Henry I "Beauclerc", King of England, b. September 1068 in Selby, Yorkshire, England, d. 1 December 1135 in Rouen, Normandy, France, He acceded to the throne of England, 2 August 1100 in Westminster Abbey, London, Middlesex, England, cause of death was overeating lampreys.

Father: William the Conqueror, b. 14 October 1024 in Normandy, France, d. 9 September 1087 in Rouen, Normandy, France, He defeated the English to be come king, 14 October 1066 in England, He was crowned King of England, 25 December 1066 in Westminster Abbey, London, Middlesex, England, cause of death was injuries suffered falling off a horse at the seige of Nantes, France.
Mother: Matilda of Flanders, b. ca. 1031 in Flanders, Belgium, d. 2 November 1083
Henry reigned as King of England from 1100 to 1135 and as Duke of Normandy from 1106 to 1135. Henry was not intended to inherit any land; England had been left to his brother, William Rufus, and Normany to his brother, Robert. Both of his brothers distrusted him, partly because he played them against each other during quarrels. In fact, he was so hated by his brothers that they vowed to disinherit him. Henry reconciled with William, but while Robert was away on the First Crusade, William was "accidentally" killed by an arrow while he and Henry were hunting. Henry siezed the throne and, after four years of wars, he captured Robert and held him until he died, then controlling Normandy.

His reign is notable for important legal and administrative reforms, and for the final resolution of the investiture controversy. Abroad, he waged several campaigns in order to consolidate and expand his continental possessions. He issued a charter on which the Magna Carta was based, recalled the exiled archbishop of Canterbury, Anselm, and married Matilda, a descendant of the Anglo-Saxon kings, all to ease tension after his usurpation of the throne.

Children:

Spouse: Sybilla Corbet, m. Herbert Fitzherbert

Father: Sir Robert Corbet
She had at least five children with Henry Beauclerc; Rainald, William, Gundred, Rohese and Sibyl. Several others are attributed to her although Henry had at least eight wives. Therefore Robert may not actually be Sybilla's child.

Children:

  • Gundred
  • Rohese
  • Sibyl, b. ca. 1085, m. Alexander I "the Fierce", ca. 1108
  • Robert "the King's Son" De Caen, b. ca. 1090 in Caen, Normandy, France, m. Mabel (Maud) Fitzhamon, ca. 1105, d. 31 October 1147 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, He acceded to Earl of Gloucester, August 1122 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, cause of death a fever.
  • William, b. ca. 1103
  • Rainald (Reynold) Fitz Roy, Earl of Cornwall, b. 1105 in Dunstanville, Kent, England

Spouse: Edith (Edgitha) fitz Forne, b. ca. 1074, m. Robert II D'Oilly, ca. 1090, d. 1152

Father: Forne Sigulfsson, Lord of Greystoke, b. in Nunburholme, Yorkshire, England
Edith and Henry were never really married; she was a mistress. Henry gave her in marriage to Robert.
Married ca. 1085.

Children:

  • Mathilde de Beauclerc, b. 1086 in France, m. Rotrou II, Count de Perche, d. 25 November 1120 in Perche, Normandy, France
  • Robert fitz Edith, b. ca. 1087

Spouse: Edith (Matilda) of Scotland, b. ca. 1071 in Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, d. 1 May 1118 in Westminster, Middlesex, England

Father: Malcolm III Canmore, King of Scotland, b. 1031 in Scotland, d. 13 November 1093 in Alnwick, Northumbria, became king 25 April 1058 in Scotland
Mother: Margaret "Atheling", b. ca. 1043 in Hungary, d. 16 November 1093 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edith's name was changed to Matilda because the Norman French had difficulty pronouncing Saxon names.
Married 11 November 1100 in Westminster Abbey, London, Middlesex, England.

Children:

  • Elizabeth, Princess of England, b. ca. 1095 in Talby, Yorkshire, England, m. Fergus, Lord of Galloway, ca. 1124 in Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland
  • Euphamia, b. July 1101
  • William "Atheling", Duke of Normandy, b. ca. 1102, d. 1120, cause of death He was drowned in the sinking of the White Ship.
  • Matilda the Empress, b. 5 August 1103 in Winchester, Hampshire, England, m. Henry V of Germany, 1114, m. Geoffrey V Plantagenet, 1128

Spouse: Ansfried

Children:

  • Richard, b. bef. 1101

Spouse: Nest Tewdwr of Wales, b. 1073/85 in Dynevor, Llandfeisant, Carmarthenshire, Wales, m. Gerald of Windsor, ca. 1099 in Wales

Father: Rhys "Mawr (the Great)" ap Tewdwr, b. 997 in Carmarthenshire, Wales, d. 1093 in Brecon, Breconshire, Wales, He became King of Deheubarth, 1078 in Deheubarth, Wales
Mother: Gwladus (Gladys) of Powys, b. ca. 1041 in Powys, Wales
Married ca. 1102.

Children:

Spouse: Adeliza of Louvaine, b. ca. 1106 in Brabant, France, m. William d'Aubigny, 1138, d. 23 April 1151 in Flanders, Belgium

Father: Godfrey I "Barbatus" de Louvaine, b. 1060 in Brabant, France, d. 25 January 1140 in Lorraine, France
Mother: Ida (Dada) de Chiny, b. 1083 in Namur, Belgium, d. aft. 1125
Married 29 January 1121 in Windsor, Berkshire, England.

Spouse: Isabel (Elizabeth) de Beaumont, b. ca. 1109, m. Simon de St. Liz, ca. 1129 in Hanslope, Buckinghamshire, England

Father: Robert I de Beaumont, Earl of Leicester, b. ca. 1048, d. 5 June 1118
Mother: Amice de Gael

Children:

William the Conqueror, b. 14 October 1024 in Normandy, France, d. 9 September 1087 in Rouen, Normandy, France, He defeated the English to be come king, 14 October 1066 in England, He was crowned King of England, 25 December 1066 in Westminster Abbey, London, Middlesex, England, cause of death was injuries suffered falling off a horse at the seige of Nantes, France.

Father: Robert II "The Devil", Duke of Normandy, b. ca. 1002, d. 22 July 1035 in Nicea
Mother: Herleva (Arlette) de Falaise, b. ca. 1003 in Falaise, Normandy, France, d. ca. 1050

Spouse: Matilda of Flanders, b. ca. 1031 in Flanders, Belgium, d. 2 November 1083

Father: Baldwin V "The Pious", Count of Flanders, b. ca. 1012 in Flanders, Belgium, d. 1 September 1067 in Lille, France, He acceded to Count of Flanders 1035 in Flanders, Belgium
Mother: Adela (Alix) Capet, b. 1009 in Flanders, Belgium, d. 8 January 1079 in Messinesmonastre, France
Married 1050/2 in Normandy, France.

Children:

  • Robert II Curthose, Duke of Normandy, b. 1054, d. 1134
  • Adeliza, b. 1055
  • Richard, Duke of Bernay, b. ca. 1055, d. 1075
  • Cecilia of Holy Trinity, Abbess of Caen, b. 1056
  • William II Rufus, King of England, b. 1056/60 in Normandy, France, d. 2 August 1100 in New Forest, Hampshire, England, He acceded to the throne of England, 9 September 1087 in England, He was crowned King of England, 26 September 1087 in Westminster Abbey, London, Middlesex, England, cause of death was by an arrow while hunting with his brother, Henry.
  • Adela, Countess of Blois, b. 1062 in Normandy, France, m. Stephen of Blois, 1080
  • Agatha, b. ca. 1064
  • Matilda, b. ca. 1065
  • Constance, b. ca. 1066
  • Henry I "Beauclerc", King of England, b. September 1068 in Selby, Yorkshire, England, m. Edith (Edgitha) fitz Forne, ca. 1085, m. Edith (Matilda) of Scotland, 11 November 1100 in Westminster Abbey, London, Middlesex, England, m. Nest Tewdwr of Wales, ca. 1102, m. Adeliza of Louvaine, 29 January 1121 in Windsor, Berkshire, England, d. 1 December 1135 in Rouen, Normandy, France, He acceded to the throne of England, 2 August 1100 in Westminster Abbey, London, Middlesex, England, cause of death was overeating lampreys.

Robert II "The Devil", Duke of Normandy, b. ca. 1002, d. 22 July 1035 in Nicea

Father: Richard II "the Good", Duke of Normandy, b. ca. 963 in Normandy, France
Mother: Judith of Brittany, b. ca. 982 in Brittany, France, d. 1017
He had two sons and three unnamed daughters with a mistress.

Children:

Spouse: Herleva (Arlette) de Falaise, b. ca. 1003 in Falaise, Normandy, France, m. Herluin, Viscount of Conteville, bef. 1029, m. Gilbert "Crispin", Count of Brionne, aft. 1035, d. ca. 1050

Father: Tanner Fulbert "Chamberlain" de Falaise, b. ca. 978 in Falaise, Normandy, France
Mother: Duxia (Doda) of Falaise, b. ca. 980 in Falaise, Normandy, France
Herleva's first two children were fathered by Robert II "the Devil", Duke of Normandy, whom she never married. She may have had another daughter with Herluin de Conteville.

Children:

  • Richard Fitzgilbert de Clare (1), b. 1024 in Bienfaite, France, m. Rohese Giffard, 1052, d. 1090 in St. Neuts, Huntingdonshire, England
  • William the Conqueror, b. 14 October 1024 in Normandy, France, m. Matilda of Flanders, 1050/2 in Normandy, France, d. 9 September 1087 in Rouen, Normandy, France, He defeated the English to be come king, 14 October 1066 in England, He was crowned King of England, 25 December 1066 in Westminster Abbey, London, Middlesex, England, cause of death was injuries suffered falling off a horse at the seige of Nantes, France.
  • Adeliza, Countess of Aumale, b. 1029, m. Lambert of Lens-Boulogne

Richard II "the Good", Duke of Normandy, b. ca. 963 in Normandy, France

Father: Richard I "The Fearless", Duke of Normandy, b. 28 August 933 in Normandy, France, d. 996 in Rouen, France
Mother: Gunnora (Gunhilda) of Denmark, b. ca. 936, d. 1031
They may have had another daughter.

Spouse: Judith of Brittany, b. ca. 982 in Brittany, France, d. 1017

Father: Conan I "The Crooked", b. ca. 960 in Rennes, Brittany, France, d. 27 June 992 in Brittany, France, He became Duke of Brittany 990 in Brittany, France
Married ca. 1000.

Children:

Richard I "The Fearless", Duke of Normandy, b. 28 August 933 in Normandy, France, d. 996 in Rouen, France, He was made the first Duke of Normandy, 942 in Normandy, France

Father: William I "Longsword", b. ca. 887 in Normandy, France, d. 943 in France, cause of death was murder by Arnolph I "the Great", Count of Flanders.
Mother: Adela (Sprota) of Normandy, b. ca. 915 in Normandy, France
Both of Richard's daughters were by mistresses.

Children

  1. Hawise of Normandy, b. ca. 990 in Normandy, France, m. Godfrey (Geoffrey), Duke of Brittany

Spouse: Gunnora (Gunhilda) of Denmark, b. ca. 936, d. 1031

Father: Herbastus de Crêpon, b. ca. 911 in Normandy, France
Mother: Esprota (Adela) de Senlis
Married ca. 952.

Children:

William I "Longsword", b. ca. 887 in Normandy, France, m. Luitgarda, Countess of Senlis, d. 943 in France, cause of death was murder by Arnolph I "the Great", Count of Flanders.

Father: Rolf "The Ganger" Rognvaldsson, b. 846 in Norway, d. 932 in Normandy, France, changed name to Robert of Normandy 911
Mother: Poppa de Valois, d. ca. 938 in France

Spouse: Adela (Sprota) of Normandy, b. ca. 915 in Normandy, France

Father: Hubert of Normandy, b. ca. 900 in Rouen, France

Children:

Rolf "The Ganger" Rognvaldsson, b. 846 in Norway, m. Gisela (3), 912, d. 932 in Normandy, France, changed name to Robert of Normandy 911

Father: Ragnvald "The Wise" Eysteinsson, Earl of Raumsdal and More, b. ca. 820 in Maer, Nord Trondelag, Norway, d. ca. 889 in More, Scotland, cause of death burned
Mother: Ragnhild Hrolfsdotter, b. in Maer, Nord Trondelag, Norway
Rolf Ganger (or Göngu-Hrolf) was a great Viking and was so stout that no horse could carry him (Ganger means "The Walker"). Everywhere he went he had to go on foot. He was declared an outlaw by King Harald Harfager for stealing cattle within the territories of Norway in Viken. He left Norway and eventually landed in present day France and founded Normandy. Many Norman earls and English kings are descended from him.

Spouse: Poppa de Valois, d. ca. 938 in France

Father: Berenger de Senlis, Count of Bayeux, b. ca. 855 in Vermondois, Aisne, Picardy, France
Married 886.

Children:

Hubert of Normandy, b. ca. 900 in Rouen, France

Children:




Ancestor families report created by Gene 4.3.4, Wed, Dec 7, 2005

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