Reginald FitzRoy de Dunstanville, Earl of Cornwall

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• Title(s): Apr 1141; In April 1141, he became the Earl of Corwall.
• Offices Held: 1173; In 1173, he became the Sheriff of Devon.

Family/Spouse: Beatrice FitzWilliam. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Maud de Dunstanville
2. Henry FitzHenry

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• General Information: He was the first King of England to use and grant a coat of arms.
• Reign: From 1100 to 1135; King of England
• Title(s): 1106; He succeeded as Duke of Normandy in 1106 having captured his brother Robert and deposing him.

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Birth: Sewell gives his birth as about September 1068.

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He succeeded as Duke of Normandy having captured his brother Robert and deposing him.

Died:
He died from the effects of a purgative given for indigestion after eating too many lampreys.

Henry married Sibyl Corbet. Sibyl (daughter of Robert FitzCorbet) was born about 1070; died about 1157. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• General Information: He was also called William "the Bastard".
• Title(s): 1035; In 1035 he succeeded as the Duke of Normandy.
• Military: 1066; William invaded England and defeated Harold II at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
• Reign: From 1066 to 1087; King of England
• Crowned: Dec 1066, London, England; In December 1066 he was crowned King of England in London.

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William married Maltilda of Flanders, Duchess of Normandy and Queen of England in 1053 in Eu, Normandy, France. Maltilda (daughter of Baldwin V de Lille "the Pious", Count of Flanders and Adelaide of France, Princess of France) was born in 1032 in Flanders, Belgium; died on 2 Nov 1083 in Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France; was buried in Abbey of Sainte-Trinité, Caen, Normandy, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• General Information: Her name is also rendered Maud in England.

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Death: von Redlich (1941) gives her death date as 3 November 1083.

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• General Information: He was also known as Robert I "the Magnificent", Count of Hiesmois, Duke of Normandy.
• Title(s): 6 Aug 1027; Robert I succeeded on 06 Aug 1027 as the Duke of Normandy.
• Pilgrimage: 1034; In late 1034, curiosity or devotion induced Robert to undertake a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, where the fatigues of the journey and the heat of the climate so impaired his constitution he died at Nicaea (in the area of Iznik in modern Turkey) on his way home.

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Robert married Herleva de Falaise. Herleva (daughter of Fulbert of Falaise and Dode) was born about 1012; died about 1050; was buried in Grestain Abbey, Fatouville-Grestain, Normandy, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• General Information: He entered into hostilities with Emperor Otho II and acquired from that monarch Valenciennes and the Isles of Zealand. He subsequently further increased his territories by another rich accession, that of the citadel of Ghent.

Baldwin married Adelaide of France, Princess of France in 1028. Adelaide (daughter of Robert II "the Pious", King of France and Constance of Arles) was born in 1009; died on 8 Jun 1078. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• General Information: Her name is also rendered Adela.