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Father: Malcolm II King of Scots ( -1034)
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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 170-18 (Mael-Coluim)
Husband Christopher Randall Jr.
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Father: Christopher Randall (1666-1684)
Mother: Johanna Norman (1668- )
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1 M Roger Randall
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2 M Aquila Randall
Born: 9 May 1723 - Baltimore Co., Maryland, United States
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Died: 1801 - Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
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3 M John Randall
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4 F Johanna Randall
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5 F Rachel Randall
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6 F Ruth Randall
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From Side-Lights on Maryland History with Sketches of Early Maryland Families by Hester Dorsey Richard, Baltimore, Maryland, 1918, vol. 2, pp. 418-420:
"Christopher Randall, second, one of the Colonial Justices of the Baltimore County Court, was exercising the functions of his important and dignified office as early as the year 1723, according to the court records of that county (see Liber 1723-24, pp. 207, 308, 437).
"That he faithfully performed his duty in the administration of justice is evident, as he was continued in offic by Governor Charles Calvert, through whose favor he was appointed. For proof of this the following record is taken from page 2, manuscript, 'Commission Book,' at the Maryland Historical Society.
"'March 3, 1726, By order from his honor the Governor, commission was issued to Christopher Randall as one of the Commissioners of the Peace for Baltimore County.'
"Christopher Randall, second, inherited Randall's Fancy from his father, and in addition acquired large tracts for himself. Of these Good Fellowship is of special interest, as this original grant from Charles, fifth Lord Baltimore, has descended for nearly two hundred years ancestrally to Honiorable Henry Gassaway Davis, its present owner. The following are full abstracts of the records of survey and patent:
"Annapolis Land Records..."
From the book Inhabitants of Baltimore County 1763-1774 by Henry C. Peden, Jr., Westminster, Maryland, 1989, p. 8:
"Historical Notes on St. Thomas Parish, Baltimore County: In a deed, bearing date July 4, 1743, Christopher Gist of Baltimore County, Gentleman, conveyed to William Hamilton, Samuel Owings, Christopher Randall and Nicholas Haile, two acres of ground, part of 'Adventuire.' According to this deed the parties of teh second part had been empowered by the Act of Assembly dated September 21, 1742 to purchase land 'and thereupon erect a chapell of ease for the forest inhabitants of St. Paul's Parish,' and by the same Act of Assembly, it was provided that on the death of the then incumbent of St. Paul's Parish the hundreds of Soldiers Delight and Back River Neck were to be separated from St. Paul's Parish and erected into a new parish called St. Thomas Parish (Maryland Historical Magazine, 15:352). In the Proceedings of the Baltimore County Court for November, 1755 (Liber BB, No. B, ff. 390-391) will be found an order for dividing Soldiers Delight into three hundreds: 'The lowest (still called Soldiers Delight)...a new Hundred called Delaware hundred...and another new hundred called Pipe Creek Hundred...' (Maryland Historical Magazine, 15:351). The early church register and vestry proceedings of St. Thomas Parish Church (1732-1850) are on file at the Maryland Historical Society in Baltimore, MD. They were published by Bill and Martha Reamy in 1987..."
From the book Inhabitants of Baltimore County 1763-1774 by Henry C. Peden, Jr., Westminster, Maryland, 1989, pp. 27-41:
"JOPPA COURTHOUSE PETITION OF 1768
"The petitions for and against the removal of the county seat of Baltimore County from Joppa to Baltimore Town in 1768 are discussed at length in the Archives of Maryland, Vol. 61 (Appendix). Notices were posted in January, 1768 at the door of the courthouse in Joppa, at the church door of St. Paul's Parish, at the church door of St. Thomas' Parish, at the church door of St. John's Parish, at the church door of St. George's Parish, at the door of the chapel of St. George's Parish, at the door of the chapel of St. John's Parish, and at the house called St. Thomas' Chapel in St. Thomas' Parish, by Absalom Butler and sworn to before the Honorable Benjamin Rogers. Notices were printed in English and German. Tabulations indicate that 2,271 voted for the removal of the courthouse, and 901 voted against it. (It should be noted that some signatures are missing due to the disintegration of the paper, and there also appears to be some who signed more than once.) Five years later, Harford County separated from Baltimore County and set up its court house at Bush (Harford Town) in 1774 and at Bel Air in 1782.
"SIGNERS FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE COUNTY SEAT TO BALTIMORE TOWN (1768)...
"...Thomas Cockey...Joshua Owings...Charles Ridgely... Samuel Owings... John Cockey... Benjamin Wells, Charles Wells... George Wells... Caleb Warfield, Nathaniel Stinchcomb... William Coale...Christopher Randall, Jr.... J. Cockey Owings... William Wells, Jr.... William Wells...Edward Talbott... Edward Cockey... Benjamin Talbott... Charles Ridgely (son William)... Elisha Dorsey... Alexander Wells, Nathaniel Owings...Nathaniel Stinchcomb, Sr....Lott Owings... Anthony Arnold... Richard Owings... William Cockey... John Talbott (son Edward)... Richard Owings... William Slade... Edward Talbot... Vachel Dorsey... Christopher Owings, Richard Owings... Edward Dorsey (son John)... Lancelott Dorsey, Charles Dorsey (son Nathan), Ely Dorsey... Henry Dorsey...Samuel Dorsey, Jr.... Joshua Owings, Jr.... Samuel Owings... John Wells... Thomas Owings... Henry Butler... George Dorsey...
"SIGNERS AGAINST THE REMOVAL OF THE COUNTY SEAT TO BALTIMORE TOWN (1768)...
Greenbury Dorsey, Jr....William Wells..."
Research Notes (Wife)
Source: Side-Lights on Maryland History with Sketches of Early Maryland Families by Hester Dorsey Richard, Baltimore, Maryland, 1918, vol. 2, p. 424.
Husband Edward Darcy
AKA: Edward D'Arcy, Edward [I] Dorsey
Born: Abt 1615 - Middlesex, England
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Died: Abt 1664 - Chesapeake Bay off Kent Island, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
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Marriage: 1630 ? - Maryland, United States
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• Settled, From Virginia to Maryland, 1649 - Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Edward Dorsey was among the first settlers of Anne Arundel Co. in 1649, coming from Lower Norfolk Co.,VA with other Puritans and Independents.
• Occupation, Boatwright - Lower Norfolk Co., Virginia, United States
• Occupation, Boatwright - Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
• Received first warrant, for land from the Lord Proprietary, 1650 - Maryland
Wife Ann
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1 M Honorable Capt. John Dorsey
AKA: Capt. John Dorsey
Born: Abt 1645 - Anne Arundel, Maryland, [United States]
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Died: 11 Mar 1715 - Baltimore Co., Maryland, [United States]
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Spouse: Pleasance Ely (Abt 1660-1733)
Marr: 1683 - Maryland, United States
2 F Sarah Dorsey
Born: - Virginia, United States
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Died: Bef 1691
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Spouse: Matthew Howard Jr. ( - )
3 M Major Edward Dorsey of "Dorsey"
AKA: Colonel Edward Dorsey Jr.
Born: Abt 1640 - Virginia, United States
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Died: After 26 Oct 1704 - Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
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Spouse: Sarah Wyatt ( - )
Marr: Bef Nov 1670 - Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Spouse: Margaret Larkin ( - )
4 M Joshua Dorsey [son of Edward Darcy]
Born: - Virginia, United States
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Died: 1688 - Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
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Spouse: Sarah Richardson ( -1705)
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http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdannear/firstfam/dorsey/d4180.htm has d. 1659 in Chesapeak Bay, off Kent Island MD
Research Notes (Husband)
http://www.srdunn.net/Steve%20Dunn.pdf has b. in Middlesex, England, d. abt 1658.
Another source says 1615 in Maryland, US, but that is exceedingly unlikely.
From the book Genealogical and Memorial Encyclopedia of the State of Maryland: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation, edited by Richard Henry Spencer, New York, 1919, p. 610-611:
"The name Dorsey, was pronounced as if spelt 'Dossy,' and in fact it appears, at times, so recorded. It was also written 'Darcy,' from which circumstance a French origin has been claimed for the family; but there is evidence to indicate that the Maryland Dorseys had been located for a time, at least, in Ireland, prior to their arrival in America. That the family bore arms is proved by the seal to the original will (dated January 7, 1742), of Caleb Dorsey, of Anne Arundel county, which displays: 'on a fess between three wolf heads, a lion passant, guardant.'
"Edward Dorsey, also called 'Edward Darcy, Gentleman,' received in 1650 a warrant for two hundred acres of land in Anne Arundel county, Maryland, and a grant was issued to him on February 23, 1651, for two hundred acres additional... Edward Dorsey died prior to 1681, for on December 6th of that year, Edward Dorsey of Anne Arundel county, Gent., son of Edward Dorsey, late of said county, deceased, conveys his interest in 'Hockley-in-the-Hole' to his brother John Dorsey..."
http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdannear/firstfam/dorsey/index.htm has d. 1659 in Chesapeake Bay, off Kent Island MD. According to the above, that would mean that his son, Edward Jr., arrived in 1661after the original Edward Darcy was deceased. This source states that Edward Darcy was born in England.
"Edward Dorsey was among the first settlers of Anne Arundel Co. in 1649, coming from Lower Norfolk Co.,VA with other Puritans and Independents. His ancestry has been the subject of much debate over the last 60 years. Some of this debate can be read in the 1997 issues of the Maryland Genealogical Society Bulletin. There are several genealogies on the family of Edward Dorsey. Among these are The Dorsey Family by Dorsey, Dorsey & Ball; Anne Arundel Gentry (first Edition), by Harry C. Newman, Anne Arundel Gentry Volume 2 by Harry C. Newman. Information on the family is also in The Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties Maryland by J. D. Warfield (1905). I also believe there is a book about the Georgia desendants of Edward Dorsey. A couple of articles on Edward Dorsey's family have also appeared over the years in the Maryland Historical Magazine. There have also been some Dorsey newsletters including Dorsey Dreams which was published by Mrs. Lois Colette Bennington, and The Dorsey Project being published quarterly by Mr. Donavon Dorsey of Benton City, Wash. I would recommend that people interested in this family to obtain copies of the above listed books for much in-depth material on the families
"In addition to the information on this site, I know of several people who have created their own web sites with Dorsey Genealogical Information. Patricia Summers Smith has placed her linage on line as has David Dorsey . On the Internet there is a Dorsey Genealogy mailing list at rootsweb.com
"The information on this website has been extensively updated in December 1999. It presents material on 7 generations of Dorsey descendants including data from church records, census, graveyards, marriage licenses, and genealogies. The data is not complete. There are Dorseys that seem to belong to this family that have not been connected to Edward Dorsey's lineage. It is also acknowledged that there is another early Dorsey family in Maryland which settled mostly in Calvert Co. and the Eastern Shore, at times this family used the spelling of Dossey as well as Dorsey."
From Source: Side-Lights on Maryland History with Sketches of Early Maryland Families by Hester Dorsey Richardson, Vol. 2 (Baltimore, 1913), pp. 87-91:
"Dorseys of Hockley
"Of all the distinguished officials whose presence with their families and retainers lent luster to the ancient capital [of Baltimore], none are more indelibly impressed upon the history of the Province than the early Dorsey brothers, sons of Edward Darcy who received his first warrant for land from the Lord Proprietary in the year 1650.
"In that year Edward Darcy, the original projenitor of the Hockley branch of the Dorseys of Maryland, received another grant for land adjoining his original warrant, the latter patented in connection with Captain John Norwood.
"These lands were in the year 1667 assigned to George Yate, Edward Darcy having in 1661 been granted a valuable estate in that part of St. Mary's County which in 1663 became a part of the newly erected County of Calvert. This was Teobush Manning patented to Edward Darcy and Thomas Manning, as shown in the Land Warrants, but incorrectly entered in Lord Baltimore's Rent Rolls for Calvert County, as belonging to 'Edward Darby.'
"Hockley-in-the-Hole, originally taken up by Edward Darcy, was in 1664 patented to his sons Edward, Joshua and John, the original patent bearing date August 20, 1664, being still in the possession of the present owner of Hockley, Miss Anne Elizabeth Dorsey, lineal descendant of all three of the original patentees. In the year 1681 'Edward Dorsey, Gent. of Ann Arundell County, Son and heir of Edward Dorsey late of said County deceased' assigned his right to his brother John. The parchment document granting Hockley to the three Dorsey brothers bears the autograph of Charles, third Lord Baltimore, and was given under the Great Seal of the Province."
From The Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland by J. D. Warfield (Baltimore, 1905), pp. 55-56:
"In the Land Office of Annapolis, may be seen the following warrant, which explains itself:
"'Warrant MDCL, granted to Edward Dorsey, of Anne Arundel Co., for 200 acres of land, which he assigns as followeth; as also 200 acres more, part of a warrant for 400 acres, granted John Norwood and the said Dorsey, dated XXIII of Feb., MDCLI. Know all men by these presents that I, Edward Dorsey, of the County of Anne Arundel, boatwright, have granted, bargained and sold, for a valuable consideration, already received, all my right, title, interest of and in a warrant for 200 acres, bearing date 1650, and also 200 acres more, being half of a warrant of 400 acres--the one half belonging to Captain Norwood, bearing date, 1651, both of which assigned to George Yate.--Edward Dorsey, Sealed.'
"Signed in the presence of Cornelius Howard, John Howard, Oct. 22nd, MDCLXVII, (1667).
"That same year the same Edward Dorsey assigned to Cornelius Howard, his right for land for transporting seven persons into the province. Edward Dorsey and Thomas Manning held a certificate from Thomas Marsh, for 600 acres adjoining Captain Norwood. 'Norwood's Fancy,' held by Captain Norwood, was near Round Bay. 'Dorsey,' held by Edward Dorsey, gave the name to 'Dorsey's Creek,' upon which was located Thomas Gates, whose will of 1659, reads: 'I give to Michael Bellott and John Holloway my plantation. I desire that they give to Edward Dorsey's children free outlet to the woods and spring as formally I have given them.'"
From The Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland. by J.D. Warfield, A.M., Baltimore, Maryland, 1905, p. 56:
"The following record is taken from 'Our Early Settlers.'--A list of our early arrivels up to 1680.
"'Robert Bullen demands lands for bringing over a number of passengers, amongst whom was Edward Dorsey, in 1661.'
"The same record adds, 'Aug. 25th, 1664, patented to him, John and Joshua Dorsey, a plantation called "Hockley-in-the-Hole," four hundred acres.'
"In 1683, this land was resurveyed for John Dorsey, and found to contain 843 acres. 400 acres first surveyed being old rents remaining new, whole now in the possession of Caleb Dorsey.
"Such is the record of 'Hockley' upon our Rent Rolls, at Annapolis."
Husband Rowland Thornborough
Born: Abt 1662 - Baltimore Co., Maryland, United States
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Wife Ann?
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1 F Ann Stevenson
AKA: Ann Wells
Born: 1690 - Baltimore Co., Maryland, United States
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Died: After 1773 - Baltimore Co., Maryland, United States
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Spouse: James Wells [Jr.] (1685-1771)
Marr: 1708 - Baltimore Co., Maryland, United States
Research Notes (Husband)
FamilySearch.org AFN: 1J9L-4JJ
Husband Tasciovanus King of Britain, King of the Catuvellauni
AKA: Tenefan - King of Britain, Tenuantius - King of Britain
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Father: Lludd ap Beli [Mythological] King of Britain ( - )
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• Acceded, 1st Chief of the Catuvellauni
Wife Anna of Arimathea
Born: - Arimathea, Palestine
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Other Spouse: Mandubracius King of the Trinovantes ( - )
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1 M Cunobelinus King of Britain
AKA: Cunobelin King of Britain, Cynfelyn
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2 M Epaticcus
AKA: Epaticus
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FamilySearch.org Compact Disc #94 Pin #105893
(submitted by Samuel Taylor "Sam" Geer)
Wikipedia (Tasciovanus):
Numismatic evidence.
Became King of the Catuvellauni around 20 B.C., ruling from Verulamium (St. Albans)
Research Notes (Wife)
FamilySearch.org Compact Disc #94 Pin #97877
(submitted by Samuel Taylor "Sam" Geer)
Husband Mandubracius King of the Trinovantes
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Father: Imanuentius King of the Trinovantes ( -0055 B.C.)
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Wife Anna of Arimathea
Born: - Arimathea, Palestine
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Other Spouse: Tasciovanus King of Britain, King of the Catuvellauni ( -Abt 0009)
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1 M Addedomaros King of the Trinovantes
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Research Notes (Husband)
FamilySearch.org Compact Disc #94 Pin #105896
(submitted by Samuel Taylor "Sam" Geer)
Research Notes (Wife)
FamilySearch.org Compact Disc #94 Pin #97877
(submitted by Samuel Taylor "Sam" Geer)
Husband Alexander Wallace
Born: 1736
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Died: 1764
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Father: Lachlin Wallace (1701-1756)
Mother: Elizabeth Ross ( - )
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1 M Alexander Wallace Baillie of Tain
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http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=alastair&id=I631
Research Notes (Wife)
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=alastair&id=I631
Husband ? Linsin
Born: - Germany?
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Wife Anne
Born: - Germany?
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1 F Barbara Linsin
Born: - Wisconsin, United States
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Spouse: Sterling (Russell?) Studley ( - )
Husband Henry I of France
Born: 4 May 1008 - Reims, Marne, Champagne, France
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Died: 4 Aug 1060
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Father: Robert II "the Pious" King of France (0972-1031)
Mother: Constance of Arles ( -Bet 1032)
Marriage: 19 May 1051 - Cathedral de Rheims, Rheims, France
Wife Anne of Kiev
AKA: Agnes of Kiev, Anna of Kiev, Anna Yaroslavna
Born: Bet 1024 and 1032
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Died: 1075
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Father: Yaroslav I of Kiev (Abt 0978-1054)
Mother: Ingegerd Olofsdotter of Sweden ( -1050)
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1 M Hugh Magnus (II) of Vermandois and Valois, Duke of France
AKA: Hugh of Vermandois, Hugh Magnus, Hugh de Vermandois
Born: 1057
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Died: 18 Oct 1101 - Tarsus, Cilicia
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Spouse: Adelaide de Vermandois Countess of Vermandois and Valois ( -Abt 1120)
Marr: Bef 1080
2 M Philip I of France
Born: 23 May 1052
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Died: 30 Jul 1108
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3 M Robert
Born: Abt 1055
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Died: Abt 1060
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Source: Wikipedia - Elizabeth of Vermandois
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)
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Research Notes (Wife)
From Wikipedia - Anne of Kiev : 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.
From http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3174654&id=I593873368 : Source: http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3174654&id=I593873369
Anne of Kiev or Anna Yaroslavna (between 1024 and 1032 - 1075 ), daughter of Yaroslav I of Kiev and his wife Ingegerd Olofsdotter , was the queen consort of France as the wife of Henry I , and regent for her son Philip I .
After the death of his first wife, Matilda, King Henry searched the courts of Europe for a suitable bride, but could not locate a princess who was not related to him within illegal degrees of kinship. At last he sent an embassy to distant Kiev , which returned with Anne (also called Agnes or Anna). Anne and Henry were married at the cathedral of Reims on May 19 , 1051 . They had three sons:
For six years after Henry's death in 1060 , she served as regent for Philip, who was only seven at the time. She was the first queen of France to serve as regent. Her co-regent was Count Baldwin V of Flanders . Anne was a literate woman, rare for the time, but there was some opposition to her as regent on the grounds that her mastery of French was less than fluent.
A year after the king's death, Anne, acting as regent, took a passionate fancy for Count Ralph III of Valois , a man whose political ambition encouraged him to repudiate his wife to marry Anne in 1062 . Accused of adultery, Ralph's wife appealed to Pope Alexander II , who excommunicated the couple. The young king Philip forgave his mother, which was just as well, since he was to find himself in a very similar predicament in the 1090s . Ralph died in September 1074 , at which time Anne returned to the French court. She died in 1075 , was buried at Villiers Abbey , La-Ferte-Alais , Essonne and her obits were celebrated on September 5 .
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Husband Drusus
Born: Abt 0022 B.C.
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Father: Tiberius Roman Emperor (0041 B.C.-0037)
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Wife Anotonia "the Younger"
Born: Abt 0033 B.C.
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1 M Claudius Roman Emperor
Born: 0009 B.C.
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Died: 13 Oct 0054
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Research Notes (Husband)
Poisoned by Lucius Aelius Sejanus, the ambitious equestrian prefect of the guard, who has designs on the imperial throne.
Drusus in 16 A.D. defeates Arminius, breaks up his Germanic kingdom, recovers the eagles of the legions lost at the Battle of Teutoburger Wald 7 years earlier, and avenges the defeat of Varus.
!The People's Chronology; 35
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