1000 - 1035 (35 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Robert I "the Devil", Duke of Normandy was born about 1000 in Normandy, France; died on 22 Jul 1035 in Nicaea, Empire of the East. Other Events and Attributes:
- 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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Family/Spouse: 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]
Children:
- 2. William I "the Conqueror", King of England was born in 1027 in Falaise, Calvados, Normandy, France; died on 9 Sep 1087 in Convent of St Gervais, Rouen, Normandie, France; was buried in Abbey of Saint-Étienne, Caen, Normandy, France.
- 3. Adelaide of Normandy, Countess of Aumale was born in 1029/30 in Falaise, Calvados, Normandy, France; died before 1090.
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Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 2
2. | William I "the Conqueror", King of England (1.Robert1) was born in 1027 in Falaise, Calvados, Normandy, France; died on 9 Sep 1087 in Convent of St Gervais, Rouen, Normandie, France; was buried in Abbey of Saint-Étienne, Caen, Normandy, France. Other Events and Attributes:
- 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.
Notes:
Name:
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]
Children:
- 6. Robert III "Curthose", Duke of Normandy was born about 1054 in Normandy, France; died in 1134.
- 7. Richard, Duke of Bernay was born in 1055; died in 1075.
- 8. Cecily, Abbess of Sainte-Trinité was born in 1056 in Normandy, France; died in 1127 in Abbey of Sainte-Trinité, Caen, Normandy, France.
- 9. Adeliza was born in 1055 in Normandy, France.
- 10. William II "Rufus", King of England was born in 1057; died on 1 Aug 1100 in New Forest, England.
- 11. Constance was born on 1057 or 1061 in Normandy, France; died on 13 August, 1090 in Brittany, France; was buried in Church of St Melans, Redon, Ille-et-Vilaine, France.
- 12. Adele of Normandy, Princess of England was born about 1062; died on 8 Mar 1137/38 in Maringuy Convent, Marcigny, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.
- 13. Agatha was born about 1064 in Normandy, France.
- 14. Matilda
- 15. Henry I "Beauclerc", King of England and Duke of Normandy was born in 1070 in Selby, Yorkshire, England; died on 1 Dec 1135 in Lyons-la-Forêt, Normandy, France; was buried in Reading Abbey, Reading, Berkshire, England.
- 16. daughter
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3. | Adelaide of Normandy, Countess of Aumale (1.Robert1) was born in 1029/30 in Falaise, Calvados, Normandy, France; died before 1090. Adelaide married Enguerrand II, Count of Ponthieu on Yes, date unknown. Enguerrand (son of Hugh II, Comte de Poitou and Montreuil and Bertha of Aumale) died in 1053 in Arques, Hauts-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Adelaide married Lambert of Boulogne, Count of Lens in Artrois in 1053/54. Lambert (son of Eustace I, Count of Boulogne and Matilda of Louvain) was born about 1022 in Lens, Hauts-de-France, France; died in 1054 in Phalampin, Hauts-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Adelaide married Eudes, Count of Champagne about 1060. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: unknown man. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 19. Maud was born in 1092.
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Generation: 3
6. | Robert III "Curthose", Duke of Normandy (2.William2, 1.Robert1) was born about 1054 in Normandy, France; died in 1134. Other Events and Attributes:
- Married: say 1074, Italy; He married Sybil of Conversano, the daughter of Geoffrey of Consersano.
Issue:
1. William III, Count of Flanders (1101-1128)
- History: 1106; He was defeated by Henry I at the Battle of Tenchebrai in 1106. After his loss, he was imprisoned in Cardiff Castle until his death 28 years later.
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10. | William II "Rufus", King of England (2.William2, 1.Robert1) was born in 1057; died on 1 Aug 1100 in New Forest, England. Other Events and Attributes:
- Crowned: 1087; In 1087, he was crowned as King of England.
- Reign: From 1087 to 1100; King of England
Notes:
Name:
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11. | Constance (2.William2, 1.Robert1) was born on 1057 or 1061 in Normandy, France; died on 13 August, 1090 in Brittany, France; was buried in Church of St Melans, Redon, Ille-et-Vilaine, France. Notes:
Sandford, writing in the 17th century, perpetrated the myth that she was married 25 years and was buried in the Abbey of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.
Died:
She was possibly poisoned by her servants.
Constance married Alan IV "Fergant", Duke of Brittany in 1086 in Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France. Alan (son of Hoël, Duke of Brittany and Hawise) was born about 1063; died on 13 Oct 1119 in Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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12. | Adele of Normandy, Princess of England (2.William2, 1.Robert1) was born about 1062; died on 8 Mar 1137/38 in Maringuy Convent, Marcigny, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France. Other Events and Attributes:
- Religion: say 1130; Before her death, she became a nun.
Adele married Stephen III, Count of Blois in 1080/81. Stephen (son of Theobald III, Count of Champagne and Alix de Crepi) was born in 1046; died on 19 May 1102 in Holy Land. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 21. Theobald IV "the Great", Count of Blois and Champagne was born in 1090 in Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France; died on 8 Jan 1152 in Ligny-en-Barrois, Grand Est, France.
- 22. William of Champagne
- 23. Stephen of Blois, King of England was born in 1095/96 in Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France; died on 25 Oct 1154 in Dover Castle, Dover, Kent, England; was buried in Faversham Abbey, Faversham, Kent, England.
- 24. Henry, Bishop of Winchester
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15. | Henry I "Beauclerc", King of England and Duke of Normandy (2.William2, 1.Robert1) was born in 1070 in Selby, Yorkshire, England; died on 1 Dec 1135 in Lyons-la-Forêt, Normandy, France; was buried in Reading Abbey, Reading, Berkshire, England. Other Events and Attributes:
- 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.
Notes:
Birth: Sewell gives his birth as about September 1068.
Name:
Title(s):
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 Matilda of Scotland on 11 Nov 1100. Matilda (daughter of Malcolm III "Canmore", King of the Scots and Saint Margaret of Scotland) was born in 1078 in Scotland; died on 1 May 1118. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 25. The Empress Maud was born on 7 Feb 1102 in London, England; died on 10 Sep 1167 in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France; was buried in Bec Abbey, Le Bec-Hellouin, Normandy, France.
- 26. Euphamia was born in Jul 1101; died in young.
- 27. Richard
- 28. William Athling was born before 5 Aug 1103; died on 25 Nov 1120.
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Henry married Adeliza of Louvain on 29 Jan 1121. Adeliza (daughter of Godfrey I of Brabant "the Beareded", Duke of Brabant and Lower Lorraine and Ida of Namur and Chiny) was born about 1103; died on 23 Apr 1151 in Affligem, Flanders. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Sibyl Corbet. Sibyl (daughter of Robert FitzCorbet) was born about 1070; died about 1157. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 29. Robert of Caen "the Counsul", Earl of Gloucester was born about 1090 in Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France; died on 31 Oct 1147 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England; was buried in St James' Priory, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.
- 30. Reginald FitzRoy de Dunstanville, Earl of Cornwall was born between 1110 and 1115; died on 1 Jul 1175 in Chertsey, Surrey, England; was buried in Reading Abbey, Reading, Berkshire, England.
- 31. Sybilla
- 32. Rohese
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Family/Spouse: unknown woman. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Ansfride. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Nest verch Rhys. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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17. | Judith de Lens (3.Adelaide2, 1.Robert1) was born in 1054. Other Events and Attributes:
Judith married Waltheof II, Earl of Huntingdon, Northampton, and Northumberland in 1070. Waltheof (son of Siward Biornasson "the Great", Earl of Northumbria, Northampton, and Huntingdon and Ælflæd II of Northumberland) was born in 1045; died on 31 May 1076 in St. Giles' Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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18. | Stephen, Count d'Aumale (3.Adelaide2, 1.Robert1) was born in 1072; died in 1135. Other Events and Attributes:
- History: He was also the Earl of Huntingdon and Northampton.
He married Hawise Mortimer, the daughter of Ralph de Mortimer and Milliscend. She was born in 1085. [Hawise, married Stephen Count d'Aumale] She died in 1127.
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19. | Maud (3.Adelaide2, 1.Robert1) was born in 1092. Other Events and Attributes:
- Married: She married Richard d'Avranches. He was born in 1086 and died in 1120.
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20. | Robert Guiscard d'Hauteville, Duke of Apulia, Calabria, and Sicily (5.Fredesende2, 1.Robert1) was born in 1015 in Normandy, France; died on 17 Jul 1085 in Cephalonia Island, Greece. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes:
Name:
He was the Norman conqueror of Southern Italy.
History:
Robert was a leader in the First Crusade.
In 1098, he captured at Antioch.
Robert married Albereda in 1054, and was divorced in 1058. Albereda was born about 1032; died after Jul 1122. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Robert married Sikelgaita in 1058/59. Sikelgaita (daughter of Guaimar IV, Prince of Salerno, Capua, Amalfi, Calabria, and Apulia and Porpora of Tabellaria) was born in 1025; died on 27 Jul 1090. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 4
21. | Theobald IV "the Great", Count of Blois and Champagne (12.Adele3, 2.William2, 1.Robert1) was born in 1090 in Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France; died on 8 Jan 1152 in Ligny-en-Barrois, Grand Est, France. Other Events and Attributes:
- Title(s): 1125; He became the Count of Blois.
Theobald married Mathilda von Sponheim in 1123. Mathilda (daughter of Engelbert II von Sponheim, Governor of St. Paul, Duke of Carinthia and Uta von Passau) died on 13 Dec 1161 in Fontevrault, Maine-Et-Loire, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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23. | Stephen of Blois, King of England (12.Adele3, 2.William2, 1.Robert1) was born in 1095/96 in Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France; died on 25 Oct 1154 in Dover Castle, Dover, Kent, England; was buried in Faversham Abbey, Faversham, Kent, England. Other Events and Attributes:
- General Information: Brave and generous, possessed of the common touch, Stephen of Blois seemed a promising king. But, as his nobles and adversaries soon discovered, he was not cut out for the role. As he lost the control that Henry had secured over England, the country was torn apart by rival forces.
- Title(s): Bef 1115; Before 1115 he became the Count of Mortain.
- Miscellaneous: 1120; In 1120 Stephen narrowly escaped drowning with Henry I's son, William Adelin, in the sinking of the White Ship.
- Title(s): Bef 1125; Before 1125 he became Count of Boulogne in right of his wife.
- Reign: From 1135 to 1154; King of England
- Title(s): 1135; He succeeded as the 11th Duke of Normandy in 1135.
- Crowned: 1 Dec 1135; He succeeded as King Stephen of England on 1 December 1135 and was crowned King of England by William, Archbishop of Canterbury on 26 December 1135 and styled Rex Aglorum Dux Normannorum. He pretended that the deceased monarch had expressed an intention that he should follow him on the throne, and he He was deposed on 10 April 1141. He succeeded again as the King on 1 November 1141 and was crowned as King 25 December 1141 at Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent, England. At length, after many changes of fortune, Stephen having lost his son, Eustace, entered into a compact with Henry Plantagenet, son of his rival, the Empress Maud, by which it was agreed that Stephen should enjoy the throne in peace during his life, and that Henry should succeed him.
- Miscellaneous: 1139; The rightful heiress to the crown of England was Henry I's daughter Matilda but at the time of Henry's death she was with her husband in Anjou and Stephen was the first to reach London and successfully claim the throne. Matilda or Maud, as she was also known, disputed Stephen's claim. Matilda's illegitimate half brother the 1st Earl of Gloucester rebelled, and civil war broke out in 1139 when Matilda invaded. In April 1141 hostile troops seized Stephen at the Battle of Lincoln but in November exchanged him for Gloucester who had been imprisoned by Stephen's supporters. Stephen then regained much lost power and in 1148 Matilda left England. Upon Maud's death, her son Henry Fitz-Empress continued the challenge. While the dispute continued, Henry married the divorced wife of the French King. This gave him great power as his wife was, in her own right, a reigning Princess. Stephen had married Matilda of Boulogne and hoped that their son Eustace would succeed him, however Eustace died and in 1153 at Winchester, Stephen reluctantly declared Henry Fitz-Empress as his heir.
- Last Full Review: 17 Jul 2020
Notes:
Name:
Buried:
His tomb was destroyed during the Reformation.
Died:
He died of a heart attack.
Stephen married Matilda, Countess of Boulogne in 1125 in Westminster Abbey, London, England. Matilda (daughter of Eustace III, Count of Boulogne and Lens and Mary, Princess of Scotland) was born about 1105 in County of Boulogne, France; died on 3 May 1151 in Hedingham Castle, Castle Hedingham, Essex, England; was buried in Faversham Abbey, Faversham, Kent, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 48. Baldwin de Boulogne
- 49. Eustace IV, Count of Boulogne was born about 1129; died on 10 Aug 1153.
- 50. Sir William FitzRoy, Count of Boulogne and Mortain was born about 1135; died in Oct 1159 in France; was buried in Montmorillon, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
- 51. Matilda was born about 1133; died about 1135 in Tower of London, London, England; was buried in Holy Trinity Priory, Aldgate, London, England.
- 52. Mary of Blois, Princess of England was born about 1131 in Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France; died on 25 Jul 1180.
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Stephen married Dameta de Normandie in Not married. Dameta was born about 1103; died in 1152. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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25. | The Empress Maud (15.Henry3, 2.William2, 1.Robert1) was born on 7 Feb 1102 in London, England; died on 10 Sep 1167 in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France; was buried in Bec Abbey, Le Bec-Hellouin, Normandy, France. Other Events and Attributes:
- General Information: She is also know as the Empress Maud, as when married to Henry V, she was the Empress of Germany.
- Miscellaneous: 1126
Notes:
Birth: Weis (1982) gives her birth as 1104.
Miscellaneous:
In 1126, Maud’s father, Henry I, had her declared heir presumptive. When he died in 1135, she went to Normandy to claim her inheritance. England, however, declared Stephen of Blois king. In 1139, Maud landed in England with 140 knights, and besieged Arundel Castle. A civil war ensued with Stephen being captured in February 1141 in Lincoln and imprisoned in Bristol. Eventually an agreement was reached where Stephen continued as King, but upon his death, Maud’s son, Henry would become King of England.
Maud married Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor on 7 Jan 1114. Henry was born in 1086; died on 23 May 1125. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Maud married Geoffrey V Plantagenet, Count of Anjou, Duke of Normandy on 22 May 1127 in Le Mans, Pays de la Loire, France. Geoffrey (son of Fulk V "le Jeune", King of Jerusalem, Count of Anjou and Ermenbourg of Maine) was born on 24 Nov 1113 in Anjou, France ; died on 7 Sep 1151 in Château-du-Loir, Pays de la Loire, France; was buried in Cathedral of Saint Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Pays de la Loire, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 58. Henry II "Curt Mantel", King of England was born on 5 Mar 1132/33 in Le Mans, Pays de la Loire, France; died on 6 Jul 1189 in Château Chinon, Normandy, France; was buried after 6 Jul 1189 in Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Pays de la Loire, France.
- 59. Sir Geoffrey VI of Anjou, Count of Anjou and Nantes was born on 1 Jun 1134 in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France; died on 26 Jul 1158.
- 60. William Longespée, Vicomte de Dieppe was born on 21 Jul 1136 in Argentan, Orne, Normandy, France; died on 30 Jan 1163/64 in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France; was buried in Rouen Cathedral, Rouen, Normandy, France.
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27. | Richard (15.Henry3, 2.William2, 1.Robert1) Other Events and Attributes:
- History: Some sources say he drowned in the sinking of the White Ship on November 25, 1120. Other sources say he died in infancy, and the Richard who drowned on the White Ship was one of Henry's vast brood of illegitimate children. Regardless, he predeceased his father.
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28. | William Athling (15.Henry3, 2.William2, 1.Robert1) was born before 5 Aug 1103; died on 25 Nov 1120. Other Events and Attributes:
- Married: Matilda of Anjou, the daughter of Fulk V "le Jeune" King of Jerusalem, Count of Anjou and Ermenbourg of Maine. [Matilda, married William Athling] After her husband drowned, she became a Nun, and was elected abbess of Fontevrault. They had no children.
Notes:
Died:
When the White Ship sank in the English Channel. When the White Ship was wrecked on the deadly rock a boat was launched and William, the King's only legitimate son, was rowed to safety. The cries of his half-sister Maud, Countess of Perche, induced him to return to the wreck where they sank together. This was considered by some to be punishment for Henry I's sins of lust in having so many illegitimate offspring
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29. | Robert of Caen "the Counsul", Earl of Gloucester (15.Henry3, 2.William2, 1.Robert1) was born about 1090 in Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France; died on 31 Oct 1147 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England; was buried in St James' Priory, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes:
Weis (1982) states he married Mable, the daughter of Robert FitzHammond.
Title(s):
He was created the Earl of Gloucester.
Family/Spouse: Maud FitzHamon. Maud (daughter of Robert FitzHamon, Count of Gloucester and Sybil de Montgomery) died in 1157. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 61. Maud FitzRobert was born about 1120; died on 29 Jul 1189 in Chester, Cheshire, England.
- 62. William FitzRobert, Earl of Gloucester was born on 23 Nov 1121; died on 23 Nov 1183; was buried in Keynsham, Somerset, England.
- 63. Robert FitzRobert, Bishop of Worcester died on 9 Aug 1179.
- 64. Harmon FitzRobert died in 1159 in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France.
- 65. Philippe FitzRobert died after 1147.
- 66. Richard, Lord of Creully died in 1175.
- 67. Mabel FitzRobert
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30. | Reginald FitzRoy de Dunstanville, Earl of Cornwall (15.Henry3, 2.William2, 1.Robert1) was born between 1110 and 1115; died on 1 Jul 1175 in Chertsey, Surrey, England; was buried in Reading Abbey, Reading, Berkshire, England. Other Events and Attributes:
- 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]
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39. | Maud of Huntingdon, Queen of Scotland (17.Judith3, 3.Adelaide2, 1.Robert1) was born in 1072; died in 1130/31. Notes:
Name:
She was also Countess of Huntingdon and Northumberland.
Maud married Simon de Saint Liz, Earl of Huntingdom and Northampton in 1089/90. Simon (son of Ranulph "the Rich") died in 1111 in Priory La Charité, La Charité-sur-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Maud married David I "the Saint", King of the Scots in 1113/14. David (son of Malcolm III "Canmore", King of the Scots and Saint Margaret of Scotland) was born about 1080 in Scotland; died on 24 May 1154 in Carlisle, Cumberland, Scotland; was buried in Scone, Perthshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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41. | Bohémond I, Prince of Antoch (20.Robert3, 5.Fredesende2, 1.Robert1) was born in 1052; died on 3 Mar 1111 in Canossa, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Other Events and Attributes:
- General Information: He was also the Duke of Calabria.
- Military: 1098; He was one of the leaders of the First Crusade in 1098.
Notes:
Name:
Bohémond married Constance of France, Princess of France in 1106 in Chartres, Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire, France. Constance (daughter of Philip I "the Amorous", King of France and Bertha of Holland) was born about 1078; died between 1124 and 1126. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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