William d'Eu, Count of Eu, Exemes, Sossons, and Troyes

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military: say 1070; He rebelled, lost, and was deprived. Later he went to France.

William married Aelis, Countess of Soissons and Troyes in 1058. Aelis (daughter of Renaud, Comte de Soissons et Viscomte de Troyes) died on 18 Sep 1066. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Aelis, Countess of Soissons and Troyes, the daughter of Renaud Count of Soissons, Viscount of Troyes.1 He rebelled, lost, and was deprived. Later he went to France.1 He died after 1076.1. She was the heiress of Troyes and Soissons. [Aelis, married William d'Eu Count of Eu] She died 18 September 1066.

Issue:
1. Lithuaise, Dame de Bray

1. Lithuaise, Dame de Bray

William married Lezieline de Trqueville. Lezieline (daughter of Turketil, Seigneur de Turqueville and Adeline de Montfort-sur-Risle) died in 1057 in Normandy, France; was buried in Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives, Dives, Normandy, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
She died a nun.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Title(s): 942; In 942, he succeeded as the Duke of Normandy.

Richard married Gunnor of Crêpon about 978. Gunnor (daughter of Herfast de Crépon) was born about 936; died on 1027 or 1031 in France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• General Information: She was also known as Gunora of Denmark.

Turketil married Adeline de Montfort-sur-Risle about 990 in Normandy, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• History: He was also known as Guillaume Longue-espee, in French. In 927, he succeeded as the Duke of Normandy, upon the death of his father. Most of William's career was spent in relative obscurity, but in the late 930s he suddenly emerged onto the stage of Frankish royal politics, first because of his war with Arnulf of Flanders, and then because of his support for King Louis IV (d'Outremer) at a time when Louis' star seemed to be fading. In December 942, at the peak of his good relations with Louis, Arnulf called for a peace conference with William. At the conference, William was murdered (traditionally, Arnulf is said to have arranged the murder). [see picture below] A Planctus (mourning poem) was composed probably shortly after William's death. Jules Lair suggests plausibly if not definitively that it was in 943. This poem, although it survives only in corrupt and incomplete versions and is largely hagiographic in content, nevertheless is a critical source for early Norman history. It is by far the earliest work written about the Normans from a Norman point of view, and some historical nuggets can be gleaned from it. [see picture below]

William married Sporte de Bretagne about 932. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• History: She was a Breton captive, who became known as William's "Danish Wife".

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Married:
The were married under pagan rites.

Other Events and Attributes:

• History: His name was also spelt "Herfast de Crêpon". He was a forester in Arques.

Torf married Ertemberge de Briquebec in 938 in Normandy, France. Ertemberge (daughter of Lancelot de Briquebec) was born about 930 in Normandy, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]