Abt 870 - 932 (62 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Rolf Ragnvaldsson, Duke of Normandy was born about 870 in Mære, Norway; died on 927 - 932 in Normandy, France. Other Events and Attributes:
- Military: 911, Normandy, France
- Baptism as an Adult: Abt 912
- Title(s): 912
Notes:
Name:
He was also known as Rolf the Ganger, Rolf Wend-a-Foot, Rolf the Viking, and Rollo of Norway.
Military:
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.
Baptism as an Adult:
Rolf Ragnvaldsson was baptized as an adult having converted to Christianity.
Title(s):
He became the Duke of Normandy.
Died:
Despite his earlier conversion, he is said to have died a pagan.
Rolf married Poppa de Bayeux in 0891. Poppa (daughter of Berenger, Margrave of Neustria and Adelheid) was born about 872 in Bayeux, Calvados, Normandy, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: unknown wife. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Rolf married Grisselle in 912. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 2
2. | William I "Longsword", Duke of Normandy (1.Rolf1) was born about 900 in Normandy, France; died on 17 Dec 943 in France; was buried in Rouen Cathedral, Rouen, Normandy, France. Other Events and Attributes:
- History: He was also known as Guillaume Longue-espee, in French.
In 927, he succeeded as the Duke of Normandy, upon the death of his father.
Most of William's career was spent in relative obscurity, but in the late 930s he suddenly emerged onto the stage of Frankish royal politics, first because of his war with Arnulf of Flanders, and then because of his support for King Louis IV (d'Outremer) at a time when Louis' star seemed to be fading.
In December 942, at the peak of his good relations with Louis, Arnulf called for a peace conference with William. At the conference, William was murdered (traditionally, Arnulf is said to have arranged the murder). [see picture below]
A Planctus (mourning poem) was composed probably shortly after William's death. Jules Lair suggests plausibly if not definitively that it was in 943. This poem, although it survives only in corrupt and incomplete versions and is largely hagiographic in content, nevertheless is a critical source for early Norman history. It is by far the earliest work written about the Normans from a Norman point of view, and some historical nuggets can be gleaned from it. [see picture below]
William married Sporte de Bretagne about 932. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
William married Luitgarde de Vermandois in 940. Luitgarde (daughter of Herbert II, Count of Vermandois and Troyes and Hildebrande of Neustria, Princess of the West Franks) was born between 915 and 920; died in 943. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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4. | Crespina (1.Rolf1) Other Events and Attributes:
- Married: Grimaldus I, Prince of Monaco.
Issue:
1. Guido I, Prince of Monaco
2. Crispinus Ansgot, Baron of Bec
3. Gibellinus, Lord of Sinus St. Troppeus
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Generation: 3
8. | Richard I "the Fearless", Duke of Normandy (2.William2, 1.Rolf1) 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:
- 14. 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.
- 15. William, Count of Eu and Exemes was born about 0955 in Normandy, France; died on 26 Jan 1057.
- 16. Mauger, Earl of Corbeil
- 17. Robert, Count of d'Évreux, Archbishop of Rouen was born in 964 in Normandy, France; died on 16 Mar 1037.
- 18. Matilda
- 19. Emma of Normandy was born about 986; died on 14 Mar 1052.
- 20. Hawise of Normandy died on 21 Feb 1034.
- 21. Beatrice of Normandy died on 18 Jan 1035.
- 22. Godfrey of Brionne & Eu died about 1015.
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Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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12. | Adelainde of Poitou (6.Gerloc2, 1.Rolf1) was born in 945; died about 1004. Notes:
Birth: Weis (1976) gives her birth date as 945.
Adelainde married Hugh Capet, King of France between 963 and 968. Hugh (son of Hugh Magnus "the White", Duke of France and Normandy and Hedwig of Saxony) was born on Late in 941; died on 24 Oct 996 in Paris, Île-de-France, France; was buried in Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 25. Robert II "the Pious", King of France was born on 27 Mar 972 in Orléans, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France; died on 20 Jul 1031 in Meulan-en-Yvelines, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France; was buried in Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France.
- 26. Hedwig, Princess of France was born about 972; died after 1013.
- 27. Adele of France died about 1063.
- 28. Gisela, Princess of France
- 29. Edith of France died after 1013.
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13. | Geoffery de Percy (7.Mainfred2, 1.Rolf1) was born about 1005 in Percy-en-Auge, Calvados, Normandy, France. Other Events and Attributes:
- General Information: His name was also spelt Geoffroi de Perci.
- Last Full Review: 10 Jun 2020
Geoffery married Margaret on yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 30. William de Percy died in 1096 in Mt Joy, Near Jerusalem, Holy Land.
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Generation: 4
14. | Richard II "the Good", Duke of Normandy (8.Richard3, 2.William2, 1.Rolf1) 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]
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25. | Robert II "the Pious", King of France (12.Adelainde3, 6.Gerloc2, 1.Rolf1) was born on 27 Mar 972 in Orléans, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France; died on 20 Jul 1031 in Meulan-en-Yvelines, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France; was buried in Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France. Other Events and Attributes:
- Reign: From 988 to 1031; King of France (House of Capet)
- Crowned: 1 Jan 988; On 1 January 988, he became the King of France.
Notes:
Name:
Family/Spouse: Rozala of Italy. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Bertha of Burgundy. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Robert married Constance of Arles in 998. Constance (daughter of William I, Count of Provence and Arles and Adelaide of Anjou) was born about 986; died on 25 Jul 1032 in Meulan-en-Yvelines, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France; was buried in Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 60. Princess Adele of France was born about 1003 in France; died on 8 Jan 1078.
- 61. Hugh Magnus, King of France was born in 1007; died on 17 Sep 1025 in Compiègne, Oise, Hauts-de-France, France; was buried in Abbaye Saint-Corneille de Compiègne, Compiègne, Oise,Hauts-de-France, France.
- 62. Henry I, King of France was born in Apr 1008 in Burgundy, France; died on 4 Aug 1060 in Vitry-en-Brie (now Vitry-sur-Seine), Île-de-France, France; was buried in Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France.
- 63. Adelaide of France, Princess of France was born in 1009; died on 8 Jun 1078.
- 64. Robert III "the Old", Duke of Burgundy, Prince of France was born about 1011; died on 21 Mar 1076 in Fleury-sur-Ouche, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France; was buried in Semur-en-Auxois, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.
- 65. Constance, Princess of France
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