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]
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Relationship | with Robert Alan Roy
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Birth |
Abt 870 |
Mære, Norway [4] |
Military |
911 (Age 41) |
Normandy, France [1, 5] |
- Making himself independent of King Harald I of Norway, Rolf sailed off to raid Scotland, England, Flanders, and France on pirating expeditions and, about 911, established himself in an area along the Seine River. Charles III the Simple, King of France held off his siege of Paris, and battled him near Chartres. Finally, they negotiated the treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte, giving Rolf the part of Neustria that came to be called Normandy, in return Rolf agreed to end his brigandage.
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Paris besieged by Rolf Ragnvaldsson
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Baptism as an Adult |
Abt 912 (Age 42) [2] |
- Rolf Ragnvaldsson was baptized as an adult having converted to Christianity.
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Title(s) |
912 (Age 42) |
- He became the Duke of Normandy. [2]
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Death |
927 - 932 |
Normandy, France [3, 4] |
- Despite his earlier conversion, he is said to have died a pagan.
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Siblings |
2 Siblings |
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Person ID |
I3054 |
| Roy Line, Boudreau Line |
Last Modified |
8 Apr 2020 |
Family 1 |
Poppa de Bayeux, b. Abt 872, Bayeux, Calvados, Normandy, France [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]
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Children |
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Family ID |
F2457 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
5 Sep 2019 |
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Event Map |
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| Birth - Abt 870 - Mære, Norway |
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| Child - William I "Longsword", Duke of Normandy - Abt 900 - Normandy, France |
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| Military - 911 - Normandy, France |
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| Death - 927 - 932 - Normandy, France |
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Pin Legend |
: Address
: Location
: City/Town
: County/Shire
: State/Province
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: Not Set |
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Sources |
- [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).
- [S65] Sewell, Robert James. Sewell: A History of the Sewell Family from the Earliest Times, (unknown: manuscript, March 2008).
- [S1460] Norr, Vernon M. Some Early English Pedigrees , (Washington DC: by author, 1968).
- [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).
- [S95] Hanson, Robert Brand. The Vital Records of Dedham, Massachusetts volume 3: Marriages, (Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1989).
- [S11] Burke, Bernard. A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire , (London: Harrision, 1866).
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