William I 'the Conqueror' KING OF ENGLAND

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  William I 'the Conqueror' KING OF ENGLAND was born on 14 Oct 1024 in Falaise, Normandy, France; was christened in 1027 in Holy Trinity Church, Falaise, Normandy, France (son of Duke Robert II 'the Magnificent' OF NORMANDY and Herleva OF FALAISE); died on 9 Sep 1085 in Hermenbraville, Rouen, Normandy, France.

    William married Matilda OF FLANDERS in 1049 in Normandy, France. Matilda (daughter of Count Baldwin V 'the Pious' de I'Isle OF FLANDERS and Countess Adela of Flanders OF FRANCE) was born about 1032 in Flanders, France; died on 2 Nov 1083 in Caen, Normandy, France; was buried in Holy Trinity Abbey, Caen, Normandy, France. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Gundred OF ENGLAND was born in 1051; died on 27 May 1087.
    2. Duke Robert Curthose OF NORMANDY was born in 1054; died in 1134.
    3. Adeliza OF NORMANDY was born in 1055; died in 1066.
    4. Duke Richard OF BERNAY was born in 1057; died in 1075.
    5. Cecelia OF CAEN, Abbess of the Holy Trinity was born in 1058; died on 30 Jul 1125.
    6. William II 'Rufus' KING OF NORMANDY was born about 1060; and died.
    7. Constance OF NORMANDY was born in 1061; died on 13 Aug 1094.
    8. Adela OF NORMANDY was born about 1062; died in 1137.
    9. Agatha OF NORMANDY was born in 1064; died in 1074.
    10. Henry I 'Beauclerc' KING OF ENGLAND was born in Sep 1068 in Selby, Yorkshire, England; died on 1 Dec 1135 in St. Denis-le-Fermont, Near Gisors, France; was buried in Reading Abbey, Berkshire, England.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Duke Robert II 'the Magnificent' OF NORMANDY was born about 1000 in Normandy (son of Duke Richard II "the Good" OF NORMANDY and Judith of Britanny OF BRETAGNE); died on 3 Jul 1035 in Nicaea, Bithynia, Turkey.

    Robert married Herleva OF FALAISE. Herleva was born in 1010; and died. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Herleva OF FALAISE was born in 1010; and died.

    Notes:

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    Children:
    1. 1. William I 'the Conqueror' KING OF ENGLAND was born on 14 Oct 1024 in Falaise, Normandy, France; was christened in 1027 in Holy Trinity Church, Falaise, Normandy, France; died on 9 Sep 1085 in Hermenbraville, Rouen, Normandy, France.
    2. Countess Adeliza of Aumale OF FRANCE was born in 1027; died in 1090.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Duke Richard II "the Good" OF NORMANDY was born on 23 Aug 966 in Normandy, France (son of Duke Richard I "the Fearless" OF NORMANDY and Gunnor DE CREPON); died on 28 Aug 1027 in Fecamp, France.

    Richard married Judith of Britanny OF BRETAGNE in 1008. Judith (daughter of Duke Conan I 'the Crooked' OF BRITTANY and Ermengarde D'ANJOU) was born in 982; died in 1017. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Judith of Britanny OF BRETAGNE was born in 982 (daughter of Duke Conan I 'the Crooked' OF BRITTANY and Ermengarde D'ANJOU); died in 1017.
    Children:
    1. William MONK OF FECAMP died in 1025; was buried in Fecamp, France.
    2. Adelaide OF NORMANDY
    3. 2. Duke Robert II 'the Magnificent' OF NORMANDY was born about 1000 in Normandy; died on 3 Jul 1035 in Nicaea, Bithynia, Turkey.
    4. Richard III OF NORMANDY was born in 1009; died in 1027.
    5. Judith OF NORMANDY was born in 1013; and died.
    6. Eleanor OF NORMANDY was born in 1016; and died.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Duke Richard I "the Fearless" OF NORMANDY was born on 28 Aug 935 (son of William I "Longsword" OF NORMANDY and Adela "Esprota" DE SENLIS); died on 20 Nov 996; was buried in Fecamp, Seine-Inferieure, France.

    Richard married Gunnor DE CREPON. Gunnor (daughter of Herfastus de Crepon FORESTER D'ARCHES and Gunhilda OF DENMARK) was born in 946; and died. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Gunnor DE CREPON was born in 946 (daughter of Herfastus de Crepon FORESTER D'ARCHES and Gunhilda OF DENMARK); and died.
    Children:
    1. Hawise OF NORMANDY was born in 949; and died.
    2. Ralph OF NORMANDY was born about 957; and died.
    3. Guillaume DE HEIME was born in 958; and died.
    4. Archbishop Robert OF ROUEN was born in 964; died in 1037.
    5. Muriella OF NORMANDY was born in 966; and died.
    6. 4. Duke Richard II "the Good" OF NORMANDY was born on 23 Aug 966 in Normandy, France; died on 28 Aug 1027 in Fecamp, France.
    7. Count Geoffrey of Eu and Brionne OF NORMANDY was born in 967 in Brionne, Normandy, France; died about 1015.
    8. Mauger EARL OF CORBEIL was born in 974; died in 1033.
    9. Matilda OF NORMANDY was born in 975; and died.
    10. Beatrix OF NORMANDY was born in 980; and died.
    11. Emma "the Flower" OF NORMANDY was born in 986 in Normandy, France; died on 14 Mar 1052 in Winchester, Hampshire, England.
    12. Hedwige OF NORMANDY was born in 1004; and died.

  3. 10.  Duke Conan I 'the Crooked' OF BRITTANY was born in 927 (son of Juhel BERANGER and Judith); died on 27 Jun 992; was buried in Mont St. Michel Abbey, Normandy, France.

    Conan married Ermengarde D'ANJOU. Ermengarde (daughter of Geoffrey I 'Greymantle' DE GRISEGONELLE and Adele DE VERMANDOIS) was born in 962; and died. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Ermengarde D'ANJOU was born in 962 (daughter of Geoffrey I 'Greymantle' DE GRISEGONELLE and Adele DE VERMANDOIS); and died.
    Children:
    1. Count Judicael OF PORHOERT died in 1037.
    2. Geoffrey of Brittany OF BRETAGNE was born in 980; died on 20 Nov 1008.
    3. 5. Judith of Britanny OF BRETAGNE was born in 982; died in 1017.


Generation: 5

  1. 16.  William I "Longsword" OF NORMANDY was born in 893 (son of Hrolf "the Ganger" Ragnvaldsson Jarl of More Duke of Normandy, (Rollo, Robert I) and Poppa DE BAYEUX); died on 17 Dec 942.

    William married Adela "Esprota" DE SENLIS. Adela (daughter of Count Hurbert I OF SENLIS AND VERMANDOIS and Bertha OF MORVOIS) was born in 911; died in 972. [Group Sheet]


  2. 17.  Adela "Esprota" DE SENLIS was born in 911 (daughter of Count Hurbert I OF SENLIS AND VERMANDOIS and Bertha OF MORVOIS); died in 972.
    Children:
    1. 8. Duke Richard I "the Fearless" OF NORMANDY was born on 28 Aug 935; died on 20 Nov 996; was buried in Fecamp, Seine-Inferieure, France.
    2. Roger DE ST. SAVEUR was born in 940; and died.
    3. Ralph D'IVRY was born in 943; and died.

  3. 18.  Herfastus de Crepon FORESTER D'ARCHES was born in 911 (son of Herfast de Crepon D'ARCHES); and died.

    Herfastus married Gunhilda OF DENMARK. Gunhilda was born in 923; and died. [Group Sheet]


  4. 19.  Gunhilda OF DENMARK was born in 923; and died.
    Children:
    1. Arfast of Herfast DE CREPON
    2. 9. Gunnor DE CREPON was born in 946; and died.

  5. 20.  Juhel BERANGER (son of Bernenger DE RENNES and DE BAYEAUX); died in 970.

    Juhel married Judith. Judith (daughter of Adalind OF THURINGIA) was born in 925; and died. [Group Sheet]


  6. 21.  Judith was born in 925 (daughter of Adalind OF THURINGIA); and died.
    Children:
    1. 10. Duke Conan I 'the Crooked' OF BRITTANY was born in 927; died on 27 Jun 992; was buried in Mont St. Michel Abbey, Normandy, France.

  7. 22.  Geoffrey I 'Greymantle' DE GRISEGONELLE was born on 11 Nov 938 in Anjou, Pays-de-la-Loire, France (son of Count Fulk II 'the Good' D'ANJOU and Gerberga d'Gatinais DU MAINE); died on 21 Jun 987.

    Geoffrey married Adele DE VERMANDOIS. Adele (daughter of Count Robert de Vermandois DE MEAUX and Adelaide DE BURGANDY) was born in 934 in Meaux, Seine-et-Marne, Ile-de-France, France; died on 8 Apr 976. [Group Sheet]


  8. 23.  Adele DE VERMANDOIS was born in 934 in Meaux, Seine-et-Marne, Ile-de-France, France (daughter of Count Robert de Vermandois DE MEAUX and Adelaide DE BURGANDY); died on 8 Apr 976.
    Children:
    1. 11. Ermengarde D'ANJOU was born in 962; and died.
    2. Adelaide D' ANJOU was born in 968; and died.
    3. Fulke III D'ANJOU was born in 981; and died.


Generation: 6

  1. 32.  Hrolf "the Ganger" Ragnvaldsson Jarl of More Duke of Normandy, (Rollo, Robert I) (son of Ragnvald "the Wise" Eysteinsson Earl of More and Ragnhild); died in 928; was buried in Rouen, Normandy, France.

    Notes:

    Rollo (c. 860 ? c. 932), baptised Robert, was the founder and first ruler of the Viking principality in what soon became known as Normandy. (Wiki note)

    Although several have been proposed as the father of Rollo, his parentage is not confirmed as known. Traditions about his parentage and other facts vary between the annals of different cultures.

    Rollo, occasionally known as Rollo the Viking, (c. 860 - c. 932) was the founder and first ruler of the Viking principality in what soon became known as Normandy. He is also in some sources known as Robert of Normandy, using his baptismal name. The name Rollo is a Frankish-Latin name probably taken from Scandinavian name Hr

    Hrolf married Poppa DE BAYEUX. Poppa (daughter of Berenger DE BAYEUX and Adela DE VERMANDOIS) was born in 872; died before 938. [Group Sheet]


  2. 33.  Poppa DE BAYEUX was born in 872 (daughter of Berenger DE BAYEUX and Adela DE VERMANDOIS); died before 938.
    Children:
    1. 16. William I "Longsword" OF NORMANDY was born in 893; died on 17 Dec 942.
    2. Adaela DE NORMANDY

  3. 34.  Count Hurbert I OF SENLIS AND VERMANDOIS was born in 840 in Vermandois, Aisne, Picardy, France (son of Seigneur Pepin II de Peronne OF VERMANDOIS and Rothaide DE BOBBIO); died on 6 Nov 902.

    Hurbert married Bertha OF MORVOIS. Bertha (daughter of Robert IV 'the Strong' OF FRANCE, Count of Anjou and Adelaide de Tours OF AQUITAINE) was born in 862 in Morvois, France; died in 900. [Group Sheet]


  4. 35.  Bertha OF MORVOIS was born in 862 in Morvois, France (daughter of Robert IV 'the Strong' OF FRANCE, Count of Anjou and Adelaide de Tours OF AQUITAINE); died in 900.
    Children:
    1. Adela DE VERMANDOIS was born in 880 in Aisne, Picardy, France; and died.
    2. Beatrice OF VERMANDOIS was born in 880 in Vermandois, Aisne, Picardy, France; died after Mar 931.
    3. Count Heribert II DE VERMANDOIS was born about 880 in Vermandois, Aisne, Picardy, France; died on 23 Feb 943 in St. Quentin, Peronne, France.
    4. Judith DE VERMANDOIS was born about 882 in Vermandois, Aisne, Picardy, France; died about 949.
    5. 17. Adela "Esprota" DE SENLIS was born in 911; died in 972.

  5. 36.  Herfast de Crepon D'ARCHES was born in 885 (son of Harald II PARCUS OF SJAELLAND and Elgulfu OF WESSEX); and died.
    Children:
    1. 18. Herfastus de Crepon FORESTER D'ARCHES was born in 911; and died.

  6. 40.  Bernenger DE RENNES was born in 880 (son of Judicael of Rennes KING OF BRITTANY); died about 930.

    Bernenger married DE BAYEAUX. was born in 880; and died. [Group Sheet]


  7. 41.  DE BAYEAUX was born in 880; and died.
    Children:
    1. 20. Juhel BERANGER died in 970.

  8. 43.  Adalind OF THURINGIA was born about 852; and died.
    Children:
    1. 21. Judith was born in 925; and died.

  9. 44.  Count Fulk II 'the Good' D'ANJOU was born in 910 in Anjou, Pays-de-la-Loire, France (son of Fulk I 'the Red' D'ANJOU and Rosalie DE LOCHES); died on 11 Nov 987 in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France.

    Fulk married Gerberga d'Gatinais DU MAINE. Gerberga (daughter of Count Geoffrey DE GATINAIS and Ava DE AUVERGNE) was born in 915 in Gatinais, Loiret, Orleanais, France; died in 952. [Group Sheet]


  10. 45.  Gerberga d'Gatinais DU MAINE was born in 915 in Gatinais, Loiret, Orleanais, France (daughter of Count Geoffrey DE GATINAIS and Ava DE AUVERGNE); died in 952.
    Children:
    1. Bouchard DE VENDOME was born about 929 in Anjou, Pays-de-la-Loire, France; and died.
    2. 22. Geoffrey I 'Greymantle' DE GRISEGONELLE was born on 11 Nov 938 in Anjou, Pays-de-la-Loire, France; died on 21 Jun 987.
    3. Agnes D'ANJOU was born about 940 in Anjou, Pays-de-la-Loire, France; and died.
    4. Adelais D'ANJOU was born about 942 in Anjou, Pays-de-la-Loire, France; died about 1026 in Arles, Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence, France.

  11. 46.  Count Robert de Vermandois DE MEAUX was born in 911 in Meaux, Seine-et-Marne, Ile-de-France, France (son of Count Heribert II DE VERMANDOIS and Richilda DE NEUSTRIA); died on 29 Aug 968 in Troyes, Aube, Champagne, France.

    Robert married Adelaide DE BURGANDY. Adelaide (daughter of Gilbert DE VERGY and Ermengarde DE BURGANDY) was born about 919 in Auxerre, Yonne, Bourgogne, France; died on 19 Aug 967. [Group Sheet]


  12. 47.  Adelaide DE BURGANDY was born about 919 in Auxerre, Yonne, Bourgogne, France (daughter of Gilbert DE VERGY and Ermengarde DE BURGANDY); died on 19 Aug 967.
    Children:
    1. 23. Adele DE VERMANDOIS was born in 934 in Meaux, Seine-et-Marne, Ile-de-France, France; died on 8 Apr 976.


Generation: 7

  1. 64.  Ragnvald "the Wise" Eysteinsson Earl of More was born on Yes, date unknown (son of Eystein Ivarsson "the Noisey" EARL OF MORE and Aseda RAGNVALDSDOTTIR); died in 894.

    Notes:

    Birth:
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