Abt 1067 - 1138 (~ 71 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Princess Adela, of Normandy was born about 1067 in Normandy, France (daughter of King William, I, of England and Queen Matilda d' Flandres, of England); died on 8 Mar 1138 in Marcigny-sur-Loire, Normandy, France; was buried in Abbey Of Holy Trinity, Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France. Adela married in 1080 in Breteuil, Eure, Normandy, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 2
2. | King William, I, of England was born on 14 Oct 1028 in Falise, Calvados, Normandy, France (son of 6th Duke Robert d' Normandy, II of Normandy and Arletta Herlene De Falaise); died on 9 Sep 1087 in Hermentrube, Rouen, Seine Maritime, Normandy, France; was buried in St. Stephen Abbey, Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France. Notes:
He was described as burly, with a harsh gutteral voice, At about 5'10", with excessive corpulence in middle years, exceptional physical strength, and in good health. He had Russet hair, long arms and legs.
Note: Reigned 1066-1087. Duke of Normandy 1035-1087. Invaded England defeated and
killed his rival Harold at the Battle of Hastings and became King. The Norman
conquest of England was completed by 1072 aided by the establishment of
feaudalism under which his followers were granted land in returnfor pledges
of service and loyalty. As King William was noted for hisefficient if harsh
rule. His administration relied upon Norman and other foreign personnell
especially Lanfranc Archbishop of Canterbury. In 1085 started Domesday Book.
In 1066, William was crowned King of England. He assumed the throne in 1035. Only one femur remains of his body, (destroyedby Calvinists).
He built, what are now historical sites, numerous noteworthy areas. Battle Abbey, Durham in 1072. Ely, Lincoln, built in1068, 14 acres which contains a museum with the original MagnaCarta and William The Conqueror's Charter, Also, Oxford, where King Alfred set up a mint in 0879. It contains a manuscript of King Alfred written in his own hand: dates 0890-0897. Rockinghamand Windsor.
William married Queen Matilda d' Flandres, of England in 1053. Matilda (daughter of Count Balduin, V, Of Flanders and Princess Adelheid, of France) was born in 1032 in Flanders, France; died on 3 Nov 1083 in Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France; was buried in Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Queen Matilda d' Flandres, of England was born in 1032 in Flanders, France (daughter of Count Balduin, V, Of Flanders and Princess Adelheid, of France); died on 3 Nov 1083 in Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France; was buried in Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France. Notes:
She stood at about 4'2" tall.
Children:
- Princess Gundred, of England was born about 1063 in Normandy, France; died on 27 May 1085 in Castle Acre, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom.
- 1. Princess Adela, of Normandy was born about 1067 in Normandy, France; died on 8 Mar 1138 in Marcigny-sur-Loire, Normandy, France; was buried in Abbey Of Holy Trinity, Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France.
- King Henry Beauclerc, I, of England was born about Sep 1068 in Selby, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom; died on 1 Dec 1135 in Saint Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France; was buried on 4 Jan 1136 in Reading Abbey, Reading, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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Generation: 3
4. | 6th Duke Robert d' Normandy, II of Normandy was born about 1008 in Normandy, France (son of d'Normandy Duke Richard Normandy, II and Princess Judith d'Brittany, d'Normandy); died on 22 Jun 1035. Notes:
Note: Bastard son of Richard II.
Robert contributed to the restoration of Henry King of France tohis throne,
and received from the gratitude of that monarch, the Vexin, asan additional
to his patrimonial domains. In the 8th year of his reign,curiosity or devotn
induced him to undertake a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, where the fatiges of
the journey and the heat of the climate so impaired his consitution he died
on his way home.
Some sources call him Robert I the Magnificent!
Robert married Arletta Herlene De Falaise. Arletta (daughter of Fulbert De Falaise and Dode DeFalaise) was born about 1003 in Falise, Calvados, Normandy, France; died in 1050 in Grestain, France; was buried in Abbey of St. Grestain, Grestain, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. | Arletta Herlene De Falaise was born about 1003 in Falise, Calvados, Normandy, France (daughter of Fulbert De Falaise and Dode DeFalaise); died in 1050 in Grestain, France; was buried in Abbey of St. Grestain, Grestain, France. Children:
- 2. King William, I, of England was born on 14 Oct 1028 in Falise, Calvados, Normandy, France; died on 9 Sep 1087 in Hermentrube, Rouen, Seine Maritime, Normandy, France; was buried in St. Stephen Abbey, Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France.
- Princess Adelaide d'Normandy was born in 1029 in Falise, Calvados, Normandy, France; died before 1090.
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6. | Count Balduin, V, Of Flanders was born in 1012 in Flanders, France (son of Count Balduin, IV, of Flanders and Princess Otgiva, of Luxembourg); died on 1 Sep 1067 in Lille, France. Balduin married Princess Adelheid, of France. Adelheid (daughter of King Robert, II, of France and Princess Constance, of Provence) was born in 1014 in Nevers, Nierre, France; died on 8 Jan 1078/79 in Nevers, Nierre, France; was buried in Monastere de L'O, Mesen, West Flanders, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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7. | Princess Adelheid, of France was born in 1014 in Nevers, Nierre, France (daughter of King Robert, II, of France and Princess Constance, of Provence); died on 8 Jan 1078/79 in Nevers, Nierre, France; was buried in Monastere de L'O, Mesen, West Flanders, France. Children:
- Count Balduin, VI, of Flanders was born in 1030 in Flanders, France; died on 10 Jul 1070 in Flanders, Belgium.
- 3. Queen Matilda d' Flandres, of England was born in 1032 in Flanders, France; died on 3 Nov 1083 in Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France; was buried in Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France.
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Generation: 4
8. | d'Normandy Duke Richard Normandy, II was born in Abt. 964 in Normandy, France (son of d'Normandy Duke Richard de Tonsburg, 3rd and d'Crepon Duchess Gunnora Crepon); died on 28 Aug 1026 in Fecamp, Normandy, France. Richard married Princess Judith d'Brittany, d'Normandy. Judith (daughter of Duke Conan Rennes, I, De Brittany and Ermengarde Grisgonelle d' Anjou) was born about 978 in Bretagne, Normandy, France; died in 1017 in Normandy, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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11. | Dode DeFalaise was born about 978 in Falise, Calvados, Normandy, France. Children:
- 5. Arletta Herlene De Falaise was born about 1003 in Falise, Calvados, Normandy, France; died in 1050 in Grestain, France; was buried in Abbey of St. Grestain, Grestain, France.
- Lord Reynold De Falaise was born in 1008 in Picardy, Hainault, France.
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14. | King Robert, II, of France was born on 27 Mar 972 in Orléans, France; died on 20 Jul 1031 in Meulan, Yvelines, France. Notes:
Note: He was a tall, slightly stooping and rather fat, long-faced,mild-eyed, his nose big or broad, his mouth "benign, as if aboutto bestow the kiss of peace". His beard was full. When he was onhorseback, people noticed that he was afflicted by a grotesquedeformity of all his toes. He was gentle and humble, pious andvirtous, an affable man, a friend to the poor. He was fond ofbools and carried a small library about with him.
Robert married Princess Constance, of Provence in 1003. Constance was born in 986 in Arles, Provence, Toulouse, France; died on 25 Jul 1032 in Meulan, Normandy, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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15. | Princess Constance, of Provence was born in 986 in Arles, Provence, Toulouse, France; died on 25 Jul 1032 in Meulan, Normandy, France. Children:
- King Henri Capet, I, of France was born on 15 May 1008 in Reims, Marne, Champagne, France; died on 4 Aug 1060 in Vitry-en-Brie, France; was buried in Saint Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France.
- Duke Robert Capet, I, d'Bourgogne was born about 1011 in France; died on 21 Mar 1075/76 in Fleury-sur-Ouche, France.
- 7. Princess Adelheid, of France was born in 1014 in Nevers, Nierre, France; died on 8 Jan 1078/79 in Nevers, Nierre, France; was buried in Monastere de L'O, Mesen, West Flanders, France.
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