de Normandie, Jarl of Normandy William^{[1, 2]}

Abt 893 - 942  (~ 49 years)

• Name	de Normandie, William
  Prefix	Jarl of Normandy
  Nickname	Longsword
  Born	Abt 893	Bayeux, Bayeux, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
  Gender	Male
  AFN	9HMF-2F
  _FSFTID	L8WB-Z2F
  _UID	2269127546360446AF79FAF2E1AB6706E522
  _UID	BAC48CBCFD25A94F9BAF1F83870476511E73
  Died	17 Dec 942	Picquigny, Somme, Picardie, France
  Person ID	I8034	NewFranceGenealogy
  Last Modified	10 May 2017

  
  

  Father	Rögnvaldsson, 1st Duke of Normandy Rollo,   b. Abt 846, Maer, Norway ,   d. 927, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France  (Age ~ 81 years)
  Mother	Valoise, Dcs/Normandy Poppa,   b. 846, of, Bayeaux, , France ,   d. 931/932  (Age 86 years)
  Married	Abt 886	France
  Family ID	F3343	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	de Bretagne, Sprote,   b. Abt 878/911, Bretagne or, Brittany, , France   [2]
  _UID	276BACD811CEF2439FEB496EC45A043BC82C
  Children	+ 1. Count of Normandy Richard I,   b. 28 Aug 933, Fecamp, S-Infr, Normandy, France ,   d. 20 Nov 996, , Fecamp, Seine-Inferieure, France  (Age 63 years)
  Last Modified	27 May 2017
  Family ID	F9647	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  William Longsword (died December 17, 942) was jarl (ruler) of Normandy. Little is known about his early years. He was born overseas in one of the many Viking territories before his father Rollo settled in northern France. William's mother was named Poppa; all that is known of her is that she was a Christian, and the daughter of a Count Berengar. According to the Planctus, he was baptized a Christian. William succeeded Rollo sometime around 928. It appears that he faced a rebellion early in his reign, from Normans who felt he had become too Frankified. The following years are obscure. In 939 William became involved in a war with Arnulf I of Flanders, which soon became intertwined with the other conflicts of the reign of Louis IV of France. He was killed by followers of Arnulf while at a meeting to settle their conflict. His son Richard I of Normandy succeeded him. !Md. 2) Ledgarge, Dutchess of Normandy. Tab. Gen. Souv., France 22 Tab. 48. The Duke of Normandy France 5, p. 46-94. !Royal Ancestors of Some LDS Families by Michel L. Call, chart 504, # 2. Ancestry and Progentry of Captain James Blount - Immigrant, by Robert F. Pfafman, p E-28. Slain by Arnulf of Franders. SURNAME: Also shown as Normandy GIVEN NAMES: Also shown as William "Longsword" Duke of

  
  

• Sources

  [S80] Douglas Wilmot Harnden Ancestors, Daniel Harnden, (daniel_harnden@yahoo.com) (Reliability: 2), 2 May 2009. This Harnden line is proven back to Richard b. 1648 beyond that it's speculative. [S353] Adam gedcom from AQ (Reliability: 0).