1. Halfdan "the Aged" Sveidasson, Jarl of Oppland,1 2 3 son of Sveidi Svidrasson, was born about 762 in Oppland, (Norway) and died about 800 about age 38.
Research Notes: Source: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr, ed. by William R. Beall & Kaleen E. Beall (Baltimore, 2008), line 121E-14
Halfdan married someone.
+ 2 M i. Ivar Halfdansson, Jarl of Oppland 3 4 5 was born about 783 in Oppland, (Norway).
Second Generation 2. Ivar Halfdansson, Jarl of Oppland 3 4 5 (Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 783 in Oppland, (Norway).
Birth Notes: Ancestral Roots has fl. 800; http://www.smokykin.com/ged/f002/f50/a0025008.htm has b. 783
Research Notes: Fl. abt. 800
Source: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr, ed. by William R. Beall & Kaleen E. Beall (Baltimore, 2008), line 121E-15
Ivar married < > Eysteinsdatter 6 about 824. < was born about 785 in Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag, (Norway).
The child from this marriage was:
+ 3 M i. Eystein "Glumra" Ivarsson, Jarl of Oppland 6 7 8 9 was born about 800 in <Maer, (Nord-Trondelag), Norway>.
Third Generation 3. Eystein "Glumra" Ivarsson, Jarl of Oppland 6 7 8 9 (Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 800 in <Maer, (Nord-Trondelag), Norway>.
Birth Notes: http://www.smokykin.com/ged/f002/f50/a0025002.htm has b. 810.
Research Notes: Source: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr, ed. by William R. Beall & Kaleen E. Beall (Baltimore, 2008), line 121E-16. "EYSTEIN GLUMRA, Jarl of the Uplands, abt. 830, sd. to have fathered two known children: Swanhild, who m. HARALD (243A-17) King of Norway, and RAGNVALD I"
Eystein married Aseda Rognvaldsdatter.9 10 Aseda was born about 804 in <Maer, (Nord-Trondelag), Norway>.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 4 M i. Ragnvald Eysteinsson, Earl of Møre 9 11 12 13 was born before 867 in Oppland, (Norway), died in 890 in Orkney, Orkney Islands, Scotland, and was buried in 893.
+ 5 F ii. Swanhild
+ 6 M iii. Sigurd Eysteinsson 14 was born about 832 in Maer, Nord-Trondelag, Norway.
+ 7 M iv. Malahule Eysteinsson 6 15 was born about 845 in Maer, Nord-Trondelag, Norway.
+ 8 F v. Svanhild Eysteinsdatter 16 was born about 850 in <Maer, Nord-Trondelag, (Norway)>.
Fourth Generation 4. Ragnvald Eysteinsson, Earl of Møre 9 11 12 13 (Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born before 867 in Oppland, (Norway), died in 890 in Orkney, Orkney Islands, Scotland, and was buried in 893.
Birth Notes: http://www.smokykin.com/ged/f002/f00/a0020082.htm has b. 857, of Upland, Denmark.
Research Notes: Jarl of North and South Møre, and of Ramsdal in Norway.
Parentage uncertain.
From Wikipedia - Rognvald Eysteinsson :
Rognvald "The Wise" Eysteinsson (son of Eystein Ivarsson ) is the founder of the Earldom of Orkney in the Norse Sagas . Three quite different accounts of the creation of the Norse earldom on Orkney and Shetland exist. The best known is that found in the Heimskringla , but other older traditions are found in the Historia Norvegiae and the Fragmentary Annals of Ireland .
Sagas
The saga accounts are the best known, and the latest, of the three surviving traditions concerning Rognvald and the foundation of the Earldom of Orkney. Recorded in the 13th century, their views are informed by Norwegian politics of the day. Once, historians could write that no-one denied the reality of Harald Fairhair 's expeditions to the west recounted in Heimskringla, but this is no longer the case. The Norwegian contest with the Kings of Scots over the Hebrides and the Isle of Man in the middle 13th century underlies the sagas.[1]
In the Heimskringla, Rognvald is Earl of Møre . He accompanies Harald Fairhair on his great expeditions to the west, to Ireland and to Scotland . Here, Rognvald's son Ivarr is killed. In compensation King Harald grants Rognvald Orkney and Shetland. Rognvald himself returns to Norway , giving the northern isles to his brother Sigurd Eysteinsson .[2]
The Heimskringla recounts other tales of Rognvald. It tells how he causes Harald Finehair to be given his byname Fairhair by cutting and dressing his hair, which had been uncut for ten years on account of Harald's vow never to cut it until he was ruler of all Norway,[3] and it makes him the father of Ganger-Hrólf, identified by saga writers with the Rollo (Hrólfr), ancestor of the Dukes of Normandy , who was said to have been established as Count of Rouen by King Charles the Simple in 931.[4]
Earl Rognvald is killed by Harald's son Halfdan Hålegg. Rognvald's death is avenged by his son, Earl Turf-Einar , from whom later Orkney earls claimed descent, who kills Halfdan on North Ronaldsay .[5]
Historia Norvegiae
The Historia Norvegiae's account of Rognvald and the foundation of the Orkney earldom is the next oldest, probably dating from the 12th century. This account contains much curious detail on Orkney, including the earliest account of the Picts as small people who hid in the daytime, but it has little to say about Rognvald.
In the days of Harald Fairhair, king of Norway, certain pirates, of the family of the most vigorous prince Ronald [Rognvald], set out with a great fleet, and crossed the Solundic sea..., and subdued the islands to themselves. And being there provided with safe winter seats, they went in summer-time working tyranny upon the English, and the Scots, and sometimes also upon the Irish, so that they took under their rule, from England, Northumbria ; from Scotland, Caithness ; from Ireland, Dublin , and the other sea-side towns.[6]
This account does not associate Rognvald with the earldom, but instead attributes it to his anonymous kinfolk.
Fragmentary Annals of Ireland
The oldest account of the Rognvald and the earldom of Orkney is that found in the Fragmentary Annals of Ireland. The annals survive only in incomplete copies made by Dubhaltach Mac Fhirbhisigh in the 17th century, but the original annals are believed to date from the lifetime of Donnchad mac Gilla Pátraic (died 1039). The annals are known to have had an influence on later writings in Iceland .
The annals make Rognvald the son of "Halfdan, King of Lochlann ". This is generally understood to mean Halfdan the Black , which would make the Rognvald of the annals the brother of Harald Finehair. However, the sagas claim that Rognvald's grandfather was named Halfdan.[7]
These events are placed after an account of the devastation of Fortriu , dated to around 866,[8] and the fall of York, reliably dated to late 867. However, such an early date makes it difficult to reconcile the saga claims that Harald Fairhair was involved in Rognvald's conquest of the northern isles.
Harald Finehair's victory in the Battle of Hafrsfjord , which gave him dominion over parts of Norway, is traditionally dated to 872, but was probably later, perhaps as late as 900.[9] What little is known of Scottish events in the period from the Chronicle of the Kings of Alba would correspond equally well with Harald's attacks on Scotland in the reign of Domnall mac Causantín (ruled 889-900).[10] However, this would not correspond with the sequence in the earliest account of the origins of the Orkney earldom, which places this a generation earlier.
Ragnvald married Ragnhild Hrolfsdatter 17 18 19 about 867 in Maer, Nord-Trondelag, Norway. Ragnhild was born about 857 in <(Norway)>.
Birth Notes: FamilySearch has b. abt 848, Orkney Islands, Scotland.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 9 M i. Rollo Duke of Normandy 20 21 22 23 was born between 860 and 870 in <Maer, Nord-Trondelag, (Norway)>, died about 929 in <Rouen>, Normandy, Neustria (France), and was buried in Notre Dame, Rouen, Normandy, (France).
+ 10 M ii. Einar "Torf" Rögnvaldsson, Earl of Orkney 19 24 was born about 852 in <Sunnmøre, (Møre og Romsdal, Norway)> and died after 920 in Orkney, Orkney Islands, Scotland.
5. Swanhild (Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1)
6. Sigurd Eysteinsson 14 (Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 832 in Maer, Nord-Trondelag, Norway.
7. Malahule Eysteinsson 6 15 (Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 845 in Maer, Nord-Trondelag, Norway.
Malahule married someone.
+ 11 M i. Hugh de Cavalcamp 6 was born about 890 in <Near Dieppe>.
8. Svanhild Eysteinsdatter 16 (Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 850 in <Maer, Nord-Trondelag, (Norway)>.
Svanhild married Harald I "Fairhair" Halfdansson, King of Norway.16 Harald was born about 850 in <Hedemark, Norway>, died in 933 about age 83, and was buried in Hauko, Rogaland, Norway.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 12 M i. Bjorn "the Merchant" Haraldsson, Prince of Norway 16 was born about 900 in <Vestfold, Norway> and died in 927 about age 27.
Fifth Generation 9. Rollo Duke of Normandy 20 21 22 23 (Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born between 860 and 870 in <Maer, Nord-Trondelag, (Norway)>, died about 929 in <Rouen>, Normandy, Neustria (France), and was buried in Notre Dame, Rouen, Normandy, (France).
Birth Notes: FamilySearch has b. abt 846, Maer, Nord-Trondelag, Norway
Death Notes: http://www.smokykin.com/ged/f002/f00/a0020075.htm has d. 927 in Rouen, France. Ancestral Roots has d. 929.
FamilySearch has d. abt 931, Rouen, Normandie, Neustria.
Research Notes: Father may have been Ragnvald Eysteinsson.
Source: familysearch.org (Kevin Bradford) has d. 927-932.
Source: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr, ed. by William R. Beall & Kaleen E. Beall (Baltimore, 2008), line 121E-18. "GANGER ROLF, "the Viking" (or ROLLO), 1st Count of Normandy, banished from Norway to the Hebrides abt 876, 890 participated in Viking attack on Bayeux, where Count Berenger of Bayeux was killed, and his dau. Poppa captured and taken 886, by Rollo (now called Count of Rouen) as his 'Danish' wife. Under Treaty of St. Claire, 911, rec'd the County of Normandy from CHARLES III, (148017) 'the Simple'; d. 929, bur. Notre Dame, Rouen."
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From Wikipedia - Rollo :
Rollo (c. 860 - c. 932), baptised Robert, was the founder and first ruler of the Viking principality in what soon became known as Normandy .
The name Rollo is a Frankish -Latin name probably taken from the Old Norse name Hrólfr (cf. the latinization of Hrólfr into the similar Roluo in the Gesta Danorum , modern Scandinavian name Rolf ).
Historical evidence
Rollo was a Viking leader of contested origin. Dudo of St. Quentin , in his De moribus et actis primorum Normannorum ducum (Latin), tells of a powerful Danish nobleman at loggerheads with the king of Denmark , who had two sons, Gurim and Rollo; upon his death, Rollo was expelled and Gurim killed. William of Jumièges also mentions Rollo's prehistory in his Gesta Normannorum Ducum , but states that he was from the Danish town of Fakse . Wace , writing some 300 years after the event in his Roman de Rou , also mentions the two brothers (as Rou and Garin), as does the Orkneyinga Saga .
Norwegian and Icelandic historians identified this Rollo with a son of Rognvald Eysteinsson , Earl of Møre , in Western Norway , based on medieval Norwegian and Icelandic sagas that mention a Ganger Hrolf (Hrolf, the Walker). The oldest source of this version is the Latin Historia Norvegiae , written in Norway at the end of the 12th century. This Hrolf fell foul of the Norwegian king Harald Fairhair , and became a Jarl in Normandy. The nickname of that character came from being so big that no horse could carry him.
The question of Rollo's Danish or Norwegian origins was a matter of heated dispute between Norwegian and Danish historians of the 19th and early 20th century, particularly in the run-up to Normandy's 1000-year-anniversary in 1911. Today, historians still disagree on this question, but most would now agree that a certain conclusion can never be reached.
Invasion of France
In 885, Rollo was one of the lesser leaders of the Viking fleet which besieged Paris under Sigfred second official king of the Danes. Legend has it that an emissary was sent by the king to find the chieftain and negotiate terms. When he asked for this information, the Vikings replied that they were all chieftains in their own right. In 886, when Sigfred retreated in return for tribute, Rollo stayed behind and was eventually bought off and sent to harry Burgundy .
Later, he returned to the Seine with his followers (known as Danes, or Norsemen). He invaded the area of northern France now known as Normandy .
In 911 Rollo's forces were defeated at the Battle of Chartres by the troops of King Charles the Simple .[1] In the aftermath of the battle, rather than pay Rollo to leave, as was customary, Charles the Simple understood that he could no longer hold back their onslaught, and decided to give Rollo the coastal lands they occupied under the condition that he defend against other raiding Vikings. In the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte (911) with King Charles, Rollo pledged feudal allegiance to the king, changed his name to the Frankish version, and converted to Christianity , probably with the baptismal name Robert.[2] In return, King Charles granted Rollo the lower Seine area (today's upper Normandy) and the titular rulership of Normandy, centred around the city of Rouen . There exists some argument among historians as to whether Rollo was a "duke " (dux) or whether his position was equivalent to that of a "count " under Charlemagne . According to legend, when required to kiss the foot of King Charles, as a condition of the treaty, he refused to perform so great a humiliation, and when Charles extended his foot to Rollo, Rollo ordered one of his warriors to do so in his place. His warrior then lifted Charles' foot up to his mouth causing him to fall to the ground.[3]
Settlement
Initially, Rollo stayed true to his word of defending the shores of the Seine river in accordance to the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte , but in time he and his followers had very different ideas. Rollo began to divide the land between the Epte and Risle rivers among his chieftains and settled there with a de facto capital in Rouen. With these settlements, Rollo began to further raid other Frankish lands, now from the security of a settled homeland, rather than a mobile fleet. Eventually, however, Rollo's men intermarried with the local women, and became more settled as Frenchmen. At the time of his death, Rollo's expansion of his territory had extended as far west as the Vire River .
Death
Sometime around 927, Rollo passed the fief in Normandy to his son, William Longsword . Rollo may have lived for a few years after that, but certainly died before 933. According to the historian Adhemar , 'As Rollo's death drew near, he went mad and had a hundred Christian prisoners beheaded in front of him in honour of the gods whom he had worshipped , and in the end distributed a hundred pounds of gold around the churches in honour of the true God in whose name he had accepted baptism.' Even though Rollo had converted to Christianity , some of his pagan roots surfaced at the end.
Legacy
Rollo is a direct ancestor of William the Conqueror . Through William, he is an ancestor of the present-day British royal family .
The "Clameur de Haro " in the Channel Islands is, supposedly, an appeal to Rollo.
Rollo married Poppa , de Bayeux 22 25 in 886. Poppa was born about 872 in <Bayeux>, Neustria (France).
Marriage Notes: Source: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr, ed. by William R. Beall & Kaleen E. Beall (Baltimore, 2008), line 121E-18 (Ganger Rolf).
http://www.smokykin.com/ged/f002/f00/a0020076.htm has m. 891.
Birth Notes: FamilySearch has b. abt 872, Evreux, Neustria
Children from this marriage were:
+ 13 F i. Adele de Normandie 26 died after 969.
+ 14 M ii. William I "Longsword" Duke of Normandy 22 27 28 was born about 892 in <Rouen, (France)> and died on 17 Dec 942 in France about age 50.
10. Einar "Torf" Rögnvaldsson, Earl of Orkney 19 24 (Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 852 in <Sunnmøre, (Møre og Romsdal, Norway)> and died after 920 in Orkney, Orkney Islands, Scotland.
Research Notes: From Wikipedia - Torf-Einarr :
Einarr Rögnvaldarson, Torf-Einarr or Turf-Einar (fl. early 890s-920s) was one of the Norse Earls of Orkney . His rise to power is related in sagas which apparently draw on verses of Einarr's own composition for inspiration. After battling for control of the Northern Isles of Scotland , Einarr founded a dynasty which retained control of the islands for centuries after his death.
Rise to power
Einarr was the youngest son of Rögnvald Eysteinsson of Møre , Norway , by a concubine. Rögnvald's family conquered the Orkney and Shetland islands in the late ninth century, and Rögnvald's brother, Sigurd Eysteinsson , was made Earl of Orkney. After his death on campaign, Sigurd was succeeded by his son, Guthorm, who died shortly afterward. Rögnvald sent one of his sons, Hallad, to govern the islands but Hallad was unable to maintain control, resigned his earldom and returned to Norway as a common landholder.[1]
According to the Norse Heimskringla and Orkneyinga sagas , Rögnvald had little regard for his youngest son Einarr because Einarr's mother was a slave. The sagas record that Rögnvald agreed to provide Einarr with a ship and crew in the hope that he would sail away and never return. Einarr sailed to the Scottish islands, where he defeated two Danish warlords, Þórir Tréskegg (Thorir Treebeard) and Kálf Skurfa (Kalf the Scurvy), who had taken residence there, and established himself as earl.[2] It is unclear whether the account in the sagas of Einarr's conquest is accurate. Though the Historia Norvegiæ , written at the same time as the sagas but from a different source, confirms that Rögnvald's family conquered the islands, it gives few details. The scene in the sagas where Einarr's father scorns him is a literary device which often figures in Old Norse literature . Much of Einarr's story in the sagas appears to be derived from five skaldic verses attributed to Einarr himself.[1]
Relations with Norway
The five verses attributed to Einarr describe a feud between the families of Rögnvald and the King of Norway, Harald Finehair . The poems are elaborated in the sagas, which say that two of Harald Finehair's unruly sons, Halvdan Hålegg (Hálfdan Longlegs) and Gudrød Ljome (Gudrod the Gleaming), killed Einarr's father Rögnvald by trapping him in his house and setting it alight. Gudrød took possession of Rögnvald's lands while Hálfdan sailed westwards to Orkney and displaced Einarr. The sagas say that King Harald, apparently appalled by his sons' actions, overthrew Gudrød and restored Rögnvald's lands to his son, Thorir Rögnvaldarson. From a base in Caithness , Einarr resisted Hálfdan's occupation of the islands. After a battle at sea, and a ruthless campaign on land, Einarr spied Hálfdan hiding on North Ronaldsay . The sagas claim that Hálfdan was captured, and sacrificed to Odin as a blood-eagle .[3] While the killing of Hálfdan by the Orkney islanders is recorded independently in the Historia Norvegiæ, the manner of his death is unspecified. The blood-eagle sacrifice may be a misunderstanding or an invention of the sagawriters as it does not feature directly in the earlier skaldic verses, which instead indicate that Hálfdan was killed by a volley of spears.[4] The verses do mention the eagle as a carrion bird, and this may have influenced the sagawriters to introduce the blood-eagle element.[5] The sagas relate that Harald sought vengeance for his son's ignoble death, and set out on campaign against Einarr, but was unable to dislodge him. Eventually, Harald agreed to end the fight in exchange for a fine of 60 gold marks levied on Einarr and the allodial owners of the islands. Einarr offered to pay the whole fine if the allodial landowners passed their lands to him, to which they agreed.[6] Einarr's assumption of control over the islands appears well-attested and was considered by later commentators to be the moment at which the Earls of Orkney came to own the entire island group in fee to the King of Norway.[1] Others have interpreted the payment of 60 gold marks as wergild or blood money .[7]
Legacy
Apart from the five verses recorded in the sagas, no other examples of Torf-Einarr's poetry are known to survive, though they appear to be part of a larger body of work.[8] A couplet that commemorates Einarr's defeat of the two pirate Vikings , Þórir Tréskegg (Thorir Treebeard) and Kálf Skurfa (Kalf the Scurvy),
Hann gaf Tréskegg trollum,
Torf-Einarr drap Skurfu.
He gave Treebeard to the trolls,
Torf-Einarr slew Scurvy.
has a matching metre and alliterative similarites to the attributed verses.[8] Einarr must have had some fame as a poet, as his name is used in the Háttatal , an examination of Old Norse poetry written in the thirteenth-century, to refer to a specific type of metre, Torf-Einarsháttr.[8]
The remainder of Einarr's long reign was apparently unchallenged, and he died in his bed of a sickness, leaving three sons, Arnkel, Erlend and Thorfinn . The sagas describe Einarr as tall, ugly and blind in one eye, but sharp-sighted nonetheless.[9] Despite these apparent disabilities, as well as his low-born mother, Einarr established a dynasty which ruled the Orkneys until 1470.[1]
The sagas incorrectly claim that he was called "Turf-Einar" because he introduced the practice of burning turf or peat to the islands since wood was so scarce. The real reason for the nick-name is unknown.[1] While depletion of woodland could have caused a cultural shift from burning timber to peat, potentially the name arose because the sequestration of the common or allodial rights of the islanders by Einarr forced them away from coppicing towards cutting turves.[10]
Einar married someone.
+ 15 M i. Thorfinn I Rollo "Hausakliffer" Einarsson 19 was born about 890 in <Orkney Islands, Scotland>, died after 977, and was buried in Burial Mound, Hoxa, Ronaldsay, Scotland.
11. Hugh de Cavalcamp 6 (Malahule7, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 890 in <Near Dieppe>.
Hugh married someone.
+ 16 M i. Ralph I de Toeni 6 was born about 955 in <Tosni>, (Eure, ) France.
12. Bjorn "the Merchant" Haraldsson, Prince of Norway 16 (Svanhild Eysteinsdatter8, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 900 in <Vestfold, Norway> and died in 927 about age 27.
Bjorn married someone.
+ 17 M i. Gudrod Bjornsson 16 was born about 932 in <Norway> and died in 963 about age 31.
Sixth Generation 13. Adele de Normandie 26 (Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) died after 969.
Adele married William I , Count of Poitou 29 in 935. William was born in 900 in <Poitiers, France> and died on 3 Apr 963 in <Saint-Cyrien de Poitiers, France> at age 63.
Marriage Notes: Source: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr, ed. by William R. Beall & Kaleen E. Beall (Baltimore, 2008), line 144A-19
The child from this marriage was:
+ 18 F i. Adelaide de Poitou 30 31 was born about 945 and died on 15 Jun 1006 about age 61.
14. William I "Longsword" Duke of Normandy 22 27 28 (Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 892 in <Rouen, (France)> and died on 17 Dec 942 in France about age 50.
Birth Notes: May have been born in Bayeux.
Death Notes: Killed in treacherous ambush by servants of Theobald of Blois and Arnulf of Flanders
Research Notes: When the Bretons rebelled about 930, he subdued them, taking Brittany, the Channel Islands, the Contentin, and the Averanchin.
From Wikipedia - William I, Duke of Normandy :
William I Longsword (French : Guillaume Longue-Épée, Latin : Willermus Longa Spata, Scandinavian : Vilhjálmr Langaspjót; 893 - 17 December 942) was the second Duke of Normandy from his father's death until his own assassination. The title dux (duke) was not in use at the time and has been applied to early Norman rulers retroactively; William actually used the title comes (count).
Little is known about his early years. He was born in Bayeux or Rouen to Rollo and his wife Poppa. All that is known of Poppa is that she was a Christian, and the daughter to Berengar of Rennes , the previous lord of Brittania Nova , which eventually became western Normandy. According to the William's planctus , he was baptised a Christian.
William succeeded Rollo sometime around 927. It appears that he faced a rebellion early in his reign, from Normans who felt he had become too Gallicised . Subsequent years are obscure. In 939 William became involved in a war with Arnulf I of Flanders , which soon became intertwined with the other conflicts troubling the reign of Louis IV . He was killed by followers of Arnulf while at a meeting to settle their conflict. His son Richard the Fearless , child of his first wife, Sprota, succeeded him. William also left a widow, Liègard (Liutgard), who died in 985.
Noted events in his life were:
• Succeeded: to County of Normandy, Abt 927.
• Bretons rebelled: Abt 930.
William married Sprote , de Bretagne.22 32 Sprote was born about 911 in Bretagne, (France).
The child from this marriage was:
+ 19 M i. Richard I Duke of Normandy 22 33 34 35 36 was born on 28 Aug 933 in <Fécamp>, Normandy, (France), died on 20 Nov 996 in Fécamp, Seine-Inferieure, France at age 63, and was buried in Fécamp, Seine-Inferieure, France.
William next married Luitgarde , of Vermandois. Luitgarde was born about 920 and died after 978.
15. Thorfinn I Rollo "Hausakliffer" Einarsson 19 (Einar "Torf", Earl of Orkney10, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 890 in <Orkney Islands, Scotland>, died after 977, and was buried in Burial Mound, Hoxa, Ronaldsay, Scotland.
Thorfinn married Grelod Duncansdatter 19 in 914 in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Grelod was born about 898 in <Caithness, Scotland>.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 20 M i. Hlodver Thorfinnsson, Earl of Orkney 19 was born about 924 in <Orkney Islands, Scotland> and died between 980 and 988 in Hofn, Caithness, Scotland.
16. Ralph I de Toeni 6 (Hugh de11, Malahule7, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 955 in <Tosni>, (Eure, ) France.
Ralph married someone.
+ 21 M i. Ralph II de Toeni, Seigneur de Tosni 6 was born before 970 in <Tosni>, France and died after 1015.
17. Gudrod Bjornsson 16 (Bjorn "the Merchant" Haraldsson, Prince of Norway12, Svanhild Eysteinsdatter8, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 932 in <Norway> and died in 963 about age 31.
Gudrod married Cecilie.16 Cecilie was born about 936 in <Norway>.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 22 M i. Harald "Graenske" Gudrodsson 16 was born about 960 in <Vestfold, Norway> and died about 995 about age 35.
Seventh Generation 18. Adelaide de Poitou 30 31 (Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 945 and died on 15 Jun 1006 about age 61.
Adelaide married Hugh Capet, King of France 37 38 Summer 968. Hugh was born Winter 941 in France, died on 24 Oct 996 in Les Juifs, Chartres, France at age 55, and was buried in St. Denis Basilica, Paris, (Île-de-France), France.
Marriage Notes: Source: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr, ed. by William R. Beall & Kaleen E. Beall (Baltimore, 2008), line 144A-20
Birth Notes: Birth date variously given as Aft. 939, winter 941
Death Notes: Another source says d. in Paris.
Noted events in his life were:
• Count of Paris: 956-996.
• King of France: 987-996.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 23 M i. Robert II "the Pious" King of France 39 40 was born on 27 Mar 972 in Orléans, Orléanais, (Loiret), France and died on 20 Jul 1031 in Meulan, Normandy, France at age 59.
+ 24 F ii. Hedwig of France 41 was born about 969 and died after 1013.
19. Richard I Duke of Normandy 22 33 34 35 36 (William I "Longsword", Duke of Normandy14, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born on 28 Aug 933 in <Fécamp>, Normandy, (France), died on 20 Nov 996 in Fécamp, Seine-Inferieure, France at age 63, and was buried in Fécamp, Seine-Inferieure, France.
Birth Notes: Ancestral Roots has b. abt 933 in Fecamp, France.
Research Notes: From Wikipedia - Richard I, Duke of Normandy :
Richard I of Normandy (born 28 August 933 , in Fécamp Normandy , France died November 20 , 996 , in Fécamp) was the Duke of Normandy from 942 to 996; he is considered the first to actually have held that title. He was called Richard the Fearless (French, Sans Peur).
Birth
He was born to William I of Normandy , ruler of Normandy, and his wife, Sprota . He was still a boy when his father died in 942. His mother was a Breton concubine captured in war and bound to William by a Danish marriage. After William died, Sprota became the wife of Esperleng, a wealthy miller; Rodulf of Ivry was their son and Richard's half-brother.
Life
Richard was still a boy when his father died, and so he was powerless to stop Louis IV of France when he seized Normandy. Louis kept him in confinement in his youth at Lâon, but he escaped with the assistance of Osmond de Centville , Bernard de Senlis (who had been a companion of Rollo of Normandy ), Ivo de Bellèsme , and Bernard the Dane (ancestor of families of Harcourt and Beaumont ). In 968, Richard agreed to "commend" himself to Hugh, Count of Paris. He then allied himself with the Norman and Viking leaders, drove Louis out of Rouen, and took back Normandy by 947. He later quarrelled with Ethelred II of England regarding Viking invasions of England because Normandy had been buying up much of the stolen booty.
Richard was bilingual, having been well educated at Bayeux. He was more partial to his Danish subjects than to the French. During his reign, Normandy became completely Gallicized and Christianized. He introduced the feudal system and Normandy became one of the most thoroughly feudalized states on the continent. He carried out a major reorganization of the Norman military system, based on heavy cavalry. He also became guardian of the young Hugh, Count of Paris, on the elder Hugh's death in 956.
Marriages
He married 1st (960) Emma (not to be confused with Emma of France ), daughter of Hugh "The Great" of France , and Hedwiga de Sachsen . They were betrothed when both were very young. She died 19 Mar 968, with no issue.
According to Robert of Torigni , not long after Emma's death, Duke Richard went out hunting and stopped at the house of a local forester. He became enamoured of the forester's wife, Seinfreda, but she being a virtuous woman, suggested he court her unmarried sister, Gunnor , instead. Gunnor became his mistress, and her family rose to prominence. Her brother, Herefast de Crepon , may have been involved in a controversial heresy trial. Gunnor was, like Richard, of Norse descent, being a Dane by blood. Richard finally married her to legitimize their children:
Mistresses
Richard was known to have had several other mistresses and produced children with many of them. Known children are:
Death
He died in Fecamp , France on November 20 , 996 of natural causes.
Noted events in his life were:
• Named: his father's heir, 29 May 942.
Richard married Gunnora , de Crepon.22 42 43 Gunnora was born about 936 in <Normandy, (France)> and died about 1031 in France about age 95.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 25 F i. Emma Princess of Normandy 44 45 died in 1052.
+ 26 M ii. Richard II Duke of Normandy 46 47 48 49 was born about 985 in Normandy, (France), died on 28 Aug 1027 in Fécamp, Normandy, France about age 42, and was buried in Fécamp, Normandy, France.
+ 27 M iii. Geoffrey Count of Eu & Count of Brionne 22 50 was born about 953 in <Brionne>, Normandy, (France) and died about 1015 about age 62.
+ 28 M iv. Robert II d'Évreux, Count of Évreux 51 was born about 965 in Normandy, France and died in 1037 about age 72.
Richard next married someone.
+ 29 F i. <Papia>
Richard had a relationship with < > , [Concubine of Richard I].34
Richard next married Emma , of Paris in 960. Emma died about 968.
20. Hlodver Thorfinnsson, Earl of Orkney 19 (Thorfinn I Rollo "Hausakliffer"15, Einar "Torf", Earl of Orkney10, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 924 in <Orkney Islands, Scotland> and died between 980 and 988 in Hofn, Caithness, Scotland.
Hlodver married Audna Kjarvalsdatter 16 about 959 in Orkney, Orkney Islands, Scotland. Audna was born about 928 in <Orkney, Orkney Islands, Scotland>.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 30 F i. Hvarflad Hlodversdatter 19 was born about 962 in <Orkney Islands, Scotland>.
+ 31 M ii. Sigurd II "Digri" Hlodversson 16 was born about 960 in <Orkney Islands, Scotland>, died on 23 Apr 1014 in Battle of Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland about age 54, and was buried in Burial Mound, Hofry, Caithness, Scotland.
21. Ralph II de Toeni, Seigneur de Tosni 6 (Ralph I de16, Hugh de11, Malahule7, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born before 970 in <Tosni>, France and died after 1015.
Ralph married someone.
+ 32 M i. Roger "the Spaniard" de Toeni 6 was born about 990 in <Tosni>, France, died about 1039 about age 49, and was buried in Conches, Seine-et-Marne, France.
22. Harald "Graenske" Gudrodsson 16 (Gudrod Bjornsson17, Bjorn "the Merchant" Haraldsson, Prince of Norway12, Svanhild Eysteinsdatter8, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 960 in <Vestfold, Norway> and died about 995 about age 35.
Harald married Asta Gudbrandsdatter.16 Asta was born about 970 in <Vestfold, Norway>.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 33 M i. Olaf II "the Saint" Haraldsson, King of Norway 16 was born about 995 in <Ringerike, Buskerud, Norway>, died on 29 Jul 1030 in Stiklestad, Norway about age 35, and was buried on 3 Aug 1030 in St. Clemens-Kirke, Trondheim, Sor-Trondelag, Norway.
Eighth Generation 
23. Robert II "the Pious" King of France 39 40 (Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born on 27 Mar 972 in Orléans, Orléanais, (Loiret), France and died on 20 Jul 1031 in Meulan, Normandy, France at age 59.
Death Notes: Melun, France?
Research Notes: Count of Paris, King of France
From Wikipedia - Robert II of France:
Robert II (27 March 972 - 20 July 1031 ), called the Pious or the Wise, was King of France from 996 until his death. The second reigning member of the House of Capet , he was born in Orléans to Hugh Capet and Adelaide of Aquitaine .
Co-rule with father
Immediately after his own coronation, Robert's father Hugh began to push for the coronation of Robert. "The essential means by which the early Capetians were seen to have kept the throne in their family was through the association of the eldest surviving son in the royalty during the father's lifetime," Andrew W. Lewis has observed, in tracing the phenomenon in this line of kings who lacked dynastic legitimacy.[1] Hugh's claimed reason was that he was planning an expedition against the Moorish armies harassing Borrel II of Barcelona , an invasion which never occurred, and that the stability of the country necessitated a co-king, should he die while on expedition.[2] Ralph Glaber , however, attributes Hugh's request to his old age and inability to control the nobility.[3] Modern scholarship has largely imputed to Hugh the motive of establishing a dynasty against the claims of electoral power on the part of the aristocracy, but this is not the typical view of contemporaries and even some modern scholars have been less sceptical of Hugh's "plan" to campaign in Spain.[4] Robert was eventually crowned on 30 December 987. A measure of Hugh's success is that when Hugh died in 996, Robert continued to reign without any succession dispute, but during his long reign actual royal power dissipated into the hands of the great territorial magnates.
Robert had begun to take on active royal duties with his father in the early 990s. In 991, he helped his father prevent the French bishops from trekking to Mousson in the Kingdom of Germany for a synod called by Pope John XV , with whom Hugh was then in disagreement.
Marital problems
As early as 989, having been rebuffed in his search for a Byzantine princess,[5]Hugh Capet arranged for Robert to marry the recently-widowed daughter of Berengar II of Italy , Rozala , who took the name of Susannah upon becoming Queen.[6] She was many years his senior. She was the widow of Arnulf II of Flanders , with whom she had children, the oldest of whom was of age to assume the offices of count of Flanders. Robert divorced her within a year of his father's death. He tried instead to marry Bertha , daughter of Conrad of Burgundy , around the time of his father's death. She was a widow of Odo I of Blois , but was also Robert's cousin. For reasons of consanguinity , Pope Gregory V refused to sanction the marriage, and Robert was excommunicated. After long negotiations with Gregory's successor, Sylvester II , the marriage was annulled.
Finally, in 1001, Robert entered into his final and longest-lasting marriage: to Constance of Arles , the daughter of William I of Provence . She was an ambitious and scheming woman, who made life miserable for her husband by encouraging her sons to revolt against their father.
Piety
Robert, however, despite his marital problems, was a very devout Catholic, hence his sobriquet "the Pious." He was musically inclined, being a composer, chorister, and poet, and making his palace a place of religious seclusion, where he conducted the matins and vespers in his royal robes. However, to contemporaries, Robert's "piety", resulted from his lack of toleration for heretics: he harshly punished them.
Children
Robert had no children from his short-lived marriage to Susanna. His illegal marriage to Bertha gave him one stillborn son in 999, but only Constance gave him surviving children:[7]
Robert also left an illegitimate son: Rudolph, Bishop of Bourges
Sources
Noted events in his life were:
• King of France: 1 Jan 996-1031.
Robert married Rosela , of Ivrea.52
Robert next married Bertha , of Burgundy 53 in 995. Bertha was born about 964 and died after 1010.
Noted events in her life were:
• Repudiated: 998.
Robert next married Constance , of Provence 54 55 in 998. Constance was born about 986, died on 25 Jul 1032 in Melun, France about age 46, and was buried in St. Denis Basilica, Paris, (Île-de-France), France.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 34 F i. Adele Capet, Princess of France 56 57 was born about 1009 and died about 8 Jan 1079 in Messines Monastery, Messines (Mesen), West Flanders, (Belgium) about age 70.
+ 35 F ii. Constance Capet 58 59 was born about 1014 in France.
+ 36 M iii. Hugh Magnus of France was born in 1007 and died on 17 Sep 1025 at age 18.
+ 37 M iv. Henry I of France 60 61 was born on 4 May 1008 in Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, died on 4 Aug 1060 in Vitry-en-Brie, France at age 52, and was buried in St. Denis Basilica, Paris, (Île-de-France), France.
+ 38 M v. Robert "the Old" Duke of Burgundy 62 63 was born about 1011 and died on 21 Mar 1076 about age 65.
+ 39 M vi. Odo was born in 1013 and died about 1056 about age 43.
+ 40 F vii. Adèle of France, Countess of Auxerre 64 was born about 1003 and died about 1063 about age 60.
24. Hedwig of France 41 (Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 969 and died after 1013.
Hedwig married Régnier IV , Count of Hainaut 65 in 996. Régnier was born about 950 and died in 1013 about age 63.
Noted events in his life were:
• Count of Hainaut: 1013.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 41 M i. Régnier V Count of Hainaut 66 died after 1039.
25. Emma Princess of Normandy 44 45 (Richard I, Duke of Normandy19, William I "Longsword", Duke of Normandy14, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) died in 1052.
Research Notes: Source: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr, ed. by William R. Beall & Kaleen E. Beall (Baltimore, 2008), line 1-18 (Aethelred II)
Emma married Æthelred II "the Redeless" , King of England 45 67 68 about 1002. Æthelred was born about 968 in <Wessex>, England, died on 23 Apr 1016 in <London, Middlesex>, England about age 48, and was buried in St. Paul's, London, Middlesex, England.
Noted events in his life were:
• King of England: 978-1016.
Emma next married Canute , King of Denmark and England.
26. Richard II Duke of Normandy 46 47 48 49 (Richard I, Duke of Normandy19, William I "Longsword", Duke of Normandy14, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 985 in Normandy, (France), died on 28 Aug 1027 in Fécamp, Normandy, France about age 42, and was buried in Fécamp, Normandy, France.
Birth Notes: FamilySearch and thepeerage.com have b. abt. 963.
Research Notes: Duke of Normandy 20 Nov. 996-1026.
From Wikipedia - Richard II, Duke of Normandy :
Richard II (born 23 August 963, in Normandy , France - 28 August 1027, in Normandy), called the Good, was the son and heir of Richard I the Fearless and Gunnora . He succeeded his father as Duke of Normandy in 996. Richard held his own against a peasant insurrection, and helped Robert II of France against the duchy of Burgundy . He also repelled an English attack on the Cotentin Peninsula that was led by Ethelred II of England. He pursued a reform of the Norman monasteries.
Richard attempted to improve relations with England through his sister's marriage to King Ethelred, but she was strongly disliked by the English. However, this connection later gave his grandson, William the Conqueror , part of his claim to the throne of England.
He married firstly (996) Judith (982-1017), daughter of Conan I of Brittany , by whom he had the following issue:
Secondly he married Poppa of Envermeu, by whom he had the following issue:
Traditionally, Richard had a third wife named Astrid (Estritha), daughter of Sweyn Forkbeard , King of England , Denmark , and Norway , and Sigrid the Haughty . This is extremely unlikely, however, given the political situation.
Noted events in his life were:
• Duke of Normandy: 20 Nov 996.
Richard married Judith , of Brittany 46 69 70 about 996 in Normandy, France. Judith was born about 982 in <Bretagne, (France)> and died on 16 Jun 1017 in Normandy, France about age 35.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 42 M i. Richard III Duke of Normandy 71 was born about 997 and died on 6 Aug 1028 about age 31.
+ 43 F ii. Adelais de Normandie 46 was born about 1007 in <Normandy, France> and died about 1037 in France about age 30.
+ 44 M iii. Robert I Duke of Normandy 72 73 74 75 was born about 1008 in Normandy, France and died on 22 Jul 1035 in Nicaea, Bythnia, (Turkey) about age 27.
Richard next married Astrid , of Denmark.
27. Geoffrey Count of Eu & Count of Brionne 22 50 (Richard I, Duke of Normandy19, William I "Longsword", Duke of Normandy14, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 953 in <Brionne>, Normandy, (France) and died about 1015 about age 62.
Research Notes: Possibly the father of Giselbert "Crispin."
Geoffrey married Haloise de Guînes.76 Haloise was born about 942.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 45 M i. Giselbert "Crispin" de Brionne 22 76 77 was born about 1000 in <Normandy>, France and died in 1040 near Eschafour, <Normandy>, (France) about age 40.
28. Robert II d'Évreux, Count of Évreux 51 (Richard I, Duke of Normandy19, William I "Longsword", Duke of Normandy14, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 965 in Normandy, France and died in 1037 about age 72.
Research Notes: From Wikipedia - Robert II (Archbishop of Rouen) :
Robert II was son of duke Richard I of Normandy and his second wife Gunnora . He was a younger brother of duke Richard II , and uncle of duke Robert II . He was archbishop of Rouen (989 to 1037), to which at that time his marriage was not an impediment, and also count of Évreux .
In the 990s, archishop Robert plotted to cause the overthrow of the Capetians from the throne they very recently had obtained.
The early years of duke Robert II's reign were turbulent: his elder brother Richard II had died suddenly after a year of ruling the duchy, and Robert II was naturally accused of fratricide. Archbishop Robert evidently believed it, and duke Robert II laid siege to him at Évreux, forcing him into exile: he laid all of Normandy under an interdict. For several years conditions worsened: with even Alan III of Brittany joining in the attack on the duke. But by 1031, "the situation had been largely retrieved, and the chief agent in effecting the recovery was the metropolitan archbishop of Rouen." Archbishop Robert was always closely involved in the government of the duchy. Without him, duke Robert II would never have been able to rule. His uncle's support was essential. Archbishop Robert was recalled from exile and the stabilization of Normandy began. A reconciliation took place: the interdict was lifted. The war with Brittany was ended by his mediation. From this time until his death in 1037 he was the dominant political influence in the duchy of Normandy.
Robert married Harleve of Rouen and had the following children by her:[1]
Richard, Count of Évreux (d. 1067).
Rudolph d'Évreux
daughter, married Gerard de Fleitel
William d'Évreux (may be fictitious)
Duke Robert II went on pilgrimage to Jerusalem in 1035 and died in progress. According to duke Robert's will, archbishop Robert became the regent of the duchy and the main guardian of the little heir, Robert II's bastard son, William .
For a couple of years all was peaceful enough. But the death of archbishop Robert on 16 March 1037 ended the stability of the duchy. William the bastard's relatives sought to remove him, resulting in the long anarchy of his minority.
Noted events in his life were:
• Archbishop of Rouen: 989-1037.
Robert married Harleve , of Rouen.51 78 Harleve was born about 968 in <Normandy>, France.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 46 M i. Richard d'Évreux, Count of Évreux 78 79 80 was born about 986 in Rouen, Normandy, France and died in 1067 in Normandy, France about age 81.
29. <Papia> (Richard I, Duke of Normandy19, William I "Longsword", Duke of Normandy14, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1)
<Papia> married Richard FitzGilbert, Seigneur of Hugleville & Auffay.33 45 Richard was born about 1005 in <France>.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 47 F i. Ada FitzGilbert, de Hugleville 33 45 was born about 1030 in <Saint-Valéry-en-Caux>, Haute-Normandie, France.
30. Hvarflad Hlodversdatter 19 (Hlodver, Earl of Orkney20, Thorfinn I Rollo "Hausakliffer"15, Einar "Torf", Earl of Orkney10, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 962 in <Orkney Islands, Scotland>.
Hvarflad married Gille , Earl of the Hebrides 19 about 990. Gille was born about 958 in <Orkney Islands, Scotland>.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 48 M i. Gille Adoman I Gilleson 19 was born about 976 in <Orkney, Scotland>.
31. Sigurd II "Digri" Hlodversson 16 (Hlodver, Earl of Orkney20, Thorfinn I Rollo "Hausakliffer"15, Einar "Torf", Earl of Orkney10, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 960 in <Orkney Islands, Scotland>, died on 23 Apr 1014 in Battle of Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland about age 54, and was buried in Burial Mound, Hofry, Caithness, Scotland.
Sigurd married Anleta "Thora Donada" MacKenneth 16 about 988 in Scotland. Anleta was born about 968 in <Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland>.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 49 M i. Thorfinn II "the Black" Sigurdsson, Earl of Orkney 16 was born about 989 in <Orkney, Orkney Islands, Scotland> and died in 1064 in <Christ's Kirk, Birdsey, Scotland> about age 75.
Sigurd next married someone.
+ 50 M i. Brusi Sigurdsson 81 was born about 987 in <Orkney Islands, Scotland> and died in 1031 in Orkney Islands, Scotland about age 44.
32. Roger "the Spaniard" de Toeni 6 (Ralph II de, Seigneur de Tosni21, Ralph I de16, Hugh de11, Malahule7, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 990 in <Tosni>, France, died about 1039 about age 49, and was buried in Conches, Seine-et-Marne, France.
Roger married Godehilde Borrell.82 Godehilde was born about 995 in <Tosni>, (Eure, ) France and died after 1077.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 51 F i. Alice de Toeni 6 was born about 1035 in <Tosni>, France and was buried in Lire Abbey, Normandy, France.
+ 52 M ii. Ralph de Toeni, de Conches 82 was born about 1029 in <Flamsted, Hertfordshire>, England, died on 24 Mar 1102 about age 73, and was buried in Conches, Seine-et-Marne, France.
33. Olaf II "the Saint" Haraldsson, King of Norway 16 (Harald "Graenske" Gudrodsson22, Gudrod Bjornsson17, Bjorn "the Merchant" Haraldsson, Prince of Norway12, Svanhild Eysteinsdatter8, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 995 in <Ringerike, Buskerud, Norway>, died on 29 Jul 1030 in Stiklestad, Norway about age 35, and was buried on 3 Aug 1030 in St. Clemens-Kirke, Trondheim, Sor-Trondelag, Norway.
Olaf married Alfhild.16 Alfhild was born about 1002 in <Bergen, Bergen, Norway>.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 53 M i. Magnus I "the Good" Olafsson, King of Norway 16 was born about 1024 in <Norway> and died on 25 Oct 1047 about age 23.
Ninth Generation 34. Adele Capet, Princess of France 56 57 (Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1009 and died about 8 Jan 1079 in Messines Monastery, Messines (Mesen), West Flanders, (Belgium) about age 70.
Research Notes: Second daughter of Robert the Pious and Constance of Arles.
From Wikipedia - Adela of France, Countess of Flanders :
Adela Capet, Adèle of France or Adela of Flanders[1], known also as Adela the Holy or Adela of Messines; (1009 - 8 January 1079 , Messines ) was the second daughter of Robert II (the Pious), and Constance of Arles . As dowry to her future husband, she received from her father the title of Countess of Corbie.
Her family
She was a member of the House of Capet , the rulers of France. As the wife of Baldwin V , she was Countess of Flanders from 1036 to 1067.
She married first 1027 Richard III Duke of Normandy (997 † 1027). They never had children.
As a widow, she remarried in 1028 in Paris to Baldwin V of Flanders (1012 † 1067). Their children were:
Political influence
Adèle's influence lay mainly in her family connections. On the death of her brother, Henry I of France, the guardianship of his seven-year-old son Philip I fell jointly on his widow, Ann of Kiev , and on his brother-in-law, Adela's husband, so that from 1060 to 1067, they were Regents of France.
Church influence
Adèle had an especially great interest in Baldwin V's church-reform politics and was behind her husband's founding of several collegiate churches . Directly or indirectly, she was responsible for establishing the Colleges of Aire (1049), Lille (1050) and Harelbeke (1064) as well as the abbeys of Messines (1057) and Ename (1063). After Baldwin's death in 1067, she went to Rome, took the nun's veil from the hands of Pope Alexander II and retreated to the Benedictine convent of Messines, near Ypres . There she died, being buried at the same monastery. Her commemoration day is 8 September.
Adele married Baldwin V , de Lille, Count of Flanders 31 83 84 in 1028 in Amiens. Baldwin was born in 1012 and died on 1 Sep 1067 in Lille, France at age 55.
Marriage Notes: May have been married in Paris.
Noted events in his life were:
• Count of Flanders: 1035-1067.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 54 F i. Matilda of Flanders 85 86 was born about 1032 in Flanders, died on 2 Nov 1083 in Caen, Normandy, France about age 51, and was buried in Abbaye aux Dames, Caen, Normandy, France.
+ 55 M ii. Robert I Count of Flanders 87 88 was born between 1029 and 1035 and died on 13 Oct 1093 in Kassel.
Adele next married Richard III , Duke of Normandy 71 on 10 Jan 1027. Richard was born about 997 and died on 6 Aug 1028 about age 31.
Death Notes: Died in 1027 or 1028.
Noted events in his life were:
• Duke of Normandy: 1026-1028.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 56 F i. Judith of Normandy 89 was born in 1028 and died on 4 Mar 1094 at age 66.
35. Constance Capet 58 59 (Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1014 in France.
Research Notes: Married Manasses de Dammartin per Wikipedia.
Source: Wikipedia - Robert II of France and Constance of Arles
Constance married Manasses Calva Asina de Rameru 58 about 1032 in Orléans, Orléanais, (Loiret), France. Manasses was born about 1010 in <Dammartin-en-Goele, Seine-et-Marne>, France and died on 15 Nov 1057 in Bar-le-Duc, Meuse, Lorraine, France about age 47.
Death Notes: Was killed during the Siege of Bar-le-Duc.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 57 M i. Hugues de Dammartin, Count of Dammartin 58 90 was born about 1042 in <Dammartin-en-Goele, Seine-et-Marne>, France and died in 1103 about age 61.
36. Hugh Magnus of France (Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born in 1007 and died on 17 Sep 1025 at age 18.
Research Notes: From Wikipedia - Hugh Magnus of France :
Hugh (II) Magnus of France (French : Hugues le Grand) (1007 - 17 September 1025 ) was co-King of France under his father, Robert II , from 1017 until his death in 1025 . He was a member of the House of Capet , a son of Robert II by his third wife, Constance of Arles .
The first Capetian King of France, Hugh Capet , had ensured his family's succession to the throne by having his son, Robert II, crowned and accepted as King during his own lifetime; father and son had ruled together as King thenceforth until Hugh Capet's death. Robert II, when his son was old enough, determined to do the same. Hugh Magnus was thus crowned King of France on /19 June 1017 ,[1] and thenceforth ruled beside his father. However, when older, he rebelled against Robert.
Hugh is said to have been married (or betrothed) before his death to Halwisa (Hawisa?) or Elisabeth d'Avoye (the daughter of Henri l'Oiseteur), who later married Hamon Dapifer Crevecouer, Count of Corbeil.
Hugh died, perhaps of a fall from his horse,[2] at Compiègne in 1025/1026 while preparing a rebellion against his father, aged around 18 years old.[1]
Rodulfus Glaber was fulsome in his praise of the young king, writing: "My pen cannot express all of the great and good qualities that he showed...in all things he was better than the best. No elegy can ever equal his merits."
As a King of France, he would technically be Hugh II of France; however, he is rarely referred to as such.
References
^ a b Thys, Laurent, Histoire du Moyen Âge français, p. 88.
^ New Cambridge Medieval History, IV:124.
Sources
37. Henry I of France 60 61 (Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born on 4 May 1008 in Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, died on 4 Aug 1060 in Vitry-en-Brie, France at age 52, and was buried in St. Denis Basilica, Paris, (Île-de-France), France.
Research Notes: From Wikipedia - Henry I of France :
Henry I (4 May 1008 - 4 August 1060 ) was King of France from 1031 to his death. The royal demesne of France reached its lowest point in terms of size during his reign and for this reason he is often seen as emblematic of the weakness of the early Capetians . This is not entirely agreed upon, however, as other historians regard him as a strong but realistic king, who was forced to conduct a policy mindful of the limitations of the French monarchy.
A member of the House of Capet , Henry was born in Reims , the son of King Robert II (972-1031) and Constance of Arles (986-1034). He was crowned King of France at the Cathedral in Reims on May 14 , 1027 , in the Capetian tradition, while his father still lived. He had little influence and power until he became sole ruler on his father's death.
The reign of Henry I, like those of his predecessors, was marked by territorial struggles. Initially, he joined his brother Robert , with the support of their mother, in a revolt against his father (1025 ). His mother, however, supported Robert as heir to the old king, on whose death Henry was left to deal with his rebel sibling. In 1032 , he placated his brother by giving him the duchy of Burgundy which his father had given him in 1016 .
In an early strategic move, Henry came to the rescue of his very young nephew-in-law, the newly appointed Duke William of Normandy (who would go on to become William the Conqueror ), to suppress a revolt by William's vassals. In 1047 , Henry secured the dukedom for William in their decisive victory over the vassals at the Battle of Val-ès-Dunes near Caen .
A few years later, when William, who was cousin to King Edward the Confessor of England (1042-66), married Matilda , the daughter of the count of Flanders , Henry feared William's potential power. In 1054 , and again in 1057 , Henry went to war to try to conquer Normandy from William, but on both occasions he was defeated. Despite his efforts, Henry I's twenty-nine-year reign saw feudal power in France reach its pinnacle.
Henry had three meetings with Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor -all at Ivois . In early 1043 , he met him to discuss the marriage of the emperor with Agnes of Poitou , the daughter of Henry's vassal. In October 1048 , the two Henries met again, but the subject of this meeting eludes us. The final meeting took place in May 1056 . It concerned disputes over Lorraine. The debate over the duchy became so heated that the king of France challenged his German counterpart to single combat. The emperor, however, was not so much a warrior and he fled in the night. But Henry did not get Lorraine.
King Henry I died on August 4 , 1060 in Vitry-en-Brie , France, and was interred in Saint Denis Basilica . He was succeeded by his son, Philip I of France , who was 7 at the time of his death; for six years Henry I's Queen, Anne of Kiev , ruled as regent.
He was also Duke of Burgundy from 1016 to 1032 , when he abdicated the duchy to his brother Robert Capet .
Marriages and family
Henry I was betrothed to Matilda, the daughter of the Emperor Conrad II (1024-39), but she died prematurely in 1034 . Henry I then married Matilda , daughter of Liudolf, Margrave of Frisia, but she died in 1044 , following a Caesarean section. Casting further afield in search of a third wife, Henry I married Anne of Kiev on May 19 , 1051 . They had four children:
Philip I (May 23, 1052 - July 30, 1108)
Emma (1054-?)
Robert (c. 1055-c. 1060)
Hugh the Great (1057-1102)
Noted events in his life were:
• King of France: 1031-1060.
• Count of Paris:
Henry married Anne , of Kiev 91 92 on 19 May 1051 in Cathedral de Rheims, Rheims, France. Anne was born between 1024 and 1032, died in 1075, and was buried in Villiers Abbey, La-Ferte-Alais, Essonne, (Île-de-France), France.
Marriage Notes: Source: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr, ed. by William R. Beall & Kaleen E. Beall, Baltimore, 2008, Line 241-6 has m. 20 Jan 1044 or 1045. Wikipedia has 19 May 1051. Was 1044/45 the betrothal?
Death Notes: Ancestral Roots line 241-6 has d. aft. 1075
Children from this marriage were:
+ 58 M i. Hugh Magnus of Vermandois and Valois, Duke of France 93 94 was born in 1057 and died on 18 Oct 1102 in Tarsus, Cilicia, (Turkey) at age 45.
+ 59 M ii. Philip I of France was born on 23 May 1052 and died on 30 Jul 1108 at age 56.
+ 60 M iii. Robert was born about 1055 and died about 1060 about age 5.
+ 61 F iv. Emma 95 was born in 1054.
38. Robert "the Old" Duke of Burgundy 62 63 (Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1011 and died on 21 Mar 1076 about age 65.
Research Notes: Duke of Burgundy from 1032 to his death in 1076.
From Wikipedia - Robert I, Duke of Burgundy :
Robert I Capet (1011 - March 21 , 1076 ) was duke of Burgundy between 1032 to his death. Robert was son of King Robert II of France and brother of Henry I .
In 1025 , with the death of his eldest brother Hugh Magnus, he and Henry rebelled against their father and defeated him, forcing him back to Paris . In 1031 , after the death of his father the king, Robert participated in a rebellion against his brother, in which he was supported by his mother, Queen Constance d'Arles . Peace was only achieved when Robert was given Burgundy (1032 ).
Throughout his reign, he was little more than a robber baron who had no control over his own vassals, whose estates he often plundered, especially those of the Church. He seized the income of the diocese of Autun and the wine of the canons of Dijon . He burgled the abbey of St-Germain at Auxerre . In 1055 , he repudiated his wife, Helie of Semur, and assassinated her brother Joceran and murdered her father, his father-in-law, Lord Dalmace I of Semur , with his own hands. In that same year, the bishop of Langres , Harduoin, refused to dedicate the church of Sennecy so as not "to be exposed to the violence of the duke."
His first son, Hugh, died in battle at a young age and his second son, Henry , also predeceased him. He was succeeded by Henry's eldest son, his grandson, Hugh I .
Family
He married his first wife, Helie of Semur , about 1033 , and repudiated her in 1055. Robert and Helie had five children:
Hugh (1034-1059), killed in battle
Henry (1035-ca.1074)
Robert (1040-1113), poisoned; married Violante of Sicily, daughter of Roger I of Sicily
Simon (1045-1087)
Constance (1046-1093), married Alfonso VI of Castile
Hildegard (c.1056-1104), married Duke William VIII of Aquitaine
Sources
Robert married Hélie 96 about 1033. Hélie was born in 1016 and died 22 April after 1055 at age 39.
Death Notes: Died a nun
Noted events in her life were:
• Repudiated: 1046.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 62 M i. Henry of Burgundy 97 98 99 was born about 1035 in <Bourgogne, Champagne>, France and died about 1071 about age 36.
+ 63 F ii. Constance of Burgundy 100 101 was born in 1046 and died in 1092 at age 46.
Robert next married Ermengarde , of Anjou 102 103 about 1048. Ermengarde was born about 952 in <Anjou, France> and died on 27 Jun 992 about age 40.
Robert next married Hildegarde , of Metz.104
39. Odo (Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born in 1013 and died about 1056 about age 43.
Research Notes: May have been mentally retarded.
Source: Wikipedia - Robert II of France
40. Adèle of France, Countess of Auxerre 64 (Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1003 and died about 1063 about age 60.
Adèle married Renaud I , Count of Nevers 105 about 1015. Renaud died on 29 May 1040.
Noted events in his life were:
• Count of Nevers: 1000-1040.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 64 M i. William I Count of Nevers 106 was born about 1030 and died on 20 Jun 1100 about age 70.
41. Régnier V Count of Hainaut 66 (Hedwig , of France24, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) died after 1039.
Noted events in his life were:
• Count of Hainaut: 1013.
Régnier married Mathilde , of Verdun 107 about 1015. Mathilde died about 1039.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 65 F i. Beatrix of Hainaut 108 was born about 998 in <Hainaut, Belgium>.
42. Richard III Duke of Normandy 71 (Richard II, Duke of Normandy26, Richard I, Duke of Normandy19, William I "Longsword", Duke of Normandy14, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 997 and died on 6 Aug 1028 about age 31.
Death Notes: Died in 1027 or 1028.
Research Notes: Eldest son. First husband of Adele of France.
Source: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr, ed. by William R. Beall & Kaleen E. Beall (Baltimore, 2008), line 132A-23
From Wikipedia - Richard III, Duke of Normandy :
Richard III (997 - 1027) was the eldest son of Richard II , who died in 1027. Before succeeding his father, perhaps about 1020, he had been sent by his father in command of a large army, to attack bishop/count Hugh of Chalon in order to rescue his brother-in-law, Reginald , later Count of Burgundy , who the count/bishop had captured and imprisoned. He was betrothed to Adela, countess of Corbie (1009-June 5, 1063), second daughter of Robert II of France and Constance of Arles , but they never married.
After his father's death, he ruled the Duchy of Normandy only briefly, dying mysteriously, perhaps by poison, soon after his father. The duchy passed to his younger brother Robert I . Adela later married Baldwin V, Count of Flanders .
By unknown women, he had two known children:
Noted events in his life were:
• Duke of Normandy: 1026-1028.
Richard had a relationship with < > , [Unknown mistress].109
+ 66 F i. Alice of Normandy 16 110 was born about 1021 in <Normandy, France>.
Richard married Adele Capet, Princess of France 56 57 on 10 Jan 1027. Adele was born about 1009 and died about 8 Jan 1079 in Messines Monastery, Messines (Mesen), West Flanders, (Belgium) about age 70.
(Duplicate Line. See Person 34)
43. Adelais de Normandie 46 (Richard II, Duke of Normandy26, Richard I, Duke of Normandy19, William I "Longsword", Duke of Normandy14, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1007 in <Normandy, France> and died about 1037 in France about age 30.
Adelais married Renaud I , Count Palantine of Burgundy 46 before 1023 in France. Renaud was born about 986 in <Bourgogne, Champagne>, France and died on 4 Sep 1057 in France about age 71.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 67 M i. Guillaume I de Bourgogne 46 111 was born about 1040 in <Bourgogne, Champagne>, France and died on 12 Nov 1087 in France about age 47.
44. Robert I Duke of Normandy 72 73 74 75 (Richard II, Duke of Normandy26, Richard I, Duke of Normandy19, William I "Longsword", Duke of Normandy14, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1008 in Normandy, France and died on 22 Jul 1035 in Nicaea, Bythnia, (Turkey) about age 27.
Birth Notes: Citing Alison Weir's Britains's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy, thepeerage.com has born c. 1008.
Death Notes: May have died on 2 July 1035.
Research Notes: Father of William the Conqueror and Adelaide (Adela) of Normandy.
From Wikipedia - Robert I, Duke of Normandy :
Robert the Magnificent[1] (June 22 , 1000 - 3 July 1035 ), also called Robert the Devil and Robert I or II, was the Duke of Normandy from 1027 until his death. He was the son of Richard II of Normandy and Judith , daughter of Conan I of Rennes . He was the father of William the Conqueror .
Life
When his father died, his elder brother Richard succeeded, whilst he became Count of Hiémois . When Richard died a year later, there were great suspicions that Robert had Richard murdered, hence his other nickname, "Robert le diable" ("the devil"). He is sometimes identified with the legendary Robert the Devil .
Robert aided King Henry I of France against Henry's rebellious brother and mother, and for his help he was given the territory of the Vexin . He also intervened in the affairs of Flanders , supported Edward the Confessor , who was then in exile at Robert's court, and sponsored monastic reform in Normandy .
By his mistress, Herleva of Falaise, he was father of the future William I of England (1028-1087). He also had an illegitimate daughter, but the only chronicler to explicitly address the issue, Robert of Torigny , contradicts himself, once indicating that she had a distinct mother from William, elsewhere stating that they shared the same mother. This daughter, Adelaide of Normandy (1030-c. 1083), married three times: to Enguerrand II, Count of Ponthieu , Lambert II, Count of Lens , and Odo II of Champagne .
After making his illegitimate son William his heir, he set out on pilgrimage to Jerusalem . According to the Gesta Normannorum Ducum he travelled by way of Constantinople , reached Jerusalem, and died on the return journey at Nicaea on 2 July 1035 . Some sources attribute his death to poison and date it to 1 or 3 July. His son William, aged about eight, succeeded him.
According to the historian William of Malmesbury , around 1086 William sent a mission to Constantinople and Nicaea, charging it with bringing his father's body back to be buried in Normandy. Permission was granted, but, having travelled as far as Apulia (Italy) on the return journey, the envoys learned that William himself had meanwhile died. They then decided to re-inter Robert's body in Italy.
Noted events in his life were:
• Duke of Normandy: 1027-1035.
• Count of Hiémois: 1026.
• Succeeded: to the title of 6th Duc de Normandie, 8 Aug 1028.
Robert had a relationship with Harlette de Falaise.112 113 114 This couple did not marry. Harlette was born about 1003 in Falaise, Calvados, Normandy, France, died before 1050, and was buried in Abbey of St. Grestain, France.
Birth Notes: Citing the Royal Genealogies Website, thepeerage.com has b. abt 1012. Wikipedia (Herleva) has abt 1003.
Burial Notes: From Wikipedia (Herleva):
According to Robert of Torigni , Herleva was buried at the abbey of Grestain, which was founded by Herluin and their son Robert around 1050. This would put Herleva in her forties around the time of her death. However, David C. Douglas suggests that Herleva probably died before Herluin founded the abbey because her name does not appear on the list of benefactors, whereas the name of Herluin's second wife, Fredesendis, does.
+ 68 M i. William the Conqueror Duke of Normandy, King of England 75 115 was born about 1028 in Falaise, Normandy, France and died on 9 Sep 1087 in Rouen, Normandy, France about age 59.
+ 69 F ii. Adelaide of Normandy, Countess of Aumale 116 117 118 was born about 1030 and died between 1081 and 1090.
45. Giselbert "Crispin" de Brionne 22 76 77 (Geoffrey, Count of Eu & Count of Brionne27, Richard I, Duke of Normandy19, William I "Longsword", Duke of Normandy14, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1000 in <Normandy>, France and died in 1040 near Eschafour, <Normandy>, (France) about age 40.
Birth Notes: FamilySearch has b. abt 1000, Normandy, France.
Research Notes: His mother was apparently Haloise de Guînes. Father uncertain.
From Wikipedia - Gilbert, Count of Brionne :
Gilbert or Giselbert "Crispin", (1000-1040) was a Norman noble, Count of Eu , and Count of Brionne in northern France .
Parentage
The reference listed below states he was the son of Geoffrey, Count of Eu (b. 962) who was an illegitimate child of Richard the Fearless . Some sources say Gislebert was the son of Godfrey of Brionne and Eu , others that he was the son of Gilbert, Baron of Bec . Still others claim that his father was Crispin de Bec (b. 940). Gislebert's mother was apparently Haloise de Guînes (b. 942).
Life
Whatever his parentage, he inherited Brionne, becoming one of the most powerful landowners in Normandy . He married Gunnora d'Aunou (Gunmore d'Ainon) in 1012. He had children by his wife and a mistress. The name "Crispin" is said to have referred to the family's erect curly hair.
Gislebert was a generous benefactor to Bec Abbey founded by his former knight Herluin in 1031.
When Robert II, Duke of Normandy died in 1035 his illegitimate son William inherited his father's title. Several leading Normans, including Gilbert of Brionne, Osbern the Seneschal and Alan of Brittany, became William's guardians.
Death
A number of Norman barons including Raoul de Gacé would not accept an illegitimate son as their leader. In 1040 an attempt was made to kill William but the plot failed. Gilbert however was murdered while he was peaceably riding near Eschafour. It is believed two of his killers were Ralph of Wacy and Robert de Vitot. This appears to have been an act of vengeance for wrongs inflicted upon the orphan children of Giroie by Gilbert, and it is not clear what Raoul de Gacé had to do in the business. Fearing they might meet their father's fate, his sons Richard and his brother Baldwin were conveyed by their friends to the court of Baldwin, Count of Flanders.
Children
Gilbert was the great progenitor of the illustrious house of Candia of the Viscount of Geneva and in England of the illustrious house of de Clare , of the Barons Fitz Walter, and the Earls of Gloucester and Hertford .
Giselbert married Gunnora D'Aunou 22 119 in 1012. Gunnora was born about 984 in <France>.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 70 M i. Richard I FitzGilbert, of Clare and Tonbridge 22 120 121 was born in 1030 in <Bienfaite>, Normandy, France, was christened in Brionne, Normandy, France, died before Apr 1088 in <Huntingdonshire, England>, and was buried in St. Neot's, Huntingdonshire, England.
46. Richard d'Évreux, Count of Évreux 78 79 80 (Robert II, Count of Évreux28, Richard I, Duke of Normandy19, William I "Longsword", Duke of Normandy14, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 986 in Rouen, Normandy, France and died in 1067 in Normandy, France about age 81.
Research Notes: From Wikipedia - Richard, Count of Évreux :
Richard, Count of Évreux (d. 1067) was the son of Robert II the Archbishop of Rouen and Count of Évreux and Harleve of Rouen .
He had the following children:
Noted events in his life were:
• Archbishop of Rouen:
Richard married Adaele de Toni 78 before 1030. Adaele was born about 1004 in <Normandy>, France.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 71 F i. Agnes d'Évreux 78 79 was born about 1030 in Évreux, Normandy, France.
47. Ada FitzGilbert, de Hugleville 33 45 (<Papia>29, Richard I, Duke of Normandy19, William I "Longsword", Duke of Normandy14, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1030 in <Saint-Valéry-en-Caux>, Haute-Normandie, France.
Ada married Geoffroy de Neufmarché.33 45 122 Geoffroy was born about 1025 in <France>.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 72 M i. Bernard de Neufmarché, Lord of Brecon 33 122 was born about 1050 in Le-Neuf-Marché-en-Lions and died about 1125 about age 75.
48. Gille Adoman I Gilleson 19 (Hvarflad Hlodversdatter30, Hlodver, Earl of Orkney20, Thorfinn I Rollo "Hausakliffer"15, Einar "Torf", Earl of Orkney10, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 976 in <Orkney, Scotland>.
Gille married someone.
+ 73 M i. Gillebride 19 was born about 1010 in <Scotland>.
49. Thorfinn II "the Black" Sigurdsson, Earl of Orkney 16 (Sigurd II "Digri"31, Hlodver, Earl of Orkney20, Thorfinn I Rollo "Hausakliffer"15, Einar "Torf", Earl of Orkney10, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 989 in <Orkney, Orkney Islands, Scotland> and died in 1064 in <Christ's Kirk, Birdsey, Scotland> about age 75.
Thorfinn married Ingeborg Finnsdatter 16 before 1038. Ingeborg was born about 1021 in <Osteraat, Yrje, Norway> and died about 1066 about age 45.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 74 M i. Paul Thorfinnsson, Jarl of Orkney and Caithness 16 was born about 1040 in <Orkney, Orkney Islands, Scotland> and died in 1103 in Bergen, Hordaland, Norway about age 63.
50. Brusi Sigurdsson 81 (Sigurd II "Digri"31, Hlodver, Earl of Orkney20, Thorfinn I Rollo "Hausakliffer"15, Einar "Torf", Earl of Orkney10, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 987 in <Orkney Islands, Scotland> and died in 1031 in Orkney Islands, Scotland about age 44.
Brusi married Ostrida Regenwaldsdatter 81 about 1010 in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Ostrida was born about 990 in <Gothland, Sweden>.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 75 M i. Ragnvald Brusesson 81 was born about 1011 in <Orkney Islands, Scotland>, died in Dec 1046 in Papa Stronsay, Orkney Islands, Scotland about age 35, and was buried in Papa Westroy, Orkney, Scotland.
51. Alice de Toeni 6 (Roger "the Spaniard" de32, Ralph II de, Seigneur de Tosni21, Ralph I de16, Hugh de11, Malahule7, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1035 in <Tosni>, France and was buried in Lire Abbey, Normandy, France.
Alice married William FitzOsbern 6 about 1051 in France. William was born about 1030 in <Poitiers>, Poitou, (Vienne), France, died on 20 Feb 1071 in Flanders about age 41, and was buried in Cormeilles Abbey, Normandy (Eure), France.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 76 F i. Emma FitzOsbern 6 was born about 1059 in <Breteuil>, Normandy, France and died after 1095.
52. Ralph de Toeni, de Conches 82 (Roger "the Spaniard" de32, Ralph II de, Seigneur de Tosni21, Ralph I de16, Hugh de11, Malahule7, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1029 in <Flamsted, Hertfordshire>, England, died on 24 Mar 1102 about age 73, and was buried in Conches, Seine-et-Marne, France.
Ralph married Isabel de Montfort 82 about 1076 in Île-de-France, France. Isabel was born about 1058 in <Flamsted, Hertfordshire>, England.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 77 M i. Ralph de Toeni, de Conches 82 was born about 1079 in <Flamsted, Hertfordshire>, England, died about 1126 in Conches, Seine-et-Marne, France about age 47, and was buried in Conches, Seine-et-Marne, France.
53. Magnus I "the Good" Olafsson, King of Norway 16 (Olaf II "the Saint" Haraldsson, King of Norway33, Harald "Graenske" Gudrodsson22, Gudrod Bjornsson17, Bjorn "the Merchant" Haraldsson, Prince of Norway12, Svanhild Eysteinsdatter8, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1024 in <Norway> and died on 25 Oct 1047 about age 23.
Magnus married someone.
+ 78 F i. Ragnhild Magnusdatter, Princess of Norway 16 was born about 1041 in <Norway>.
Tenth Generation 54. Matilda of Flanders 85 86 (Adele Capet, Princess of France34, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1032 in Flanders, died on 2 Nov 1083 in Caen, Normandy, France about age 51, and was buried in Abbaye aux Dames, Caen, Normandy, France.
Birth Notes: Ancestral Roots gives both abt. 1031 and 1032.
Death Notes: Ancestral Roots gives 1 Nov 1083 and 2 Nov 1083.
Research Notes: From Wikipedia - Matilda of Flanders :
Matilda of Flanders (c. 1031 - 2 November 1083) was Queen consort of the Kingdom of England and the wife of William I the Conqueror .
She was the daughter of Baldwin V, Count of Flanders , and Adèle (1000-1078/9), daughter of Robert II of France .
At 4'2" (127 cm) tall, Matilda was England's smallest queen, according to the Guinness Book of Records . According to legend, Matilda (or "Maud") told the representative of William, Duke of Normandy (later king of England as William the Conqueror), who had come asking for her hand, that she was far too high-born (being descended from King Alfred the Great of England) to consider marrying a bastard. When that was repeated to him, William rode from Normandy to Bruges , found Matilda on her way to church, dragged her off her horse by her long braids, threw her down in the street in front of her flabbergasted attendants, and then rode off. Another version of the story states that William rode to Matilda's father's house in Lille, threw her to the ground in her room (again, by the braids), and hit her (or violently shook her) before leaving. Naturally Baldwin took offense at this but, before they drew swords, Matilda settled the matter [1] by deciding to marry him, and even a papal ban (on the grounds of consanguinity ) did not dissuade her. They were married in 1053.
There were rumours that Matilda had been in love with the English ambassador to Flanders , a Saxon named Brihtric, who declined her advances. Whatever the truth of the matter, years later when she was acting as Regent for William in England, she used her authority to confiscate Brihtric's lands and throw him into prison, where he died.
When William was preparing to invade England, Matilda outfitted a ship, the Mora, out of her own money and gave it to him. For many years it was thought that she had some involvement in the creation of the Bayeux Tapestry (commonly called La Tapisserie de la Reine Mathilde in French), but historians no longer believe that; it seems to have been commissioned by William's half-brother Odo, Bishop of Bayeux , and made by English artists in Kent .
Matilda bore William eleven children, and he was believed to have been faithful to her, at least up until the time their son Robert rebelled against his father and Matilda sided with Robert against William. After she died, in 1083 at the age of 51, William became tyrannical, and people blamed it on his having lost her. Contrary to the belief that she was buried at St. Stephen's, also called l'Abbaye-aux-Hommes in Caen , Normandy , where William was eventually buried, she is intombed at l'Abbaye aux Dames , which is the Sainte-Trinité church, also in Caen. Of particular interest is the 11th century slab, a sleek black stone decorated with her epitaph, marking her grave at the rear of the church. It is of special note since the grave marker for William was replaced as recently as the beginning of the 19th century. In 1961, their graves were opened and their bones measured, proving their physical statures. [2]
Children
Some doubt exists over how many daughters there were. This list includes some entries which are obscure.
Robert Curthose (c. 1054 - 1134), Duke of Normandy, married Sybil of Conversano , daughter of Geoffrey of Conversano
Adeliza (or Alice) (c. 1055 - ?), reportedly betrothed to Harold II of England (Her existence is in some doubt.)
Cecilia (or Cecily) (c. 1056 - 1126), Abbess of Holy Trinity, Caen
William Rufus (1056 - 1100), King of the English
Richard, Duke of Bernay (1057 - c. 1081), killed by a stag in New Forest
Adela (c. 1062 - 1138), married Stephen, Count of Blois
Agatha (c. 1064 - c. 1080), betrothed to (1) Harold of Wessex , (2) Alfonso VI of Castile
Constance (c. 1066 - 1090), married Alan IV Fergent , Duke of Brittany ; poisoned, possibly by her own servants
Matilda (very obscure, her existence is in some doubt)
Henry Beauclerc (1068-1135), King of England, married (1) Edith of Scotland , daughter of Malcolm III, King of Scotland , (2) Adeliza of Louvain
NOTE:
Gundred (c. 1063 - 1085), wife of William de Warenne (c. 1055 - 1088), was formerly thought of as being yet another of Matilda's daughters, with speculation that she was William I's full daughter, a stepdaughter, or even a foundling or adopted daughter. However, this connection to William I has now been firmly debunked--see Gundred's discussion page for further information.
Matilda married William the Conqueror , Duke of Normandy, King of England 75 115 in 1053 in Cathedral de Notre Dame, Normandie, France. William was born about 1028 in Falaise, Normandy, France and died on 9 Sep 1087 in Rouen, Normandy, France about age 59.
Birth Notes: Wikipedia (William the Conqueror) and thepeerage.com give b. in 1027 or 1028.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 79 M i. Henry I "Beauclerc" King of England 123 124 was born between May 1068 and May 1069 in <Selby, Yorkshire>, England and died on 1 Dec 1135 in St. Denis-le-Fermont, France.
+ 80 F ii. Adela of Normandy 125 126 was born between 1062 and 1067 and died about 8 Mar 1137.
55. Robert I Count of Flanders 87 88 (Adele Capet, Princess of France34, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born between 1029 and 1035 and died on 13 Oct 1093 in Kassel.
Birth Notes: Wikipedia has b. 1033.
Death Notes: May have died on 3 Oct 1093.
Research Notes: Second son of Baldwin V of Flanders. Second husband of Gertrude of Saxony.
From Wikipedia - Robert I, Count of Flanders :
Robert I of Flanders (1029/1032 - 13 October 1093 in Kassel ), known as Robert the Frisian, was count of Flanders from 1071 to 1092.
History
He was the younger son of Baldwin V of Flanders and Adèle , a daughter of King Robert II of France .
Robert was originally intended to secure the northern borders of Flanders by his marriage to Gertrude of Saxony , Dowager Countess of Holland, but after his brother's death in 1070 he displaced his nephews and became count of Flanders.
Family
By Gertrude of Saxony he had five children:
Count of Flanders
Robert's nephew Arnulf III (son of Baldwin VI of Flanders ) succeeded his father in 1070 and was supported by his mother Richilde, Countess of Mons and Hainaut . However, Robert challenged Arnulf's succession to the throne of Flanders and began rallying support mainly in northern Flanders (where the bulk of Arnulf's forces were located). Arnulf's ranks contained individuals such as Count Eustace II of Boulogne , Count Eustace III of Boulogne , and Godfrey of Bouillon .
Moreover, Arnulf was supported by King Philip I of France since Philip's aunt, Adela , married Baldwin V of Flanders . A contingent of ten Norman knights led by William FitzOsborn were among the forces sent by Philip to aid Arnulf. Robert's forces attacked Arnulf's numerically superior army at Cassel before it could organize. Arnulf himself was killed along with William FitzOsborn while Richilde was captured by Robert's forces. However, Robert himself was captured by Eustace II. Ultimately, Richilde was exchanged for Robert's freedom.[1] As a result of the battle Robert became count of Flanders.
Robert married Gertrude , of Saxony 127 128 in 1063. Gertrude was born about 1030 and died on 4 Aug 1113 about age 83.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 81 F i. Gertrude of Flanders 129 was born about 1070 and died in 1117 about age 47.
56. Judith of Normandy 89 (Adele Capet, Princess of France34, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born in 1028 and died on 4 Mar 1094 at age 66.
Judith married Tostig , Earl of Northumbria.130 Tostig died on 25 Sep 1066.
Judith next married Welf IV , Duke of Bavaria 131 in 1071. Welf died on 6 Nov 1101.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 82 M i. Henry I Duke of Bavaria 132 was born in 1074 and died on 13 Dec 1126 at age 52.
57. Hugues de Dammartin, Count of Dammartin 58 90 (Constance Capet35, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1042 in <Dammartin-en-Goele, Seine-et-Marne>, France and died in 1103 about age 61.
Research Notes: From Wikipedia - Dammartin-en-Goële :
History
Dammartin is historically important as the seat of a county of which the holders played a considerable part in French history . The earliest recorded count of Dammartin was a certain Hugh, who made himself master of the town in the 10th century; but his dynasty was replaced by another family in the 11th century. Reynald I (Renaud ), count of Dammartin (d. 1227), who was one of the coalition crushed by King Philip Augustus at the battle of Bouvines (1214), left two co-heiresses, of whom the elder, Maud (Matilda or Mahaut), married Philip Hurepel , son of Philip Augustus, and the second, Alix, married Jean de Trie , in whose line the county was reunited after the death of Philip Hurepel's son Alberic. The county passed, through heiresses, to the houses of Fayel and Nanteuil , and in the 15th century was acquired by Antoine de Chabannes (d. 1488), one of the favorites of King Charles VII , by his marriage with Marguerite, heiress of Reynald V of Nanteuil-Aci and Marie of Dammartin. This Antoine de Chabannes, count of Dammartin in right of his wife, fought under the standard of Joan of Arc , became a leader of the Ecorcheurs , took part in the war of the public weal against Louis XI , and then fought for him against the Burgundians . The collegiate church at Dammartin was founded by him in 1480, and his tomb and effigy are in the chancel.
His son, Jean de Chabannes , left three heiresses, of whom the second left a daughter who brought the county to Philippe de Boulainvilliers , by whose heirs it was sold in 1554 to the dukes of Montmorency . In 1632 the county was confiscated by Louis XIII and bestowed on the princes of Conde .
Hugues married Roaide , Countess of Bulles.58 Roaide was born about 1046 in Bulles, Oise, France.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 83 F i. Aelis de Dammartin 99 was born about 1084 in Dammartin-en-Goele, Seine-et-Marne, France.
58. Hugh Magnus of Vermandois and Valois, Duke of France 93 94 (Henry I , of France37, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born in 1057 and died on 18 Oct 1102 in Tarsus, Cilicia, (Turkey) at age 45.
Death Notes: Died on crusade.
Research Notes: Duke of France and Burgundy, Marquis of Orleans, Count of Amiens, Chaumont, Paris, Valois, and Vermandois. He was a leader of the First Crusade.
First husband of Adelaide de Vermandois.
From Wikipedia - Hugh of Vermandois :
Hugh of Vermandois (1053 - October 18 , 1101 ), was son to King Henry I of France and Anne of Kiev , and the younger brother of King Philip I of France . He was in his own right Count of Vermandois . William of Tyre called him "Hugh Magnus", Hugh the Great, but he was an ineffectual leader and soldier, great only in his boasting. Indeed, Sir Steven Runciman is certain that "Magnus" is a copyist's error, and should be "minus", "the younger" (referring to Hugh as younger brother of the King of France).
In early 1096 Hugh and Philip began discussing the First Crusade after news of the Council of Clermont reached them in Paris . Although Philip could not participate, as he had been excommunicated , Hugh was said to have been influenced to join the Crusade after an eclipse of the moon on February 11 , 1096.
That summer Hugh's army left France for Italy , where they would cross the Adriatic Sea into territory of the Byzantine Empire , unlike the other Crusader armies who were travelling by land. On the way, many of the soldiers led by fellow Crusader Emicho joined Hugh's army after Emicho was defeated by the Hungarians , whose land he had been pillaging. Hugh crossed the Adriatic from Bari in Southern Italy , but many of his ships were destroyed in a storm off the Byzantine port of Dyrrhachium .
Hugh and most of his army was rescued and escorted to Constantinople , where they arrived in November of 1096. Prior to his arrival, Hugh sent an arrogant, insulting letter to Eastern Roman Emperor Alexius I Comnenus , according to the Emperor's biography by his daughter (the Alexiad), demanding that Alexius meet with him:
"Know, O King, that I am King of Kings, and superior to all, who are under the sky. You are now permitted to greet me, on my arrival, and to receive me with magnificence, as befits my nobility."
Alexius was already wary of the armies about to arrive, after the unruly mob led by Peter the Hermit had passed through earlier in the year. Alexius kept Hugh in custody in a monastery until Hugh swore an oath of vassalage to him.
After the Crusaders had successfully made their way across Seljuk territory and, in 1098 , captured Antioch , Hugh was sent back to Constantinople to appeal for reinforcements from Alexius. Alexius was uninterested, however, and Hugh, instead of returning to Antioch to help plan the siege of Jerusalem , went back to France. There he was scorned for not having fulfilled his vow as a Crusader to complete a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, and Pope Paschal II threatened to excommunicate him. He joined the minor Crusade of 1101 , but was wounded in battle with the Turks in September, and died of his wounds in October in Tarsus .
Family and children
He married Adele of Vermandois, the daughter of Herbert IV of Vermandois and Adele of Valois .They had nine children:
Count Raoul I of Vermandois
Henry, senior of Chaumont-en-Vexin , (d. 1130 ).
Simon, Bishop of Noyon
Elizabeth de Vermandois , married
Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester ;
William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey
Matilde de Vermandois, married Raoul I of Beaugency
Constance de Vermandois, married Godefroy de la Ferte-Gaucher
Agnes de Vermandois, married Margrave Boniface del Vasto . Mother of Adelaide del Vasto .
Beatrix de Vermandois, married Hugh III of Gournay-en-Bray
Emma de Vermandois
Hugh married Adelaide de Vermandois, Countess of Vermandois and Valois 133 134 135 before 1080. Adelaide was born about 1065 in <Valois, Île-de-France, France> and died on 28 Sep 1120 in <Vermandois> about age 55.
Marriage Notes: After 1067 and before 1080?
FamilySearch has m. abt 1064.
Death Notes: Possibly d. 1124
Children from this marriage were:
+ 84 F i. Isabel de Vermandois, Countess of Leicester 133 136 was born about 1081 in <Valois, Île-de-France, France>, died on 13 Feb 1131 in England about age 50, and was buried in Lewes, Sussex, England.
+ 85 M ii. Raoul I Count of Vermandois
+ 86 M iii. Henry of Chaumont-en-Vexin died in 1130.
+ 87 M iv. Simon Bishop of Noyon
+ 88 F v. Matilde de Vermandois
+ 89 F vi. Constance de Vermandois
+ 90 F vii. Agnes de Vermandois
+ 91 F viii. Beatrix de Vermandois
+ 92 F ix. Emma de Vermandois
59. Philip I of France (Henry I , of France37, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born on 23 May 1052 and died on 30 Jul 1108 at age 56.
Research Notes: Source: Wikipedia - Anne of Kiev:
Philip (May 23 , 1052 - July 30 , 1108 ) - Anne is credited with bringing the name Philip to Western Europe . She imported this Greek name (Philippos, from philos (love) and hippos (horse), meaning "the one that love horses") from her Eastern Orthodox culture.
60. Robert (Henry I , of France37, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1055 and died about 1060 about age 5.
Research Notes: Source: Anne of Kiev. Died in childhood
61. Emma 95 (Henry I , of France37, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born in 1054.
62. Henry of Burgundy 97 98 99 (Robert "the Old" , Duke of Burgundy38, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1035 in <Bourgogne, Champagne>, France and died about 1071 about age 36.
Death Notes: Ancestral Roots has d. 27 Jan. 1066/7 and d. 27 Jan.1066/1074. Wikipedia has d. abt. 1071.
Research Notes: His wife was NOT named Sibylle of Barcelona, daughter of Berenger Ramon I, according to Wikipedia.
From Wikipedia - Henry of Burgundy :
Henry of Burgundy (1035 - c. 1071 ) was the son and heir of Robert I , duke of Burgundy . He died shortly before his father and failed to succeed in Burgundy. The name of his wife is unknown (that it was Sibil has been discredited) as is her origin, although a connection to the Counts of Barcelona has been hypothesized. Their children were:
Noted events in his life were:
• "Le damoiseau de Bourgogne":
Henry married < > , [Not Sibylle of Barcelona].
Children from this marriage were:
+ 93 M i. Hugh I Duke of Burgundy was born in 1057 and died in 1093 at age 36.
+ 94 M ii. Eudes I Duke of Burgundy 137 138 was born about 1058 and died on 23 Mar 1103 in Cilicia about age 45.
+ 95 M iii. Robert Bishop of Langres was born in 1059 and died in 1111 at age 52.
+ 96 F iv. Beatrice of Burgundy 139 was born about 1063 and died after 1110.
+ 97 M v. Reginald Abbot of St. Pierre was born in 1065 and died in 1092 at age 27.
+ 98 M vi. Henry of Burgundy, Count of Portugal 99 140 141 was born in 1069 in <Bourgogne, Champagne>, France and died on 1 Nov 1112 at age 43.
+ 99 F vii. Helie
63. Constance of Burgundy 100 101 (Robert "the Old" , Duke of Burgundy38, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born in 1046 and died in 1092 at age 46.
Death Notes: Wikipedia has d. 1093
Research Notes: Second wife of Alfonso VI.
From Wikipedia - Constance of Burgundy :
Constance of Burgundy (1046 - 1093), was the daughter of Duke Robert I of Burgundy and Helie de Semur-en-Brionnais .
She built a monastery in Burgos for Adelelmus in 1079. She married Alfonso VI of Castile on May 8 , 1079 . They had two children:
Constance married Alfonso VI "the Brave" , of Castile, King of Castile and Leon 99 142 143 in 1081. Alfonso was born before Jun 1040 in <Burgos, Castile>, Spain and died on 29 Jun 1109 in Toledo, Castile, Spain.
Birth Notes: Ancestral Roots has b. 1039
The child from this marriage was:
+ 100 F i. Urraca of Castile, Queen of Castile and Léon 46 144 145 was born about 1082 in <Burgos, Castile>, Spain and died on 8 Mar 1126 in Saldana, Palencia, Spain about age 44.
64. William I Count of Nevers 106 (Adèle , of France, Countess of Auxerre40, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1030 and died on 20 Jun 1100 about age 70.
William married Ermengarde.146
The child from this marriage was:
+ 101 M i. Renaud II de Nevers, Count of Nevers and Auxerre 147 148 was born about 1047 in <Nevers, Nievre>, France and died on 5 Aug 1089 about age 42.
65. Beatrix of Hainaut 108 (Régnier V , Count of Hainaut41, Hedwig , of France24, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 998 in <Hainaut, Belgium>.
Beatrix married Ebles I , Count of Rheims & Roucy, Archbishop of Rheims.149 150 Ebles was born about 980 in <Roucy, Marne, France> and died on 11 May 1033 about age 53.
Birth Notes: http://www.smokykin.com/ged/f001/f93/a0019300.htm has b. 994.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 102 F i. Adele de Roucy 151 152 was born about 1014 in <Roucy, Aisne, France> and died about 1062 about age 48.
Beatrix next married Manasses Calva Asina de Rameru.58 Manasses was born about 1010 in <Dammartin-en-Goele, Seine-et-Marne>, France and died on 15 Nov 1057 in Bar-le-Duc, Meuse, Lorraine, France about age 47.
Death Notes: Was killed during the Siege of Bar-le-Duc.
66. Alice of Normandy 16 110 (Richard III, Duke of Normandy42, Richard II, Duke of Normandy26, Richard I, Duke of Normandy19, William I "Longsword", Duke of Normandy14, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1021 in <Normandy, France>.
Research Notes: Illegitimate daughter of Richard III.
Alice married Ranulph I , Vicomte of the Bessin.16 153 Ranulph was born about 1017 in <Bayeux, Calvados, Normandy, France>.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 103 M i. Ranulph II Vicomte of Bayeux in Normandy 16 154 155 was born about 1048 in <Normandy, France> and died after Apr 1089.
67. Guillaume I de Bourgogne 46 111 (Adelais , de Normandie43, Richard II, Duke of Normandy26, Richard I, Duke of Normandy19, William I "Longsword", Duke of Normandy14, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1040 in <Bourgogne, Champagne>, France and died on 12 Nov 1087 in France about age 47.
Death Notes: FamilySearch has d. 11 Nov 1087
Research Notes: Source: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr, ed. by William R. Beall & Kaleen E. Beall (Baltimore, 2008), line 132-24
Guillaume married Stephanie , de Longwy 58 156 between 1049 and 1057. Stephanie was born about 1035 in <Longwy, Meurthe-et-Moselle>, France and died after 1088.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 104 M i. Raymond of Burgundy, Count of Amous 157 158 was born about 1060 in <Dijon>, France and died on 26 Mar 1107 in Grajal do Campos, Léon, Spain about age 47.
+ 105 F ii. Gisele of Burgundy 99 159 was born about 1070 in <Bourgogne, Champagne, France> and died after 1133.
+ 106 F iii. Sibylle of Burgundy-Ivrea 160 died after 1103.
+ 107 F iv. Ermentrude of Burgundy 58 161 was born about 1060 in Burgundy, France and died after 8 Mar 1105.
68. William the Conqueror Duke of Normandy, King of England 75 115 (Robert I, Duke of Normandy44, Richard II, Duke of Normandy26, Richard I, Duke of Normandy19, William I "Longsword", Duke of Normandy14, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1028 in Falaise, Normandy, France and died on 9 Sep 1087 in Rouen, Normandy, France about age 59.
Birth Notes: Wikipedia (William the Conqueror) and thepeerage.com give b. in 1027 or 1028.
William married Matilda , of Flanders 85 86 in 1053 in Cathedral de Notre Dame, Normandie, France. Matilda was born about 1032 in Flanders, died on 2 Nov 1083 in Caen, Normandy, France about age 51, and was buried in Abbaye aux Dames, Caen, Normandy, France.
Birth Notes: Ancestral Roots gives both abt. 1031 and 1032.
Death Notes: Ancestral Roots gives 1 Nov 1083 and 2 Nov 1083.
(Duplicate Line. See Person 54)
69. Adelaide of Normandy, Countess of Aumale 116 117 118 (Robert I, Duke of Normandy44, Richard II, Duke of Normandy26, Richard I, Duke of Normandy19, William I "Longsword", Duke of Normandy14, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1030 and died between 1081 and 1090.
Research Notes: Sister of William I the Conqueror, also illegitimate.
Adelaide married Enguerrand II , Count of Ponthieu. Enguerrand died in 1053 in Arques.
Death Notes: Slain at Battle of Arques
The child from this marriage was:
+ 108 F i. Judith of Lens 82 162 163 was born in 1054 in <Lens, Artois>, France.
Adelaide next married Lambert , of Boulogne, Count of Lens in Artois. Lambert died in 1054 in Lille, France.
Death Notes: Slain in the Battle of Lille
Adelaide next married Eudes , Count of Champagne and Aumale, Earl of Holderness.164
70. Richard I FitzGilbert, of Clare and Tonbridge 22 120 121 (Giselbert "Crispin" de45, Geoffrey, Count of Eu & Count of Brionne27, Richard I, Duke of Normandy19, William I "Longsword", Duke of Normandy14, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born in 1030 in <Bienfaite>, Normandy, France, was christened in Brionne, Normandy, France, died before Apr 1088 in <Huntingdonshire, England>, and was buried in St. Neot's, Huntingdonshire, England.
Birth Notes: FamilySearch has b. abt 1024, Bienfaite, Normandy, France.
Death Notes: Ancestral Roots, line 130-27 (Maud de St. Liz) has d. abt. 1090; line 184-2 has d. bef Apr 1088.
http://www.smokykin.com/ged/f001/f95/a0019582.htm has d. 1090 in Huntingdon, England.
Research Notes: From Wikipedia - Richard Fitz Gilbert :
Richard FitzGilbert (c. 1030 - 1090), was a Norman lord who participated in the Norman conquest of England in 1066. He was the founder of the English noble family, the de Clares .
Victor at Hastings
Known as "de Bienfaite", "de Clare", and "de Tonbridge", he accompanied his reputed kinsman William, Duke of Normandy into England . He served at the Battle of Hastings , and assisted William in subduing the Anglo-Saxons .
Rewards
He was rewarded with 176 lordships and large grants of land in England, including the right to build the castles of Clare and of Tonbridge . Richard Fitz Gilbert took the name Earl of Clare from one of his lordships in Suffolk , where parts of the wall of Clare Castle still stand.
He served as Joint Chief Justiciar in William's absence, and played a major part in suppressing the revolt of 1075.
Rebel Baron
On William 's death, Richard and other great Norman barons, including Odo of Bayeux , Robert, Count of Mortain , William fitzOsbern and Geoffrey of Coutances, led a rebellion against the rule of William Rufus in order to place Robert Curthose on the throne. However, most Normans in England remained loyal. William Rufus and his army successfully attacked the rebel strongholds at Tonbridge , Pevensey and Rochester .
Death and succession
He died in St. Neot's Priory in 1090. His land was inherited by his son, Gilbert Fitz Richard .
Family
He was the son of Gilbert "Crispin", Count of Brionne .
The reference listed below states that Richard's great grandfather was Richard I of Normandy . Richard's father is also sometimes listed as Robert I "the Devil" , father of William the Conqueror . Sources as far back as the Annals of the Four Masters claim that Richard's great-grandson, Richard "Strongbow", was the direct descendant of Robert "the Devil". Gilbert "Crispin" was a descendant of Robert's cousin, but not Robert himself.
The modern Irish county of County Clare was historically part of the North Munster Gaelic kingdom of Thomond , dominated by the O'Briens, Kings of Thomond. The region was granted to the De Clare family in 1275 and they became Lords of Thomond. When the boundaries of the modern County Clare were fixed by Sir Henry Sidney in 1565, it was named after the De Clares .
Surrey
Richard's Surrey lands had a value of £241: 30% of the value of his English lands. Within Surrey, Richard Fitz Gilbert owned manors in the following places: Albury , Beddington , Bletchingley , Buckland , Chelsham , Chessington , Chipstead , Chivington, Effingham , Apps in Elmbridge , Farleigh , Immerworth (Kingston upon Thames ), Long Ditton , Mickleham , Molesey , Ockley , Old Malden , Shalford , Streatham , Tandridge , Tolworth , Tooting , Walton-on-Thames , Warlingham , Tillingdon, and Woldingham .
Noted events in his life were:
• Seigneur of Bienfaite & Orbec, Normandy:
• Lord of Clare, Suffolk:
Richard married Rohese Giffard 166 167 about 1054. Rohese was born about 1034 in Longueville, Normandy, France and died after 1113.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 109 M i. Gilbert FitzRichard, de Clare 168 169 170 171 was born about 1065 in <Clare, Suffolk>, England and died about 1115 in <England> about age 50.
+ 110 M ii. Robert Fitz Richard, Lord of Little Dunmow, Essex 172 173 was born in 1064 and died about 1136 about age 72.
+ 111 F iii. Rohese FitzRichard de Clare 22 174 was born about 1055 in Tunbridge, Kent, England and died in 1121 in England about age 66.
71. Agnes d'Évreux 78 79 (Richard, Count of Évreux46, Robert II, Count of Évreux28, Richard I, Duke of Normandy19, William I "Longsword", Duke of Normandy14, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1030 in Évreux, Normandy, France.
Agnes married Simon I de Montfort 78 79 175 about 1058 in Normandy, France. Simon was born about 1025 in Montfort L'Amaury, Île-de-France, France, died in 1087 about age 62, and was buried in Épernon, Normandy, France.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 112 F i. Bertrade de Montfort 176 was born about 1070 and died on 14 Feb 1117 in <Fontevraud Abbey> about age 47.
+ 113 M ii. Amaury de Montfort 78 was born about 1070 in <Montfort Amaury, Île-de-France, France> and died in 1137 about age 67.
72. Bernard de Neufmarché, Lord of Brecon 33 122 (Ada FitzGilbert, de Hugleville47, <Papia>29, Richard I, Duke of Normandy19, William I "Longsword", Duke of Normandy14, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1050 in Le-Neuf-Marché-en-Lions and died about 1125 about age 75.
Birth Notes: FamilySearch has b. abt 1070
Research Notes: From Wikipedia - Bernard de Neufmarché :
Bernard of Neufmarché or Newmarket (c. 1050 - c. 1125) was "the first of the original conquerors of Wales ."[1] He was a minor Norman lord who rose to power in the Welsh Marches before successfully undertaking the invasion and conquest of the Kingdom of Brycheiniog between 1088 and 1095. Out of the ruins of the Welsh kingdom he created the Anglo-Norman lordship of Brecon .
Coming to England
Because Bernard's family had attachments to the monastery of Saint-Evroul-sur-Ouche , the monkish chronicler Orderic Vitalis of that foundation had special knowledge of him and his family, though this still does not reduce the general obscurity of his origins or his life when compared to the richer Marcher lords , like the great Roger of Montgomery .[2] Bernard was the son of the minor and incompetent Norman baron Geoffrey de Neufmarché and Ada de Heugelville,[3] and he was born at the castle of Le-Neuf-Marché-en-Lions on the frontier between Normandy and Beauvais .[4] His ancestors on his mother's side had founded the town of Aufay south of Dieppe on the Sie , while his paternal grandfather, Turketil had served the young William II of Normandy as a guardian and was killed in that capacity. On his mother's side he also descended from Richard II of Normandy .[5]
The question of Bernard's participation in the Battle of Hastings and therefore in the Norman Invasion is subject to debate.[4] While Bernard had close family connexions to the port of Saint-Valery-sur-Somme from which William's invading fleet launched, Bernard himself was not the ruler of that city and need not have been in the fleet. He had later connexions with Battle Abbey : he established a cell of that abbey in Brecon, but that may have been an analogous foundation intended to mark his conquest of Brycheiniog.[6] Bernard's peculiar absence from the Domesday Book more or less damns the case for his presence at Hastings, for it is impossible that a noble participant in the victorious battle should not have received land to be recorded in Domesday if he was still living in 1087.[6]
Rise to power
Bernard was finally rewarded by the king, then William II of Normandy, in 1086 or 1087. He received lands in Herefordshire and lands which had devolved to the crown with the deaths of Gilbert fitz Thorold and Alfred of Marlborough .[7] Gilbert's lands were concentrated in Herefordshire and included the manors of Bach , Middlewood , and Harewood in the Golden Valley and the castles of Dorstone , Snodhill , and Urishay connecting Clifford Castle to Ewyas Harold , which belonged to Alfred's lordship.[8] Among Bernard's acquisitions from Gilbert was the domus defensabilis of Eardisley . From Alfred he received Pembridge , Burghill , and Brinsop .[6] Of these it should be noted that Snodhill was not founded until the twelfth century and then became the caput of the honour of Chandos . Bernard was also established in Speen and Newbury in Berkshire and Brinsop and Burghill in Herefordshire sometime before 1079. Both these latter vills were held from his honour of Brecon in the twelfth century. Bernard's ommission from Domesday is especially peculiar there. It is possible that he had some kind of exemption.
Probably as a consequence of his rapid rise in the marches, Bernard attracted the attention of Osbern fitz Richard , who gave him his daughter, Agnes (Nest), whose mother was the Welsh princess Nest, daughter of Gruffydd ap Llywelyn and Edith of Mercia ,[3] in marriage sometime before 1099.[9] She brought with her a dowry of Berrington and Little Hereford .
All of Bernard's estates lay in the valley of the river Wye and along an old Roman road which led from Watling Street to Y Gaer and on into Brycheiniog. The military possibilities of that road could only have encouraged his subsequent ventures into Wales.[10]
Conquest of Brycheiniog
Bernard joined the rebellion of the marcher lords against William Rufus at Lent in 1088.[11] Bernard escaped without recorded punishment and the king probably conceded the marcher lords the right to expand their lands by conquest at the expense of the Welsh buffer kingdoms of Brycheiniog, Morgannwg , and Gwynllwg .[12] Shortly after the settlement with the king, Bernard spearheaded an invasion of Brycheiniog which was to lead eventually to its conquest. Before the end of the year, though, he had captured Glasbury , for he issued a charter for lands near that place to the abbey of Saint Peter's at Gloucester (Autumn 1088).[6]
The chronology of events at this juncture is often confused. Bernard may well have already been in power in Brycheiniog by 1088 if he had already inherited a claim to it after the defeat of Roger de Breteuil , Earl of Hereford , in 1075. In 1088 the king, William Rufus, confirmed a previous charter of Bernard's stating that he had already made an exchange "within his lordship of Brycheiniog" at Glasbury. He also already held Castell Dinas which had probably been built by the Earl of Hereford before 1075.
After the initial conquest of 1088, Bernard continued warring with Brycheiniog until 1090, probably supported by Richard fitz Pons , the lord of Clifford.[13] Talgarth was captured early and a castle was constructed at Bronllys where the rivers Dulais and Llyfni meet, a site probably central to the llys of the tywysog of the commote of Bronllys.[13] By 1091 Bernard had reached the valley of the Usk , which was at the centre of the kingdom which was to become his own principality.
There is some discrepancy in this description of events also. Richard Fitz Pons was lord of Llandovery , which he had reached probably through Glamorgan , already by 1088. Bronllys Castle may not have been built until 1144, when Roger Fitzmiles , Earl of Hereford, is first recorded granting it as a five knights' fee mesne barony to Walter de Clifford , son of Richard Fitz Pons.
According to much later accounts and reconstructions, the accuracy of which is very dubious but which contain some references to verifiable history, the king of Brycheiniog, Bleddyn ap Maenarch , allied with the king of Deheubarth , Rhys ap Tewdwr , in 1093 (or perhaps 1094) and tried to attack the forces of Bernard which were building a castle at Brecon on the Usk and Honddu in the centre of a great plain in his kingdom where several Roman viae met.[14] Bleddyn led a charge up the hill, but the Normans defeated the Welsh and Rhys was killed in battle. Brecknock Priory , which was later founded at the site of the battle, may have been built on the spot where Rhys supposedly fell.[15] Bleddyn died not long after and Bernard was able to advance over the whole of Brycheiniog.
Reliable historical records refer to no king of Brycheiniog after a Tewdwr ab Elise who died after 934. Certainly there is no contemporary reference to a Bleddyn ap Maenarch. The Welsh Bruts simply state that "Rhys ap Tewdwr, king of Deheubarth, was slain by the Frenchmen who were inhabiting Brycheiniog." This passage lends evidence to the belief that the conquest of Brycheiniog was mostly finished by Eastertide 1093 and that the main effect of the battle of Brecon was to open the way to the conquest of Deheubarth.
Pacification and administration of Brycheiniog
He followed the Usk down to Ystradyw and took it, which incited the bishops of Llandaff to protest because the annexation of Ystradyw removed it from their diocese and brought it into the lordship of Brecon, which was under the episcopal authority of Saint David's .[16] In Spring 1094, the southern Welsh rose in revolt against the Normans that had come to dominate them. Brycheiniog was unaffected and the Normans of that region launched a counterattack from Ystrad Tywy and Cantref Bychan which devastated Kidwelly and Gower but did not put down the revolt.[16] In 1095 it spread to Brycheiniog and the Welsh of the countryside, allied with their compatriots of Gwynllwg and Gwent took back control of the province while the Normans were forced into their fortified centres.
Two expeditions from Glamorgan came to the rescue of the garrisons of Brycheiniog. The first was crushed in battle at Celli Carnant , but the second defeated the rebels at Aber Llech .[17] What followed was the complete encastellation of Brycheiniog. Among the castles possibly built during Bernard's lordship to defend the entrances to Brycheiniog from the southeast were Tretower , Blaen Llyfni (not attested before 1207-1215), and Crickhowell .
Bernard also extensively enfeoffed his followers with Welsh land.[17] Richard fitz Pons may have been enfeoffed at Cantref Selyff on the western border of Brycheiniog and immediately he began in miniature the process whereby Bernard had come to rule Brycheiniog.[17] However, Richard's son Walter is the first recorded landholder at Cantref Selyff. Furthermore, Bernard enfeoffed the sons of the king he had displaced in the less habitable land, thereby creating a loyal Welsh aristocracy and extracting more out of his land than the Normans otherwise knew how to do.[18] The Normans lived predominantly in the valleys and lowlands in an agrarian society while the Welsh kept to the hills and mountains living pastorally, thus creating an overall economic gain.[19] Among Bleddyn's sons, Gwrgan received Blaen Llyfni and Aberllyfni while Caradog received an unnamed hill country, and Drymbenog, Bleddyn's brother, was given land neighbouring that of Richard fitz Pons.
Death and succession
By the time of his death around 1125, Bernard had established a flourishing borough around his castle of Brecon. Henry I had married Bernard's daughter Sybil to Miles Fitz Walter , the sheriff of Gloucestershire , in 1121 and passed a significant portion of Bernard's honour to him as a dowry, including Hay-on-Wye Castle.[20] According to Giraldus Cambrensis this was because Mahel de Neufmarché the son and heir of Bernard had mutilated the paramour of his mother. In vengeance his mother, Princess Nesta, swore to King Henry I that her son was illegitimate. Henry was therefore able by law and custom to pass over Mahel and give the land to his friend and confident Miles Fitz Walter with Bernard's legal heiress in marriage.
Bernard married Nesta.45 177 Nesta was born about 1079 in Herefordshire, England.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 114 F i. Sibyl de Neufmarché 45 178 was born about 1096 in <Aberconwy, Wales> and died after 1143 in Gloucestershire, England.
73. Gillebride 19 (Gille Adoman I Gilleson48, Hvarflad Hlodversdatter30, Hlodver, Earl of Orkney20, Thorfinn I Rollo "Hausakliffer"15, Einar "Torf", Earl of Orkney10, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1010 in <Scotland>.
Gillebride married someone.
+ 115 M i. Somerled I Gillebrideson 19 was born about 1030 in <Scotland>.
74. Paul Thorfinnsson, Jarl of Orkney and Caithness 16 (Thorfinn II "the Black", Earl of Orkney49, Sigurd II "Digri"31, Hlodver, Earl of Orkney20, Thorfinn I Rollo "Hausakliffer"15, Einar "Torf", Earl of Orkney10, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1040 in <Orkney, Orkney Islands, Scotland> and died in 1103 in Bergen, Hordaland, Norway about age 63.
Paul married Ragnhild Haakonsdatter.16 Ragnhild was born about 1044 in <Orkney, Orkney Islands, Scotland>.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 116 M i. Haakon Paalsson 16 was born about 1070 in <Orkney, Orkney Islands, Scotland> and died in 1122 in Orkney, Orkney Islands, Scotland about age 52.
75. Ragnvald Brusesson 81 (Brusi50, Sigurd II "Digri"31, Hlodver, Earl of Orkney20, Thorfinn I Rollo "Hausakliffer"15, Einar "Torf", Earl of Orkney10, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1011 in <Orkney Islands, Scotland>, died in Dec 1046 in Papa Stronsay, Orkney Islands, Scotland about age 35, and was buried in Papa Westroy, Orkney, Scotland.
Death Notes: Killed
Ragnvald married Arlogia 81 about 1034 in <Russia>. Arlogia was born about 1015 in <Russia>.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 117 M i. Robert de Brusse 81 was born about 1036 in <Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland> and died between 1080 and 1098.
76. Emma FitzOsbern 6 (Alice de Toeni51, Roger "the Spaniard" de32, Ralph II de, Seigneur de Tosni21, Ralph I de16, Hugh de11, Malahule7, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1059 in <Breteuil>, Normandy, France and died after 1095.
Emma married Ralph , Seigneur de Gael 6 in 1075 in Exning, <Suffolk>e, England. Ralph was born before 1040 in Gael, Brittany, France and died after 1095.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 118 M i. Ralph de Gael, 1st Earl of Norfolk, Suffolk & Cambridge
77. Ralph de Toeni, de Conches 82 (Ralph de, de Conches52, Roger "the Spaniard" de32, Ralph II de, Seigneur de Tosni21, Ralph I de16, Hugh de11, Malahule7, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1079 in <Flamsted, Hertfordshire>, England, died about 1126 in Conches, Seine-et-Marne, France about age 47, and was buried in Conches, Seine-et-Marne, France.
Ralph married Alice Huntingdon 82 162 in 1103 in England. Alice was born about 1085 in <Flamsted, Hertfordshire>, England and died after 1126.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 119 M i. Roger de Toeni, de Conches 82 was born about 1104 in <Flamsted, Hertfordshire>, England and died before 1162.
78. Ragnhild Magnusdatter, Princess of Norway 16 (Magnus I "the Good" Olafsson, King of Norway53, Olaf II "the Saint" Haraldsson, King of Norway33, Harald "Graenske" Gudrodsson22, Gudrod Bjornsson17, Bjorn "the Merchant" Haraldsson, Prince of Norway12, Svanhild Eysteinsdatter8, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1041 in <Norway>.
Ragnhild married Haakon Ivarsson 16 in 1062 in Norway. Haakon was born about 1031 in <Norway>.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 120 F i. Ragnhild Haakonsdatter 16 was born about 1044 in <Orkney, Orkney Islands, Scotland>.
11th Generation 79. Henry I "Beauclerc" King of England 123 124 (Matilda , of Flanders54, Adele Capet, Princess of France34, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born between May 1068 and May 1069 in <Selby, Yorkshire>, England and died on 1 Dec 1135 in St. Denis-le-Fermont, France.
Birth Notes: Ancestral Roots line 124-25 has b. 1070.
Research Notes: Fourth son of William the Conqueror.
From Wikipedia - Henry I of England :
Henry I (c. 1068/1069 - 1 December 1135) was the fourth son of William I the Conqueror . He succeeded his elder brother William II as King of England in 1100 and defeated his eldest brother, Robert Curthose , to become Duke of Normandy in 1106. He was called Beauclerc for his scholarly interests and Lion of Justice for refinements which he brought about in the administrative and legislative machinery of the time.
Henry's reign is noted for its political opportunism. His succession was confirmed while his brother Robert was away on the First Crusade and the beginning of his reign was occupied by wars with Robert for control of England and Normandy. He successfully reunited the two realms again after their separation on his father's death in 1087. Upon his succession he granted the baronage a Charter of Liberties , which formed a basis for subsequent challenges to rights of kings and presaged Magna Carta , which subjected the King to law.
The rest of Henry's reign was filled with judicial and financial reforms. He established the biannual Exchequer to reform the treasury . He used itinerant officials to curb abuses of power at the local and regional level, garnering the praise of the people. The differences between the English and Norman populations began to break down during his reign and he himself married a daughter of the old English royal house. He made peace with the church after the disputes of his brother's reign, but he could not smooth out his succession after the disastrous loss of his eldest son William in the wreck of the White Ship . His will stipulated that he was to be succeeded by his daughter, the Empress Matilda , but his stern rule was followed by a period of civil war known as the Anarchy .
Early life
Henry was born between May 1068 and May 1069, probably in Selby in Yorkshire . His mother, Queen Matilda , was descended from Alfred the Great (but not through the main West Saxon Royal line). Queen Matilda named the infant Prince Henry, after her uncle, Henry I of France . As the youngest son of the family, he was almost certainly expected to become a Bishop and was given rather more extensive schooling than was usual for a young nobleman of that time. The Chronicler William of Malmesbury asserts that Henry once remarked that an illiterate King was a crowned ass. He was certainly the first Norman ruler to be fluent in the English language .
William I's second son Richard was killed in a hunting accident in 1081, so William bequeathed his dominions to his three surviving sons in the following manner:
The Chronicler Orderic Vitalis reports that the old King had declared to Henry: "You in your own time will have all the dominions I have acquired and be greater than both your brothers in wealth and power."
Henry tried to play his brothers off against each other but eventually, wary of his devious manoeuvring, they acted together and signed an Accession Treaty. This sought to bar Prince Henry from both Thrones by stipulating that if either King William or Duke Robert died without an heir, the two dominions of their father would be reunited under the surviving brother.
Seizing the throne of England
When, on 2 August 1100 , William II was killed by an arrow in yet another hunting accident in the New Forest, Duke Robert had not yet returned from the First Crusade . His absence allowed Prince Henry to seize the Royal Treasury at Winchester, Hampshire , where he buried his dead brother. There are suspicions that, on hearing that Robert was returning alive from his crusade with a new bride, Henry decided to act and arranged the murder of William by the French Vexin Walter Tirel .[1] Thus he succeeded to the throne of England, guaranteeing his succession in defiance of William and Robert's earlier agreement. Henry was accepted as King by the leading Barons and was crowned three days later on 5 August at Westminster Abbey . He secured his position among the nobles by an act of political appeasement: he issued a Charter of Liberties which is considered a forerunner of the Magna Carta .
First marriage
On 11 November 1100 Henry married Edith , daughter of King Malcolm III of Scotland. Since Edith was also the niece of Edgar Atheling and the great-granddaughter of Edward the Confessor 's paternal half-brother Edmund Ironside , the marriage united the Norman line with the old English line of Kings. The marriage greatly displeased the Norman Barons, however, and as a concession to their sensibilities Edith changed her name to Matilda upon becoming Queen. The other side of this coin, however, was that Henry, by dint of his marriage, became far more acceptable to the Anglo-Saxon populace.
The chronicler William of Malmesbury described Henry thus: "He was of middle stature, greater than the small, but exceeded by the very tall; his hair was black and set back upon the forehead; his eyes mildly bright; his chest brawny; his body fleshy."
Conquest of Normandy
In the following year, 1101, Robert Curthose , Henry's eldest brother, attempted to seize the crown by invading England. In the Treaty of Alton , Robert agreed to recognise his brother Henry as King of England and return peacefully to Normandy , upon receipt of an annual sum of 2000 silver marks, which Henry proceeded to pay.
In 1105, to eliminate the continuing threat from Robert and the drain on his fiscal resources from the annual payment, Henry led an expeditionary force across the English Channel .
Battle of Tinchebray
On the morning of 28 September 1106, exactly 40 years after William had made his way to England, the decisive battle between his two surviving sons, Robert Curthose and Henry Beauclerc, took place in the small village of Tinchebray. This combat was totally unexpected and unprepared. Henry and his army were marching south from Barfleur on their way to Domfront and Robert was marching with his army from Falaise on their way to Mortain. They met at the crossroads at Tinchebray and the running battle which ensued was spread out over several kilometres. The site where most of the fighting took place is the village playing field today. Towards evening Robert tried to retreat but was captured by Henry's men at a place three kilometres (just under two miles) north of Tinchebray where a farm named "Prise" (taken) stands today on the D22 road. The tombstones of three knights are nearby on the same road.
King of England and Ruler of Normandy
After Henry had defeated his brother's Norman army at Tinchebray he imprisoned Robert, initially in the Tower of London , subsequently at Devizes Castle and later at Cardiff. One day whilst out riding Robert attempted to escape from Cardiff but his horse was bogged down in a swamp and he was recaptured. To prevent further escapes Henry had Robert's eyes burnt out. Henry appropriated the Duchy of Normandy as a possession of the Kingdom of England and reunited his father's dominions. Even after taking control of the Duchy of Normandy he didn't take the title of Duke, he chose to control it as the King of England.
In 1113, Henry attempted to reduce difficulties in Normandy by betrothing his eldest son, William Adelin , to the daughter of Fulk of Jerusalem (also known as Fulk V), Count of Anjou, then a serious enemy. They were married in 1119. Eight years later, after William's untimely death, a much more momentous union was made between Henry's daughter, (the former Empress) Matilda and Fulk's son Geoffrey Plantagenet , which eventually resulted in the union of the two Realms under the Plantagenet Kings.
Activities as a King
Henry's need for finance to consolidate his position led to an increase in the activities of centralized government. As King, Henry carried out social and judicial reforms, including:
Between 1103 and 1107 Henry was involved in a dispute with Anselm , the Archbishop of Canterbury , and Pope Paschal II in the investiture controversy , which was settled in the Concordat of London in 1107. It was a compromise. In England, a distinction was made in the King's chancery between the secular and ecclesiastical powers of the prelates. Employing the distinction, Henry gave up his right to invest his bishops and abbots, but reserved the custom of requiring them to come and do homage for the "temporalities " (the landed properties tied to the episcopate), directly from his hand, after the bishop had sworn homage and feudal vassalage in the ceremony called commendatio, the commendation ceremony , like any secular vassal.
Henry was also known for some brutal acts. He once threw a treacherous burgher named Conan Pilatus from the tower of Rouen; the tower was known from then on as "Conan's Leap". In another instance that took place in 1119, Henry's son-in-law, Eustace de Pacy, and Ralph Harnec, the constable of Ivry , exchanged their children as hostages. When Eustace blinded Harnec's son, Harnec demanded vengeance. King Henry allowed Harnec to blind and mutilate Eustace's two daughters, who were also Henry's own grandchildren. Eustace and his wife, Juliane, were outraged and threatened to rebel. Henry arranged to meet his daughter at a parley at Breteuil, only for Juliane to draw a crossbow and attempt to assassinate her father. She was captured and confined to the castle, but escaped by leaping from a window into the moat below. Some years later Henry was reconciled with his daughter and son-in-law.
Legitimate children
He had two children by Matilda (Edith), who died on 1 May 1118 at the palace of Westminster. She was buried in Westminster Abbey.
Matilda . (c. February 1102 - 10 September 1167 ). She married firstly Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor , and secondly, Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou , having issue by the second.
William Adelin , (5 August 1103 - 25 November 1120 ). He married Matilda (d.1154), daughter of Fulk V, Count of Anjou .
Second marriage
On 29 January 1121 he married Adeliza , daughter of Godfrey I of Leuven , Duke of Lower Lotharingia and Landgrave of Brabant , but there were no children from this marriage. Left without male heirs, Henry took the unprecedented step of making his barons swear to accept his daughter Empress Matilda , widow of Henry V, the Holy Roman Emperor , as his heir.
Death and legacy
Henry visited Normandy in 1135 to see his young grandsons, the children of Matilda and Geoffrey. He took great delight in his grandchildren, but soon quarrelled with his daughter and son-in-law and these disputes led him to tarry in Normandy far longer than he originally planned.
Henry died on 1 December 1135 of food poisoning from eating "a surfeit of lampreys " (of which he was excessively fond) at Saint-Denis-en-Lyons (now Lyons-la-Forêt ) in Normandy. His remains were sewn into the hide of a bull to preserve them on the journey, and then taken back to England and were buried at Reading Abbey , which he had founded fourteen years before. The Abbey was destroyed during the Protestant Reformation . No trace of his tomb has survived, the probable site being covered by St James' School. Nearby is a small plaque and a large memorial cross stands in the adjoining Forbury Gardens .
Although Henry's barons had sworn allegiance to his daughter as their Queen, her gender and her remarriage into the House of Anjou , an enemy of the Normans, allowed Henry's nephew Stephen of Blois , to come to England and claim the throne with popular support.
The struggle between the former Empress and Stephen resulted in a long civil war known as the Anarchy . The dispute was eventually settled by Stephen's naming of Matilda's son, Henry Plantagenet , as his heir in 1153.
Illegitimate children
King Henry is famed for holding the record for the largest number of acknowledged illegitimate children born to any English king, with the number being around 20 or 25. He had many mistresses, and identifying which mistress is the mother of which child is difficult. His illegitimate offspring for whom there is documentation are:
Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester . Often, said to have been a son of Sybil Corbet.
Maud FitzRoy, married Conan III, Duke of Brittany
Constance FitzRoy, married Richard de Beaumont
Mabel FitzRoy, married William III Gouet
Aline FitzRoy, married Matthieu I of Montmorency
Gilbert FitzRoy, died after 1142. His mother may have been a sister of Walter de Gand.
Emma, born c. 1138; married Gui de Laval, Lord Laval. [Uncertain, born 2 years after Henry died.][2]
With Edith
Matilda, married in 1103 Count Rotrou II of Perche. She perished 25 Nov 1120 in the wreck of the White Ship . She left two daughters; Philippa who married Helie of Anjou (son of Fulk V) and Felice.
With Gieva de Tracy
William de Tracy
With Ansfride
Ansfride was born c. 1070. She was the wife of Anskill of Seacourt, at Wytham in Berkshire (now Oxfordshire ).
Juliane de Fontevrault (born c. 1090); married Eustace de Pacy in 1103. She tried to shoot her father with a crossbow after King Henry allowed her two young daughters to be blinded.
Fulk FitzRoy (born c. 1092); a monk at Abingdon .
Richard of Lincoln (c. 1094 - 25 November 1120 ); perished in the wreck of the White Ship .
With Sybil Corbet
Lady Sybilla Corbet of Alcester was born in 1077 in Alcester in Warwickshire . She married Herbert FitzHerbert, son of Herbert 'the Chamberlain' of Winchester and Emma de Blois. She died after 1157 and was also known as Adela (or Lucia) Corbet. Sybil was definitely mother of Sybil and Rainald, possibly also of William and Rohese. Some sources suggest that there was another daughter by this relationship, Gundred, but it appears that she was thought as such because she was a sister of Reginald de Dunstanville but it appears that that was another person of that name who was not related to this family.
Sybilla de Normandy , married Alexander I of Scotland .
William Constable, born before 1105. Married Alice (Constable); died after 1187.
Reginald de Dunstanville, 1st Earl of Cornwall .
Gundred of England (1114-46), married 1130 Henry de la Pomeroy, son of Joscelin de la Pomerai.
Rohese of England, born 1114; married William de Tracy (b. 1040 in Normandy, France d. 1110 in Barnstaple, Devon, England)son of Turgisus de Tracy. They married in 1075. They had four children 1)Turgisus II de Tracy b. 1066, 2) Henry de Tracy b. 1068, 3) Gieva de Tracy b. 1068 d. 1100, 4)Henry of Barnstaple Tracy b. 1070 d.1170.
With Edith FitzForne
Robert FitzEdith, Lord Okehampton, (1093-1172) married Dame Maud d'Avranches du Sap. They had one daughter, Mary, who married Renaud, Sire of Courtenay (son of Miles, Sire of Courtenay and Ermengarde of Nevers).
Adeliza FitzEdith. Appears in charters with her brother Robert.
With Princess Nest
Nest ferch Rhys was born about 1073 at Dinefwr Castle , Carmarthenshire , the daughter of Prince Rhys ap Tewdwr of Deheubarth and his wife, Gwladys ferch Rhywallon. She married, in 1095, to Gerald de Windsor (aka Geraldus FitzWalter) son of Walter FitzOther, Constable of Windsor Castle and Keeper of the Forests of Berkshire . She had several other liaisons - including one with Stephen of Cardigan, Constable of Cardigan (1136) - and subsequently other illegitimate children. The date of her death is unknown.
Henry FitzRoy , 1103-1158.
With Isabel de Beaumont
Isabel (Elizabeth) de Beaumont (after 1102 - after 1172), daughter of Robert de Beaumont , sister of Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester . She married Gilbert de Clare, 1st Earl of Pembroke , in 1130. She was also known as Isabella de Meulan.
Isabel Hedwig of England
Matilda FitzRoy , abbess of Montvilliers, also known as Montpiller
Noted events in his life were:
• King of England: 1100-1135.
Henry married Matilda , of Scotland on 11 Nov 1100 in Westminster Abbey, London, Midlesex, England. Matilda was born in 1079 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland and died on 1 May 1118 in Westminster Palace, London, England at age 39.
Birth Notes: Place name may be Dermfermline.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 121 F i. EmpressMatilda Countess of Anjou 179 180 was born about 7 Feb 1102 and died on 10 Sep 1167 about age 65.
+ 122 M ii. William Adelin, Duke of Normandy 181 was born in 1103 and died on 25 Nov 1120 at age 17.
Henry next married someone.
+ 123 F i. Maud Princess of England 16 was born about 1091 in England.
Henry had a relationship with Adeliza , of Louvain 182 in 1120. This couple did not marry. Adeliza was born about 1103 and was buried on 23 Apr 1151 in Abbey of Affligem. They had no children.
Henry next had a relationship with Sybilla Corbet, of Alcester.124 This couple did not marry. Sybilla was born in 1077 in Alcester, Warwickshire, England and died after 1157.
+ 124 M i. Robert de Caen, 1st Earl of Gloucester 183 184 185 was born about 1090 in <Caen, Normandy, France>, died on 31 Oct 1147 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England about age 57, and was buried in St. James Priory, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.
Henry next had a relationship with Elizabeth de , Beaumont.186
+ 125 F i. Elizabeth Princess of England 187 188 was born about 1095 in <Talby, Yorkshire, England>.
80. Adela of Normandy 125 126 (Matilda , of Flanders54, Adele Capet, Princess of France34, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born between 1062 and 1067 and died about 8 Mar 1137.
Research Notes: From Wikipedia - Adela of Normandy :
Adela of Normandy also known as Adela of Blois and Adela of England "and also Adela Alice Princess of England" (c. 1062 or 1067 - 8 March 1137?) was, by marriage, Countess of Blois , Chartres , and Meaux . She was a daughter of William the Conqueror and Matilda of Flanders . She was also the mother of Stephen, King of England and Henry of Blois , Bishop of Winchester .
Her birthdate is generally believed to have been between 1060 and 1064; however, there is some evidence she was born after her father's accession to the English throne in 1066. She was the favourite sister of King Henry I of England ; they were probably the youngest of the Conqueror's children. She was a high-spirited and educated woman, with a knowledge of Latin .
She married Stephen Henry , son and heir to the count of Blois , sometime between 1080 and 1084, probably in 1083. Stephen inherited Blois, Chartres and Meaux in 1089, and owned over 300 properties, making him one of the wealthiest men of his day. He was a pious and revered leader who managed huge areas of France which inherited from his father and added to by his sharp administrations. He was, essentially a king in his own right. Stephen-Henry joined the First Crusade , along with his brother-in-law Robert Curthose . Stephen's letters to Adela form a uniquely intimate insight into the experiences of the Crusade's leaders. The Count of Blois returned to France in 1100 bringing with him several cartloads of maps, jewels and other treasures, which he deposited at Chartres. He was, however, under an obligation to the pope for agreements made years earlier and returned to Antioch to participate in the crusade of 1101 . He was ultimately killed in an ill advised charge at the Battle of Ramla . Rumors of his cowardice and defection under fire are untrue and unfounded and have been proven to be propaganda generated by later biased historians. Stephen-Henry was often referred to as "le Sage," and was a great patron of Troubadours and writers.
Adela and Stephen's children are listed here as follows. Their birth order is uncertain.
Guillaume (William)(d. 1150), Count of Chartres married Agnes of Sulli (d. aft 1104) and had issue.
Theobald II, aka Thibaud IV Count of Champagne
Odo of Blois, aka Humbert. died young.
Stephen of Blois {King of England}.
Lucia-Mahaut , married Richard d'Avranches, 2nd Earl of Chester . Both drowned on 25 November 1120.
Agnes of Blois, married Hugh de Puiset and were parents to Hugh de Puiset .
Eléonore of Blois (d. 1147) married Raoul I of Vermandois (d.1152) & had issue they were divorced in 1142.
Alix of Blois (d. 1145) married Renaud (d.1134)III of Joigni & had Issue
Lithuise of Blois (d. 1118) married Milo I of Montlhéry (Divorced 1115)
Philip (d. 1100) Bishop of Châlons-sur-Marne
Henry of Blois b.1101- d. 1171 (oblate child raised at Cherite sur Loire (Cluny Abbey) 1103.
Adela was regent for her husband during his extended absence as a leader of the First Crusade (1095-1098), and when he returned in disgrace it was at least in part at her urging that he returned to the east to fulfil his vow of seeing Jerusalem .[citation needed ] She was again regent in 1101, continuing after her husband's death on this second crusading expedition in 1102, for their children were still minors. Orderic Vitalis praises her as a "wise and spirited woman" who ably governed her husband's estates in his absences and after his death.
She employed tutors to educate her elder sons, and had her youngest son Henry pledged to the Church at Cluny . Adela quarrelled with her eldest son Guillaume, "deficient in intelligence as well as degenerate", and had his younger brother Theobald replace him as heir. Her son Stephen left Blois in 1111 to join his uncle's court in England.
Adela retired to Marcigny in 1120, secure in the status of her children. Later that same year, her daughter Lucia-Mahaut , was drowned in the wreck of the White Ship alongside her husband. She lived long enough to see her son Stephen seize the English throne, and took pride in the ascension of her youngest child Henry Blois to the bishophric of Winchester, but died soon after on 8 March 1135 in Marsilly, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France.
Adela married Stephen , of Blois, Count of Blois 189 190 about 1080. Stephen was born about 1045 and died on 19 May 1102 in Ramla, (Israel) about age 57.
Death Notes: Killed in the battle of Ramla.
Noted events in his life were:
• Leader of the First Crusade:
Children from this marriage were:
+ 126 M i. Stephen of Blois, King of England 191 192 was born about 1096 in Blois, Loire-et-Cher, France, died on 25 Oct 1154 in Dover Priory, Dover, England about age 58, and was buried in Faversham Abbey.
+ 127 F ii. Lithuaise
81. Gertrude of Flanders 129 (Robert I , Count of Flanders55, Adele Capet, Princess of France34, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1070 and died in 1117 about age 47.
Gertrude married Thierry II , Duke of Lorraine.193 194 Thierry died in 1115.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 128 M i. Thierry I of Lorraine, Count of Flanders 195 196 was born about 1099 and died on 17 Jan 1168 about age 69.
82. Henry I Duke of Bavaria 132 (Judith , of Normandy56, Adele Capet, Princess of France34, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born in 1074 and died on 13 Dec 1126 at age 52.
Henry married Wulfhilda , of Saxony 197 Betw 1095 and 1100. Wulfhilda was born about 1075 and died on 29 Dec 1126 about age 51.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 129 F i. Judith of Bavaria was born in 1100 and died in 1130 at age 30.
83. Aelis de Dammartin 99 (Hugues de Dammartin, Count of Dammartin57, Constance Capet35, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1084 in Dammartin-en-Goele, Seine-et-Marne, France.
Aelis married Aubrey , de Mello 99 about 1104. Aubrey was born about 1080 in <Mello, Oise>, France.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 130 M i. Alberic I Count of Dammartin 99 was born about 1110 in <Dammartin, Seine-et-Marne>, France and died in 1183 about age 73.
84. Isabel de Vermandois, Countess of Leicester 133 136 (Hugh Magnus , of Vermandois and Valois, Duke of France58, Henry I , of France37, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1081 in <Valois, Île-de-France, France>, died on 13 Feb 1131 in England about age 50, and was buried in Lewes, Sussex, England.
Birth Notes: FamilySearch has b. abt 1085 in Valois, France
Research Notes: From: Wikipedia - Elizabeth of Vermandois :
Elizabeth de Vermandois, or Elisabeth or Isabel de Vermandois (c. 1081 -13 February 1131 ), is a fascinating figure about whose descendants and ancestry much is known and about whose character and life relatively little is known. She was twice married to influential Anglo-Norman magnates, and had several children (among whose descendants are numbered many kings and some queens of England and Scotland). Her Capetian and Carolingian ancestry was a source of much pride for some of these descendants (who included these arms as quarterings in their coats-of-arms[1] ). However, the lady herself led a somewhat controversial life.
Family
Elizabeth de Vermandois was the third daughter of Hugh Magnus and Adele of Vermandois. Her paternal grandparents were Henry I of France and Anne of Kiev . Her maternal grandparents were Herbert IV of Vermandois and Adele of Vexin .
Her mother was the heiress of the county of Vermandois, and descendant of a junior patrilineal line of descent from Charlemagne . The first Count of Vermandois was Pepin of Vermandois . He was a son of Bernard of Italy , grandson of Pippin of Italy and great-grandson of Charlemagne and Hildegard .
As such, Elizabeth had distinguished ancestry and connections. Her father was a younger brother of Philip I of France and her mother was among the last Carolingians . She was also distantly related to the Kings of England , the Dukes of Normandy , the Counts of Flanders and through her Carolingian ancestors to practically every major nobleman in Western Europe .
Countess of Leicester
In 1096, while under age (and probably aged 9 or 11), Elizabeth married Robert de Meulan, 1st Earl of Leicester . Meulan was over 35 years her senior, which was an unusual age difference even for this time period. He was a nobleman of some significance in France, having inherited lands from his maternal uncle Henry, Count of Meulan, and had fought bravely and with distinction at his first battle, the Battle of Hastings in 1066 then aged only 16. His parents Roger de Beaumont , Lord of Beaumont-le-Roger and Pont-Audemar and Adeline of Meulan , heiress of Meulan had died long before; Roger had been a kinsman and close associate of William the Conqueror . Meulan had inherited lands in Normandy after his father died circa 1089, and had also been given lands in the Kingdom of England after his participation in the Norman conquest of England . However, at the time of the marriage, he held no earldom in England while his younger brother was already styled Henry de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Warwick .
Planche states that the bride (Elizabeth) agreed willingly to the marriage, although this means little in the context. Despite the immense age difference, this was a good marriage for its times. Meulan was a respected advisor to three reigning monarchs: William II of England ), Robert Curthose of Normandy and Philip I of France .
According to Middle Ages custom, brides were often betrothed young - 8 being the legal age for betrothal and 12 for marriage (for women). The young betrothed wife would often go to her husband's castle to be raised by his parents or other relatives and to learn the customs and ways of her husband's family. The actual wedding would not take place until much later. Some genealogists speculate that the usual age at which a noble bride could expect the marriage to be consummated would be 14. This is consistent with the date of birth of Elizabeth's first child Emma in 1102 when she would be about 15 to 17.
The marriage produced several children, including most notably two sons who were twins (born 1104 ), and thus remarkable in both surviving and both becoming important noblemen. They are better known to historians of this period as the Beaumont twins, or as Waleran de Beaumont, Count of Meulan and his younger twin Robert Bossu (the Humpback) or Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester . (Readers of Ellis Peters' Cadfael historical mystery series will find both twins mentioned frequently).
Another notable child of this marriage was Elisabeth or Isabel de Beaumont, one of the youngest mistresses of Henry I of England and later mother (by her first marriage) of Richard Strongbow .
Some contemporaries were surprised that the aging Count of Meulan (b circa 1049/1050) was able to father so many children, given how busy he was with turmoil in England and Normandy from 1102 to 1110 (or later) and acting as Henry I's unofficial minister. One explanation is offered below; another might simply be an indication of his good health and energy (expended mostly in dashing from one troublespot in Normandy to England back to Normandy).
William II of England died suddenly in a purported hunting accident, and was hastily succeeded not by the expected heir but by the youngest brother Henry . This seizure of the throne led to an abortive invasion by the older brother Duke Robert of Normandy, followed by an uneasy truce between the brothers, followed by trouble in both England and Normandy for some time (stirred up by Duke Robert, and by an exiled nobleman Robert of Bellême, 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury ). Finally, Henry invaded Normandy and in the Battle of Tinchebray (September 28 , 1106 ) destroyed organized opposition to his takeover of Normandy and imprisoned his ineffectual older brother for his lifetime. Meulan and his brother Warwick were apparently supporters of Henry during this entire period, and Meulan was rewarded with the earldom of Leicester in 1103 . By 1107, Meulan was in possession of substantial lands in three domains. In 1111, he was able to revenge himself on the attack on his seat Meulan by Louis VI of France . He avenged himself by harrying Paris .
Countess of Surrey
Elizabeth, Countess of Meulan apparently tired of her aging husband at some point during the marriage. The historian Planche says (1874) that the Countess was seduced by or fell in love with a younger nobleman, William de Warenne (c. 1071 -11 May 1138 ) himself the thwarted suitor of Edith of Scotland , Queen consort of Henry I of England. Warenne, whose mother Gundred has been alleged (in modern times) to be the Conqueror's daughter and stepdaughter by some genealogists, was said to want a royal bride, and Elizabeth fitted his requirements, even though she was also another man's wife.
In 1115, the Countess was apparently carried off or abducted by Warenne, which abduction apparently concealed a long-standing affair. There was some kind of separation or divorce between Meulan and his wife, which however did not permit her to marry her lover. The elderly Count of Meulan died, supposedly of chagrin and mortification in being thus publicly humiliated, in the Abbey of Preaux, Normandy on 5 June 1118 , leaving his properties to his two elder sons whom he had carefully educated.
Elizabeth married, secondly, William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey , sometime after the death of her first husband. By him, it is alleged, she already had several children (all born during her marriage to Meulan). She also had at least one daughter born while she was living out of wedlock with Warenne (1115-1118). It is unclear whether this daughter was Ada de Warenne, wife of Henry of Scotland or Gundrede de Warenne, wife of Roger de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Warwick (her half-brothers' first cousin).
The later life of Elizabeth de Vermandois is not known. Her sons by her first marriage appear to have a good relationship with their half-brother William de Warenne, 3rd Earl of Surrey although on opposing sides for much of the wars between Stephen and Matilda . Her eldest son Waleran, Count of Meulan was active in supporting the disinherited heir William Clito , son of Robert Curthose until captured by King Henry. He was not released until Clito's death without issue in 1128. Her second son Robert inherited his father's English estates and the earldom of Leicester and married the heiress of the Fitzosbern counts of Breteuil. Her daughter Isabel however became a king's concubine or mistress at a young age; it is unclear whether her mother's own life or her eldest brother's political and personal travails in this period played any part in this decision. Before her mother died, Isabel had become wife of Gilbert de Clare , later (1147) Earl of Pembroke, so had adopted a more conventional life like her mother.
There are no known biographies of Elizabeth de Vermandois, nor any known fictional treatments of her life.
Children and descendants
During her first marriage (1096-1115) to Robert de Beaumont, Count of Meulan (d 5 June 1118), Elizabeth had 3 sons (including twin elder sons) and 6 daughters:
In her second marriage, to William de Warenne, Elizabeth had three sons and two daughters (for a total of fourteen children - nine during her first marriage, and five during her second):
The second earl had married Isabella, daughter of Hugh, Count of Vermandois, widow of Robert de Beaumont, earl of Leicester. The arms of Warenne "checky or and azure" were adopted from the Vermandois coat after this marriage.
The original Vermandois arms were "checky or and sable" but there was no black tincture in early medieval heraldry until sable was discovered, being the crushed fur of this animal. A very deep indigo was used instead which faded into blue so the Vermandois arms becams "checky argent and or".
The Vermandois arms were inherited by the earls of Warenne and Surrey, the Newburgh earls of Warwick, the Beauchamp earls of Warwick and Worcester and the Clifford earls of Cumberland.
Isabel married Sir Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester and Count of Meulan 6 198 199 between 1096 and 1101. The marriage ended in divorce. Robert was born about 1049 in Pont-Audemer, Beaumont, Normandy, France, died on 5 Jun 1118 in Leicestershire, England about age 69, and was buried in Preaux, Normandy, France.
Marriage Notes: Source: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr, ed. by William R. Beall & Kaleen E. Beall, Baltimore, 2008, Line 53-24 has m. 1096. Wikipedia has m. abt. 1101.
Noted events in their marriage were:
• Betrothal: to Robert de Meulan, 1096.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 131 M i. Sir Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester 6 200 201 was born in 1104 in <Leicester>, Leicestershire, England, died on 5 Apr 1168 in England at age 64, and was buried in Leicester Abbey, Leicester, Leicestershire, England. (Relationship to Father: Biological, Relationship to Mother: Biological)
+ 132 F ii. Emma de Beaumont was born in 1102.
+ 133 M iii. Waleran IV de Beaumont, Count of Meulan 78 202 was born in 1104 in <Meulan, Île-de-France>, France, died on 10 Apr 1166 in Preaux Abbey, Preaux, Normandy, France at age 62, and was buried in Preaux Abbey, Preaux, Normandy, France.
+ 134 M iv. Hugh de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Bedford was born about 1106.
+ 135 M v. Adeline de Beaumont 133 was born about 1107.
+ 136 F vi. Aubree de Beaumont 133 was born about 1109.
+ 137 F vii. Maud de Beaumont was born about 1111.
+ 138 F viii. Isabel de Beaumont 203 was born between 1100 and 1107 and died after 1172.
Isabel next married William II de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey 135 204 205 after 1118. William was born about 1065 in <Sussex, England>, died on 11 May 1138 in <England> about age 73, and was buried in Lewes Priory, Lewes, Sussex, England.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 139 M i. William de Warenne, 3rd Earl of Surrey and Warenne 206 was born in 1118 and died in 1148 at age 30.
+ 140 F ii. Ada de Warenne 133 205 207 died about 1178.
+ 141 M iii. Reginald de Warenne
+ 142 M iv. Ralph de Warenne
+ 143 F v. Gundred de Warenne 208 209 was born about 1117 in Warwick, Warwickshire, England, died after 1165 in Warwickshire, England, and was buried in Kelso, Roxburgh, Scotland.
+ 144 M vi. Sir Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester 6 200 201 was born in 1104 in <Leicester>, Leicestershire, England, died on 5 Apr 1168 in England at age 64, and was buried in Leicester Abbey, Leicester, Leicestershire, England. (Relationship to Father: Step, Relationship to Mother: Biological)
85. Raoul I Count of Vermandois (Hugh Magnus , of Vermandois and Valois, Duke of France58, Henry I , of France37, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1)
86. Henry of Chaumont-en-Vexin (Hugh Magnus , of Vermandois and Valois, Duke of France58, Henry I , of France37, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) died in 1130.
Research Notes: Source: Hugh of Vermandois
87. Simon Bishop of Noyon (Hugh Magnus , of Vermandois and Valois, Duke of France58, Henry I , of France37, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1)
88. Matilde de Vermandois (Hugh Magnus , of Vermandois and Valois, Duke of France58, Henry I , of France37, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1)
89. Constance de Vermandois (Hugh Magnus , of Vermandois and Valois, Duke of France58, Henry I , of France37, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1)
90. Agnes de Vermandois (Hugh Magnus , of Vermandois and Valois, Duke of France58, Henry I , of France37, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1)
91. Beatrix de Vermandois (Hugh Magnus , of Vermandois and Valois, Duke of France58, Henry I , of France37, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1)
92. Emma de Vermandois (Hugh Magnus , of Vermandois and Valois, Duke of France58, Henry I , of France37, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1)
93. Hugh I Duke of Burgundy (Henry , of Burgundy62, Robert "the Old" , Duke of Burgundy38, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born in 1057 and died in 1093 at age 36.
Research Notes: Source: Wikipedia (Henry of Burgundy)
94. Eudes I Duke of Burgundy 137 138 (Henry , of Burgundy62, Robert "the Old" , Duke of Burgundy38, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1058 and died on 23 Mar 1103 in Cilicia about age 45.
Research Notes: From Wikipedia - Eudes I, Duke of Burgundy :
Eudes I, surnamed Borel and called the Red, (1058-23 March 1103 ) was Duke of Burgundy between 1079 and 1103. Eudes was the second son of Henry of Burgundy and grandson of Robert I . He became the duke following the abdication of his older brother, Hugh I, who retired to become a Benedictine monk. Eudes married Sibylla of Burgundy (1065 - 1101), daughter of William I, Count of Burgundy .
They had:
An interesting incident is reported of this robber baron by an eyewitness, Eadmer , biographer of Anselm of Canterbury . While Saint Anselm was progressing through Eudes's territory on his way to Rome in 1097, the bandit, expecting great treasure in the archbishop's retinue, prepared to ambush and loot it. Coming upon the prelate's train, the duke asked for the archbishop, whom they had not found. Anselm promptly came forward and took the duke by surprise, saying "My lord duke, suffer me to embrace thee." The flabbergasted duke immediately allowed the bishop to embrace him and offered himself as Anselm's humble servant.
He was a participant in the ill-fated Crusade of 1101 .
Noted events in his life were:
• Duke of Burgundy: 1079-1103.
Eudes married Sibylle , of Burgundy-Ivrea 160 in 1080. Sibylle died after 1103.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 145 F i. Hélie of Burgundy 210 211 was born about 1080 and died on 28 Feb 1141 in Abbey of Perseigne about age 61.
95. Robert Bishop of Langres (Henry , of Burgundy62, Robert "the Old" , Duke of Burgundy38, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born in 1059 and died in 1111 at age 52.
Research Notes: Source: Wikipedia - Henry of Burgundy
96. Beatrice of Burgundy 139 (Henry , of Burgundy62, Robert "the Old" , Duke of Burgundy38, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1063 and died after 1110.
Beatrice married Guy III de Vignory, Seigneur de Vignory 212 after 1082. Guy died 1125 or 1126.
Death Notes: Ancestral Roots has d. 1125 and d. 1126
The child from this marriage was:
+ 146 F i. Adélarde de Vignory 213 died after 1140.
97. Reginald Abbot of St. Pierre (Henry , of Burgundy62, Robert "the Old" , Duke of Burgundy38, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born in 1065 and died in 1092 at age 27.
Research Notes: Source: Wikipedia - Henry of Burgundy
98. Henry of Burgundy, Count of Portugal 99 140 141 (Henry , of Burgundy62, Robert "the Old" , Duke of Burgundy38, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born in 1069 in <Bourgogne, Champagne>, France and died on 1 Nov 1112 at age 43.
Research Notes: From Wikipedia - Henry, Count of Portugal :
Henry of Burgundy, Count of Portugal (1066 -1112 ) was Count of Portugal from 1093 to his death. He was the son of Henry of Burgundy , heir of Robert I, Duke of Burgundy , and brother of Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy and Eudes I, Duke of Burgundy . His name is Henri in modern French , Henricus in Latin , Enrique in modern Spanish and Henrique in modern Portuguese . He was a distant cousin of Raymond of Burgundy and Pope Callistus II .
As a younger son, Henry had little chances of acquiring fortune and titles by inheritance, thus he joined the Reconquista against the Moors in the Iberian Peninsula . He helped king Alfonso VI of Castile and León conquer modern Galicia and the north of Portugal and in reward he married Alfonso's daughter Theresa, Countess of Portugal in 1093 , receiving the County of Portugal , then a fiefdom of the Kingdom of León , as a dowry .
From Teresa, Henry had three sons and three daughters. The only son to survive childhood was Afonso Henriques , who became the second Count of Portugal in 1112. However, the young man Afonso was energetic and expanded his dominions at the expense of Muslims . In 1139 , he declared himself King of Portugal after reneging the subjugation to León, in open confrontation with his mother. Two daughters also survived childhood, Urraca and Sancha. Urraca Henriques married a Bermudo Peres de Trava, Count of Trastamara. Sancha Henriques married a nobleman, Sancho Nunes de Celanova.
Henry married Theresa , of Leon and Castile 99 in 1093. Theresa was born about 1070 in <Toledo, Castile>, Spain and died on 1 Nov 1130 about age 60.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 147 M i. Afonso I King of Portugal 214 215 was born on 25 Jul 1109 in Viseu, Viseu, Portugal, died on 6 Dec 1185 in Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal at age 76, and was buried in Santa Cruz Monastery, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
99. Helie (Henry , of Burgundy62, Robert "the Old" , Duke of Burgundy38, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1)
100. Urraca of Castile, Queen of Castile and Léon 46 144 145 (Constance , of Burgundy63, Robert "the Old" , Duke of Burgundy38, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1082 in <Burgos, Castile>, Spain and died on 8 Mar 1126 in Saldana, Palencia, Spain about age 44.
Research Notes: From Wikipedia - Urraca of León and Castile :
Urraca of León (1078 - March 8 , 1126 ) was Queen of León and Castile from 1109 to her death. She was the first woman ever to reign in a western European monarchy. Urraca was the daughter of Alfonso VI of León by his second wife, Constance of Burgundy . She became heiress to her father's kingdom after her only brother was killed in the Battle of Uclés (1108) .
In childhood, she was betrothed to and later married Raymond of Burgundy who died in September 1107. They had two children: the Infante Alfonso Raimúndez (born 1104) and the Infanta Sancha (born before 1095). The widow Urraca was now ruler of Galicia, and as She her father's only surviving legitimate child, she could claim to be heiress of the reign of Castile. King Alfonso VI of León selected the king of Navarre and Aragon, Alfonso I of Aragon as her husband. They had hoped for an alliance that would safeguard the kingdom, since Alfonso was renowned as a great warrior. However, the marriage proved barren and turned exceedingly bitter. According to the chronicler Ibn al-Athir , Alfonso once remarked that "a real soldier lives with men, not with women".
Urraca and Alfonso of Aragon were also second cousins, and Bernard, Archbishop of Toledo , objected to the marriage on these grounds and condemned it as consanguineous . Nevertheless, Urraca and Alfonso were married in October 1109 in Monzón . Their inability to produce a child created a rift, and Urraca accused Alfonso of being physically abusive to her. The royal couple were soon separated. By October of 1110 or 1111, her supporters fought a battle against Alfonso's forces at Candespina , in which her premier nobleman and former aspirant to her hand, count Gómez González , was killed. A further defeat was inflicted at Viadangos , at which Pedro Froilaz de Traba was captured. Their marriage was annulled in 1114. Urraca never remarried, though she took as lover another powerful nobleman, count Pedro González de Lara.
Urraca's reign was disturbed by strife among the powerful nobles and especially by constant warfare with her husband who had seized her lands. Another thorn on her side was her brother-in-law, Henry , the husband of her half-sister Teresa of Leon . He alternatively allied with Alfonso I of Aragon , then betrayed Alfonso for a better offer from Urraca's court. After Henry's death in 1112, his widow, Teresa, still contested ownership of lands with Urraca. With the aid of her son, Alfonso Raimúndez, Urraca was able to win back much of her domain and ruled successfully for many years.
According to the Chronicon Compostellanum , Urraca died in childbirth in 1126. The supposed father was her lover, Count Pedro González of Lara. However the author of the chronicles was openly hostile to the adulterous queen, and the historian Reilly notes that a pregnancy was unlikely at the queen's age of 48. She was succeeded by her legitimate son, Alfonso VII .
Illegitimate children
Besides her two legitimate children by Raymond of Burgundy, Urraca also had an illegitimate son by her lover, Pedro González de Lara. She recognized their son, Fernando Perez Furtado , in 1123.
Noted events in her life were:
• Queen of Léon and Castile: 1109-1126.
Urraca married Raymond , of Burgundy, Count of Amous 157 158 about 1087 in Toledo, Castile, Spain. Raymond was born about 1060 in <Dijon>, France and died on 26 Mar 1107 in Grajal do Campos, Léon, Spain about age 47.
Birth Notes: FamilySearch has b. abt 1065
Death Notes: Wikipedia has d. September 1107. FamilySearch has d. 24 Mar 1107.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 148 M i. Alfonso VII King of Castile and Léon 46 216 217 was born on 1 Mar 1105 in Toledo, Castile, Spain, died on 21 Aug 1157 in La Fresneda, Teruel, Aragon, Spain at age 52, and was buried in Catedral De Toledo, Toledo, Castile.
+ 149 F ii. InfantaSancha was born before 1095.
101. Renaud II de Nevers, Count of Nevers and Auxerre 147 148 (William I , Count of Nevers64, Adèle , of France, Countess of Auxerre40, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1047 in <Nevers, Nievre>, France and died on 5 Aug 1089 about age 42.
Renaud married Ida , de Forez.147 218 Ida was born about 1051 in <Le Forez, Provence>, France and died in 1085 about age 34.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 150 F i. Ermengarde de Nevers 147 219 was born about 1073 in <Courtenay, Loiret>, France and died in 1095 in France about age 22.
102. Adele de Roucy 151 152 (Beatrix , of Hainaut65, Régnier V , Count of Hainaut41, Hedwig , of France24, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1014 in <Roucy, Aisne, France> and died about 1062 about age 48.
Adele married Hilduin III de Rameru, Count of Montdidier 220 221 about 1031. Hilduin was born between 1010 and 1021 in <Montdidier, Somme, France> and died about 1063.
Birth Notes: Ancestral Roots has b. abt 1010; http://www.smokykin.com/ged/f001/f92/a0019295.htm has b. 1021.
Noted events in his life were:
• Count of Roucy: 1032.
• Lord of Rameru: 1061.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 151 F i. Adela de Rameru
+ 152 F ii. Beatrix de Mondidier 222 died 2 Sep aft 1129.
+ 153 F iii. Marguerite de Rameru 223 224 225 was born between 1045 and 1050 in <Montdidier, Somme, France> and died about 1110.
+ 154 M iv. Andre I de Rameru, and d'Arcis-sur-Aube 226 died in 1118.
103. Ranulph II Vicomte of Bayeux in Normandy 16 154 155 (Alice , of Normandy66, Richard III, Duke of Normandy42, Richard II, Duke of Normandy26, Richard I, Duke of Normandy19, William I "Longsword", Duke of Normandy14, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1048 in <Normandy, France> and died after Apr 1089.
Research Notes: Adult by 1066
Source: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr, ed. by William R. Beall & Kaleen E. Beall (Baltimore, 2008), line 132B-25
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From Wikipedia - Ranulf de Briquessart :
Ranulf de Briquessart[1] or Ranulf the Viscount (died c. 1089 or soon after) was an 11th century Norman magnate and viscount . Ranulf's family were connected to the House of Normandy by marriage, and, besides Odo , bishop of Bayeux , was the most powerful magnate in the Bessin region.[2] He married Margaret, daughter of Richard Goz, viscount of the Avranchin , whose son and successor Hugh d'Avranches became Earl of Chester in England c. 1070.[3]
Ranulf is probably the "Ranulf the viscount" who witnessed a charter of William , Duke of Normandy , at Caen on 17 June 1066.[4] Ranulf helped preside over a judgement in the curia of King William (as duke) in 1076 in which a disputed mill was awarded to the Abbey of Mont St. Michael .[5] On 14 July 1080 he witnessed a charter to the Abbey of Lessay (in the diocese of Coutances ), another in the same year addressed to Remigius de Fécamp bishop of Lincoln in favour of the Abbey of Préaux .[6] and one more in the same period, 1079 x 1082, to the Abbey of St Stephen of Caen .[7] His name is attached to a memorandum in 1085, and on 24 April 1089 he witnessed a confirmation of Robert Curthose , Duke of Normandy and Count of Maine to St Mary of Bayeaux, where he appears below his son in the witness list.[8]
He probably died sometime after this. His son Ranulf le Meschin became ruler of Cumberland and later Earl of Chester.[9] The Durham Liber Vitae , c. 1098 x 1120, shows that his eldest son was one Richard, who died in youth, and that he had another son named William.[10] He also had a daughter called Agnes, who later married Robert de Grandmesnil (died 1136).[9]
Noted events in his life were:
• Adult: by 1066.
• Living: 1089.
Ranulph married Maud d'Avranches 16 227 228 about 1069 in Avranches, Normandy, France. Maud was born about 1054 in <Avranches, Normandy, France>.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 155 M i. Ranulf le Meschin, 3rd Earl of Chester 16 229 230 231 232 was born about 1070 in <Briquessart, Livry, France>, died on 17 Jan 1129 in Chester, Cheshire, England about age 59, and was buried in St Werburgh, Chester, Cheshire, England.
+ 156 M ii. William le Meschin, Lord of Skipton-in-Craven, Yorkshire 16 233 234 was born about 1100 in <Gernon Castle, Normandy, France>.
104. Raymond of Burgundy, Count of Amous 157 158 (Guillaume I de Bourgogne67, Adelais , de Normandie43, Richard II, Duke of Normandy26, Richard I, Duke of Normandy19, William I "Longsword", Duke of Normandy14, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1060 in <Dijon>, France and died on 26 Mar 1107 in Grajal do Campos, Léon, Spain about age 47.
Birth Notes: FamilySearch has b. abt 1065
Death Notes: Wikipedia has d. September 1107. FamilySearch has d. 24 Mar 1107.
Research Notes: From Wikipedia - Raymond of Burgundy :
Raymond of Burgundy (Spanish and Portuguese : Raimundo) was the fourth son of William I, Count of Burgundy and was Count of Amous . He came to the Iberian Peninsula for the first time during the period 1086-1087 with Eudes I, Duke of Burgundy . He came for the second time (1090) to marry Urraca of Castile , eventual heiress of Alfonso VI of Castile , King of León and Castile .
He came with his cousin Henry of Burgundy , who married the other daughter of Alfonso VI, Teresa of León (or Portugal ). By his marriage Raymond received the County of Galicia , the County of Portugal and the County of Coimbra . The last two were later offered to Henry of Burgundy, father of the first Portuguese King Afonso I Henriques of Portugal .
He was succeeded by his son:
Raymond married Urraca , of Castile, Queen of Castile and Léon 46 144 145 about 1087 in Toledo, Castile, Spain. Urraca was born about 1082 in <Burgos, Castile>, Spain and died on 8 Mar 1126 in Saldana, Palencia, Spain about age 44.
Noted events in her life were:
• Queen of Léon and Castile: 1109-1126.
(Duplicate Line. See Person 100)
105. Gisele of Burgundy 99 159 (Guillaume I de Bourgogne67, Adelais , de Normandie43, Richard II, Duke of Normandy26, Richard I, Duke of Normandy19, William I "Longsword", Duke of Normandy14, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1070 in <Bourgogne, Champagne, France> and died after 1133.
Birth Notes: FamilySearch has b. abt 1060 in Bourgogne
Death Notes: FamilySearch has d. after 1133
Research Notes: Source: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr, ed. by William R. Beall & Kaleen E. Beall (Baltimore, 2008), line 101-24 (Louis VI) and line 274A-24 (Humbert II).
Gisele married Humbert II "Le Renforcé" , Count of Maurienne and Savoy 46 235 about 1090. Humbert was born about 1062 in <Savoie>, France, died on 14 Oct 1103 about age 41, and was buried on 19 Oct 1103.
Noted events in his life were:
• Marquis of Turin:
Children from this marriage were:
+ 157 F i. Adelaide of Savoy 236 was born about 1092 and died on 1 Aug 1154 about age 62.
+ 158 M ii. Amadeus III Count of Savoy, Maurienne and Turin 237 was born about 1095 in <Savoie>, France and died on 30 Aug 1148 in Cyprus about age 53.
106. Sibylle of Burgundy-Ivrea 160 (Guillaume I de Bourgogne67, Adelais , de Normandie43, Richard II, Duke of Normandy26, Richard I, Duke of Normandy19, William I "Longsword", Duke of Normandy14, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) died after 1103.
Sibylle married Eudes I , Duke of Burgundy 137 138 in 1080. Eudes was born about 1058 and died on 23 Mar 1103 in Cilicia about age 45.
Noted events in his life were:
• Duke of Burgundy: 1079-1103.
(Duplicate Line. See Person 94)
107. Ermentrude of Burgundy 58 161 (Guillaume I de Bourgogne67, Adelais , de Normandie43, Richard II, Duke of Normandy26, Richard I, Duke of Normandy19, William I "Longsword", Duke of Normandy14, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1060 in Burgundy, France and died after 8 Mar 1105.
Ermentrude married Thierry I , Count of Montbéliard & Bar-le-Duc 58 238 in 1076. Thierry was born about 1045 in <Bar-le-Duc, Meuse>, France and died on 2 Jan 1105 about age 60.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 159 M i. Renaud I Count of Mousson, Count of Bar-le-Duc 58 239 was born about 1077 in Bar-le-Duc, Meuse, France and died on 10 Mar 1149 about age 72.
108. Judith of Lens 82 162 163 (Adelaide , of Normandy, Countess of Aumale69, Robert I, Duke of Normandy44, Richard II, Duke of Normandy26, Richard I, Duke of Normandy19, William I "Longsword", Duke of Normandy14, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born in 1054 in <Lens, Artois>, France.
Research Notes: Source: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr, ed. by William R. Beall & Kaleen E. Beall, Baltimore, 2008, Line 130-25, also 98A-23. From note for Line 148-22 (after 22. Lambert of Boulogne): "Judith of Lens (Gen. 23 in previous editions) appears to have been Adelaide's child by her first marriage to Enguerrand II. See Judith of Lens (130-25, 98A-23) for her descendants.)
Here father was previously thought to be Lambert II, Count of Lens (e.g., in Magna Charta Barons, p. 81).
Judith married Waltheof II , Earl of Northumberland 82 162 240 in 1070 in Artois, France. Waltheof was born in 1050, died on 31 May 1076 in Winchester, (Hampshire), England at age 26, and was buried in Chapter House of Croyland Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire, England.
Death Notes: Beheaded
Noted events in his life were:
• Earl of Northampton:
Children from this marriage were:
+ 160 F i. Maud of Huntingdon 205 241 242 was born about 1074 and died in 1131 about age 57.
+ 161 F ii. Alice Huntingdon 82 162 was born about 1085 in <Flamsted, Hertfordshire>, England and died after 1126.
109. Gilbert FitzRichard, de Clare 168 169 170 171 (Richard I, of Clare and Tonbridge70, Giselbert "Crispin" de45, Geoffrey, Count of Eu & Count of Brionne27, Richard I, Duke of Normandy19, William I "Longsword", Duke of Normandy14, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1065 in <Clare, Suffolk>, England and died about 1115 in <England> about age 50.
Birth Notes: http://www.smokykin.com/ged/f001/f95/a0019557.htm has b. 1065
Death Notes: http://www.smokykin.com/ged/f001/f95/a0019557.htm has d. 1114
Research Notes: Lord of Clare, Tonbridge, and Cardigan, Wales; or Earl of Clare, Lord of Tonbridge and Cardigan.
From Wikipedia - Gilbert Fitz Richard :
Gilbert Fitz Richard (1065-1115) was son and heir of Richard Fitz Gilbert , earl of Clare, and heiress Rohese Giffard. He succeeded to his father's possessions in England in 1090; his brother, Roger Fitz Richard, inherited his father's lands in Normandy . Earl Gilbert's inheritance made him one of the wealthiest magnates in early twelfth-century England.
Gilbert may have been present at the suspicious death of William II in the New Forest in 1100. He was granted lands and the Lordship of Cardigan by Henry I , including Cardigan Castle . He and his wife Adeliza had nine children, two of whom became peers of the realm . He founded the Cluniac priory at Stoke-by-Clare, Suffolk.
Noted events in his life were:
• Lord of Clare, Tonbridge and Cardigan:
• Founded: Priory of Clare, 1090, Stoke-by-Clare, Suffolk, England. Cluniac priory
Gilbert married Adelaide de Clermont-en-Beauvaisis 225 243 244 about 1083. Adelaide was born about 1058 in <Northamptonshire, England> and died in <England>.
Marriage Notes: FamilySearch has m. bef. 1076 in England. Thepeerage.com has m. abt 1083.
Birth Notes: Ancestral Roots has b. by 1072, http://www.smokykin.com/ged/f001/f95/a0019558.htm has b. 1058.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 162 F i. Adeliza de Clare 245 246 247 was born between 1066 and 1080 in <Essex, England> and died about 1163 in <Clare, Suffolk, England>.
+ 163 M ii. Richard FitzGilbert de Clare, 1st Earl of Hertford 22 248 249 250 was born between 1084 and 1090 in <Hertford, Hertfordshire>, England, was christened in Clare, Suffolk, England, died on 15 Apr 1136 in [near Abergavenny], Monmouthshire, England, and was buried in Gloucester.
+ 164 F iii. Rohese FitzRichard 171 was born about 1090 in <Clare, Suffolk>, England and died in 1149 in England about age 59.
+ 165 M iv. Baldwin FitzGilbert de Clare, Lord of Bourne, Deeping and Skellingthorpe 251 252 was born about 1092 and died in 1154 about age 62.
+ 166 M v. Gilbert FitzGilbert de Clare, 1st Earl of Pembroke 225 251 253 was born about 1100 and died on 6 Jan 1148 about age 48.
110. Robert Fitz Richard, Lord of Little Dunmow, Essex 172 173 (Richard I, of Clare and Tonbridge70, Giselbert "Crispin" de45, Geoffrey, Count of Eu & Count of Brionne27, Richard I, Duke of Normandy19, William I "Longsword", Duke of Normandy14, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born in 1064 and died about 1136 about age 72.
Research Notes: First husband of Maud de St. Liz.
From Wikipedia - Robert Fitz Richard :
Robert Fitz Richard (1064-1136), entitled Robert Fitz Richard, Lord of Little Dunmow, Baron of Baynard , was a Norman landowner in England. His estates near Little Dunmow are said[1] to have been given to him after confiscation from Ralph Baynard , who had them earlier[2].
He was steward under Henry I of England [3] and under Stephen of England [4]. He served for a period as High Sheriff of Yorkshire
Family
He was the son of Sir Richard Fitz Gilbert , Lord of Clare and Tonbridge (c. 1035-1090) and Rohese Giffard, (b. c. 1034), daughter of Sir Walter Giffard, Lord of Longueville ,[5] and Agnes Flatel.[6]
He married (c. 1114), Maud de St. Liz, daughter of Sir Simon de St Liz, Earl of Northampton , and Maud de Huntingdon .
Children were:
Noted events in his life were:
• Steward: under Henry II.
• High Sheriff: of Yorkshire.
• Steward: under Stephen of England.
Robert married Maud de St. Liz 254 255 256 about 1114. Maud died in 1140.
Death Notes: Ancestral Roots, line 130-27 has "d. 1140 (or 1158/63?)"
111. Rohese FitzRichard de Clare 22 174 (Richard I, of Clare and Tonbridge70, Giselbert "Crispin" de45, Geoffrey, Count of Eu & Count of Brionne27, Richard I, Duke of Normandy19, William I "Longsword", Duke of Normandy14, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1055 in Tunbridge, Kent, England and died in 1121 in England about age 66.
Birth Notes: FamilySearch has b. abt 1067, Tunbridge, Kent, England.
Rohese married Eudo de Rie.22 257 258 Eudo was born about 1047 in <Normandy, France> and died about 1120 about age 73.
Birth Notes: FamilySearch has b. abt 1063, Normandy, France.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 167 F i. Margaret de Rie 22 259 was born in 1065 in <Rycott, Oxford>, England and died in <England>.
112. Bertrade de Montfort 176 (Agnes d'Évreux71, Richard, Count of Évreux46, Robert II, Count of Évreux28, Richard I, Duke of Normandy19, William I "Longsword", Duke of Normandy14, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1070 and died on 14 Feb 1117 in <Fontevraud Abbey> about age 47.
Research Notes: 5th wife of Fulk IV. "Abducted" by King Philip I of France in 1092.
From Wikipedia - Bertrade de Montfort :
Bertrade de Montfort (c. 1070-14 February 1117) was the daughter of Simon I de Montfort and Agnes, Countess of Evreux . Her brother was Amauri de Montfort .
Marriages
The oft-married Fulk IV, Count of Anjou was married to the mother of his son in 1089, when the lovely Bertrade caught his eye. According to the chronicler John of Marmoutier :
The lecherous Fulk then fell passionately in love with the sister of Amaury of Montfort, whom no good man ever praised save for her beauty. For her sake, he divorced the mother of Geoffrey II Martel…
Bertrade and Fulk were married, and they became the parents of a son, Fulk , but in 1092 Bertrade left her husband and took up with King Philip I of France . Philip married her on 15 May 1092, despite the fact that they both had spouses living. He was so enamoured of Bertrade that he refused to leave her even when threatened with excommunication . Pope Urban II did excommunicate him in 1095, and Philip was prevented from taking part in the First Crusade . Astonishingly, Bertrade persuaded Philip and Fulk to be friends.
Children
With Fulk IV, Count of Anjou :
With Philip I of France :
Later life
According to Orderic Vitalis , Bertrade was anxious that one of her sons succeed Philip, and sent a letter to King Henry I of England asking him to arrest her stepson Louis . Orderic also claims she sought to kill Louis first through the arts of sorcery, and then through poison. Whatever the truth of these allegations, Louis succeeded Philip in 1108. Bertrade lived on until 1117; William of Malmesbury says: "Bertrade, still young and beautiful, took the veil at Fontevraud Abbey , always charming to men, pleasing to God, and like an angel." Her son from her first marriage was Fulk V of Anjou who later became King of Jerusalem iure uxoris . The dynasties founded by Fulk's sons ruled for centuries, one of them in England (Plantagenet ), the other in Jerusalem .
Bertrade married Fulk IV "le Réchin" , Count of Anjou 260 261 262 in 1089. Fulk was born in 1043 in Anjou, France and died on 14 Apr 1109 at age 66.
Noted events in his life were:
• Count of Anjou: 1068-1109.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 168 M i. Fulk V "the Young" Count of Anjou, King of Jerusalem 263 264 265 was born in 1092 in Angers, France and died on 10 Nov 1144 in Acre, Palestine at age 52.
113. Amaury de Montfort 78 (Agnes d'Évreux71, Richard, Count of Évreux46, Robert II, Count of Évreux28, Richard I, Duke of Normandy19, William I "Longsword", Duke of Normandy14, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1070 in <Montfort Amaury, Île-de-France, France> and died in 1137 about age 67.
Amaury married Agnes de Garlende 78 in 1120 in Garlende, France. Agnes was born about 1095 in <Garlende>, France.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 169 F i. Agnes de Montfort 78 was born about 1123 in <Montfort-de-Risle, Eure>, France and died on 15 Dec 1181 about age 58.
114. Sibyl de Neufmarché 45 178 (Bernard de Neufmarché, Lord of Brecon72, Ada FitzGilbert, de Hugleville47, <Papia>29, Richard I, Duke of Normandy19, William I "Longsword", Duke of Normandy14, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1096 in <Aberconwy, Wales> and died after 1143 in Gloucestershire, England.
Sibyl married Miles , of Gloucester, 1st Earl of Hereford 45 266 267 in 1121. Miles was born about 1100 in <Gloucester, Gloucestershire, > England, died on 24 Dec 1143 about age 43, and was buried in Llanthony Priory, Monmouthshire, Wales.
Birth Notes: FamilySearch has b. abt 1092
Noted events in his life were:
• Lord High Constable of England: 1130-1135.
• Lord of Brecknock:
• Created: Earl of Hereford, 1141.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 170 F i. Margaret of Hereford 268 died in 1146.
+ 171 F ii. Bertha of Hereford 45 267 269 was born about 1130 in <Gloucester, Gloucestershire, > England.
+ 172 M iii. Richard FitzMiles, 2nd Earl of Hereford
+ 173 M iv. Walter de Hereford died after 1159 in Palestine.
+ 174 M v. Henry FitzMiles died on 12 Apr 1165.
+ 175 M vi. William de Hereford 267 died before 1160.
+ 176 M vii. Mahel de Hereford 267 died in Oct 1165 in Bronllys Castle, Breconshire, Wales and was buried in Llanthony Priory, Monmouthshire, Wales.
+ 177 F viii. Maud of Hereford
+ 178 F ix. Lucy of Hereford 267 270 died after 1220 and was buried in Chapter House of Lanthony, near Gloucester.
115. Somerled I Gillebrideson 19 (Gillebride73, Gille Adoman I Gilleson48, Hvarflad Hlodversdatter30, Hlodver, Earl of Orkney20, Thorfinn I Rollo "Hausakliffer"15, Einar "Torf", Earl of Orkney10, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1030 in <Scotland>.
Somerled married someone.
+ 179 M i. Imergi Somerledson 19 was born about 1050 in <Scotland>.
116. Haakon Paalsson 16 (Paul, Jarl of Orkney and Caithness74, Thorfinn II "the Black", Earl of Orkney49, Sigurd II "Digri"31, Hlodver, Earl of Orkney20, Thorfinn I Rollo "Hausakliffer"15, Einar "Torf", Earl of Orkney10, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1070 in <Orkney, Orkney Islands, Scotland> and died in 1122 in Orkney, Orkney Islands, Scotland about age 52.
Haakon married Helga Maddannsdatter 16 about 1103 in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Helga was born about 1080 in <Caithness, Scotland>.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 180 F i. Ingebiorg Hakonsdatter 16 was born about 1106 in <Orkney, Orkney Islands, Scotland>.
117. Robert de Brusse 81 (Ragnvald75, Brusi50, Sigurd II "Digri"31, Hlodver, Earl of Orkney20, Thorfinn I Rollo "Hausakliffer"15, Einar "Torf", Earl of Orkney10, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1036 in <Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland> and died between 1080 and 1098.
Robert married Emma , de Brittany.81 Emma was born about 1034 in Brittany, (France) and died about 1094 about age 60.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 181 M i. Adam Brus 81 was born about 1051 in <Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland> and died between 1080 and 1098.
118. Ralph de Gael, 1st Earl of Norfolk, Suffolk & Cambridge (Emma FitzOsbern76, Alice de Toeni51, Roger "the Spaniard" de32, Ralph II de, Seigneur de Tosni21, Ralph I de16, Hugh de11, Malahule7, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1)
Ralph married Emma.271
The child from this marriage was:
+ 182 M i. Ralph de Gael de Montfort 272 was born about 1078 in Montfort, Normandy, France.
119. Roger de Toeni, de Conches 82 (Ralph de, de Conches77, Ralph de, de Conches52, Roger "the Spaniard" de32, Ralph II de, Seigneur de Tosni21, Ralph I de16, Hugh de11, Malahule7, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1104 in <Flamsted, Hertfordshire>, England and died before 1162.
Roger married Ida , of Hainault.171 Ida was born about 1109 in <Flamsted, Hertfordshire>, England.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 183 M i. Ralph de Toeni, de Conches 82 was born about 1130 in <Flamsted, Hertfordshire>, England and died in 1162 about age 32.
120. Ragnhild Haakonsdatter 16 (Ragnhild Magnusdatter, Princess of Norway78, Magnus I "the Good" Olafsson, King of Norway53, Olaf II "the Saint" Haraldsson, King of Norway33, Harald "Graenske" Gudrodsson22, Gudrod Bjornsson17, Bjorn "the Merchant" Haraldsson, Prince of Norway12, Svanhild Eysteinsdatter8, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1044 in <Orkney, Orkney Islands, Scotland>.
Ragnhild married Paul Thorfinnsson, Jarl of Orkney and Caithness.16 Paul was born about 1040 in <Orkney, Orkney Islands, Scotland> and died in 1103 in Bergen, Hordaland, Norway about age 63.
(Duplicate Line. See Person 74)
12th Generation 121. EmpressMatilda Countess of Anjou 179 180 (Henry I "Beauclerc" , King of England79, Matilda , of Flanders54, Adele Capet, Princess of France34, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 7 Feb 1102 and died on 10 Sep 1167 about age 65.
Birth Notes: Ancestral Roots Line 1-23 has b. abt. 1102-1104; Line 118-25 has b. 1104.
Some other source has b. Feb 1101
Research Notes: From Wikipedia - Empress Matilda :
Empress Matilda, also known as Matilda of England or Maude (c. 7 February 1102 - 10 September 1167) was the daughter and heir of King Henry I of England . Matilda and her younger brother, William Adelin , were the only legitimate children of King Henry. Her brother died young in the White ship disaster , leaving Matilda as the last heir from the paternal line of her grandfather William the Conqueror .
As a child, Matilda was betrothed and later married to Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor . From her marriage to Henry, she acquired the title Empress. The couple had no known children. When widowed, she was married to the much younger Geoffrey of Anjou , by whom she became the mother of three sons, the eldest of whom became King Henry II of England .
Matilda was the first female ruler of the Kingdom of England . However the length of her effective rule was quite brief - a few months in 1141 - and she was never crowned and failed to consolidate her rule (legally and politically). Because of this she is normally excluded from lists of English monarchs, and her rival (and cousin) Stephen of Blois is routinely listed as monarch for the period 1135-1154. Their warring rivalry for the throne led to years of unrest and civil war in England that have been called The Anarchy . She did secure her inheritance of the Duchy of Normandy - through the military feats of her husband Geoffrey - and she campaigned unstintingly for her oldest son's inheritance, living to see him ascend the throne in 1154.
(In Latin texts Matilda was sometimes called Maude . This is a modernised spelling of the Norman-French form of her name, Mahaut.)
Early life
Matilda was the firstborn of two children to Henry I of England and his wife Matilda of Scotland (also known as Edith). Her maternal grandparents were Malcolm III of Scotland and Saint Margaret of Scotland . Margaret was daughter of Edward the Exile and granddaughter of Edmund II of England . (Most historians believe Matilda was born at Winchester , but one, John Fletcher (1990), argues for the possibility of the royal palace at Sutton Courtenay in Oxfordshire .)
First marriage: Holy Roman Empress
When she was seven years old, Matilda was betrothed to Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor ; at nine, she was sent to the Holy Roman Empire (Germany) to begin training for the life of Empress consort . The royal couple were married at Worms on January 7, 1114, and Matilda accompanied her husband on tours to Rome and Tuscany . After time, the young wife of the Emperor acted as regent , mainly in Italy, in his absence[1]. Emperor Henry died in 1125. The imperial couple had no surviving offspring, but Herman of Tournai states that Matilda bore a son who lived only a short while.
Despite being popularly known by the title "Empress " from her first marriage, Matilda's right to the title was dubious. She was never crowned Holy Roman Empress by a legitimate Pope - which ceremony was normally required to achieve the title; indeed, in later years she encouraged chroniclers to believe she had been crowned by the Pope. Contemporary, she was called German Queen by her husband's bishops, while her formal title was recorded as "Queen of the Romans". Still, "Empress" was arguably an appropriate courtesy title for the wife of an Emperor who had been crowned by the Pope.
In 1120 her brother William Adelin was drowned in the disastrous wreck of the White Ship , which left Matilda as the only legitimate child of her father King Henry . Like Matilda, her cousin Stephen of Blois was a grandchild of William (the Conqueror) of Normandy ; but her paternal line made her senior in right of succession to his maternal line.
Second marriage: Countess of Anjou
Matilda returned to England a young widow, age 23, and dowager "Empress" - a status of considerable pride to her. There Henry named her his heir to both the English throne and his Duchy of Normandy . Henry saw to it that the Anglo-Norman barons (including Stephen of Blois ) were sworn (several times) to accept Matilda as ruler if Henry died without a male heir.
Henry then arranged a second marriage for Matilda; as he aimed to achieve peace between the fractious barons of Normandy and Anjou. On 17 June 1128, Matilda, aged 26, was married to Geoffrey of Anjou , aged 15, who also was Count of Maine and heir apparent to (his father) the Count of Anjou - which title he soon acquired, and by which Matilda became Countess of Anjou. It was a title she rarely used. Geoffrey called himself "Plantagenet " from the broom flower (planta genista) he adopted as his personal emblem. So Plantagenet became the dynastic name of that powerful line of English kings who descended from Matilda and Geoffrey.
Matilda's marriage with Geoffrey was troubled; there were frequent long separations, but they had three sons and she survived him. The eldest son, Henry , was born on 5 March 1133. In 1134, she nearly died in childbirth, following the birth of her second son, Geoffrey, Count of Nantes . A third son, William X, Count of Poitou , was born in 1136.
When her father died in Normandy, on 1 December 1135, Matilda was with her husband, in Anjou ; and, crucially, too far away from events rapidly unfolding in England and Normandy. Stephen of Blois rushed to England upon learning of Henry's death; in London he moved quickly to grasp the crown of England from its appointed heir.
But Matilda was game to contest Stephen in both realms; she and her husband Geoffrey entered Normandy and began military campaigns to claim her inheritance. Progress was uneven at first, but she persevered; even so, it was not until 1139 that Matilda felt secure enough in Normandy to turn her attentions to invading England and fighting Stephen directly.
In Normandy, Geoffrey secured all fiefdoms west and south of the Seine by 1143; in January 1144, he crossed the Seine and took Rouen without resistance. He assumed the title Duke of Normandy , and Matilda became Duchess of Normandy. Geoffrey and Matilda held the duchy conjointly until 1149, then ceded it to their son, Henry, which event was soon ratified by King Louis VII of France .
Struggle for throne of England
On the death of her father, Henry I, in 1135, Matilda expected to succeed to the throne of England , but her cousin, Stephen of Blois , a nephew of Henry I, usurped the throne with the support of most of the barons, breaking the oath he had previously made to defend her rights. The civil war which followed was bitter and prolonged, with neither side gaining the ascendancy for long, but it was not until 1139 that Matilda could command the military strength necessary to challenge Stephen within his own realm. Stephen's wife, the Countess of Boulogne who was also named Matilda , was the Empress's maternal cousin. During the war, Matilda's most loyal and capable supporter was her illegitimate half-brother, Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester .
Matilda's greatest triumph came in April 1141, when her forces defeated and captured King Stephen at the Battle of Lincoln . He was made a prisoner and effectively deposed.
Her advantage lasted only a few months. When she marched on London , the city was ready to welcome her and support her coronation . She used the title of Lady of the English and planned to assume the title of queen upon coronation (the custom which was followed by her grandsons, Richard and John ).[2] However, she refused the citizens' request to have their taxes halved and, because of her own arrogance [2], she found the gates of London shut and the civil war reignited on 24 June 1141. By November, Stephen was free, having been exchanged for the captured Robert of Gloucester, and a year later, the tables were turned when Matilda was besieged at Oxford but escaped to Wallingford , supposedly by fleeing across the snow-covered land in a white cape. In 1141 she had escaped Devizes in a similarly clever manner, by disguising herself as a corpse and being carried out for burial. In 1148, Matilda and Henry returned to Normandy , following the death of Robert of Gloucester, and the reconquest of that county by her husband. Upon their arrival, Geoffrey turned Normandy over to his son, and retired to his own county of Anjou .
Later life
Matilda's first son, Henry , was showing signs of becoming a successful leader. Although the civil war had been decided in Stephen's favour, his reign was troubled. In 1153, the death of his son Eustace, combined with the arrival of a military expedition led by Henry, led him to acknowledge the latter as his heir by the Treaty of Wallingford .
Matilda retired to Rouen in Normandy during her last years, where she maintained her own court and presided over the government of the duchy in the absence of Henry. She intervened in the quarrels between her eldest son Henry and her second son Geoffrey, but peace between the brothers was brief. Geoffrey rebelled against Henry twice before his sudden death in 1158. Relations between Henry and his youngest brother, William X, Count of Poitou , were more cordial, and William was given vast estates in England. Archbishop Thomas Becket refused to allow William to marry the Countess of Surrey and the young man fled to Matilda's court at Rouen. William, who was his mother's favourite child, died there in January 1164, reportedly of disappointment and sorrow. She attempted to mediate in the quarrel between her son Henry and Becket, but was unsuccessful.
Although she gave up hope of being crowned in 1141, her name always preceded that of her son Henry, even after he became king. Matilda died at Notre Dame du Pré near Rouen and was buried in the Abbey church of Bec-Hellouin, Normandy. Her body was transferred to the Rouen Cathedral in 1847; her epitaph reads: "Great by Birth, Greater by Marriage, Greatest in her Offspring: Here lies Matilda, the daughter, wife, and mother of Henry."
Matilda married Henry V , Holy Roman Emperor on 7 Jan 1114 in Worms, (Rhine-Palatinate, Germany). Henry was born on 8 Jan 1086 and died on 23 May 1125 at age 39.
Matilda next married Geoffrey V Plantagenet, Count of Anjou, Duke of Normandy 273 274 275 on 22 May 1128 in Le Mans, France. Geoffrey was born on 24 Aug 1113 in Anjou, France, died on 7 Sep 1151 at age 38, and was buried in Le Mans, France.
Marriage Notes: Marriage date may have been 3 April 1127 (Ancestral Roots Line 1-23). Line 118-25 (Geoffrey V) has m. 22 May 1127.
Noted events in his life were:
• Count of Anjou, Touraine and Maine: 1129-1151.
• Duke of Normandy: 1144-1151.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 184 M i. Henry II "Curtmantel" King of England was born on 5 Mar 1132 in Le Mans, France, died on 6 Jul 1189 at age 57, and was buried in Fontévrault Abbey, France.
122. William Adelin, Duke of Normandy 181 (Henry I "Beauclerc" , King of England79, Matilda , of Flanders54, Adele Capet, Princess of France34, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born in 1103 and died on 25 Nov 1120 at age 17.
Death Notes: Died in the White Ship tragedy.
123. Maud Princess of England 16 (Henry I "Beauclerc" , King of England79, Matilda , of Flanders54, Adele Capet, Princess of France34, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1091 in England.
Research Notes: Illegitimate daughter of Henry I.
Maud married Conan III "le Gros" , Duke of Bretagne 16 in Mar 1113 in England. Conan was born about 1096 in <Bretagne, France> and died on 17 Sep 1148 about age 52.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 185 F i. Constance Princess of Bretagne 16 was born about 1118 in <Bretagne, France>.
124. Robert de Caen, 1st Earl of Gloucester 183 184 185 (Henry I "Beauclerc" , King of England79, Matilda , of Flanders54, Adele Capet, Princess of France34, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1090 in <Caen, Normandy, France>, died on 31 Oct 1147 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England about age 57, and was buried in St. James Priory, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.
Research Notes: Natural son of Henry I. Half-brother of Empress Matilda.
Source: familysearch.org (Kevin Bradford)
Source: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr, ed. by William R. Beall & Kaleen E. Beall (Baltimore, 2008), line 123-26:
"ROBERT DE CAEN, Earl of Gloucester, 1122-1147 (natural son of Henry I, prob. by a NN dau. of the Gay or Gayt family of N. Oxfordshire... b. abt 1090, d. Bristol, 31 Oct. 1147, called 'the Consul'; m. Maud Fitz Hamon, dau. and h. of Robert Fitz Hamon, d. 1107, seigneur of Crelly in Calvados, Normandy, Lord of Thoringni, etc., and Sybil de Montgomery, dau. of Roger de Montgomery, Earl of Shrewsbury."
Also line 63-26 (Hawise de Beaumont)
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From Wikipedia - Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester :
Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester (c. 1090 - October 31 , 1147 ) was an illegitimate son of King Henry I of England , and one of the dominant figures of the period of English history sometimes called The Anarchy . He is also known as Robert of Caen, and Robert "the Consul", though both names are used by later historians and have little contemporary justification, other than the fact that Robert's clerks made a practice of using the Latin word consul rather than the more common comes for his title of 'Earl'.
Early life
Robert was the eldest of Henry's many illegitimate children. He was born well before his father's accession to the English throne, probably in the late 1080s, as he had himself had a son by 1104. There are numerous references noting him to have been the son of Sybil Corbet , heiress to Robert Corbet, Lord of Alcester, whose family had land in both England and Normandy. He was born in Caen, Normandy and was the first of several children between Henry and his Mistress Sybil Corbet. [1]
Robert was acknowledged at birth, though in view of the vicissitudes of his father's career between 1087 and 1096 it is unlikely he was raised in his household. He was educated to a high standard, was literate in Latin and had a serious interest in both history and philosophy, which indicates that he was at least partly raised in a clerical household, a suggestion made all the more likely as his first known child, born around 1104, was born to a daughter of Samson, Bishop of Worcester (died 1112) who up till 1096 had been a Royal Chaplain and Treasurer of Bayeux . It may be significant that his next brother Richard was brought up in an episcopal household, that of Robert Bloet , bishop of Lincoln . Robert later received dedications from both Geoffrey of Monmouth and William of Malmesbury . William's 'Historia Novella' contains a flattering portrait of the Earl.
Robert appears at court in Normandy in 1113, and in 1107 he had married Mabel, eldest daughter and heir of Robert Fitzhamon , who brought him the substantial honour of Gloucester in England, Glamorgan in Wales and the honours of Sainte-Scholasse-sur-Sarthe and Évrecy in Normandy, as well as Creully . In 1121 or 1122 his father created him Earl of Gloucester . Through his marriage to Mabel he became second Lord of Glamorgan, and gained possession of Cardiff Castle , and was responsible for the building of the stone keep there, which remains as the best preserved Norman shell keep in Wales, and one of the best in the British Isles. Robert had considerable authority and autonomy, to the extent that he even minted his own coinage, today preserved in the British Museum .
Family and children
He married, around 1107, Mabel FitzHamon of Gloucester (died 1156), daughter of Robert Fitzhamon and Sibyl de Montgomery . Their children were:
William Fitz Robert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester , died 1183. He married Hawise (died 1197) daughter of Robert II, Earl of Leicester.
Roger , Bishop of Worcester , (died 9 August 1179 , Tours ).
Hamon, killed at the siege of Toulouse in 1159.
Robert. (died before 1157) Also called Robert of Ilchester in documents. He married Hawise, (died after 1210) daughter of Baldwin de Redvers and Adeliz. Their daughter Mabel married Jordan de Cambernon .
Maud , (died 1190), wife of Ranulph de Gernon, 2nd Earl of Chester .
Philip, Castellan of Cricklade , (died after 1147). He took part in the Second Crusade .
Earl Robert had an illegitimate son, Richard, bishop of Bayeux (1135-1142), by Isabel de Douvres , sister of Richard de Douvres , bishop of Bayeux (1107-1133).
Noted events in his life were:
• 2nd Lord of Glamorgan: by right of his wife
• Created: 1st Earl of Gloucester, Aug 1122.
Robert married Mabel FitzHamon, of Gloucester 184 276 277 in 1107. Mabel was born in 1090 in Gloucestershire, England and died on 29 Sep 1157 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England at age 67.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 186 F i. Maud FitzRobert, of Gloucester 184 278 279 was born about 1120 in Glouchestershire, England and died on 29 Jul 1190 in Chester, Cheshire, England about age 70.
+ 187 M ii. William FitzRobert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester was born about 1128 and died on 23 Nov 1183 about age 55.
Robert next married Elizabeth.
125. Elizabeth Princess of England 187 188 (Henry I "Beauclerc" , King of England79, Matilda , of Flanders54, Adele Capet, Princess of France34, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1095 in <Talby, Yorkshire, England>.
Research Notes: Probably the mother of Gunnild of Dunbar. Youngest illegitimate daughter of Henry I.
Elizabeth married Fergus , Lord of Galloway 188 280 in 1124 in Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland. Fergus was born about 1090 in <Galloway, Scotland>, died in 1161 in Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland about age 71, and was buried on 12 May 1161 in Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 188 M i. Uchtred Lord of Galloway 188 280 was born about 1118 in <Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland> and died on 22 Sep 1174 about age 56.
126. Stephen of Blois, King of England 191 192 (Adela , of Normandy80, Matilda , of Flanders54, Adele Capet, Princess of France34, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1096 in Blois, Loire-et-Cher, France, died on 25 Oct 1154 in Dover Priory, Dover, England about age 58, and was buried in Faversham Abbey.
Research Notes: From Wikipedia - Stephen of England :
Stephen often known as Stephen of Blois (c. 1096 - 25 October 1154) was a grandson of William the Conqueror . He was the last Norman King of England , from 1135 to his death, and also the Count of Boulogne jure uxoris . His reign was marked by civil war with his rival the Empress Matilda and general chaos, known as The Anarchy . He was succeeded by Matilda's son, Henry II , the first of the Angevin or Plantagenet kings.
Early life
Stephen was born at Blois in France, son of Stephen , Count of Blois , and Adela of England, (daughter of William the Conqueror and Matilda of Flanders ). One of ten children, his surviving brothers were Count Theobald II of Champagne , Henry of Blois , Bishop of Winchester , and William of Sully . He also had four sisters, including Eléonore of Blois .
Stephen was sent to be raised at the English court of his uncle, King Henry I , in 1106. He became Count of Mortain in about 1115, and married Matilda , daughter of the Count of Boulogne , in about 1125, who became Countess of Boulogne. Their marriage was a happy one and his wife was an important supporter during the struggle for the English crown. Stephen became joint ruler of Boulogne in 1128.
Reign
King of England
There were several principal contenders for the succession to Henry I . The least popular was the Empress Matilda , Henry I's only legitimate surviving child, not simply because she was a woman, but because her husband Geoffrey, Count of Anjou was an enemy of the Normans . The other contenders were Robert, Earl of Gloucester , illegitimate son of Henry I, Stephen, and Stephen's older brother, Theobald, Count of Blois . However, Theobald did not want the kingdom, at least not enough to fight for it.[1] Before his death in 1135, Henry I named his daughter Matilda his heir and made the barons of England swear allegiance to her. Stephen was the first baron to do so. However, upon King Henry's death, Stephen claimed the throne, saying Henry had changed his mind on his deathbed and named Stephen as his heir. Once crowned, Stephen gained the support of the majority of the barons as well as Pope Innocent II and the first few years of his reign were peaceful, notwithstanding insurgences by the Welsh, King David I of Scotland , and Baldwin de Redvers.
The Anarchy: War with Matilda
By 1139, Stephen had lost much support and the country sank into a civil war , commonly called The Anarchy . Stephen faced the forces of Empress Matilda at several locations including the Battle of Beverston Castle and the Battle of Lincoln . Bad omens haunted him before the Battle of Lincoln where Stephen faced Matilda's illegitimate brother Robert and Ranulph, Earl of Chester . According to chroniclers, Stephen fought bravely but was captured by a knight named William de Cahaignes (a relative of Ranulph, ancestor of the Keynes family ). Stephen was defeated and brought before his cousin Matilda. He was imprisoned at Bristol .
Stephen's wife rallied support amongst the people from London and the barons. Matilda was, in turn, forced out of London. With the capture of her most able lieutenant, her half-brother the Earl of Gloucester, she was obliged to trade Stephen for him, and Stephen was restored to the throne in November the same year.
In December 1142, the Empress was besieged at Oxford , but managed to escape, dressed in white, across the snow to Wallingford Castle , held by her supporter Brien FitzCount .
In 1147, Empress Matilda's teenage son, the future King Henry II of England , decided to assist in the war effort by raising a small army of mercenaries and invading England. Rumours of this army's size terrified Stephen's retainers, although in truth the force was very small. Having been defeated twice in battle, and with no money to pay his mercenaries, young Henry appealed to his uncle Robert for aid but was turned away. Desperately, and in secret, the boy asked Stephen for help. According to the Gesta Stephani , "On receiving the message, the king...hearkened to the young man..." and bestowed upon him money and other support.
Reconciliation and death
Stephen maintained his precarious hold on the throne for the remainder of his lifetime. However, after a military standoff at Wallingford with Henry, and following the death of his son and heir, Eustace , in 1153, he was persuaded to reach a compromise with Matilda (known as the Treaty of Wallingford or Winchester), whereby Stephen's son William of Blois would be passed over for the English throne, and instead Matilda's son Henry would succeed Stephen.
Stephen died in Dover , at Dover Priory , and was buried in Faversham Abbey , which he had founded with Countess Matilda in 1148.
Besides Eustace, Stephen and Queen Matilda had two other sons, Baldwin (d. before 1135), and William of Blois (Count of Mortain and Boulogne, and Earl of Surrey or Warenne). They also had two daughters, Matilda and Marie of Boulogne . In addition to these children, Stephen fathered at least three illegitimate children , one of whom, Gervase, became Abbot of Westminster .
English royal descendants
Philippa of Hainault , the wife of Edward III , was a descendant of Stephen, and he was thus ancestor of all subsequent kings of England.[3]
Noted events in his life were:
• Count of Mortain: 1115-1154.
• King of England: 1135-1154.
Stephen married Matilda , of Boulogne 281 282 about 1119. Matilda was born about 1105 in Boulogne, France, died on 3 Jul 1151 in Hedingham Castle about age 46, and was buried in Faversham Abbey.
Death Notes: Wikipedia has d. 3 May 1152.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 189 F i. Marie of Blois, Countess of Boulogne 283 was born in 1136 and died in 1182 at age 46.
127. Lithuaise (Adela , of Normandy80, Matilda , of Flanders54, Adele Capet, Princess of France34, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1)
Lithuaise married Milon I "le Grand" , Seigneur Montlhéry and de Bray.284
The child from this marriage was:
+ 190 F i. Isabel de Montlhéry, Viscomtessa de Troyes
128. Thierry I of Lorraine, Count of Flanders 195 196 (Gertrude , of Flanders81, Robert I , Count of Flanders55, Adele Capet, Princess of France34, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1099 and died on 17 Jan 1168 about age 69.
Research Notes: Youngest son of Thierry II, Duke of Lorraine.
From Wikipedia - Thierry, Count of Flanders :
Thierry of Alsace (Dietrich) (c. 1099 - January 17 , 1168 ), in Flanders known as Diederik van den Elzas, was count of Flanders from 1128 to 1168. He was the youngest son of Duke Thierry II of Lorraine and Gertrude of Flanders (daughter of Robert I of Flanders ). With a record of four campaigns in the Levant and Africa (including participation in the Second Crusade , the failed 1157-1158 siege of the Syrian city Shaizar , and the 1164 invasion of Egypt ), he had a rare and distinguished record of commitment to crusading.
Life
After the murder of his cousin Charles the Good in 1127, Thierry claimed the county of Flanders as grandson of Robert I, but William Clito became count instead with the support of King Louis VI of France . William's politics and attitude towards the autonomy of Flanders made him unpopular, and by the end of the year Bruges , Ghent , Lille , and Saint-Omer recognized Thierry as a rival count. Thierry's supporters came from the Imperial faction of Flanders, and upon his arrival he engaged in battle against William.
Louis VI had Raymond of Martigné , the Archbishop of Reims , excommunicate him, and Louis himself then besieged Lille, but was forced to retire when Henry I of England , William's uncle, transferred his support to Thierry. However, Thierry was defeated at Tielt and Oostkamp and fled to Brugge. He was forced to flee Brugge as well, and went to Aalst , where he was soon under siege from William, Godfrey I of Leuven , and Louis VI. The city was about to be captured when William was found dead on July 27 , 1128 , leaving Thierry as the only claimant to the county.
Thierry set up his government in Ghent and was recognized by all the Flemish cities as well as King Henry, who had his Flemish lords in England swear fealty to him. Thierry himself swore homage to Louis VI after 1132, in order to gain the French king's support against Baldwin IV, Count of Hainaut , who had advanced his own claim on Flanders.
In 1132 his wife, Suanhilde, died, leaving only a daughter. In 1139 then went on pilgrimage to the crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem , and married Sibylla of Anjou , daughter of King Fulk of Jerusalem and widow of William Clito; a very prestigious marriage.
This was the first of Thierry's four pilgrimages to the Holy Land . While there he also led a victorious expedition against Caesarea Phillippi , and fought alongside his father-in-law in an invasion of Gilead . He soon returned to Flanders to put down a revolt in the Duchy of Lower Lotharingia , ruled at the time by Godfrey III of Leuven .
Thierry went on crusade a second time in 1147 during the Second Crusade . He led the crossing of the Maeander River in Anatolia and fought at the Battla of Attalya in 1148, and after arriving in the crusader Kingdom he participated in the Council of Acre , where the ill-fated decision to attack Damascus was made.
He participated in the Siege of Damascus , led by his wife's half-brother Baldwin III of Jerusalem , and with the support of Baldwin, Louis VII of France , and Conrad III of Germany , he lay claim to Damascus; the native crusader barons preferred one of their own nobles, Guy Brisebarre, lord of Beirut , but in any case the siege was a failure and all parties returned home.
During his absence, Baldwin IV of Hainaut invaded Flanders and pillaged Artois ; Sibylla reacted strongly and had Hainaut pillaged in response. The Archbishop of Reims intervened and a treaty was signed. When Thierry returned in 1150, he took vengeance on Baldwin IV at Bouchain , with the aid of Henry I, Count of Namur and Henry II of Leez , Bishop of Liège . In the subsequent peace negotiations, Thierry gave his daughter Marguerite in marriage to Baldwin IV's son, the future Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut .
In 1156 Thierry had his eldest son married to Elizabeth of Vermandois , daughter and heiress of Raoul I of Vermandois . In 1156 he returned to the Holy Land, this time with his wife accompanying him. He participated in Baldwin III's siege of Shaizar , but the fortress remained in Muslim hands when a dispute arose between Thierry and Raynald of Chatillon over who would possess it should it be captured. He returned to Flanders 1159 without Sibylla, who remained behind to become a nun at the convent of St. Lazarus in Bethany . Their son Philip had ruled the county in their absence, and he remained co-count after Thierry's return.
In 1164 Thierry returned once more to the Holy Land. He accompanied King Amalric I , another half-brother of Sibylla, to Antioch and Tripoli . He returned home in 1166, and adopted a date palm as his seal, with a crown of laurels on the reverse.
He died on February 4, 1168, and was buried in the Abbey of Watten , between Saint-Omer and Gravelines . His rule had been moderate and peaceful; the highly developed administration of the county in later centuries first began during these years. There had also been great economic and agricultural development, and new commercial enterprises were established; Flanders' greatest territorial expansion occurred under Thierry.
Family
His first wife, Suanhilde, died in 1132, leaving only one daughter:
Laurette of Flanders , who married four times: Iwain, Count of Aalst ; Henry II, Duke of Limburg ; Raoul I of Vermandois , Count of Vermandois ; Henry IV of Luxembourg . Laurette finally retired to a nunnery, where she died in 1170.
Thierry secondly married Sibylla of Anjou , daughter of Fulk V of Anjou and Ermengarde of Maine , and widow of William Clito . Their children were:
Philip of Flanders (died 1191)
Matthew of Alsace (died 1173), married Countess Marie of Boulogne
Margaret I of Flanders (died 1194), married Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut
Gertrude of Flanders (died 1186), married Humbert III of Savoy
Matilda of Flanders, abbess of Fontevrault
Peter of Flanders (died 1176), Bishop of Cambrai
Noted events in his life were:
• Count of Flanders: 1128-1168.
Thierry married Sybil , of Anjou 285 286 in 1131. Sybil was born about 1112 in <Anjou, France> and died in 1165 about age 53.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 191 M i. Matthew of Alsace, Count of Boulogne
+ 192 F ii. Margarite of Lorraine 287 was born between 1140 and 1145 and died on 17 Dec 1195.
+ 193 F iii. Margaret I of Flanders 288 died on 15 Nov 1194.
129. Judith of Bavaria (Henry I , Duke of Bavaria82, Judith , of Normandy56, Adele Capet, Princess of France34, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born in 1100 and died in 1130 at age 30.
Research Notes: Source: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr, ed. by William R. Beall & Kaleen E. Beall (Baltimore, 2008), line 166-25.
Judith married Frederick II , of Hohenstaufen, Duke of Swabia 289 290 in 1121. Frederick was born in 1090 and died on 6 Apr 1147 at age 57.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 194 M i. Frederick I Holy Roman Emperor was born in 1122, died on 10 Jun 1190 at age 68, and was buried in Holy Land.
130. Alberic I Count of Dammartin 99 (Aelis de Dammartin83, Hugues de Dammartin, Count of Dammartin57, Constance Capet35, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1110 in <Dammartin, Seine-et-Marne>, France and died in 1183 about age 73.
Alberic married Joan Basset 58 before 1150. Joan was born about 1114 in <Wellingford, Oxfordshire>, England.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 195 M i. Albri de Luzarches, Count of Dammartin 99 291 was born about 1135 in <Dammartin, Seine-et-Marne>, France, died on 19 Sep 1200 in London, Middlesex, England about age 65, and was buried in Abbaye de Jumieges, Jumieges, Seine-Maritime, France.
131. Sir Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester 6 200 201 (Isabel de Vermandois, Countess of Leicester84, Hugh Magnus , of Vermandois and Valois, Duke of France58, Henry I , of France37, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born in 1104 in <Leicester>, Leicestershire, England, died on 5 Apr 1168 in England at age 64, and was buried in Leicester Abbey, Leicester, Leicestershire, England.
Research Notes: From Wikipedia - Elizabeth of Vermandois -
Younger twin of Waleran IV de Beaumont, Count of Meulan. Nicknamed Robert Bossu (the Humpback).
From Wikipedia - Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester :
Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (1104 - 5 April 1168 ) was Justiciar of England 1155-1168.
The surname "de Beaumont" is given him by genealogists. The only known contemporary surname applied to him is "Robert son of Count Robert". Henry Knighton, the fourteenth-century chronicler notes him as Robert "Le Bossu" (meaning "Robert the Hunchback" in French ).
Early Life and Education
Robert was an English nobleman of Norman-French ancestry. He was the son of Robert de Beaumont, Count of Meulan and 1st Earl of Leicester and Elizabeth de Vermandois . He was the twin brother of Waleran de Beaumont . There is no knowing whether they were identical or fraternal twins, but the fact that they are remarked on by contemporaries as twins indicates that they probably were in fact identical.
The two brothers, Robert and Waleran, were adopted into the royal household shortly after their father's death in June 1118 (upon which Robert inherited his father's second titles of Earl of Leicester). Their lands on either side of the Channel were committed to a group of guardians, led by their stepfather, William earl of Warenne or Surrey . They accompanied King Henry I to Normandy , to meet with Pope Callixtus II in 1119 , when the king incited them to debate philosophy with the cardinals . Both twins were literate, and Abingdon Abbey later claimed to have been Robert's school, but though this is possible, its account is not entirely trustworthy. A surviving treatise on astronomy (British Library ms Royal E xxv) carries a dedication "to Earl Robert of Leicester, that man of affairs and profound learning, most accomplished in matters of law" who can only be this Robert. On his death he left his own psalter to the abbey he founded at Leicester, which was still in its library in the late fifteenth century. The existence of this indicates that like many noblemen of his day, Robert followed the canonical hours in his chapel.
Career at the Norman Court
In 1120 Robert was declared of age and inherited most of his father's lands in England, while his twin brother took the French lands. However in 1121 , royal favour brought Robert the great Norman honors of Breteuil and Pacy-sur-Eure , with his marriage to Amice de Montfort , daughter of a Breton intruder the king had forced on the honor after the forfeiture of the Breteuil family in 1119 . Robert spent a good deal of his time and resources over the next decade integrating the troublesome and independent barons of Breteuil into the greater complex of his estates. He did not join in his brother's great Norman rebellion against King Henry I in 1123 -. He appears fitfully at the royal court despite his brother's imprisonment until 1129 . Thereafter the twins were frequently to be found together at Henry I's court.
Robert held lands throughout the country. In the 1120s and 1130s he tried to rationalise his estates in Leicestershire. Leicestershire estates of the See of Lincoln and the Earl of Chester were seized by force. This enhanced the integrity of Robert's block of estates in the central midlands, bounded by Nuneaton , Loughborough , Melton Mowbray and Market Harborough .
In 1135 , the twins were present at King Henry's deathbed. Robert's actions in the succession period are unknown, but he clearly supported his brother's decision to join the court of the new king Stephen before Easter 1136 . During the first two years of the reign Robert is found in Normandy fighting rival claimants for his honor of Breteuil. Military action allowed him to add the castle of Pont St-Pierre to his Norman estates in June 1136 at the expense of one of his rivals. From the end of 1137 Robert and his brother were increasingly caught up in the politics of the court of King Stephen in England, where Waleran secured an ascendancy which lasted till the beginning of 1141. Robert participated in his brother's political coup against the king's justiciar, Roger of Salisbury (the Bishop of Salisbury ).
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Family and children
He married after 1120 Amice de Montfort , daughter of Ralph, senior of Gael or Montfort . They had four children:
Hawise, who married William Fitz Robert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester ;
Robert de Beaumont, 3rd Earl of Leicester ;
Isabel, who married with:
Simon II of St Liz, 4th Earl of Huntingdon and Northampton ;
Gervase Paynel of Dudley.
Margaret, who married Ralph V de Toeni
Literary references
He is a minor character in The Holy Thief, one of the Brother Cadfael series by Ellis Peters .
Notes
^ a b c Powicke Handbook of British Chronology p. 69
References
Noted events in his life were:
• Knighted: 1122.
• Justiciar of England: 1155-1168.
Robert married Amice de Gael de Montfort 6 201 272 after 1120. Amice was born about 1108 and died 31 Aug 1168 or 1169 about age 60.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 196 M i. Sir Robert de Beaumont, 3rd Earl of Leicester 6 292 293 was born about 1121 in Beaumont, France and died on 31 Aug 1190 in Durazzo, West Albania about age 69.
+ 197 F ii. Hawise de Beaumont, of Leicester died on 24 Apr 1197.
+ 198 F iii. Isabel de Beaumont
+ 199 F iv. Margaret de Beaumont
132. Emma de Beaumont (Isabel de Vermandois, Countess of Leicester84, Hugh Magnus , of Vermandois and Valois, Duke of France58, Henry I , of France37, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born in 1102.
Research Notes: Source: Wikipedia - Elizabeth of Vermandois :
Emma de Beaumont (born 1102 ) whose fate is unknown. She was betrothed as an infant to Aumari, nephew of William, Count of Evreux, but the marriage never took place. She probably died young, or entered a convent.[2]
133. Waleran IV de Beaumont, Count of Meulan 78 202 (Isabel de Vermandois, Countess of Leicester84, Hugh Magnus , of Vermandois and Valois, Duke of France58, Henry I , of France37, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born in 1104 in <Meulan, Île-de-France>, France, died on 10 Apr 1166 in Preaux Abbey, Preaux, Normandy, France at age 62, and was buried in Preaux Abbey, Preaux, Normandy, France.
Research Notes: Source: Wikipedia - Elizabeth of Vermandois
Younger twin. Twin brother was Robert de Beaumont (aka Robert Bossu).
Waleran married Agnes de Montfort 78 about 1141 in Normandy, France. Agnes was born about 1123 in <Montfort-de-Risle, Eure>, France and died on 15 Dec 1181 about age 58.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 200 M i. Robert de Beaumont, Count of Meulan 78 was born about 1140 in Meulan, Normandy, France and died in Oct 1207 in Palestine about age 67.
134. Hugh de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Bedford (Isabel de Vermandois, Countess of Leicester84, Hugh Magnus , of Vermandois and Valois, Duke of France58, Henry I , of France37, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1106.
Research Notes: Source: Wikipedia - Elizabeth of Vermandois
135. Adeline de Beaumont 133 (Isabel de Vermandois, Countess of Leicester84, Hugh Magnus , of Vermandois and Valois, Duke of France58, Henry I , of France37, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1107.
Research Notes: From Wikipedia - Elizabeth of Vermandois :
Adeline de Beaumont (b ca 1107), married two times:
136. Aubree de Beaumont 133 (Isabel de Vermandois, Countess of Leicester84, Hugh Magnus , of Vermandois and Valois, Duke of France58, Henry I , of France37, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1109.
Research Notes: From Wikipedia - Elizabeth of Vermandois :
Aubree (or Alberee) de Beaumont (b ca 1109), married by her brother Waleran to Hugh II of Châteauneuf-en-Thimerais (possibly son of Hugh I of Châteauneuf-en-Thimerais and his wife Mabille de Montgomerie, 2nd daughter of Roger de Montgomerie, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury )
137. Maud de Beaumont (Isabel de Vermandois, Countess of Leicester84, Hugh Magnus , of Vermandois and Valois, Duke of France58, Henry I , of France37, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1111.
Research Notes: From Wikipedia - Elizabeth of Vermandois :
Maud de Beaumont (b ca 1111), married by her brother Waleran to William Lovel, or Louvel or Lupel, son of Ascelin Goel, Lord of Ivri.
138. Isabel de Beaumont 203 (Isabel de Vermandois, Countess of Leicester84, Hugh Magnus , of Vermandois and Valois, Duke of France58, Henry I , of France37, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born between 1100 and 1107 and died after 1172.
Research Notes: From thepeerage.com:
Isabella of Meulan was born between 1102 and 1107.1 She was the daughter of Robert de Meulan, 1st Earl of Leicester and Elizabeth de Vermandois.2 She married Gilbert de Clare, 1st Earl of Pembroke, son of Gilbert fitz Richard and Adeliza de Clermont . She died after 1172.2
As a result of her marriage, Isabella of Meulan was styled as Countess of Pembroke.
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From Wikipedia - Elizabeth of Vermandois :
Isabel de Beaumont (b Aft. 1102), a mistress of King Henry I of England . Married two times:
Isabel married Gilbert FitzGilbert de Clare, 1st Earl of Pembroke.225 251 253 Gilbert was born about 1100 and died on 6 Jan 1148 about age 48.
139. William de Warenne, 3rd Earl of Surrey and Warenne 206 (Isabel de Vermandois, Countess of Leicester84, Hugh Magnus , of Vermandois and Valois, Duke of France58, Henry I , of France37, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born in 1118 and died in 1148 at age 30.
Research Notes: First husband of Ela (Talvas).
From Wikipedia - Elizabeth of Vermandois :
In her second marriage, to William de Warenne, Elizabeth had three sons and two daughters (for a total of fourteen children - nine during her first marriage, and five during her second):
William married Ela Talvas, of Alençon and Ponthieu.147 294 295 Ela was born about 1124 in <Alençon, Normandy>, France, died on 10 Oct 1174 in Bradenstoke Priory, Bradenstoke, Wiltshire, England about age 50, and was buried on 4 Dec 1174.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 201 F i. Isabelle de Warenne, Countess of Surrey 296 died on 13 Jul 1199.
140. Ada de Warenne 133 205 207 (Isabel de Vermandois, Countess of Leicester84, Hugh Magnus , of Vermandois and Valois, Duke of France58, Henry I , of France37, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) died about 1178.
Research Notes: Widow of Conale Petit, Earl of Brittany and Richmond. Sister of William the Lion, King of Scots.
From Wikipedia - Elizabeth of Vermandois :
Ada de Warenne (d. ca. 1178 ), who married Henry of Scotland, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon , younger son of King David I of Scotland , Earl of Huntingdon by his marriage to the heiress Matilda or Maud, 2nd Countess of Huntingdon (herself great-niece of William I of England ) and had issue. They were parents to Malcolm IV of Scotland and William I of Scotland and their youngest son became David of Scotland, 8th Earl of Huntingdon . All Kings of Scotland since 1292 were the descendants of Huntingdon.
Ada married Henry , of Huntingdon, Earl of Northumberland & Huntingdon 205 297 in 1139. Henry was born in 1114 and died on 12 Jun 1152 at age 38.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 202 F i. Margaret of Huntingdon 298 died in 1201.
141. Reginald de Warenne (Isabel de Vermandois, Countess of Leicester84, Hugh Magnus , of Vermandois and Valois, Duke of France58, Henry I , of France37, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1)
142. Ralph de Warenne (Isabel de Vermandois, Countess of Leicester84, Hugh Magnus , of Vermandois and Valois, Duke of France58, Henry I , of France37, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1)
143. Gundred de Warenne 208 209 (Isabel de Vermandois, Countess of Leicester84, Hugh Magnus , of Vermandois and Valois, Duke of France58, Henry I , of France37, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1117 in Warwick, Warwickshire, England, died after 1165 in Warwickshire, England, and was buried in Kelso, Roxburgh, Scotland.
Research Notes: From Wikipedia - William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey:
Gundrada de Warenne , who married first Roger de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Warwick , and second William, lord of Kendal , and is most remembered for expelling king Stephen 's garrison from Warwick Castle ;
Noted events in her life were:
• Living: 1166.
Gundred married Roger de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Warwick 299 300 before 1130. Roger was born about 1102 and died on 12 Jun 1153 about age 51.
Noted events in his life were:
• Crusader:
The child from this marriage was:
+ 203 M i. Waleran de Beaumont, 4th Earl of Warwick 301 302 was born before 1153 and died on 24 Dec 1204.
Gundred next married William I de Lancaster, 5th Baron of Kendal of Workington 209 303 after 1153. William was born about 1100 in <Kendal, Westmoreland, England> and died in 1170 about age 70.
Noted events in his life were:
• Castellan: of William Fitz Duncan's castle of Egremont, 1138.
• Governor: of Castle of Lancaster.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 204 F i. Avice de Lancaster 209 304 was born about 1155 in Cumberland, England and died on 1 Jan 1191 about age 36.
144. Sir Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester 6 200 201 (Isabel de Vermandois, Countess of Leicester84, Hugh Magnus , of Vermandois and Valois, Duke of France58, Henry I , of France37, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born in 1104 in <Leicester>, Leicestershire, England, died on 5 Apr 1168 in England at age 64, and was buried in Leicester Abbey, Leicester, Leicestershire, England.
Research Notes: From Wikipedia - Elizabeth of Vermandois -
Younger twin of Waleran IV de Beaumont, Count of Meulan. Nicknamed Robert Bossu (the Humpback).
From Wikipedia - Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester :
Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (1104 - 5 April 1168 ) was Justiciar of England 1155-1168.
The surname "de Beaumont" is given him by genealogists. The only known contemporary surname applied to him is "Robert son of Count Robert". Henry Knighton, the fourteenth-century chronicler notes him as Robert "Le Bossu" (meaning "Robert the Hunchback" in French ).
Early Life and Education
Robert was an English nobleman of Norman-French ancestry. He was the son of Robert de Beaumont, Count of Meulan and 1st Earl of Leicester and Elizabeth de Vermandois . He was the twin brother of Waleran de Beaumont . There is no knowing whether they were identical or fraternal twins, but the fact that they are remarked on by contemporaries as twins indicates that they probably were in fact identical.
The two brothers, Robert and Waleran, were adopted into the royal household shortly after their father's death in June 1118 (upon which Robert inherited his father's second titles of Earl of Leicester). Their lands on either side of the Channel were committed to a group of guardians, led by their stepfather, William earl of Warenne or Surrey . They accompanied King Henry I to Normandy , to meet with Pope Callixtus II in 1119 , when the king incited them to debate philosophy with the cardinals . Both twins were literate, and Abingdon Abbey later claimed to have been Robert's school, but though this is possible, its account is not entirely trustworthy. A surviving treatise on astronomy (British Library ms Royal E xxv) carries a dedication "to Earl Robert of Leicester, that man of affairs and profound learning, most accomplished in matters of law" who can only be this Robert. On his death he left his own psalter to the abbey he founded at Leicester, which was still in its library in the late fifteenth century. The existence of this indicates that like many noblemen of his day, Robert followed the canonical hours in his chapel.
Career at the Norman Court
In 1120 Robert was declared of age and inherited most of his father's lands in England, while his twin brother took the French lands. However in 1121 , royal favour brought Robert the great Norman honors of Breteuil and Pacy-sur-Eure , with his marriage to Amice de Montfort , daughter of a Breton intruder the king had forced on the honor after the forfeiture of the Breteuil family in 1119 . Robert spent a good deal of his time and resources over the next decade integrating the troublesome and independent barons of Breteuil into the greater complex of his estates. He did not join in his brother's great Norman rebellion against King Henry I in 1123 -. He appears fitfully at the royal court despite his brother's imprisonment until 1129 . Thereafter the twins were frequently to be found together at Henry I's court.
Robert held lands throughout the country. In the 1120s and 1130s he tried to rationalise his estates in Leicestershire. Leicestershire estates of the See of Lincoln and the Earl of Chester were seized by force. This enhanced the integrity of Robert's block of estates in the central midlands, bounded by Nuneaton , Loughborough , Melton Mowbray and Market Harborough .
In 1135 , the twins were present at King Henry's deathbed. Robert's actions in the succession period are unknown, but he clearly supported his brother's decision to join the court of the new king Stephen before Easter 1136 . During the first two years of the reign Robert is found in Normandy fighting rival claimants for his honor of Breteuil. Military action allowed him to add the castle of Pont St-Pierre to his Norman estates in June 1136 at the expense of one of his rivals. From the end of 1137 Robert and his brother were increasingly caught up in the politics of the court of King Stephen in England, where Waleran secured an ascendancy which lasted till the beginning of 1141. Robert participated in his brother's political coup against the king's justiciar, Roger of Salisbury (the Bishop of Salisbury ).
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Family and children
He married after 1120 Amice de Montfort , daughter of Ralph, senior of Gael or Montfort . They had four children:
Hawise, who married William Fitz Robert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester ;
Robert de Beaumont, 3rd Earl of Leicester ;
Isabel, who married with:
Simon II of St Liz, 4th Earl of Huntingdon and Northampton ;
Gervase Paynel of Dudley.
Margaret, who married Ralph V de Toeni
Literary references
He is a minor character in The Holy Thief, one of the Brother Cadfael series by Ellis Peters .
Notes
^ a b c Powicke Handbook of British Chronology p. 69
References
Noted events in his life were:
• Knighted: 1122.
• Justiciar of England: 1155-1168.
Robert married Amice de Gael de Montfort 6 201 272 after 1120. Amice was born about 1108 and died 31 Aug 1168 or 1169 about age 60.
(Duplicate Line. See Person 131)
145. Hélie of Burgundy 210 211 (Eudes I , Duke of Burgundy94, Henry , of Burgundy62, Robert "the Old" , Duke of Burgundy38, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1080 and died on 28 Feb 1141 in Abbey of Perseigne about age 61.
Death Notes: May have died on 28 Feb 1142.
Research Notes: From Wikipedia - Helie of Burgundy :
Helie of Burgundy (c.1080 - 28 February 1141 ) was the daughter of Eudes I and Sibylla of Burgundy.
In June 1095, she married Bertrand of Toulouse , as his second wife. The two had one son, Pons of Tripoli (c.1098-1137).
Bertrand succeeded his father as Count of Toulouse in 1105, and in 1108, he set out for Outremer to claim his father's rights as Count of Tripoli . Helie accompanied him on this expedition, which resulted in the capture of Tripoli in 1109; shortly after, their nephew, William-Jordan died of wounds, giving Bertrand an undisputed claim to Tripoli.
Bertrand died in 1112, and Pons succeeded him in Tripoli. Helie returned to France, where she married William III of Ponthieu in 1115. They had twelve children, including two named Robert, two named William, and two named Enguerrand:
Helie died on 28 February 1141 , in the Abbey de Perseigne.
Hélie married William III Talvas, Count of Alençon & Ponthieu 305 306 about 1115. William was born about 1095 and died on 30 Jun 1172 about age 77.
Death Notes: May have been 20 June 1172 or 30 June 1171.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 205 F i. Ela Talvas, of Alençon and Ponthieu 147 294 295 was born about 1124 in <Alençon, Normandy>, France, died on 10 Oct 1174 in Bradenstoke Priory, Bradenstoke, Wiltshire, England about age 50, and was buried on 4 Dec 1174.
+ 206 M ii. Guy II of Ponthieu 307 was born about 1120 and died in 1147 about age 27.
Hélie next married Bertrand , Count of Toulouse 305 in 1095. Bertrand died in 1112.
146. Adélarde de Vignory 213 (Beatrice , of Burgundy96, Henry , of Burgundy62, Robert "the Old" , Duke of Burgundy38, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) died after 1140.
Adélarde married Roger I de Joinville, Seigneur de Joinville. Roger died after 1137.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 207 M i. Geoffroi III de Joinville, Sénéchal of Champagne and of Bar-sur-Seine 308 was born before 1127 and died in 1188.
147. Afonso I King of Portugal 214 215 (Henry , of Burgundy, Count of Portugal98, Henry , of Burgundy62, Robert "the Old" , Duke of Burgundy38, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born on 25 Jul 1109 in Viseu, Viseu, Portugal, died on 6 Dec 1185 in Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal at age 76, and was buried in Santa Cruz Monastery, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Research Notes: First king of Portugal.
From Wikipedia - Afonso I of Portugal :
Afonso I (English Alphonzo or Alphonse), more commonly known as Afonso Henriques (pronounced [?'fõsu ?'?ik??] ), or also Affonso (Archaic Portuguese), Alfonso or Alphonso (Portuguese-Galician ) or Alphonsus (Latin version), (Viseu , 1109 , traditionally July 25 - Coimbra , 1185 December 6 ), also known as the Conqueror (Port. o Conquistador), was the first King of Portugal , declaring his independence from León .
Life
Afonso I was the son of Henry of Burgundy, Count of Portugal and Teresa of León , the illegitimate daughter of King Alfonso VI of Castile and León . He was proclaimed King on July 26 , 1139 , immediately after the Battle of Ourique , and died on December 6 , 1185 in Coimbra .
At the end of the 11th century , the Iberian Peninsula political agenda was mostly concerned with the Reconquista , the driving out of the Muslim successor-states to the Caliphate of Cordoba after its collapse. With European military aristocracies focused on the Crusades , Alfonso VI called for the help of the French nobility to deal with the Moors . In exchange, he was to give the hands of his daughters in wedlock to the leaders of the expedition and bestow royal privileges to the others. Thus, the royal heiress Urraca of Castile wedded Raymond of Burgundy , younger son of the Count of Burgundy , and her half-sister, princess Teresa of León , wedded his cousin, another French crusader, Henry of Burgundy , younger brother of the Duke of Burgundy . Henry was made Count of Portugal, a burdensome county south of Galicia , where Moorish incursions and attacks were to be expected. With his wife Teresa as co-ruler of Portugal, Henry withstood the ordeal and held the lands for his father-in-law.
From this wedlock several sons were born, but only one, Afonso Henriques (meaning "Afonso son of Henry") thrived. The boy, probably born around 1109, followed his father as Count of Portugal in 1112 , under the tutelage of his mother. The relations between Teresa and her son Afonso proved difficult. Only eleven years old, Afonso already had his own political ideas, greatly different from his mother's. In 1120 , the young prince took the side of the archbishop of Braga , a political foe of Teresa, and both were exiled by her orders. Afonso spent the next years away from his own county , under the watch of the bishop. In 1122 Afonso became fourteen, the adult age in the 12th century . He made himself a knight on his own account in the Cathedral of Zamora , raised an army , and proceeded to take control of his lands. Near Guimarães , at the Battle of São Mamede (1128 ) he overcame the troops under his mother's lover and ally Count Fernando Peres de Trava of Galicia , making her his prisoner and exiling her forever to a monastery in León . Thus the possibility of incorporating Portugal into a Kingdom of Galicia was eliminated and Afonso become sole ruler (Duke of Portugal) after demands for independence from the county's people, church and nobles. He also vanquished Alfonso VII of Castile and León , another of his mother's allies, and thus freed the county from political dependence on the crown of León and Castile . On April 6 , 1129 , Afonso Henriques dictated the writ in which he proclaimed himself Prince of Portugal.
...In 1169 , Afonso was disabled in an engagement near Badajoz by a fall from his horse , and made prisoner by the soldiers of the king of León. Portugal was obliged to surrender as his ransom almost all the conquests Afonso had made in Galicia in the previous years.
In 1179 the privileges and favours given to the Roman Catholic Church were compensated. In the papal bull Manifestis Probatum , Pope Alexander III acknowledged Afonso as King and Portugal as an independent land with the right to conquer lands from the Moors. With this papal blessing, Portugal was at last secured as a country and safe from any Castilian attempts at annexation.
In 1184 , in spite of his great age, he still had sufficient energy to relieve his son Sancho, who was besieged in Santarém by the Moors. He died shortly after, on December 6 , 1185 .
The Portuguese revere him as a hero, both on account of his personal character and as the founder of their nation . There are stories that it would take 10 men to carry his sword, and that Afonso would want to engage other monarchs in personal combat, but no one would dare accept his challenge.
Afonso married Maud , of Savoy 46 309 310 before Jun 1146 in Chambéry, Savoie, France. Maud was born in 1125 in <Chambéry, Savoie>, France, died on 4 Nov 1158 in Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal at age 33, and was buried in Igreja Santa Cruz, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Death Notes: Ancestral Roots has d. 1157
Children from this marriage were:
+ 208 M i. Sancho I King of Portugal was born on 11 Nov 1154 in Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal and died on 26 Mar 1212 in Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal at age 57.
+ 209 F ii. Urraca of Portugal 46 311 312 was born about 1150 in <Coimbra, Coimbra>, Portugal and died on 16 Oct 1188 in Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain about age 38.
148. Alfonso VII King of Castile and Léon 46 216 217 (Urraca , of Castile, Queen of Castile and Léon100, Constance , of Burgundy63, Robert "the Old" , Duke of Burgundy38, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born on 1 Mar 1105 in Toledo, Castile, Spain, died on 21 Aug 1157 in La Fresneda, Teruel, Aragon, Spain at age 52, and was buried in Catedral De Toledo, Toledo, Castile.
Death Notes: FamilySearch has d. in La Fresneda, Teruel, Aragon. Wikipedia (?) has Sierra Morena.
Research Notes: Second husband of Berenguela of Barcelona.
From Wikipedia - Alfonso VII of León and Castile :
Alfonso VII (1 March 1105 - 21 August 1157 ), called the Emperor, became the King of Galicia in 1111 and King of León and Castile in 1126. He was crowned "Emperor of All the Spains " in 1135. He was the son of Urraca of León and Raymond of Burgundy , the first of the House of Burgundy to rule in Hispania .
Alfonso was a dignified and somewhat enigmatic figure. His rule was characterised by the renewed supremacy of the western kingdoms of Christian Hispania over the eastern (Navarre and Aragón ) after the reign of Alfonso the Battler . He also sought to make the imperial title meaningful in practice, though his attempts to rule over both Christian and Muslim populations was even less successful. His hegemonic intentions never saw fruition, however. During his tenure, Portugal became de facto independent, in 1128, and was recognized as de jure independent, in 1143. He was a patron of poets, including, probably, the troubadour Marcabru .
Succession to three kingdoms
In 1111, Diego Gelmírez , Bishop of Compostela , and the count of Traba crowned Alfonso King of Galicia in the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela . He was but a child at the time, but his mother had already (1109) succeeded to the united throne of León-Castile-Galicia and desired to assure her son's prospects and groom him for his eventual succession. By 1125 he had inherited the formerly Muslim Kingdom of Toledo . On 10 March 1126 , after the death of his mother, he was crowned in León and immediately began the recovery of the Kingdom of Castile , which was then under the domination of Alfonso the Battler. By the Peace of Támara of 1127, the Battler recognised Alfonso VII of Castile. The territory in the far east of his dominion, however, had gained much independence during the rule of his mother and experienced many rebellions. After his recognition in Castile, Alfonso fought to curb the autonomy of the local barons.
When Alfonso the Battler, King of Navarre and Aragón , died without descendants in 1134, he willed his kingdom to the military orders . The aristocracy of both kingdoms did not accept this and García Ramírez , Count of Monzón was elected in Navarre while Alfonso pretended to the throne of Aragón. The nobles chose another candidate in the dead king's brother, Ramiro II . Alfonso responded by occupying La Rioja , conquering Zaragoza , and governing both realms in unison. From this point, the arms of Zaragoza began to appear in those of León.
In several skirmishes, he defeated the joint Navarro-Aragonese army and put the kingdoms to vassalage. He had the strong support of the lords north of the Pyrenees , who held lands as far as the River Rhône . In the end, however, the combined forces of the Navarre and Aragón were too much for his control. At this time, he helped Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona , in his wars with the other Catalan counties to unite the old Marca Hispanica .
Imperial rule
A vague tradition had always assigned the title of emperor to the sovereign who held León. Sancho the Great considered the city the imperiale culmen and minted coins with the inscription Imperator totius Hispaniae after being crowned in it. Such a sovereign was considered the most direct representative of the Visigothic kings, who had been themselves the representatives of the Roman Empire . But though appearing in charters, and claimed by Alfonso VI of León and Alfonso the Battler , the title had been little more than a flourish of rhetoric.
In 1135, Alfonso was crowned "Emperor of All the Spains" in the Cathedral of León . By this, he probably wished to assert his authority over the entire peninsula and his absolute leadership of the Reconquista . He appears to have striven for the formation of a national unity which Hispania had never possessed since the fall of the Visigothic kingdom. The elements he had to deal with could not be welded together. The weakness of Aragon enabled him to make his superiority effective, although Afonso I of Portugal never recognised him as liege , thereby affirming Portugal's independence. In 1143, he himself recognised this status quo and consented to the marriage of Petronila of Aragon with Ramon Berenguer IV , a union which combined Aragon and Catalonia into the Crown of Aragon .
Family
In November 1128, he married Berenguela , daughter of Ramon Berenguer III. She died in 1149. Their children were:
Sancho III of Castile (1134-1158)
Ramon, living 1136, died in infancy
Ferdinand II of León (1137-1188)
Constance (c.1138-1160), married Louis VII of France
Sancha (c.1139-1179), married Sancho VI of Navarre
García (c.1142-1145/6)
Alfonso (c.1144-by 1149)
In 1152, Alfonso married Richeza of Poland , the daughter of Ladislaus II the Exile . They had:
Ferdinand, (1153-1157)
Sancha (1155-1208), the wife of Alfonso II of Aragón .
Alfonso also had two mistresses, having children by both. By an Asturian noblewoman named Guntroda Pérez , he had an illegitimate daughter, Urraca (1132-1164), who married García Ramírez of Navarre , the mother retiring to a convent in 1133. Later in his reign, he formed a liaison with Urraca Fernández, widow of count Rodrigo Martínez and daughter of Fernando García of Hita, an apparent grandson of García Sánchez III of Navarre , having a daughter Stephanie 'the Unfortunate' (1148-1180), who was killed by her jealous husband, Fernan Ruiz de Castro.
Noted events in his life were:
• King of Galicia: 1111-1157, Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela.
• King of León and Castile: 10 Mar 1126-21 Aug 1157.
• Emperor of All the Spains: 1135-1157, Cathedral of Léon.
Alfonso married Berenguela , of Barcelona 99 313 in Nov 1128. Berenguela was born about 1116 in <Barcelona, Aragon>, Spain and died on 3 Feb 1149 in Palencia, Léon, Spain about age 33.
Death Notes: FamilySearch has d. 2 Feb 1148/1149
Children from this marriage were:
+ 210 M i. Sancho III of Castile 314 315 was born in 1134 and died on 30 Aug 1158 at age 24.
+ 211 F ii. Sancha was born in 1137 and died in 1179 at age 42.
+ 212 F iii. Constance was born in 1141 and died in 1160 at age 19.
+ 213 M iv. Fernando II King of Léon 46 316 317 was born in 1137 in Toledo, Castile, Spain and died on 22 Jan 1188 in Benavente, Zamora, Castile, Spain at age 51.
149. InfantaSancha (Urraca , of Castile, Queen of Castile and Léon100, Constance , of Burgundy63, Robert "the Old" , Duke of Burgundy38, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born before 1095.
150. Ermengarde de Nevers 147 219 (Renaud II de Nevers, Count of Nevers and Auxerre101, William I , Count of Nevers64, Adèle , of France, Countess of Auxerre40, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1073 in <Courtenay, Loiret>, France and died in 1095 in France about age 22.
Ermengarde married Milo , Sire de Courtenay 147 318 about 1095 in France. Milo was born about 1075 in <Courtenay, Loiret>, France, died after 1127, and was buried in Abbey of Fontain Jean, France.
Birth Notes: FamilySearch has b. abt 1069
The child from this marriage was:
+ 214 M i. Renaud de Courtenay, Sire de Courtenay 147 319 was born about 1125 in <Courtenay, Loiret>, France and died about 1190 about age 65.
151. Adela de Rameru (Adele de Roucy102, Beatrix , of Hainaut65, Régnier V , Count of Hainaut41, Hedwig , of France24, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1)
Adela married Arnold II , Count of Chiny. Arnold died in 1106.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 215 M i. Otto II Count of Chiny died on 28 Mar 1125.
152. Beatrix de Mondidier 222 (Adele de Roucy102, Beatrix , of Hainaut65, Régnier V , Count of Hainaut41, Hedwig , of France24, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) died 2 Sep aft 1129.
Research Notes: Source: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr, ed. by William R. Beall & Kaleen E. Beall (Baltimore, 2008), line 153A-23
Beatrix married Geoffroy IV , Count of Mortagne, 1st Count de Perche.320 Geoffroy died in 1100.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 216 F i. Maud de Perche was born in 1105 and died on 28 May 1143 at age 38.
+ 217 F ii. Margaret de Perche 321 died after 1155.
+ 218 F iii. Juliana of Mortagne and Perche
153. Marguerite de Rameru 223 224 225 (Adele de Roucy102, Beatrix , of Hainaut65, Régnier V , Count of Hainaut41, Hedwig , of France24, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born between 1045 and 1050 in <Montdidier, Somme, France> and died about 1110.
Birth Notes: Ancestral Roots has b. abt 1050; http://www.smokykin.com/ged/f001/f96/a0019615.htm has b. 1045.
Marguerite married Hugh de Clermont-en-Beauvaisis 225 322 323 about 1080. Hugh was born about 1030 in <Clermont, Oise (Picardie), France> and died in 1101 about age 71.
Noted events in his life were:
• Count of Clermont in Beauvaisis:
Children from this marriage were:
+ 219 F i. Adelaide de Clermont-en-Beauvaisis 225 243 244 was born about 1058 in <Northamptonshire, England> and died in <England>.
+ 220 M ii. Renaud II Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis 58 324 325 was born about 1108 in Clermont, Oise, France and died about 1162 about age 54.
+ 221 F iii. Ermentrude de Clermont 326 was born about 1066 in <Clermont, Beauvais, France>.
154. Andre I de Rameru, and d'Arcis-sur-Aube 226 (Adele de Roucy102, Beatrix , of Hainaut65, Régnier V , Count of Hainaut41, Hedwig , of France24, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) died in 1118.
Andre married Adele.
Andre next married Guisemode.327
The child from this marriage was:
+ 222 F i. Alix de Rameru, Dame of Rameru
155. Ranulf le Meschin, 3rd Earl of Chester 16 229 230 231 232 (Ranulph II , Vicomte of Bayeux in Normandy103, Alice , of Normandy66, Richard III, Duke of Normandy42, Richard II, Duke of Normandy26, Richard I, Duke of Normandy19, William I "Longsword", Duke of Normandy14, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1070 in <Briquessart, Livry, France>, died on 17 Jan 1129 in Chester, Cheshire, England about age 59, and was buried in St Werburgh, Chester, Cheshire, England.
Death Notes: Death date may be 27 Jan 1128/29.
Research Notes: From thepeerage.com:
Ranulph le Meschin, 1st Earl of Chester gained the title of Vicomte de Bayeux [Normandy].3 He was also known as Ranulph de Briquessart.3 He succeeded to the title of Vicomte d'Avranches [Normandy] on 25 November 1120.3 He was created 1st Earl of Chester [England] in 1121.3 He was Commander of the Royal forces in Normandy in 1124.
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From Wikipedia - Ranulf le Meschin, 3rd Earl of Chester :
Ranulf le Meschin, Ranulf de Briquessart or Ranulf I [Ranulph, Ralph] (died 1129) was a late 11th- and early 12th-century Norman magnate based in northern and central England. Originating in Bessin in Normandy, Ranulf made his career in England thanks to his kinship with Hugh d'Avranches , the earl of Chester, the patronage of kings William II Rufus and Henry I Beauclerc , and his marriage to Lucy , heiress of the Bolingbroke-Spalding estates in Lincolnshire.
Ranulf fought in Normandy on behalf of Henry I, and served the English king as a kind of semi-independent governor in the far north-west, Cumberland and Westmorland , before attaining the palatine county of Chester on the Anglo-Welsh marches in 1120. He held this position for the remainder of his life, and passed the title on to his son.
Family and origins
Ranulf was the son of Ranulf de Briquessart , viscount of the Bessin, and likely for this reason the former Ranulf was styled le Meschin, "the younger".[2] His mother was Matilda, daughter of Richard, viscount of the Avranchin . We know from an entry in the Durham Liber Vitae , c. 1098 x 1120, that he had an older brother named Richard (who died in youth), and a younger brother named William.[3] He had a sister called Agnes, who later married Robert de Grandmesnil (died 1136).[2]
Ranulf's earliest appearance in extant historical records was 24 April 1089 , the date of a charter of Robert Curthose , Duke of Normandy , to Bayeux Cathedral .[2] Ranulf, as "Ranulf son of Ranulf the viscount", was one of the charter's witnesses.[2] He appeared again in the sources, c. 1093/4, as a witness to the foundation charter of Chester Abbey , granted by his uncle Hugh d'Avranches , palantine count ("earl") of Chester.[2] Between 1098 and 1101, probably in 1098, Ranulf became a major English landowner in his own right when he became the third husband of Lucy , heiress of the honour of Bolingbroke in Lincolnshire.[4] This acquisition also brought him the lordship of Appleby in Cumberland , previously held by Lucy's second husband Ivo Taillebois .[2]
Lord of Cumberland and Westmorland
A charter issued in 1124 by David I , King of the Scots , to Robert I de Brus granting the latter the lordship of Annandale recorded that Ranulf was remembered as holding lordship of Carlisle and Cumberland, holding with the same semi-regal rights by which Robert was to hold Annandale .[2] A source from 1212 attests that the jurors of Cumberland remembered Ranulf as quondam dominus Cumberland ("sometime Lord of Cumberland").[5] Ranulf possessed the power and in some respects the dignity of a semi-independent earl in the region, though he lacked the formal status of being called such. A contemporary illustration of this authority is one charter in the records of Wetheral Priory , which recorded Ranulf addressing his own sheriff, "Richer" (probably Richard de Boivill).[6]
Ivo Taillebois, when he married Ranulf's future wife Lucy, had acquired her Lincolnshire lands; sometime after 1086 he acquired authority in Westmorland and Kendal . Adjacent lands in Lancashire and Westmorland, previously controlled by Earl Tostig Godwinson , were probably carved up in the 1080s by the king, between Roger the Poitevin and Ivo, a territorial division at least partially responsible for the later boundaries between the two counties.[7] Norman lordship in the heartland of Cumberland dates to around 1092, the year King William Rufus seized the region from its previous ruler, Dolfin.[8] There is inconclusive evidence that this happened around the same time as William II's expedition to Carlisle, and that settlers from Ivo's Lincolnshire lands came into Cumberland as a result.[9]
When Ranulf acquired Ivo's authority, or an extended version of it, is not clear. Between 1094 and 1098 Lucy was married to Roger fitz Gerold de Roumare, so it is possible that this marriage was the king's way of transferring authority in the region to Roger fitz Gerold.[10] The "traditional view", and that held by the historian William Kapelle , was that Ranulf's authority in the region did not come about until 1106 or after, as a reward for Ranulf's participation in the Battle of Tinchebrai .[11] Another historian, Richard Sharpe , has recently attacked this view and argued that it probably came in or soon after 1098. Sharpe believed that Lucy was the main mechanism by which this authority changed hands here, and pointed out that Ranulf had been married to Lucy years before Tinchebrai, and that, moreover, Ranulf can be found months before Tinchebrai taking evidence from county jurors at York (which may have been responsible for parts of this partially-shired region at this point).[12]
Firm dates for Ranulf's authority in the region do however come only from 1106 and after, well into the reign of Henry I .[2] It was in 1106 that Ranulf founded a Benedictine monastic house at Wetheral , Wetheral Priory.[2] The record of the jurors of Cumberland dating to 1212 claimed that Ranulf created two baronies in the region, Burgh-by-Sands for Robert de Trevers, Ranulf's brother-in-law, and Liddel for Turgis Brandos.[13] He appears to have attempted to give Gilsland to his brother William, though its lord, "Gille", held out; later the lordship of Allerdale (also called Egremont or Copeland ) was given to William.[14] Kirklinton may have been given to Richard de Boivill, Ranulf's sheriff.[2]
Earl of Chester
Marriage to the a great heiress came only with royal patronage, which in turn came only through having royal respect and trust. Ranulf was however not recorded often at the court of Henry I, and did not form part of the king's closest group of administrative advisers.[15] He was however one of the king's military companions, and served under Henry as an officer of the royal household when the latter was on campaign; Ranulf was in fact one of his three commanders at the Battle of Tinchebrai, where he led the vanguard of Henry's army, and was often in Normandy when the king's interests were threatened there.[16] He is found serving as a royal justice in both 1106 and 1116. Later in his career, 1123-4, he commanded the king's garrison at Évreux during the war with William Clito , and in March 1124 he assisted in the capture of Waleran, Count of Meulan .[2]
The death of Richard , count-palatine of Chester in the White Ship Disaster of 1120 near Barfleur , paved the way for Ranulf's elevation to comital rank.[2] Merely four days before the disaster, Ranulf and his cousin Richard had witnessed a charter together at Cerisy .[2] Henry recognized Ranulf as Richard's successor to the county of Chester.[2] Ranulf's accession may have involved him giving up many of his other lands, including much of his wife's Lincolnshire lands and his land in Cumbria, though direct evidence for this beyond convenient timing is lacking.[17] Richard Sharpe suggested that Ranulf may have had to sell much land in order to pay the king for the palatine-county of Chester, though it could not have covered the whole fee, as Ranulf's son Ranulf de Gernon , when he succeeded his father to Chester in 1129, owed the king £1000 "from his father's debt for the land of Earl Hugh".[18]
Ranulf died in January 1129, and was buried in Chester Abbey.[2] He was survived by his wife and countess, Lucy, and succeeded by his son Ranulf de Gernon.[2] A daughter, Alicia, married Richard de Clare , a lord in the Anglo-Welsh marches.[2]
Noted events in his life were:
• Earl of Chester: 1120-1129. following the death of his first cousin, Hugh d'Avranches, Earl of Chester
• Commander of the Royal Forces in Normandy: 1124.
Ranulf married Lucy , of Bolingbroke 328 329 330 about 1098. Lucy was born about 1070 in <Spalding, Lincolnshire>, England and died about 1136 about age 66.
Death Notes: Wikipedia has d. abt 1138
Noted events in her life were:
• Living: 1130.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 223 M i. Ranulf IV de Gernon, 4th Earl of Chester 16 331 332 was born about 1100 in Gernon Castle, Normandy, France, died on 16 Dec 1153 about age 53, and was buried in St. Werburg's, Chester, Cheshire, England.
+ 224 F ii. Adelize de Gernon 22 249 333 was born about 1094 in <Hertford, Hertfordshire>, England and died in 1128 about age 34.
156. William le Meschin, Lord of Skipton-in-Craven, Yorkshire 16 233 234 (Ranulph II , Vicomte of Bayeux in Normandy103, Alice , of Normandy66, Richard III, Duke of Normandy42, Richard II, Duke of Normandy26, Richard I, Duke of Normandy19, William I "Longsword", Duke of Normandy14, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1100 in <Gernon Castle, Normandy, France>.
Research Notes: Source: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr, ed. by William R. Beall & Kaleen E. Beall (Baltimore, 2008), line 132B-26
William married Cecily de Rumilly.16 334 Cecily was born about 1100 in <Normandy, France>.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 225 F i. Maud la Meschine 16 335 was born about 1126 in <Harringworth, Northumberland>, England and died after 1190.
157. Adelaide of Savoy 236 (Gisele , of Burgundy105, Guillaume I de Bourgogne67, Adelais , de Normandie43, Richard II, Duke of Normandy26, Richard I, Duke of Normandy19, William I "Longsword", Duke of Normandy14, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1092 and died on 1 Aug 1154 about age 62.
Death Notes: Source: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr, ed. by William R. Beall & Kaleen E. Beall (Baltimore, 2008), line 274A-25 has d. 18 Nov. 1154.
Research Notes: Second wife of Louis VI, m. April or May 1115.
Adelaide married Louis VI "the Fat" , King of France Apr or May 1115 in Paris, (Île-de-France), France. Louis was born in 1081 and died on 1 Aug 1137 in Chiteau Bethizy, Paris at age 56.
Marriage Notes: Source: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr, ed. by William R. Beall & Kaleen E. Beall (Baltimore, 2008), line 101-24
The child from this marriage was:
+ 226 M i. Peter of France, Count of Montargis and Courtenay 336 was born about 1125 and died between 1179 and 1183 in Palestine.
158. Amadeus III Count of Savoy, Maurienne and Turin 237 (Gisele , of Burgundy105, Guillaume I de Bourgogne67, Adelais , de Normandie43, Richard II, Duke of Normandy26, Richard I, Duke of Normandy19, William I "Longsword", Duke of Normandy14, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1095 in <Savoie>, France and died on 30 Aug 1148 in Cyprus about age 53.
Death Notes: FamilySearch has d. 1 Apr 1149
Amadeus married Mathilde , Comtesse d'Albon 99 337 in 1123. Mathilde was born about 1116 in <Albon>, France and died after Jan 1145.
Marriage Notes: FamilySearch has m. 1120
The child from this marriage was:
+ 227 F i. Maud of Savoy 46 309 310 was born in 1125 in <Chambéry, Savoie>, France, died on 4 Nov 1158 in Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal at age 33, and was buried in Igreja Santa Cruz, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
159. Renaud I Count of Mousson, Count of Bar-le-Duc 58 239 (Ermentrude , of Burgundy107, Guillaume I de Bourgogne67, Adelais , de Normandie43, Richard II, Duke of Normandy26, Richard I, Duke of Normandy19, William I "Longsword", Duke of Normandy14, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1077 in Bar-le-Duc, Meuse, France and died on 10 Mar 1149 about age 72.
Renaud married Gisele , of Vaudemont.58 338 Gisele was born about 1090 in Vaudemont, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France and died after 1141.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 228 F i. Clémence de Bar-le-Duc, Countess of Dammartin 58 339 was born about 1110 in <Dammartin, Île-de-France>, France and died after 20 Jan 1183.
160. Maud of Huntingdon 205 241 242 (Judith , of Lens108, Adelaide , of Normandy, Countess of Aumale69, Robert I, Duke of Normandy44, Richard II, Duke of Normandy26, Richard I, Duke of Normandy19, William I "Longsword", Duke of Normandy14, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1074 and died in 1131 about age 57.
Research Notes: Widow of Simon de St. Liz.
From Wikipedia - Maud, Countess of Huntingdon :
Maud of Northumbria (1074-1130), countess for the Honour of Huntingdon , was the daughter of Waltheof II, Earl of Northumbria and Judith of Lens , the last of the major Anglo-Saxon earls to remain powerful after the Norman conquest of England in 1066. She inherited her father's earldom of Huntingdon and married twice.
Her mother, Judith, refused to marry Simon I of St Liz, 1st Earl of Northampton . This refusal angered her uncle, King William I of England , who confiscated Judith's estates after she fled the country. Instead her daughter Maud was married to Simon of St Liz in 1090. She had a number of children with St Liz including:
Matilda of St Liz (Maud), married Robert FitzRichard and then Saer de Quincy, 1st Earl of Winchester ..
Simon II de St Liz, 4th Earl of Huntingdon and Northampton .
Saint Walteof de St Liz (1100 - bt 1159 - 1160).
Her first husband died in 1109 and Maud next married King David I of Scotland in 1113. From this marriage she had one son, Henry .
The Scottish House of Dunkeld produced the remaining Earls of Huntingdon of the first creation of the title. She was succeeded to the Earldom of Huntingdon by her son Henry.
According to John of Fordun , she died in 1130 and was buried at Scone, but she appears in a charter dated 1147.
Noted events in her life were:
• Countess of Huntingdon and Northumberland:
Maud married Simon de Senlis, Earl of Huntingdon and Northampton 340 341 about 1090. Simon died about 1110.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 229 F i. Maud de St. Liz 254 255 256 died in 1140.
Maud next married David I "The Saint" , King of Scots 342 343 1113 or 1114. David was born about 1083, died on 24 May 1153 in Carlisle about age 70, and was buried in Dunfermline Abbey, Fife, Scotland.
Noted events in his life were:
• Prince of the Cumbrians: 1113-1124.
• Crowned: King of Scots, 23 Apr 1124, Scone, (Perth and Kinross), Scotland. King of Scots 23 Apr. 1124-1153.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 230 M i. Henry of Huntingdon, Earl of Northumberland & Huntingdon 205 297 was born in 1114 and died on 12 Jun 1152 at age 38.
161. Alice Huntingdon 82 162 (Judith , of Lens108, Adelaide , of Normandy, Countess of Aumale69, Robert I, Duke of Normandy44, Richard II, Duke of Normandy26, Richard I, Duke of Normandy19, William I "Longsword", Duke of Normandy14, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1085 in <Flamsted, Hertfordshire>, England and died after 1126.
Alice married Ralph de Toeni, de Conches 82 in 1103 in England. Ralph was born about 1079 in <Flamsted, Hertfordshire>, England, died about 1126 in Conches, Seine-et-Marne, France about age 47, and was buried in Conches, Seine-et-Marne, France.
(Duplicate Line. See Person 77)
162. Adeliza de Clare 245 246 247 (Gilbert, de Clare109, Richard I, of Clare and Tonbridge70, Giselbert "Crispin" de45, Geoffrey, Count of Eu & Count of Brionne27, Richard I, Duke of Normandy19, William I "Longsword", Duke of Normandy14, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born between 1066 and 1080 in <Essex, England> and died about 1163 in <Clare, Suffolk, England>.
Birth Notes: FamilySearch has b. abt 1077, Essex, England.
Adeliza married Aubrey II de Vere, of Great Addington & Drayton 344 345 346 347 about 1105. Aubrey was born about 1080 in <Hedingham, Essex, England>, died on 15 May 1141 in London, Middlesex, England about age 61, and was buried in Colne Priory, Earls Colne, Essex, England.
Birth Notes: http://www.smokykin.com/ged/f001/f95/a0019514.htm has b. 1062 in Hedingham, Essex, England.
Death Notes: Killed by a London mob
Noted events in his life were:
• Sheriff: of London and Middlesex.
• Justice: and Master Chamberlain of England, 1133.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 231 M i. Aubrey III de Vere, 1st Earl of Oxford and Count of Guînes 348 was born about 1115 and died on 26 Dec 1194 about age 79.
+ 232 F ii. Rohese de Vere, Countess of Essex 22 344 349 was born about 1103 in <Hedingham, Essex, England>, died after 21 Oct 1166 in <England>, and was buried in Chicksands Priory, Bedfordshire, England.
+ 233 F iii. Alice de Vere, of Essex 344 350 was born before 1141 and died after 1185.
+ 234 M iv. Robert de Vere
+ 235 M v. Geoffrey de Vere
+ 236 F vi. Juliana de Vere 347 351 was born about 1116 in <Hedingham, Essex, England>, was christened in Hedingham, Essex, England, and died about 1199 about age 83.
+ 237 M vii. William de Vere, Bishop of Hereford
+ 238 M viii. Gilbert de Vere
163. Richard FitzGilbert de Clare, 1st Earl of Hertford 22 248 249 250 (Gilbert, de Clare109, Richard I, of Clare and Tonbridge70, Giselbert "Crispin" de45, Geoffrey, Count of Eu & Count of Brionne27, Richard I, Duke of Normandy19, William I "Longsword", Duke of Normandy14, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born between 1084 and 1090 in <Hertford, Hertfordshire>, England, was christened in Clare, Suffolk, England, died on 15 Apr 1136 in [near Abergavenny], Monmouthshire, England, and was buried in Gloucester.
Death Notes: Slain by the Welsh near Abergavenny
Research Notes: From thepeerage.com:
Richard FitzGilbert was also known as Richard de Clare.1 He succeeded to the title of 3rd Lord of Clare [feudal baron] circa 1117.1 He is supposed to have been created Earl of Hertford by King Stephen I (or by King Henry I), but Cokayne states that there is no grounds for this belief.1 He founded the Priory of Tonbridge.1 He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.
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From Wikipedia - Richard de Clare, 1st Earl of Hertford :
Lineage
Richard FitzGilbert de Clare. 1st Earl of Hertford (1094-15 April 1136 ) was the son of Gilbert Fitz Richard de Clare and Alice de Claremont also known as Adeliza de Claremont .
He founded the priory of Tonbridge .
Welsh revolt
Richard held the Lordship of Ceredigion in Wales . A Welsh revolt against Norman rule had begun in south Wales where, on 1 January 1136 the Welsh won a victory over the local Norman forces between Loughor and Swansea .
Ambush & death
Richard had been away from his lordship in the early part of the year. Returning to the borders of Wales in April, he ignored warnings of the danger and pressed on toward Ceredigion with only a small force. He had not gone far when he was ambushed and killed by the men of Gwent under Iorwerth ab Owain and his brother Morgan, grandsons of Caradog ap Gruffydd , in a woody tract called "the ill-way of Coed Grano", near Llanthony Abbey , north of Abergavenny .
Spur for Welsh invasion
The news of Richard's death induced Owain Gwynedd , son of Gruffydd ap Cynan , king of Gwynedd to invade his Lordship. In alliance with Gruffydd ap Rhys of Deheubarth , he won a crushing victory over the Normans at the Battle of Crug Mawr , just outside Cardigan . The town of Cardigan was taken and burnt, and Richard's widow, Adelize, took refuge in Cardigan Castle , which was successfully defended by Robert fitz Martin . She was rescued by Miles of Gloucester who led an expedition to bring her to safety in England .
Noted events in his life were:
• Lord of Clare, Suffolk:
Richard married Adelize de Gernon 22 249 333 about 1116. Adelize was born about 1094 in <Hertford, Hertfordshire>, England and died in 1128 about age 34.
Birth Notes: Wikipedia has b. abt 1102
Children from this marriage were:
+ 239 F i. Alice de Clare 184 352 was born about 1102 in <Tunbridge, Kent>, England and died after 1148 in England.
+ 240 M ii. Gilbert de Clare 353 was born in 1115 in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England and died in 1153 at age 38.
+ 241 M iii. Roger de Clare, 3rd Earl of Hertford 22 250 354 355 was born in 1116 in <Tunbridge Castle>, Kent, England, died in 1173 in Oxfordshire, England at age 57, and was buried in Eynsham Priory, Oxfordshire, England.
164. Rohese FitzRichard 171 (Gilbert, de Clare109, Richard I, of Clare and Tonbridge70, Giselbert "Crispin" de45, Geoffrey, Count of Eu & Count of Brionne27, Richard I, Duke of Normandy19, William I "Longsword", Duke of Normandy14, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1090 in <Clare, Suffolk>, England and died in 1149 in England about age 59.
Rohese married Badeion de Monmouth, of Monmouth, Monmouthshire.356
The child from this marriage was:
+ 242 F i. Rohese de Monmouth .356
165. Baldwin FitzGilbert de Clare, Lord of Bourne, Deeping and Skellingthorpe 251 252 (Gilbert, de Clare109, Richard I, of Clare and Tonbridge70, Giselbert "Crispin" de45, Geoffrey, Count of Eu & Count of Brionne27, Richard I, Duke of Normandy19, William I "Longsword", Duke of Normandy14, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1092 and died in 1154 about age 62.
Research Notes: Lord of Bourne, Deeping and Skellingthorpe, co. Lincoln, founder of Bourne Abbey
166. Gilbert FitzGilbert de Clare, 1st Earl of Pembroke 225 251 253 (Gilbert, de Clare109, Richard I, of Clare and Tonbridge70, Giselbert "Crispin" de45, Geoffrey, Count of Eu & Count of Brionne27, Richard I, Duke of Normandy19, William I "Longsword", Duke of Normandy14, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1100 and died on 6 Jan 1148 about age 48.
Research Notes: From thepeerage.com:
Gilbert de Clare, 1st Earl of Pembroke also went by the nick-name of Gilbert 'Strongbow'. He was also known as Gilbert FitzGilbert.2 He was created 1st Earl of Pembroke [England] circa 1138.
Gilbert married Isabel de Beaumont.203 Isabel was born between 1100 and 1107 and died after 1172.
(Duplicate Line. See Person 138)
167. Margaret de Rie 22 259 (Rohese FitzRichard de Clare111, Richard I, of Clare and Tonbridge70, Giselbert "Crispin" de45, Geoffrey, Count of Eu & Count of Brionne27, Richard I, Duke of Normandy19, William I "Longsword", Duke of Normandy14, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born in 1065 in <Rycott, Oxford>, England and died in <England>.
Birth Notes: FamilySearch has b. abt 1088, Rycott, Oxford, England.
Margaret married William de Mandeville 22 357 358 about 1083 in England. William was born in 1062 in <Rycott, Oxford>, England and died between 1105 and 1116 in England.
Birth Notes: FamilySearch has b. abt 1054, Great Waltham, Essex, England.
Noted events in his life were:
• Constable: of the Tower of London, 1100-1101.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 243 M i. Geoffrey de Mandeville 22 359 360 was born in 1092 in <Rycott, Oxford, England>, died on 14 Sep 1144 in Mildenhall, Suffolk, England at age 52, and was buried in New Temple Church, Holborn, Suffolk, England.
168. Fulk V "the Young" Count of Anjou, King of Jerusalem 263 264 265 (Bertrade , de Montfort112, Agnes d'Évreux71, Richard, Count of Évreux46, Robert II, Count of Évreux28, Richard I, Duke of Normandy19, William I "Longsword", Duke of Normandy14, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born in 1092 in Angers, France and died on 10 Nov 1144 in Acre, Palestine at age 52.
Birth Notes: May have been born in Anjou.
Death Notes: May have died in Jerusalem.
Research Notes: From http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3174654&id=I593871915 :
Count of Anjou; King of Jerusalem (1131-1143). Fulk married the only daughter of Helias, Count of Maine, thereby uniting Anjou and Maine. In 1120 he went on pilgrimage to the Holy Land. In 1128 a delegation from Baldwin II, King of Jerusalem (RIN # 4676), arrived in France, asking Louis VII to choose one of the French nobility to marry his daughter Melisande and become heir to the throne of Jerusalem. Fulk, by then a widower, was chosen. He married Melisande in 1129 and succeeded as King of Jerusalem in 1131. To defend the holy city from the Muslim champion, Zengi, Fulk allied with the emir of Damascus and the emperor of Constantinople during the early 1130's. Turkish raiders took him prisoner in 1137, but then freed him.
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From Wikipedia - Fulk of Jerusalem :
Fulk (1089/1092 in Angers - November 13, 1143 in Acre ), also known as Fulk the Younger, was Count of Anjou (as Fulk V) from 1109 to 1129, and King of Jerusalem from 1131 to his death. He was also the paternal grandfather of Henry II of England .
Count of Anjou
Fulk was born in Angers between 1089 and 1092, the son of Count Fulk IV of Anjou and Bertrade de Montfort . In 1092, Bertrade deserted her husband and bigamously married King Philip I of France .
He became count of Anjou upon his father's death in 1109, at the age of approximately twenty. In that year, he married Erembourg of Maine , cementing Angevin control over the County of Maine .
He was originally an opponent of King Henry I of England and a supporter of King Louis VI of France , but in 1127 he allied with Henry when Henry arranged for his daughter Matilda to marry Fulk's son Geoffrey of Anjou . Fulk went on crusade in 1120, and became a close friend of the Knights Templar . After his return he began to subsidize the Templars, and maintained two knights in the Holy Land for a year.
Crusader and King
By 1127 Fulk was preparing to return to Anjou when he received an embassy from King Baldwin II of Jerusalem . Baldwin II had no male heirs but had already designated his daughter Melisende to succeed him. Baldwin II wanted to safeguard his daughter's inheritance by marrying her to a powerful lord. Fulk was a wealthy crusader and experienced military commander, and a widower. His experience in the field would prove invaluable in a frontier state always in the grip of war.
However, Fulk held out for better terms than mere consort of the Queen; he wanted to be king alongside Melisende. Baldwin II, reflecting on Fulk's fortune and military exploits, acquiesced. Fulk abdicated his county seat of Anjou to his son Geoffery and left for Jerusalem , where he married Melisende on June 2, 1129. Later Baldwin II bolstered Melisende's position in the kingdom by making her sole guardian of her son by Fulk, Baldwin III , born in 1130.
Fulk and Melisende became joint rulers of Jerusalem in 1131 with Baldwin II's death. From the start Fulk assumed sole control of the government, excluding Melisende altogether. He favored fellow countrymen from Anjou to the native nobility. The other crusader states to the north feared that Fulk would attempt to impose the suzerainty of Jerusalem over them, as Baldwin II had done; but as Fulk was far less powerful than his deceased father-in-law, the northern states rejected his authority. Melisende's sister Alice of Antioch , exiled from the Principality by Baldwin II, took control of Antioch once more after the death of her father. She allied with Pons of Tripoli and Joscelin II of Edessa to prevent Fulk from marching north in 1132; Fulk and Pons fought a brief battle before peace was made and Alice was exiled again.
In Jerusalem as well, Fulk was resented by the second generation of Jerusalem Christians who had grown up there since the First Crusade. These "natives" focused on Melisende's cousin, the popular Hugh II of Le Puiset , count of Jaffa , who was devotedly loyal to the Queen. Fulk saw Hugh as a rival, and it did not help matters when Hugh's own stepson accused him of disloyalty. In 1134, in order to expose Hugh, Fulk accused him of infidelity with Melisende. Hugh rebelled in protest. Hugh secured himself to Jaffa, and allied himself with the Muslims of Ascalon . He was able to defeat the army set against him by Fulk, but this situation could not hold. The Patriarch interceded in the conflict, perhaps at the behest of Melisende. Fulk agreed to peace and Hugh was exiled from the kingdom for three years, a lenient sentence.
However, an assassination attempt was made against Hugh. Fulk, or his supporters, were commonly believed responsible, though direct proof never surfaced. The scandal was all that was needed for the queen's party to take over the government in what amounted to a palace coup. Author and historian Bernard Hamilton wrote that the Fulk's supporters "went in terror of their lives" in the palace. Contemporary author and historian William of Tyre wrote of Fulk "he never attempted to take the initiative, even in trivial matters, without (Melisende's) consent". The result was that Melisende held direct and unquestioned control over the government from 1136 onwards. Sometime before 1136 Fulk reconciled with his wife, and a second son, Amalric was born.
Securing the borders
Jerusalem's northern border was of great concern. Fulk had been appointed regent of the Principality of Antioch by Baldwin II. As regent he had Raymund of Poitou marry the infant Constance of Antioch , daughter of Bohemund II and Alice of Antioch , and niece to Melisende. However, the greatest concern during Fulk's reign was the rise of Atabeg Zengi of Mosul .
In 1137 Fulk was defeated in battle near Barin but allied with Mu'in ad-Din Unur , the vizier of Damascus . Damascus was also threatened by Zengi. Fulk captured the fort of Banias , to the north of Lake Tiberias and thus secured the northern frontier.
Fulk also strengthened the kingdom's southern border. His butler Paganus built the fortress of Kerak to the south of the Dead Sea , and to help give the kingdom access to the Red Sea , Fulk had Blanche Garde , Ibelin , and other forts built in the south-west to overpower the Egyptian fortress at Ascalon. This city was a base from which the Egyptian Fatimids launched frequent raids on the Kingdom of Jerusalem and Fulk sought to neutralise this threat.
In 1137 and 1142, Byzantine emperor John II Comnenus arrived in Syria attempting to impose Byzantine control over the crusader states . John's arrival was ignored by Fulk, who declined an invitation to meet the emperor in Jerusalem.
Death
In 1143, while the king and queen were on holiday in Acre , Fulk was killed in a hunting accident. His horse stumbled, fell, and Fulk's skull was crushed by the saddle, "and his brains gushed forth from both ears and nostrils", as William of Tyre describes. He was carried back to Acre, where he lay unconscious for three days before he died. He was buried in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Though their marriage started in conflict, Melisende mourned for him privately as well as publicly. Fulk was survived by his son Geoffrey of Anjou by his first wife, and Baldwin III and Amalric I by Melisende.
According to William, Fulk was "a ruddy man, like David... faithful and gentle, affable and kind... an experienced warrior full of patience and wisdom in military affairs." His chief fault was an inability to remember names and faces.
William of Tyre described Fulk as a capable soldier and able politician, but observed that Fulk did not adequately attend to the defense of the crusader states to the north. Ibn al-Qalanisi (who calls him al-Kund Anjur, an Arabic rendering of "Count of Anjou") says that "he was not sound in his judgment nor was he successful in his administration." The Zengids continued their march on the crusader states, culminating in the fall of the County of Edessa in 1144, which led to the Second Crusade (see Siege of Edessa ).
Family
In 1110, Fulk married Ermengarde of Maine (died 1126), the daughter of Elias I of Maine . Their four children were:
Geoffrey V of Anjou , father of Henry II of England .
Sibylla of Anjou (1112-1165, Bethlehem ), married in 1123 William Clito (div. 1124), married in 1134 Thierry, Count of Flanders .
Alice (or Isabella ) (1107-1154, Fontevrault), married William Adelin ; after his death in the White Ship she became a nun and later Abbess of Fontevrault .
Elias II of Maine (died 1151)
His second wife was Melisende , Queen of Jerusalem
Baldwin III of Jerusalem
Amalric I of Jerusalem
Noted events in his life were:
• Count of Anjou: 1109-1129.
• King of Jerusalem: 1131-1144.
Fulk married Erembourg , Countess of Maine 361 362 in 1110. Erembourg died in 1126.
Marriage Notes: May have been married in 1109.
Noted events in her life were:
• Countess of Maine: 1110-1126.
• Lady of Château-du-Loire: 1110-1126.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 244 M i. Geoffrey V Plantagenet, Count of Anjou, Duke of Normandy 273 274 275 was born on 24 Aug 1113 in Anjou, France, died on 7 Sep 1151 at age 38, and was buried in Le Mans, France.
+ 245 F ii. Sybil of Anjou 285 286 was born about 1112 in <Anjou, France> and died in 1165 about age 53.
Fulk next married Melisende de Rethel 363 on 2 Jun 1129. Melisende died on 11 Sep 1161.
169. Agnes de Montfort 78 (Amaury de Montfort113, Agnes d'Évreux71, Richard, Count of Évreux46, Robert II, Count of Évreux28, Richard I, Duke of Normandy19, William I "Longsword", Duke of Normandy14, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1123 in <Montfort-de-Risle, Eure>, France and died on 15 Dec 1181 about age 58.
Agnes married Waleran IV de Beaumont, Count of Meulan 78 202 about 1141 in Normandy, France. Waleran was born in 1104 in <Meulan, Île-de-France>, France, died on 10 Apr 1166 in Preaux Abbey, Preaux, Normandy, France at age 62, and was buried in Preaux Abbey, Preaux, Normandy, France.
(Duplicate Line. See Person 133)
170. Margaret of Hereford 268 (Sibyl de Neufmarché114, Bernard de Neufmarché, Lord of Brecon72, Ada FitzGilbert, de Hugleville47, <Papia>29, Richard I, Duke of Normandy19, William I "Longsword", Duke of Normandy14, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) died in 1146.
Margaret married Humphrey III de Bohun, Baron de Bohun, Lord of Hereford.364 365 366 Humphrey was born about 1057 and died about 1129 about age 72.
Noted events in his life were:
• Steward and sewer: to King Henry I.
• Steward and sewer: to Empress Maud.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 246 M i. Humphrey IV de Bohun, Baron de Bohun, Lord of Hereford 367 368 died about 1182.
171. Bertha of Hereford 45 267 269 (Sibyl de Neufmarché114, Bernard de Neufmarché, Lord of Brecon72, Ada FitzGilbert, de Hugleville47, <Papia>29, Richard I, Duke of Normandy19, William I "Longsword", Duke of Normandy14, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1130 in <Gloucester, Gloucestershire, > England.
Bertha married William de Braose, 3rd Lord of Bramber 45 369 370 about 1150. William was born about 1100 in Brecon, Breconshire, (Powys), Wales and died about 1193 in England about age 93.
Noted events in his life were:
• 1st Baron of Gwentland:
• Acquired: lordships of Brecon and Abergavenny, 1166. upon the death of his wife's fourth and last brother. (Her brothers all died without heirs.)
• Sheriff of Hereford: 1174.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 247 F i. Sibyl de Braose 78 371 was born about 1157 in Bramber, Sussex, England and died after 5 Feb 1228 in England.
+ 248 M ii. William de Braose, 5th Lord de Braose 171 372 was born about 1175 in <Bramber, Sussex>, England, died on 9 Aug 1211 in Corbeil near Paris, Marne, France about age 36, and was buried on 10 Aug 1211 in France.
+ 249 F iii. Bertha de Braose 45 was born about 1151 in Bramber, Sussex, England and died in 1170 in England about age 19.
172. Richard FitzMiles, 2nd Earl of Hereford (Sibyl de Neufmarché114, Bernard de Neufmarché, Lord of Brecon72, Ada FitzGilbert, de Hugleville47, <Papia>29, Richard I, Duke of Normandy19, William I "Longsword", Duke of Normandy14, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1)
173. Walter de Hereford (Sibyl de Neufmarché114, Bernard de Neufmarché, Lord of Brecon72, Ada FitzGilbert, de Hugleville47, <Papia>29, Richard I, Duke of Normandy19, William I "Longsword", Duke of Normandy14, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) died after 1159 in Palestine.
Noted events in his life were:
• Sheriff of Gloucester: 1155-1157.
• Sheriff of Hereford: 1155-1159.
174. Henry FitzMiles (Sibyl de Neufmarché114, Bernard de Neufmarché, Lord of Brecon72, Ada FitzGilbert, de Hugleville47, <Papia>29, Richard I, Duke of Normandy19, William I "Longsword", Duke of Normandy14, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) died on 12 Apr 1165.
175. William de Hereford 267 (Sibyl de Neufmarché114, Bernard de Neufmarché, Lord of Brecon72, Ada FitzGilbert, de Hugleville47, <Papia>29, Richard I, Duke of Normandy19, William I "Longsword", Duke of Normandy14, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) died before 1160.
176. Mahel de Hereford 267 (Sibyl de Neufmarché114, Bernard de Neufmarché, Lord of Brecon72, Ada FitzGilbert, de Hugleville47, <Papia>29, Richard I, Duke of Normandy19, William I "Longsword", Duke of Normandy14, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) died in Oct 1165 in Bronllys Castle, Breconshire, Wales and was buried in Llanthony Priory, Monmouthshire, Wales.
177. Maud of Hereford (Sibyl de Neufmarché114, Bernard de Neufmarché, Lord of Brecon72, Ada FitzGilbert, de Hugleville47, <Papia>29, Richard I, Duke of Normandy19, William I "Longsword", Duke of Normandy14, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1)
178. Lucy of Hereford 267 270 (Sibyl de Neufmarché114, Bernard de Neufmarché, Lord of Brecon72, Ada FitzGilbert, de Hugleville47, <Papia>29, Richard I, Duke of Normandy19, William I "Longsword", Duke of Normandy14, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) died after 1220 and was buried in Chapter House of Lanthony, near Gloucester.
Research Notes: Heir to a 1/3 interest in the barony of her father.
Noted events in her life were:
• Living: 1220.
• Lady of Blaen Llyfni and Bwlch y Dinas:
179. Imergi Somerledson 19 (Somerled I Gillebrideson115, Gillebride73, Gille Adoman I Gilleson48, Hvarflad Hlodversdatter30, Hlodver, Earl of Orkney20, Thorfinn I Rollo "Hausakliffer"15, Einar "Torf", Earl of Orkney10, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1050 in <Scotland>.
Imergi married someone.
+ 250 M i. Gillebride 19 was born about 1080 in <Scotland>.
180. Ingebiorg Hakonsdatter 16 (Haakon116, Paul, Jarl of Orkney and Caithness74, Thorfinn II "the Black", Earl of Orkney49, Sigurd II "Digri"31, Hlodver, Earl of Orkney20, Thorfinn I Rollo "Hausakliffer"15, Einar "Torf", Earl of Orkney10, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1106 in <Orkney, Orkney Islands, Scotland>.
Ingebiorg married Olave I Bitling, King of the Isle of Man.16 Olave was born about 1080 in <Isle of Man> and died after 1153 in Isle of Man (Mann).
The child from this marriage was:
+ 251 F i. Ragnhild Olafsdatter 16 was born about 1117 in <Isle of Man>.
181. Adam Brus 81 (Robert de117, Ragnvald75, Brusi50, Sigurd II "Digri"31, Hlodver, Earl of Orkney20, Thorfinn I Rollo "Hausakliffer"15, Einar "Torf", Earl of Orkney10, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1051 in <Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland> and died between 1080 and 1098.
Adam married Emma Ramsey.81 Emma was born about 1062 in <Carrick, Argyllshire, Scotland>.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 252 M i. Robert de Brus, 1st Lord of Annandale 373 was born about 1071 in <Skelton, Yorkshire, England>, died on 11 May 1141 in Skelton, North Yorkshire, England about age 70, and was buried in Gisborough Priory, Guisborough, North Yorkshire, England.
182. Ralph de Gael de Montfort 272 (Ralph de Gael, 1st Earl of Norfolk, Suffolk & Cambridge118, Emma FitzOsbern76, Alice de Toeni51, Roger "the Spaniard" de32, Ralph II de, Seigneur de Tosni21, Ralph I de16, Hugh de11, Malahule7, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1078 in Montfort, Normandy, France.
Research Notes: Source: Wikipedia - Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester
Also Source: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr, ed. by William R. Beall & Kaleen E. Beall (Baltimore, 2008), line 63-25 (Sir Robert de Beaumont) - Ralph de Gael de Montfort; line 53-25 (Sir Robert de Beaumont) - Seigneur of Montford de Gael in Brittany.
Noted events in his life were:
• Seigneur of Montford de Gael: in Brittany.
Ralph married someone.
+ 253 F i. Amice de Gael de Montfort 6 201 272 was born about 1108 and died 31 Aug 1168 or 1169 about age 60.
183. Ralph de Toeni, de Conches 82 (Roger de, de Conches119, Ralph de, de Conches77, Ralph de, de Conches52, Roger "the Spaniard" de32, Ralph II de, Seigneur de Tosni21, Ralph I de16, Hugh de11, Malahule7, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1130 in <Flamsted, Hertfordshire>, England and died in 1162 about age 32.
Ralph married someone.
+ 254 M i. Roger de Toeni 82 was born about 1156 in <Flamsted, Hertfordshire>, England and died about Jan 1209 about age 53.
13th Generation 184. Henry II "Curtmantel" King of England (Empress Matilda , Countess of Anjou121, Henry I "Beauclerc" , King of England79, Matilda , of Flanders54, Adele Capet, Princess of France34, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born on 5 Mar 1132 in Le Mans, France, died on 6 Jul 1189 at age 57, and was buried in Fontévrault Abbey, France.
Research Notes: Source: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr, ed. by William R. Beall & Kaleen E. Beall, Baltimore, 2008, Line 1-24
Henry married Eleanor , of Aquitaine on 18 May 1152 in Bordeaux, France. Eleanor was born about 1124, died on 31 Mar 1204 in Fontevrault about age 80, and was buried in Fontévrault Abbey, France.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 255 F i. Eleanor of England 374 375 was born on 13 Oct 1162 in Domfront, Normandy and died on 31 Oct 1214 at age 52.
+ 256 M ii. KingJohn "Lackland" of England 376 377 was born on 24 Dec 1167 in Beaumont Palace, Oxford, England, died on 19 Oct 1216 in Newark Castle, Lincolnshire, England at age 48, and was buried in Worcester Cathedral, Worcester, Worcestershire, England.
Henry had a relationship with Ida de Tosny.378 379
+ 257 M i. William Longspée, 3rd Earl of Salisbury 81 380 was born about 1176 in England, died on 7 Mar 1226 in Salisbury Castle, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England about age 50, and was buried in Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England.
185. Constance Princess of Bretagne 16 (Maud , Princess of England123, Henry I "Beauclerc" , King of England79, Matilda , of Flanders54, Adele Capet, Princess of France34, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1118 in <Bretagne, France>.
Constance married Alan La Zouche 16 about 1123. Alan was born about 1093 in <Rohan, Brittany, France>.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 258 M i. Geoffrey I de Porhoët 16 381 was born about 1126 in <Rohan, Brittany, France>.
186. Maud FitzRobert, of Gloucester 184 278 279 (Robert de Caen, 1st Earl of Gloucester124, Henry I "Beauclerc" , King of England79, Matilda , of Flanders54, Adele Capet, Princess of France34, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1120 in Glouchestershire, England and died on 29 Jul 1190 in Chester, Cheshire, England about age 70.
Research Notes: From Wikipedia - Maud of Gloucester
Maud of Gloucester, Countess of Chester (died 29 July 1190), also known as Maud FitzRobert, was an Anglo-Norman noblewoman, and the daughter of Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester , an illegitimate son of King Henry I of England . Her husband was Ranulf de Gernon , 4th Earl of Chester, whom she allegedly poisoned with the assistance of William Peverel of Nottingham .[1]
Family
Lady Maud FitzRobert was born on an unknown date, the daughter of Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester and Mabel FitzHamon of Gloucester . She had seven siblings including William Fitz Robert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester and Roger, Bishop of Worcester . She also had an illegitimate half-brother, Richard, Bishop of Bayeux, whom her father sired by Isabel de Douvres.
Her paternal grandparents were King Henry I of England and his mistress, Sybil Corbet. Her maternal grandparents were Robert FitzHamon , Lord of Gloucester and Glamorgan , and Sybil de Montgomery, daughter of Roger de Montgomery, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury and Mabel Talvas of Belleme.
Marriage and children
Sometime before 1141, Lady Maud married Ranulf de Gernon, 4th Earl of Chester. She assumed the title of Countess of Chester upon her marriage. Her husband had considerable autonomy in his palatine earldom.
Shortly after their marriage, in January 1141, Maud was besieged at Lincoln Castle by the forces of King Stephen of England . A relief army, loyal to Empress Matilda and led by her father, defeated the King in the fierce fighting which followed, which became known as the First Battle of Lincoln . In return for his help in repelling the King's troops, Maud's father compelled Ranulf to swear fealty to his half-sister Matilda. Ranulf was seized by King Stephen at court in Northampton on 29 August 1146. Stephen later granted him the castle and city of Lincoln sometime after 1151.[2]
Together Ranulf and Maud had three children:
Ranulf had an illegitimate son, Robert FitzCount (died before 1166), by an unknown mistress. His date of birth was not recorded. Robert married as her second husband, Agnes FitzNeel.
On 16 December 1153, Maud allegedly poisoned her husband with the assistance of William Peverel of Nottingham. In 1172, she founded Repton Priory in Derbyshire .[3]
The Rotuli de Dominabus of 1185 records property Wadinton de feodo comitis Cestrie, held by Maud, Countess of Chester.[2]
Maud died on 29 July 1190. The Annals of Tewkesbury records the death in 1190 of Maud, Countess of Chester.[2]
Maud married Ranulf IV , de Gernon, 4th Earl of Chester 16 331 332 about 1141. Ranulf was born about 1100 in Gernon Castle, Normandy, France, died on 16 Dec 1153 about age 53, and was buried in St. Werburg's, Chester, Cheshire, England.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 259 M i. Hugh of Kevelioc, 5th Earl of Chester 31 382 383 was born in 1147 in Kevelioc, Monmouthshire, Wales and died on 30 Jun 1181 in Leek, Staffordshire, England at age 34.
+ 260 M ii. Simon III de Montfort, Count of Evreux 384 died about 1181.
+ 261 F iii. Joanna de Meschines 184 was born about 1145 in <Chester, Cheshire>, England.
187. William FitzRobert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester (Robert de Caen, 1st Earl of Gloucester124, Henry I "Beauclerc" , King of England79, Matilda , of Flanders54, Adele Capet, Princess of France34, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1128 and died on 23 Nov 1183 about age 55.
Research Notes: 2nd Earl of Gloucester, Lord of Tewkesbury and Glamorgan
2nd Earl of Gloucester, Lord of the manor of Glamorgan and of Cardiff Castle
Source: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr, ed. by William R. Beall & Kaleen E. Beall (Baltimore, 2008), line 123-27.
Also line 63-26 (Hawise de Beaumont)
William married Hawise de Beaumont, of Leicester about 1150. Hawise died on 24 Apr 1197.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 262 F i. Amice FitzWilliam, Countess of Gloucester 385 386 was born about 1160 and died on 1 Jan 1225 about age 65.
188. Uchtred Lord of Galloway 188 280 (Elizabeth , Princess of England125, Henry I "Beauclerc" , King of England79, Matilda , of Flanders54, Adele Capet, Princess of France34, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1118 in <Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland> and died on 22 Sep 1174 about age 56.
Uchtred married Gunnild , of Dunbar 188 387 about 1156 in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland. Gunnild was born about 1134 in <Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland>.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 263 M i. Roland Lord of Galloway 188 388 was born about 1164 in <Galloway, Perthshire, Scotland>, died on 19 Dec 1200 in Northamptonshire, England about age 36, and was buried in Abbey of Saint Andrew, Northamptonshire, England.
189. Marie of Blois, Countess of Boulogne 283 (Stephen , of Blois, King of England126, Adela , of Normandy80, Matilda , of Flanders54, Adele Capet, Princess of France34, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born in 1136 and died in 1182 at age 46.
Research Notes: Countess of Boulogne in her own right.
Marie married Matthew , of Alsace, Count of Boulogne.389
The child from this marriage was:
+ 264 F i. Mathilde of Flanders 390 died between 1210 and 1211.
190. Isabel de Montlhéry, Viscomtessa de Troyes (Lithuaise127, Adela , of Normandy80, Matilda , of Flanders54, Adele Capet, Princess of France34, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1)
Isabel married Thibaud , Seigneur de Dampierre.391 Thibaud died in 1107.
Noted events in his life were:
• Seigneur de St. Just:
• Seigneur de St. Dizier en Champagne:
The child from this marriage was:
+ 265 M i. Guy I Vicomte de Troyes 392 died in 1151.
191. Matthew of Alsace, Count of Boulogne (Thierry I , of Lorraine, Count of Flanders128, Gertrude , of Flanders81, Robert I , Count of Flanders55, Adele Capet, Princess of France34, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1)
Matthew married Marie , of Blois, Countess of Boulogne.283 Marie was born in 1136 and died in 1182 at age 46.
(Duplicate Line. See Person 189)
192. Margarite of Lorraine 287 (Thierry I , of Lorraine, Count of Flanders128, Gertrude , of Flanders81, Robert I , Count of Flanders55, Adele Capet, Princess of France34, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born between 1140 and 1145 and died on 17 Dec 1195.
Noted events in her life were:
193. Margaret I of Flanders 288 (Thierry I , of Lorraine, Count of Flanders128, Gertrude , of Flanders81, Robert I , Count of Flanders55, Adele Capet, Princess of France34, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) died on 15 Nov 1194.
Research Notes: From Wikipedia - Margaret I, Countess of Flanders :
Margaret I of Alsace (died 15 November 1194 ) was countess of Flanders from 1191 to her death.
History
She was the daughter of Thierry, Count of Flanders and Sibylla of Anjou , and the heiress of her childless brother, Philip of Flanders .
Family
In 1169 she married Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut , who became her co-ruler. They had the following issue:
Noted events in her life were:
• Countess of Flanders: 1191-1194.
Margaret married Baldwin V , of Hainaut 393 in 1169. Baldwin was born in 1150 and died on 17 Dec 1195 at age 45.
Noted events in his life were:
• Count of Hainaut: 1171-1195.
• Margrave of Namur: 1189-1195.
• Count of Flanders: 1191-1195.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 266 F i. Yolanda of Flanders 394 was born in 1175 and died in 1219 at age 44.
194. Frederick I Holy Roman Emperor (Judith , of Bavaria129, Henry I , Duke of Bavaria82, Judith , of Normandy56, Adele Capet, Princess of France34, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born in 1122, died on 10 Jun 1190 at age 68, and was buried in Holy Land.
Research Notes: Source: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr, ed. by William R. Beall & Kaleen E. Beall (Baltimore, 2008), line 45-26 :
FREDERICK III, Barbarossa, (Emperor of Germany 1152, as Frederick I), b. 1122, d. 10 June 1190, on the Third Crusade and was bur. somewhere in the Holy Land, Duke of Alsace and Swabia
Wikipedia has much, much more.
Frederick married Beatrix , of Burgundy in 1156. Beatrix died 15 Nov 1184 or 1185.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 267 M i. Philip II of Swabia, King of Germany 395 396 was born in 1177 and died on 21 Jun 1208 in Bamburg, Germany at age 31.
195. Albri de Luzarches, Count of Dammartin 99 291 (Alberic I , Count of Dammartin130, Aelis de Dammartin83, Hugues de Dammartin, Count of Dammartin57, Constance Capet35, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1135 in <Dammartin, Seine-et-Marne>, France, died on 19 Sep 1200 in London, Middlesex, England about age 65, and was buried in Abbaye de Jumieges, Jumieges, Seine-Maritime, France.
Research Notes: Count of Dammartin by right of his wife
Noted events in his life were:
• Chamberlain of France: 1155-1160.
Albri married Mathilda , of Clermont, Ponthieu & Dammartin.58 397 398 Mathilda was born about 1138 in <Pontieu, Ain>, France and died after Oct 1200.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 268 F i. Agnes de Dammartin 99 399 was born about 1166 in <Buckinghamshire>, England and died in 1237 about age 71.
+ 269 M ii. Simon de Dammartin, Count of Aumale 400 died in 1239.
+ 270 F iii. Juliane de Dammartin
196. Sir Robert de Beaumont, 3rd Earl of Leicester 6 292 293 (Sir Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester131, Isabel de Vermandois, Countess of Leicester84, Hugh Magnus , of Vermandois and Valois, Duke of France58, Henry I , of France37, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1121 in Beaumont, France and died on 31 Aug 1190 in Durazzo, West Albania about age 69.
Research Notes: From Wikipedia - Robert de Beaumont, 3rd Earl of Leicester
Robert de Beaumont, 3rd Earl of Leicester (died 1190 ) was an English nobleman, one of the principal followers of Henry the Young King in the Revolt of 1173-1174 against his father Henry II . He is also called Robert Blanchemains (meaning "White Hands" in French ).
He was the son of Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester , a staunch supporter of Henry II, and he inherited from his father large estates in England and Normandy .
When the revolt of the younger Henry broke out in April 1173 , Robert went to his castle at Breteuil in Normandy . The rebels' aim was to take control of the duchy, but Henry II himself led an army to besiege the castle; Robert fled, and the Breteuil was taken on September 25 or 26.
Robert apparently went to Flanders , where he raised a large force of mercenaries, and landed at Walton, Suffolk , on September 29 , 1173. He joined forces with Hugh Bigod, 1st Earl of Norfolk , and the two marched west, aiming to cut England in two across the Midlands and to relieve the king's siege of Robert's castle at Leicester . However, they were intercepted by the king's supporters and defeated in battle at Fornham , near Bury St Edmunds , on October 17 . Robert, along with his wife and many others, was taken prisoner. Henry II took away the earl's lands and titles as well.
He remained in captivity until January 1177 , well after most of the other prisoners had been released. The king was in a strong position and could afford to be merciful; not long after his release Robert's lands and titles were restored, but not his castles. All but two of his castles had been destroyed, and those two (Montsorrel in Leicestershire and Pacy in Normandy) remained in the king's hands.
Robert had little influence in the remaining years of Henry II's reign, but was restored to favor by Richard I . He carried one of the swords of state at Richard's coronation in 1189 . In 1190 Robert went on pilgrimage to Palestine , but he died in Greece on his return journey.
Family
Robert married Pernelle[1], who was either a granddaughter or great-granddaughter of Hugh de Grandmesnil . They had five children:
Noted events in his life were:
• Crusader: 1179.
Robert married Petronilla de Grandmesnil 293 401 402 about 1155. Petronilla was born about 1134 in <Leicestershire>, England and died on 1 Apr 1212 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England about age 78.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 271 F i. Margaret de Beaumont 6 403 404 was born about 1156 in <Hampshire>, England and died about 12 Jan 1235 about age 79.
+ 272 M ii. Robert de Beaumont, 4th Earl of Leicester 405 died about 21 Oct 1204.
+ 273 M iii. Roger de Beaumont, Bishop of St Andrews
+ 274 M iv. William de Beaumont
+ 275 F v. Amicia de Beaumont
197. Hawise de Beaumont, of Leicester (Sir Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester131, Isabel de Vermandois, Countess of Leicester84, Hugh Magnus , of Vermandois and Valois, Duke of France58, Henry I , of France37, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) died on 24 Apr 1197.
Research Notes: Source: Wikipedia - Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester
Also Source: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr, ed. by William R. Beall & Kaleen E. Beall (Baltimore, 2008), line 63-26
Hawise married William FitzRobert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester about 1150. William was born about 1128 and died on 23 Nov 1183 about age 55.
(Duplicate Line. See Person 187)
198. Isabel de Beaumont (Sir Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester131, Isabel de Vermandois, Countess of Leicester84, Hugh Magnus , of Vermandois and Valois, Duke of France58, Henry I , of France37, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1)
199. Margaret de Beaumont (Sir Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester131, Isabel de Vermandois, Countess of Leicester84, Hugh Magnus , of Vermandois and Valois, Duke of France58, Henry I , of France37, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1)
200. Robert de Beaumont, Count of Meulan 78 (Waleran IV de Beaumont, Count of Meulan133, Isabel de Vermandois, Countess of Leicester84, Hugh Magnus , of Vermandois and Valois, Duke of France58, Henry I , of France37, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) was born about 1140 in Meulan, Normandy, France and died in Oct 1207 in Palestine about age 67.
Robert married Maud de Dunstanville 78 in 1165 in Cornwall, England. Maud was born about 1143 in Dunstanville, Kent, England.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 276 F i. Mabel de Beaumont 78 was born about 1168 in <Meulan, Normandy>, France and died after 1 May 1204.
201. Isabelle de Warenne, Countess of Surrey 296 (William de Warenne, 3rd Earl of Surrey and Warenne139, Isabel de Vermandois, Countess of Leicester84, Hugh Magnus , of Vermandois and Valois, Duke of France58, Henry I , of France37, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) died on 13 Jul 1199.
Research Notes: From Wikipedia - Elizabeth of Vermandois :
In [Elizabeth's] second marriage, to William de Warenne, Elizabeth had three sons and two daughters (for a total of fourteen children - nine during her first marriage, and five during her second):
Isabelle married William , of Blois, Count of Boulogne. William died in 1159.
Isabelle next married Hamelin Plantagenet, 5th Earl of Surrey 406 407 408 in Apr 1164. Hamelin was born about 1129, died on 7 May 1202 about age 73, and was buried in Chapter House, Lewes Priory, Surrey, England.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 277 M i. William de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey was born about 1174 in Surrey, England, died on 27 May 1240 in London, England about age 66, and was buried in Lewes Priory, Lewes, Sussex, England.
+ 278 F ii. Maud de Warenne 409 410 was born about 1162 and died before 13 Dec 1228.
202. Margaret of Huntingdon 298 (Ada de Warenne140, Isabel de Vermandois, Countess of Leicester84, Hugh Magnus , of Vermandois and Valois, Duke of France58, Henry I , of France37, Robert II "the Pious" , King of France23, Adelaide , de Poitou18, Adele , de Normandie13, Rollo, Duke of Normandy9, Ragnvald, Earl of Møre4, Eystein "Glumra", Jarl of Oppland3, Ivar, Jarl of Oppland2, Halfdan "the Aged", Jarl of Oppland1) died in 1201.
Research Notes: Second wife of Alan, Lord of Galloway.
Margaret married Humphrey IV de Bohun, Baron de Bohun, Lord of Hereford 367 368 in 1175. Humphrey died about 1182.
Noted events in his life were:
• Hereditary Constable of England:
The child from this marriage was:
+ 279 M i. Henry de Bohun, 5th Earl of Hereford 411 412 was born in 1176 and died on 1 Jun 1220 at age 44.
Margaret next married Ala