ____ Arnulf (Arnold) II "the Young" ABT  961 - 30 Mar  987
____ Eudes (ABT  979 - )
DE LILLE Baldwin IV ( 980 - 30 May 1035)
OF FLANDERS Arnold III (ABT  984 - )

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