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Rolf Ragnvaldsson, Duke of Normandy

Male Abt 870 - 932  (62 years)


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  • Name Rolf Ragnvaldsson  
    • He was also known as Rolf the Ganger, Rolf Wend-a-Foot, Rolf the Viking, and Rollo of Norway. [1, 2, 3]
    Relationshipwith Robert Alan Roy
    Birth Abt 870  Mære, Norway Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Military 911 (Age 41)  Normandy, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5
    Baptism as an Adult Abt 912 (Age 42)  [2
    Title(s) 912 (Age 42) 
    Death 927 - 932  Normandy, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    • Despite his earlier conversion, he is said to have died a pagan.
    Siblings 2 Siblings 
    Person ID I3054  | Roy Line, Boudreau Line
    Last Modified 8 Apr 2020 

    Father Rognvald Eysteinsson the Wise, Jarl of Moer,   b. Abt 830, Mære, Norway Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 890, Mære, Norway Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Mother Rognhild Hrolfsdotter,   b. Abt 848, Norway Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2460  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Poppa de Bayeux,   b. Abt 872, Bayeux, Calvados, Normandy, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 6
    Marriage 0891  [2, 4
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 21 years - She : ~ 19 years. 
    Notes 
    • Sewell gives their marriage year as 886. [2]
    Children 
    +1. William I "Longsword", Duke of Normandy,   b. Abt 900, Normandy, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Dec 943, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years)
     2. Robert, Count of Corbeil
     3. Crespina
     4. Kathlin
    +5. Gerloc of Normandy,   b. Abt 920   d. 14 Oct 962 (Age 42 years)
    Family ID F2457  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Sep 2019 

    Family 2 unknown wife 
    Children 
     1. Mainfred de Percy
    Family ID F2458  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Sep 2019 

    Family 3 Grisselle 
    Marriage 912  [3
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 42 years - She : ??. 
    Family ID F2459  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Sep 2019 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 870 - Mære, Norway Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - William I "Longsword", Duke of Normandy - Abt 900 - Normandy, France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary - 911 - Normandy, France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 927 - 932 - Normandy, France Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S59] Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 Fifth Editionif, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982).

    2. [S65] Sewell, Robert James. Sewell: A History of the Sewell Family from the Earliest Times, (unknown: manuscript, March 2008).

    3. [S1460] Norr, Vernon M. Some Early English Pedigrees , (Washington DC: by author, 1968).

    4. [S60] Stuart, Roderick W. Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa Fourth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002).

    5. [S95] Hanson, Robert Brand. The Vital Records of Dedham, Massachusetts volume 3: Marriages, (Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1989).

    6. [S11] Burke, Bernard. A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire , (London: Harrision, 1866).