933 - 996 (63 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Richard I "the Fearless", Duke of Normandy was born in 933 in Fécamp, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France; died on 20 Nov 996 in Fécamp, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France. Other Events and Attributes:
- Title(s): 942; In 942, he succeeded as the Duke of Normandy.
Richard married Emma of Paris in 960. Emma (daughter of Hugh Magnus "the White", Duke of France and Normandy) was born in 943; died in 968 in Normandy, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Richard married Gunnor of Crêpon about 978. Gunnor (daughter of Herfast de Crépon) was born about 936; died on 1027 or 1031 in France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Richard II "the Good", Duke of Normandy was born on 23 Aug 963 in Normandy, France; died on 28 Aug 1026 in Fécamp, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France.
- 3. William, Count of Eu and Exemes was born about 0955 in Normandy, France; died on 26 Jan 1057.
- 4. Mauger, Earl of Corbeil
- 5. Robert, Count of d'Évreux, Archbishop of Rouen was born in 964 in Normandy, France; died on 16 Mar 1037.
- 6. Matilda
- 7. Emma of Normandy was born about 986; died on 14 Mar 1052.
- 8. Hawise of Normandy died on 21 Feb 1034.
- 9. Beatrice of Normandy died on 18 Jan 1035.
- 10. Godfrey of Brionne & Eu died about 1015.
|
Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
|
Generation: 2
2. | Richard II "the Good", Duke of Normandy (1.Richard1) was born on 23 Aug 963 in Normandy, France; died on 28 Aug 1026 in Fécamp, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France. Other Events and Attributes:
- Title(s): 996; He succeeded as the Duke of Normandy in 996 and ruled until his death. During his minority, the first five years of his reign, his regent was Count Rodulf of Ivry, his uncle, who wielded the power and put down a peasant insurrection at the beginning of Richard's reign
- Last Full Review: 18 Feb 2021
Notes:
Name:
Richard married Judith of Brittany in 1000. Judith (daughter of Conan I "le Tort", Duke of Brittany, Count of Rennes and Ermengarde d'Anjou) was born in 982 in Brittany, France; died on 28 Aug 1017 in Normandy, France; was buried in Bernay Abbey, Bernay, Normandy, France . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Richard married Esthith of Denmark in 1017, and was divorced between 1017 and 1018. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Richard married Papia of Envermeu in 1024. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
|
Generation: 3
14. | Robert I "the Devil", Duke of Normandy (2.Richard2, 1.Richard1) 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.
Notes:
Name:
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:
- 41. 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.
- 42. Adelaide of Normandy, Countess of Aumale was born in 1029/30 in Falaise, Calvados, Normandy, France; died before 1090.
|
Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
|
15. | William (2.Richard2, 1.Richard1) was born about 1007/09; died in 1025; was buried in Fécamp Abbey, Fécamp, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France. Other Events and Attributes:
- General Information: He was a monk at monk at Fécamp Abbey.
- Last Full Review: 11 Aug 2020
|
17. | Matilda (2.Richard2, 1.Richard1) was born between 1013 and 1015. Other Events and Attributes:
- Religion: say 1035, Fécamp Abbey, Fécamp, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France; She became a nun at Fécamp Abbey.
|
26. | Ralph d'Évreux (5.Robert2, 1.Richard1) was born in 1004. Other Events and Attributes:
- History: He was also known as Ralph of Gacé.
He is said to have arranged the murder in 1040 of his cousin Gilbert "Crispin", Count of Brionne, who was chief tutor of Duke William.
- Married: unknown wife
Issue:
1. Robert d'Évreux (1030-____)
|
27. | Robert d'Évreux (5.Robert2, 1.Richard1) was born in 1008. Other Events and Attributes:
- Married: unknown wife.
Issue:
1. Walter d'Évreux, Count Rosmar (1034-____)
2. Robert d'Évreux (1038-____)
|
28. | Edward "the Confessor", King of England (7.Emma2, 1.Richard1) was born about 1005; died in 1066 in England. Other Events and Attributes:
- History: In 1042, he was crowned King of England
- Married: Edith, the daughter of Godwin, Ealdorman of Wessex and Gytha. He was crowned King of England in 1042 at England.3 He died in 1066 in England at age 61 years.1,3. [Edith, married Edward the Confessor, King of England] She died in 1075. They had no children.
- Reign: From 1042 to 1066; King of England
Notes:
Name:
|
30. | Godgifu, Princess of England (7.Emma2, 1.Richard1) was born about 1010 in England; died in by 1049. Other Events and Attributes:
- General Information: Her name was also spelt Goda.
- Last Full Review: 9 Dec 2020
Notes:
Name:
Godgifu married Drogo of Mantes, Count of Valois, Amiens, and Vexin on 7 Apr 1024. Drogo (son of Walter II the White, Count of Amiens, Valois, and the Vexin and Adele) was born in 996; died in 1035. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Godgifu married Eustace II "aux Gernons", Count of Boulogne and Lens after 1035. Eustace (son of Eustace I, Count of Boulogne and Matilda of Louvain) was born about 1020 in Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France; died in 1093. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
|
31. | Harthacnut, King of England (7.Emma2, 1.Richard1) died in 1042. Other Events and Attributes:
- History: He was crowned in 1040 as the King of England.
- Reign: From 1040 to 1042; King of England
Notes:
Name:
|
Generation: 4
37. | Nicholas, Abbot of Saint Ouen (12.Richard3, 2.Richard2, 1.Richard1) Other Events and Attributes:
- History: After Richard II "the Good"'s death in 1027, Nicholas, then an infant, was immediately relegated to a monastery (first to Fécamp and then Saint Ouen in Rouen) and Robert "the Devil" took over as 5th Duke of Normandy. In later life, Nicholas was a loyal supporter of his cousin William the Conqueror. About 1042, Nicholas became Abbot of the monastery of Saint Ouen
|
40. | William II "the Great", Count of Burgundy and Mâcon (13.Judith3, 2.Richard2, 1.Richard1) was born about 1024; died on 12 Nov 1087. Notes:
Name:
He was William I, Count of Burgundy
William married Stephanie of Longwy between 1049 and 1057. Stephanie (daughter of Adalbert III, Count of Longwy and Duke of Upper Lorraine and Clemence de Foix) was born about 1035; died after 1088. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 63. Stephen, Count of Vienne, Mâcon, and Burgundy was born about 1055; died on 27 May 1102 in Rama, Holy Land (not found).
- 64. Ermentrude of Burgundy was born about 1060; died after 8 Mar 1105.
- 65. Sibylle of Burgunday was born in 1065; died in 1103.
- 66. Raymond of Burgundy and Ivrea, Count of Castile was born about 1070 in Burgundy, France; died on 24 May 1107 in Grajal de Campos, Castile and León, Spain; was buried in Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain.
- 67. Gisela de Bourgogne was born about 1070; died after 1133.
- 68. Clemence of Burgundy
- 69. Pope Calixtus II was born in Burgundy, France; died on 3 Dec 1124.
- 70. Berta of Burgundy died before 15 Jan 1100.
|
|
41. | William I "the Conqueror", King of England (14.Robert3, 2.Richard2, 1.Richard1) 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:
- 71. Robert III "Curthose", Duke of Normandy was born about 1054 in Normandy, France; died in 1134.
- 72. Richard, Duke of Bernay was born in 1055; died in 1075.
- 73. Cecily, Abbess of Sainte-Trinité was born in 1056 in Normandy, France; died in 1127 in Abbey of Sainte-Trinité, Caen, Normandy, France.
- 74. Adeliza was born in 1055 in Normandy, France.
- 75. William II "Rufus", King of England was born in 1057; died on 1 Aug 1100 in New Forest, England.
- 76. 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.
- 77. Adele of Normandy, Princess of England was born about 1062; died on 8 Mar 1137/38 in Maringuy Convent, Marcigny, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.
- 78. Agatha was born about 1064 in Normandy, France.
- 79. Matilda
- 80. 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.
- 81. daughter
|
|
42. | Adelaide of Normandy, Countess of Aumale (14.Robert3, 2.Richard2, 1.Richard1) 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:
- 84. Maud was born in 1092.
|
|
45. | Judith of Flanders, Countess of Northumbria (16.Elena3, 2.Richard2, 1.Richard1) was born about 1033 in Bruges, Flanders, Belguim; died on 5 Mar 1094; was buried in Weingarten Abbey, Weingarten, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Other Events and Attributes:
- General Information: She was the owner of many books and illuminated manuscripts, which she bequeathed to Weingarten Abbey (two of which are now held at the Pierpont Morgan Library).
- Travel: Sep 1051; In September 1051, Tostig and Judith were forced to flee England for Bruges, along with her in-laws after Tostig joined his father's armed rebellion against King Edward the Confessor; however, they returned home the following year.
- Title(s): 1055; When her husband was created the Earl of Northumbia in 1055, she became the Countess of Northumbria.
- Travel: Nov 1065; Tostig was outlawed by King Edward in November 1065, and Judith, along with Tostig and her children, was compelled to seek refuge with her half-brother in Flanders the following month.
- Last Full Review: 11 Aug 2020
Notes:
Birth: Judith was 38 years old when she married Welf.
Judith married Tostig Godwinson, Earl of Northumberia before Sep 1051. Tostig (son of Godwine, Ealdorman of Wessex and Gytha Thorkelsdóttir) was born about 1026; died on 25 Sep 1066 in Stamford Bridge, Yorkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Judith married Welf I, Duke of Bavaria about 1071. Welf (son of Alberto Azzo II, Marchese d'Este and of the Lombards and Kunigunde of Altdorf) was born in 1037; died on 9 Nov 1101 in Paphos, Cyprus; was buried in Weingarten Abbey, Weingarten, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
|
49. | Agnes d'Évreux (24.Richard3, 5.Robert2, 1.Richard1) was born about 1030. Agnes married Simon I de Montfort l'Amaury, Seigneur of Montfod l'Amauri on Yes, date unknown. Simon (son of Amauri de Montfort, Seigneur of Montfort and Bertrade de Gometz) was born about 1026; died about 1088; was buried in Épernon, Centre-Val de Loire, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 95. Richard de Montfort died in 1092 in Conches Abbey, Conches-en-Ouche, Normandy, France; was buried in Épernon, Centre-Val de Loire, France.
- 96. Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester was born in 1208; died on 4 Aug 1265 in Evesham, Worcestershire, England; was buried after 4 Aug 1265 in Eversham Abbey, Evesham, Worcestershire, England.
- 97. William de Montfort, Bishop of Paris
- 98. Amauri III de Montfort, Comté d'Evreux died in 18 Apr 1137 or 19 Apr 1137; was buried in Abbey of Hautes-Bruyères, Saint-Remy-l'Honore, Île-de-France, France.
- 99. Bertrade de Montfort l'Amaury was born about 1060 in Montfort l'Amauri, Île-de-France, France; died on 14 Feb 1117 in Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Pays de la Loire, France.
|
|
|