Matilda of Flanders
The powerful wife of William the Conqueror.
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Henry IV of Germany
The Holy Roman Emperor who walked to Canossa.
Edward the Elder
Son of Alfred the Great, brother to Æthelflæd, Lady of Mercia and father to Æthelstan, king of England.
Charles the Fat
Son of Louis the German, Holy Roman Emperor.
Charles the Bald
Grandson of Charlemagne, king of West Francia. Spent most of his time fighting his relatives and the Vikings.
Ælfthryth of Wessex
The younger daughter of Alfred the Great who became countess of Flanders.
