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     Arnulf II 'the Younger', Comte de Flandre was born in December 961. He was the son of Baldwinus III Graaf van Vlaanderen Comte d'Artois Boulogne Ternois et Saint-Pol and Mathildis Billung von Sachsen.¹ He married Rozela d'Ivrea, daughter of Berengar II d'Ivrea, King of Italy and Willa di Toscana, circa 968. He died on 30 March 987 at age 25. He was also reported to have died in 988.¹
     He succeeded to the title of Comte de Flandre in 965.¹

     Mathildis Billung von Sachsen was born in 942.¹ She was the daughter of Hermann Billung Herzog von Sachsen. She married, firstly, Baldwinus III Graaf van Vlaanderen Comte d'Artois Boulogne Ternois et Saint-Pol, son of Arnulfus 'de Grote' Graaf van Vlaanderen Comte d'Artois Boulogne Ternois et Saint-Pol and Adèle de Vermandois, in 961.¹ She married, secondly, Godefroi, Comte de Verdun, son of Gozelo von Lothringen and Oda von Metz, circa 963.¹ She died on 25 May 1008.¹
     She was also known as Maud.

     Rozela d'Ivrea was born between 950 and 960. She was the daughter of Berengar II d'Ivrea, King of Italy and Willa di Toscana. She married Arnulf II 'the Younger', Comte de Flandre, son of Baldwinus III Graaf van Vlaanderen Comte d'Artois Boulogne Ternois et Saint-Pol and Mathildis Billung von Sachsen, circa 968. She died on 25 January 1003. She was also reported to have died on 7 February 1003.
     She was also known as Susanna.

     Marguerite de Rohan was the daughter of Alain IX de Rohan, Vicomte de Rohan and Marguerite de Montfort.¹ She married Jean d'Orléans, Comte d'Angoulême, son of Louis de Valois, Duc d'Orléans and Valentine Visconti, on 31 August 1449. She died after 1496.¹

     Katherina de Courtenay, Markgravine de Namur was born in 1274. She was the daughter of Philippe de Courtenay, Emperor of Constantinople and Beatrix d'Anjou.¹ She married Charles I de France, Comte de Valois, son of Philippe III, Roi de France and Isabel de Aragón, on 8 February 1301 at Saint-Cloud, Île-de-France, France.¹ She died in 1308.
     She gained the title of Margravine de Namur.

     George Spencer-Churchill, 5th Duke of Marlborough was born on 6 March 1766.¹ He was the son of George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough and Lady Caroline Russell.¹ He was baptised on 3 April 1766 at St. Martin-in-the-Fields Church, Covent Garden, London, England.¹ He married Lady Susan Stewart, daughter of John Stewart, 7th Earl of Galloway and Anne Dashwood, on 15 September 1791 at St. James's, London, England.¹ He died on 5 March 1840 at age 73 at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England.¹ He was buried on 13 March 1840 at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England.¹ His will was probated in January 1841.¹
     He was given the name of George Churchill at birth.¹ He was styled as Marquess of Blandford between 1766 and 1806.¹ He was educated between 1776 and 1783 at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He was educated between 1784 and 1786 at Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.¹ He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, on 9 December 1786 with a Master of Arts (M.A.).¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Oxfordshire between 1790 and 1796.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Laws (D.C.L.) by Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, on 20 June 1792.¹ On 27 May 1801 he was defendant in an action for crim. con. with Lady Mary Anne Sturt, wife of Charles Sturt, who laid the damages at £20,000, although she only obtained £100.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Tregony between 1802 and 1806.¹ He was invested as a Fellow, Society of Antiquaries (F.S.A.) on 8 December 1803.¹ He held the office of Lord of the Treasury between 1804 and 1806.¹ He succeeded to the title of 9th Baron Spencer of Wormleighton [E., 1603] on 12 March 1806.³ He succeeded to the title of 5th Earl of Marlborough, co. Wilts [E., 1689] on 29 January 1817. He succeeded to the title of 7th Earl of Sunderland [E., 1643] on 29 January 1817. He succeeded to the title of 5th Duke of Marlborough [E., 1702] on 29 January 1817.¹ He succeeded to the title of 5th Marquess of Blandford [E., 1702] on 29 January 1817. He succeeded to the title of 5th Baron Churchill of Sandridge, co. Hertford [E., 1685] on 29 January 1817. On 26 May 1817 his name was legally changed to George Spencer-Churchill.¹
     The Duke's gardens and library at White Knights, near Reading, occasioned him great expense. For the latter he bought in 1812 a Boccaccio's Decamerone, printed by Valdarfer in 1471, for £2,260, an incident which lead to the formation of the Roxbughe Club, of which he was an original member. Most of his collections were dispersed in his lifetime, and the famous Boccaccio was sold in 1819 to Earl Spencer for 875 guineas. The whole of the magnificent library had to be disposed of, and realised much less than the Duke had given for it. During his latter years, 'he lived in utter retirement at one corner of his magnificent palace, a melancholy instance of the results of extravagence.¹'

     Lady Susan Stewart was born on 10 April 1767.¹ She was the daughter of John Stewart, 7th Earl of Galloway and Anne Dashwood. She married George Spencer-Churchill, 5th Duke of Marlborough, son of George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough and Lady Caroline Russell, on 15 September 1791 at St. James's, London, England.¹ She died on 2 April 1841 at age 73 at Park Lane, Mayfair, London, England.¹ Her will was probated in May 1841.¹
      From 15 September 1791, her married name became Spencer-Churchill. As a result of her marriage, Lady Susan Stewart was styled as Marchioness of Blandford on 15 September 1791. As a result of her marriage, Lady Susan Stewart was styled as Duchess of Marlborough on 29 January 1817.

     John Stewart, 7th Earl of Galloway was born on 13 March 1736.³ He was the son of Alexander Stewart, 6th Earl of Galloway and Lady Catherine Cochrane.¹ He married, firstly, Lady Charlotte Mary Greville, daughter of Francis Greville, 1st Earl of Warwick and Elizabeth Hamilton, on 14 August 1762.⁴ He married, secondly, Anne Dashwood, daughter of Sir James Dashwood, 2nd Bt. and Elizabeth Spencer, on 13 June 1764.⁴ He died on 13 November 1806 at age 70.
     He succeeded to the title of 7th Lord of Garlies [S., 1607] on 24 September 1773.¹ He succeeded to the title of 6th Baronet Stewart, of Corsewell [N.S., 1627] on 24 September 1773.¹ He succeeded to the title of 5th Baronet Stewart, of Burray [N.S., 1687] on 24 September 1773.¹ He succeeded to the title of 7th Earl of Galloway [S., 1623] on 24 September 1773.¹ He held the office of Representative Peer [Scotland] between 1774 and 1790.³ He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Thistle (K.T.) in 1775.³ He held the office of a Lord of the Bedchamber between 1784 and 1806.³ He was created 1st Baron Stewart of Garlies, in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright [Great Britian] on 6 June 1795.³

     Anne Dashwood was born in 1743 at Kirtlington, Oxfordshire, England.³ She was the daughter of Sir James Dashwood, 2nd Bt. and Elizabeth Spencer.^1,4 She married John Stewart, 7th Earl of Galloway, son of Alexander Stewart, 6th Earl of Galloway and Lady Catherine Cochrane, on 13 June 1764.¹ She died on 8 January 1830 at Davies Street, Westminster, London, England.³
      From 13 June 1764, her married name became Stewart.

     Lt.-Col. James Hamilton was born on 18 January 1746.¹ He was the son of Lord Anne Hamilton and Anna Charlotta Maria Powell.¹ He married Lucy Lloyd, daughter of Sir Richard Lloyd, on 29 July 1767.¹ He died on 22 January 1804 at age 58.¹
     He gained the rank of Major in the service of the Coldstream Guards.³