Bernard II de Saint Valery

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Walter de Saint Valery
2. Gauthier de Saint Valery died about 1061.

Other Events and Attributes:

• General Information: He was chieftain of Saint-Valery-en-Caux district.
• Living: 1011; He was living in 1011.

Gilbert married daughter of Richard the Fearless on Yes, date unknown. daughter (daughter of Richard I "the Fearless", Duke of Normandy) was born in — in Normandy, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Bernard married Emma on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

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

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.