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• _UID: C8D9BBC99C552343A955DA02CA0663E770FE

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!Or died 1 Sep 1066-7?

SURNAME: Also shown as Flanders

GIVEN NAMES: Also shown as Baudouin

PREFIX: Also shown as Count

Baldwin — De Normandie, Cts/Flanders Eleanore. Eleanore (daughter of de Normandie, Duke of Normandy Richard II and de BRETAGNE, Duchess of Normandy Judith) was born Abt 1005, Normandy, France. [Group Sheet]

Baldwin married de Luxembourg, Ogive Abt 1012/1027, Flanders, France. Ogive (daughter of Count Of Luxembourg Frederic) was born Abt 984/986, Of Flanders, France, or, Luxembourg; died 20 Feb 1030, Flanders, France; was buried 21 Feb 1030. [Group Sheet]

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• AFN: 8XJK-Z6
• _UID: 371BB6B3E1344065AC4B4500D0C54B35C64A
• _UID: 5F9762E5C31F62438E11639F9F622B30C1EA
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Notes:

!Colonial and Revolutionary Lineages of America (973 D2ah) Vol. 2; Royal Ancestors of Some LDS Families by Michel L. Call. He was Count of Flanders from 1036 to 1067.

Ancestry and Progentry of Captain James Blount - Immigrant, by Robert F. Pfafman, p E-37.

GIVEN NAMES: Also shown as Baudouin

Entered into hostilities with Emporer Otho II and aquired f rom that monarchValenciennes and the Isles of Zealand. He s ubseqently further increased histerritories by another ric h accession, that of the citadel of Ghent.

PREFIX: Also shown as Count/Flanders

BIRTH: Also shown as Born Arras, Flanders.

BIRTH: Also shown as Born Abt 1001/1012

DEATH: Also shown as Died Lille, Flanders.

DEATH: Also shown as Died Abt 01 Sep 1066/1067

Source: (WorldConnect at Rootsweb), http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=emsuggs&id=I5595&style=TABLE


7th Count of Flanders (1035-1067); Regent of France (1060-67)

(Research):Baudouin married Ad?la?de (Ad?le, Alix, Aelis) CAPET Comtesse d' Auxerre et de Coutance, daughter of Robert II "Le Pieux" CAPET King of the Franks and Constance Taillefer DE TOULOUSE Queen of France, in 1028 in Paris, Seine, France. (Adélaïde (Adèle, Alix, Aelis) CAPET Comtesse d' Auxerre et de Coutance was born in 1003 in Nevers, Nievre, France died on 5 Jun 1063 in Monastere De L'Ordre De St. Benoist, Messines, France and was buried in Monastaere De L'ordre De St. Benoist, Messines, , France.)


Baudouin also married Margaret DE FLANDRES.

SURNAME: Also shown as De Flandres

GIVEN NAMES: Also shown as Baudouin

PREFIX: Also shown as Comte

BIRTH: Also shown as Born of, , Flanders, France.

DEATH: Also shown as Died Lille, Nord, France.

BURIAL: Also shown as Buried Lille, Nord, France.

Baldwin married Capet, Princess Of France Adèle Abt 1027, , Paris, Seine, France. Adèle (daughter of Capet, King Of France Robert II and De Toulouse, Queen/France / Princess Of Scotland Constance) was born Abt 1003/1009, , , , France; died 1 Jan 1079, Messinesmonastre, , , France; was buried , Messinesmonastre, , , France. [Group Sheet]

Baldwin married Capet, Comtesse d' Auxerre et de Coutance Adélaïde 1028, Paris, Seine, France. Adélaïde (daughter of Capet, King Of France Robert II and De Toulouse, Queen/France / Princess Of Scotland Constance) was born 1003, Nevers, Nievre, France; died 5 Jun 1063, Monastere De L'Ordre De St. Benoist, Messines, France; was buried , Monastaere De L'ordre De St. Benoist, Messines, , France. [Group Sheet]

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SURNAME: Also shown as Baudouinides

BIRTH: Also shown as Born Abt 1029

Baldwin married de Hainault, Richildis 1055. Richildis was born Abt 1031; died 1086. [Group Sheet]

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Notes:

Colonial and Revolutionary Lineages of America (973 D2ah) Vol. 2

!Royal Ancestors of Some LDS Families by Michel L. Call, Chart 404 - # 1.

SURNAME: Also shown as England

GIVEN NAMES: Also shown as Matilda Queen of

DEATH: Also shown as Died Caen.

BURIAL: Also shown as Buried Holy Trinity, Abbey, Caen.

SURNAME: Also shown as De Flandres

BIRTH: Also shown as Born Flanders, France.

BIRTH: Also shown as Born 1032

BURIAL: Also shown as Buried buried in Eglise DE La Sainte Trinitbe, Caen, Normandie.

Matilda — De Flandres, Gherbod 1st Earl of Chester. Gherbod was born Abt 1027, Flandres; died Aft 20 Feb 1070/1071. [Group Sheet]

Matilda married De Normandie, King of England Guillaume I 1053, Castle of, Angi, Normandy, France. Guillaume (son of de Normandie, Duke of Normandy Robert I and De Falaise, Harlette) was born 14 Oct 1028, Falais, Calvados, or Normandy, France; died 7 Sep 1087, Hermentruvilleby, Rouen/S-Infr, Seine-Maritime, France; was buried 10 Sep 1087, Abbey of St Step, Caen, Calvados, France. [Group Sheet]

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Robert married von Sachsen, Gertrude 1063. Gertrude was born Abt 1035, of, , Saxony. [Group Sheet]

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Judith married Northumberland, Earl (Duke) Tostig Sep 1051. Tostig was born Abt 1030, Wessex, England; died 25 Sep 1066. [Group Sheet]

Judith married Bavaria, Duke Guelph IV 1071. Guelph was born Abt 1040; died 9 Nov 1091. [Group Sheet]

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Gundred (daughter of Gherbod the Fleming), d. 27 May 1085; m. bef. 1077, William de Warenne, d. Lewes 24 June 1088, created 1st Earl of Surrey, son of Rudolf de Warenne and Beatrice. [Magna Charta Sureties]

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He married, 1stly, Gundred, sister of Gerbod the Fleming, EARL OF CHESTER, possibly daughter of Gerbod, hereditary advocate of the Abbey of St. Bertin at St. Omer. She died in child-birth, 27 May 1085, at Castle Acre, Norfolk, and was buried the chapter-house at Lewes. [Complete Peerage XII/1:493-5, XIV:604 (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)]

Trafford Pedigree; Some Early English Pedigrees, British 942 D2no, page 20.

Note: I think that Gundred was daughter of Gerbod the Fleming, Earl of Chester. He was also advocate of the Abbey of St. Bertin of St. Omer (as CP itself indicated-see notes under Gherbod) . As far as I know there is only one Gerbod.

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According to Magna Charta Sureties (and CP in a way), a daughter of Gherbod the Fleming. According to the Plantagenet Ancestry, a daughter of William the Conquerer and Matilda of Flanders. The following discussion in soc.genealogy.medieval illustrates the proof for Gundred being daughter of Matilda, wife of William I, and also the controversy still being debated about her ancestry. I happen to believe that the Lewes Chartulary is not false on the basis that there is no reason for forging a relationship to Queen Maud, but not King William I.

From: Phil Moody (moodyprime AT cox.net)
Subject: Re: tombstone of Gundrad, wife of William de Warenne
Newsgroups: soc.genealogy.medieval
Date: 2002-12-30 21:52:15 PST

"Chris PHILLIPS" wrote"


> There was never any question of Gundred being an illegitimate daughter of
> William I, but rather it was a case of a fraudulent claim that she was a
> legitimate daughter. The reason people used to think that Gundred was a
> daughter of William the Conqueror was because the monks of Lewes forged some
> charters which stated that. But I don't think anyone now seriously maintains
> that these charters are authentic.
>
> Gundred is known to have been a sister of Gerbod, who was briefly earl of
> Chester under William the Conqueror. It's clear they were members of a
> Flemish family who were advocates of St Bertin's Abbey in St Omer, and who
> held Oosterzele and Scheldewindeke, although the genealogy isn't altogether
> clear.

PLM: There is some doubt in my mind, however. Per your earlier assistance to me; I do now have "The Chartulary of the Priory of St. Pancras of Lewes", vol. I, ed. L. F. Salzman, and published by the Sussex Record Society in 1032 [sic?]. There is a lengthy charter by William Warrene nearly six pages in length; so I will not quote it's entirety, but this bit is curious.

Page 3:

"..., I have given for the welfare of my soul and that of Gundrada my wife and for the soul of my lord King William who brought me into England and by whose license I caused the monks to come and who confirmed my former gift, and for the welfare of my lady Queen Maud the mother of my wife and for the welfare of my lord King William his son after whose coming to England I made this charter and who made me Earl of Surrey,..." UNQ

PLM: It is quite clear from this charter, that Gundrada is the daughter of Queen Maud, and the lack of a reference to William I being the father of Gundrada is highly significant. If I were to rely solely on this evidence, I would have to conclude that Gundrada was NOT the daughter of William I at all.

People have referred to forged charters from Lewes, but what is the basis of these assertions, and which references discuss these "supposedly proven forgeries"? The premise of such an accusation appears to be up side down, in relation to the above charter. It seems illogical to forge a document that makes Gundrada the daughter of the Queen, as opposed to the King of England; which would essentially diminish her social standing, instead of elevating it, as most forgeries tend to do?

Sources: Jim Weber , WorldConnect at Rootsweb:
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=jweber&id=I07256&style=TABLE, http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jweber&id=I00350

(Research): Another name for Gundred was Gundreda DE GAND.

Alt. Birth; 1058, Normandy, France.

DEATH: Also shown as Died Castle Acre, Norfolk, England, England.

BURIAL: Also shown as Buried Priory Of Lewes, Sussex, , England.

Gundred married De Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey Guillaume Bef 1077, Normandy, France. Guillaume (son of De Warren, Ralph and Emma) was born Bef 1037, Varenne near Bellencombre, Seine-Inferieure, Normandy, France; died 24 Jun 1088, Lewes, Sussex, England, England; was buried , Priory Of Lewes, Lewes, Sussex, England. [Group Sheet]

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• AFN: 8XHZ-V7
• Other: Acceded: 1087. Was His Mother Matilda's Favorite Son.; Fact 1
• Other: Captured By His Younger Brother Henry I (1106) & Held Until He Died.; Fact 3
• Other: Married On His Way To Palestine.; Fact 5
• Other: Characterized As "A Brave Soldier With A Weak Character."; Fact 6
• Title of Nobility: Prince of Englan
• Occupation: Duke of Normandy
• _FSFTID: LZ63-8C9
• _UID: 45A131F8B836B745912B4205C309C5A43139
• Baptism: Abt 1053, [alternate birth date]
• Other: 1096, Pawned Normandy To Brother William Ii So He Join The Crusades Of Pope Urban Ii.; Fact 2
• Other: Sep 1106, Defeated At The Battle Of Tenchebrai By Henry I.; Fact 4

Robert — Concubine A Priest's Daughter. A was born Abt 1057, of, , Normandy, France. [Group Sheet]

Robert married De Conversano, Dutchess/Normndy Sybilla May 1100, , , Apulia, Italy. Sybilla was born Abt 1079, Conversano, Bari, Apulia, Italy; died 1103, , Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France; was buried , , Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France. [Group Sheet]

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Notes:

Robert (called Curthose for his short squat appearance) (c. 1054 - February 10, 1134) was a Duke of Normandy. He was the eldest son of William the Conqueror and Matilda of Flanders, an unsuccessful claimant to the throne of England, and a participant in the First Crusade. His reign as Duke is noted for the discord with his brothers in England, eventually leading to the absorption of Normandy as a possession of England.
His birthdate is usually given as 1054, but may have been in 1051.
In his youth, he was reported to be courageous and skillful in military exercises. He was, however, also prone to a laziness and weakness of character that discontented nobles and the King of France exploited to stir discord with his father William.
In 1077, he instigated his first insurrection against his father as the result of a prank played by his younger brothers William Rufus and Henry, who had poured water through the floor into Robert's chambers. As a result of the insult, Robert attempted to seize the castle of Rouen and afterwards spent several years wandering in aimless fighting before being reconciled with his father.
In 1087, the father died, having divided the Norman dominions between his two eldest sons. To Robert, he granted the Duchy of Normandy and to William Rufus he granted the Kingdom of England. Of the two sons, Robert was considered to be much the weaker and was generally preferred by the nobles who held lands on both sides of the English Channel, since they could more easily circumvent his authority. At the time of their father's death, the two brothers made an agreement to be each other's heir. However, this peace lasted less than a year when barons joined with Robert to displace Rufus in the Rebellion of 1088. It was not a success, in part because Robert never showed up to support the English rebels.
Robert married Sybil, daughter of Geoffrey of Brindisi, Count of Conversano (and a grandniece of Robert Guiscard). Their son, William Clito, was born October 25 1102 and became heir to the Duchy of Normandy. Sybil, who was admired and often praised by the chroniclers of the time, died shortly after the birth. William of Malmesbury claims she died as a result of binding her breasts too tightly; both Robert of Torigny and Orderic Vitalis suggest she was murdered by a cabal of noblewomen led by her husband's mistress, Agnes Giffard.
Robert took as his close advisor Ranulf Flambard, who had been previously a close advisor to this father.
In 1096, Robert left for the Holy Land on the First Crusade. At the time of his departure he was reportedly so poor that he often had to stay in bed for lack of clothes. In order to raise money for the crusade, he mortaged his duchy to his brother William for the sum of 10,000 marks.
He had agreed with William II to name each other the Heir Presumptive of England and Normandy respectively. When William II died on August 2, 1100, Robert should have inherited the throne of England. But he was on his return journey from the Crusade, allowing their younger brother Henry to seize the crown of England for himself. Upon his return, Robert, urged by Flambard, led an invasion of England to retake the crown from his brother Henry. In 1101, Robert landed at Portsmouth with his army, but his lack of popular support among the English enabled Henry to resist the invasion. Robert was forced by diplomacy to renounce his claim to the English throne in the Treaty of Alton.
In 1105, however, Robert's continual stirring of discord with his brother in England prompted Henry to invade Normandy. In the next year, Henry defeated Robert's army decisively at the Battle of Tinchebray and claimed Normandy as a possession of the English crown, a situation that endured for almost a century. Captured after the battle, Robert was imprisoned for the rest of his life.
In 1134, he died while imprisoned in Cardiff Castle. He was buried in the abbey church of St. Peter in Gloucester, where an elaborate sepulchre was later built. The church subsequently has become Gloucester Cathedral.

Robert — of Conversan, Sybilla. (daughter of of Conversan, Count of Conversano Geoffrey) [Group Sheet]

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He never married.

BIRTH: Also shown as Born Abt 1054

DEATH: Also shown as Died New Forest.

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Notes:

a nun ?
ADELAIDE [Adelisa] de Normandie ([1055]-7 Dec, 1066 or after). Orderic Vitalis records the betrothal of Adelaide and Harold Godwinson, listing her after Agatha and before Constance in his description of the careers of the daughters of King William[43]. The sources are contradictory concerning the name of the daughter betrothed to Harold Godwinson, as well as the timing of her death. The only near certainty is that it would presumably have been the oldest available daughter who was betrothed to Harold. Matthew of Paris does not name her but lists her fourth among the daughters of King William, while distinguishing her from the fifth daughter betrothed to "Aldefonso Galiciæ regi"[44]. Guillaume de Jumièges records that Duke Guillaume betrothed his daughter Adelise to Harold, in a later passage (in which he does not repeat her name) stating that she was the third daughter and that she died a virgin although she was of an age to marry[45]. Chibnall specifies[46] that this reference is contained in the interpolations written by Orderic Vitalis, the latter chronicler therefore contradicting his statement in his own work that Agatha was the name of the daughter who was betrothed to King Harold. Orderic Vitalis says that Adelaide "a most fair maiden vowed herself to God when she reached marriageable age and made a pious end under the protection of Roger of Beaumont"[47]. The daughter betrothed to Harold was alive in early 1066, according to Eadmer of Canterbury[48] who says that Duke Guillaume requested King Harold, soon after his accession, to keep his promise to marry his daughter. This is contradicted by William of Malmesbury[49], who says that her death before that of Edward "the Confessor" was taken by King Harold II as marking absolution from his oath to Duke Guillaume. She died as a nun at Préaux[50]. A manuscript of la Trinité de Caen names "Mathildem Anglorum reginam, nostri cœnobii fondatricem, Adilidem, Mathildem, Constantiam, filias eius" heading the list of the names of nuns at the abbey[51], which, if the order of names is significant, indicates that Adelaide was older than her two named sisters. The necrology of Chartres cathedral records the death "VII Id Dec" of "Adeliza filia regis Anglorum", stating that her father made a donation for her soul[52]. The necrology of Saint-Nicaise de Meulan records the death of "Adelina filia regis Anglorum", undated but listed among deaths at the end of the calendar year[53]. Betrothed ([1064/65]) to HAROLD Godwinson Earl of Wessex, son of GODWIN Earl of Wessex & his wife Gytha of Denmark ([1022/25]-killed in battle Hastings 14 Oct 1066, bur [Waltham Abbey]), who succeeded in 1066 as HAROLD II King of England.

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Abbess of Caen.

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SURNAME: Also shown as England

GIVEN NAMES: Also shown as William

BIRTH: Also shown as Born Abt 1060

DEATH: Also shown as Died New Forest.

DEATH: Also shown as Died 01 Aug 1100

BURIAL: Also shown as Buried Winchester, Cathedral.

William — Queen/England Unknown. Unknown was born Abt 1060, of, , Hampshire, England. [Group Sheet]

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• _UID: B239A6C77AA5CD4A8EF21B52076E05B4A97F

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BIRTH: Also shown as Born Abt 1066

Constance married Fergant, Count Alan IV 1086, Caen. [Group Sheet]

Constance married Duke of Brittany Alan IV 1086. Alan was born 1059, , , Bretagne, France; died 13 Oct 1119. [Group Sheet]

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!Md. 1) Stephen, Count of Blois in 1080. Also spelled Adela or Adelaide.

!She never married. Also spelled Adelidis. She died after 1066?

Adelidis married Count Of Blois Etienne Henry 1080, , Breteuil, Eure, France. Etienne (son of Count/Champagne Thibaut I and Gersende Berthe) was born 1045, of, Blois, Loir-Et-Cher, France; died 27 May 1102, near, Rames, , France. [Group Sheet]

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Notes:

She was betrothed to Alphonso VI, King of Leon, but they never married. Did she die before 1080?

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Adela of Normandy, of Blois, or of England (c. 1067[1] – 8 March 1137), also known as Saint Adela in Roman Catholicism,[2] was, by marriage, Countess of Blois , Chartres , and Meaux . She was a daughter of William the Conqueror and Matilda of Flanders . She was also the mother of Stephen, King of England and Henry of Blois , Bishop of Winchester .

Adela married de Blois, Count of Blois Stephen Henry I 1085, France, Breteuil And Chartres. Stephen was born 1046; died 19 May 1102, Battle of Ramla, Ramallah Palestine. [Group Sheet]

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• AFN: 8XJ0-6V
• Title: King of England
• _FSFTID: 9CMY-6FS
• _UID: 8AB8537BF0003945A77E6B85CCD67FF8AC85
• _UID: CFDD5BE9F8C30444BDDB1382BA45DBB9B346
• Coronation: 5 Aug 1100
• Acceded: 6 Aug 1100, Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England
• Ruled: 1100–1135, England
• Ruled: 1106–1135; Duke of Normandy
• Occupation: 1100–1135, King of England, Roi d'Angleterre de 1100 à 1135-Duc de Normandie, King of the English Duke of Normandy, Duke of the Normans, Kung av England och Hertig av Normandie, Duke of Normandy King of England, King, kung, KING OF ENGLAND, 1100-1135, King Henry I

Notes:

Henry I (of England) (1068-1135), third Norman king of England (1100-1135), fourth son of William the Conqueror. Henry was born in Selby. Because his father, who died in 1087, left him no land, Henry made several unsuccessful attempts to gain territories on the Continent. On the death of his brother William II in 1100, Henry took advantage of the absence of another brother-Robert, who had a prior claim to the throne-to seize the royal treasury and have himself crowned king at Westminster. Henry subsequently secured his position with the nobles and with the church by issuing a charter of liberties that acknowledged the feudal rights of the nobles and the rights of the church. In 1101 Robert, who was duke of Normandy, invaded England, but Henry persuaded him to withdraw by promising him a pension and military aid on the Continent. In 1102 Henry put down a revolt of nobles, who subsequently took refuge in Normandy (Normandie), where they were aided by Robert. By defeating Robert at Tinchebray, France, in 1106, Henry won Normandy. During the rest of his reign, however, he constantly had to put down uprisings that threatened his rule in Normandy. The conflict between Henry and Anselm, archbishop of Canterbury, over the question of lay investiture (the appointment of church officials by the king), was settled in 1107 by a compromise that left the king with substantial control in the matter.
Because he had no surviving male heir, Henry was forced to designate his daughter Matilda as his heiress. After his death on December 1, 1135, at Lyons-la-Fôret, Normandy, however, Henry's nephew, Stephen of Blois, usurped the throne, plunging the country into a protracted civil war that ended only with the accession of Matilda's son, Henry II, in 1154.



"Henry I (of England)," Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 2000. 1993-1999 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Henry I (c.1068 - December 1, 1135), called variously Henry Beauclerk, Henri Beauclerc, or Henry Beauclerc because of his scholarly interests, was the third son of William the Conqueror.
His reign as King of England extended from 1100 to 1135, succeeding his brother, William II Rufus. He also was known by the nickname "Lion of Justice", due to the refinements which he brought about in the rudimentary administrative and legislative machinery of the time.
He seized power after the death of William II, which occurred (conveniently) during the absence of his brother Robert Curthose on the Crusades.
His reign is noted for his opportunistic political skills, the aforementioned improvements in the machinery of government, the integration of the divided Anglo-Saxon and Normans within his kingom, his reuniting of the dominions of his father, and his controversial (although well-founded) decision to name his daughter as his heir.
Early life
Henry was born between May 1068 and May 1069, probably in Selby, Yorkshire in England. His mother, Queen Matilda of Flanders, named him after her uncle, King Henry I of France. As the youngest son of the family, he was most likely expected to become a bishop and was given extensive schooling for a young nobleman of that time period. William of Malmesbury asserts that Henry once remarked that an illiterate king was a crowned ass. He was probably the first Norman ruler to be fluent in the English language.
His father William, upon his death in 1087, bequeathed his dominions to his sons in the following manner:
" Robert received the Duchy of Normandy
" William received the Kingdom of England
" Henry received 5,000 pounds of silver
Orderic Vitalis reports that King William declared to Henry: "You in your own time will have all the dominions I have acquired and be greater than both your brothers in wealth and power."
Henry played both brothers off against each other. Eventually, wary of his devious manouevring, they acted together and signed an accession treaty which effectively disbarred Henry from either throne, stipulating that if either died without an heir, the two dominions of their father would be reunited under the surviving brother.
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Seizing the throne of England
When William II was killed by an arrow whilst hunting on August 2, 1100, however, Robert was returning from the First Crusade. His absence, along with his poor reputation among the Norman nobles, allowed Henry to seize the keys of the royal hoard at Winchester. He was accepted as king by the leading barons and was crowned three days later on August 5 at Westminster. He secured his position among the nobles by an act of political appeasement, issuing the Charter of Liberties, which is considered a forerunner of the Magna Carta.
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First marriage
On November 11, 1100 Henry married Edith, daughter of King Malcolm III of Scotland. Since Edith was also the niece of Edgar Atheling, the marriage united the Norman line with old English line of kings. The marriage greatly displeased the Norman barons, however, and as a concession to their sensibilities, Edith changed her named to Matilda upon becoming queen. The obverse side of this coin however was that Henry, by dint of his marriage, became far more acceptable to the Anglo-Saxon populace.
William of Malmesbury describes Henry thusly: "He was of middle stature, greater than the small, but exceeded by the very tall; his hair was black and set back upon the forehead; his eyes mildly bright; his chest brawny; his body fleshy."
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Conquest of Normandy
The following year in 1101, Robert Curthose attempted to seize back the crown by invading England. In the Treaty of Alton, Robert agreed to recognize Henry as king of England and return peacefully to Normandy, upon receipt of an annual sum of 2000 marks, which Henry proceeded to pay.
In 1105, to eliminate the continuing threat from Robert and to obviate the drain on his fiscal resources, Henry led an expeditionary force across the English Channel. In 1106, he decisively defeated his brother's Norman army at Tinchebray in Normandy. He imprisoned his brother, initially in the Tower of London, then subsequently at Devizes castle, and later at Cardiff. Henry appropriated the Duchy of Normandy as a possession of England, and reunited his father's dominions.
He attempted to reduce difficulties in Normany by marrying his eldest son, William, to the daughter of the Count of Anjou, a serious enemy.
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Activities as a King
Henry's need for finance to consolidate his position led to an increase in the activities of centralised government. As king, Henry carried out social and judicial reforms, including:
" issuing the Charter of Liberties
" restoring laws of King Edward the Confessor.
Henry was also known for some brutal acts. He once threw a traitorous burgher named Conan Pilatus from the tower of Rouen; the tower was known from then on as "Conan's Leap". In another instance that took place in 1119, King Henry's son-in-law, Eustace de Pacy, and Ralph Harnec, the constable of Ivry, exchanged their children as hostages. When Eustace blinded Harnec's son, Harnec demanded vengeance. King Henry allowed Harnec to blind and mutiliate Eustace's two daughters, who were also Henry's own grandchildren. Eustace and his wife, Juliane, were outraged and threatened to rebel. Henry arranged to meet his daughter at a parlay at Breteuil, only for Juliane to draw a crossbow and attempt to assassinate her father. She was captured and confined to the castle, but escaped by leaping from a window into the moat below. Some years later Henry was reconciled to his daughter and son-in-law.
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Legitimate children
He had two children by Edith-Matilda before her death in 1118: Maud, born February 1102, and William Adelin, born November 1103. Disaster struck when his only legitimate son William Adelin perished in the wreck of the White Ship, on November 25, 1120, off the coast of Normandy. Also among the dead were two of Henry's bastard children, as well as a niece, Lucia-Mahaut de Blois. Henry's grieving was intense, and the succession was in crisis.
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Second marriage
On January 29, 1121, he married Adeliza, daughter of Godfrey, Count of Louvain, but there were no children from this marriage. Left without male heirs, Henry took the unprecedented step of making his barons swear to accept his daughter Empress Maud, widow of Henry V, the Holy Roman Emperor, as his heir.
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Death and legacy
Henry visited Normandy in 1135 to see his young grandsons, the children of Maud and Geoffrey. He took great delight in his grandchildren, but soon quarreled with his daughter and son-in-law and these disputes led him to tarry in Normandy far longer than he originally planned.
Henry died of food poisoning from eating foul lampreys in December, 1135, at St. Denis le Fermont in Normandy and was buried at Reading Abbey, which he himself had founded fourteen years before.
Although Henry's barons had sworn allegiance to his daughter Maud as their queen, Maud's sex and her remarriage to the House of Anjou, an enemy of the Normans, allowed Henry's nephew Stephen of Boulogne to come to England and claim the throne with popular support.
The struggle between Empress Maud and Stephen resulted in a long civil war known as the Anarchy. The dispute was eventually settled by Stephen's naming of Maud's son, Henry, as his heir in 1153.
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Illegitimate Children
King Henry is famed for holding the record for the largest number of acknowledged illegitimate children born to any English king, with the number being around 20 or 25. He had many mistresses, and identifying which mistress is the mother of which child is difficult. His illegitimate offspring for whom there is documentation are:
1. Robert FitzRoy. His mother was probably a member of the Gai family.
2. Sibylla FitzRoy, married King Alexander I of Scotland. Probably the daughter of Sibyl Corbet.
3. Reginald FitzRoy. His mother was Sibyl Corbet.
4. Maud FitzRoy, married Duke Conan III, Duke of Brittany
5. Richard FitzRoy, perished in the wreck of the White Ship. His mother was Ansfride.
6. Fulk FitzRoy, a monk at Abingdon. His mother may have been Ansfride.
7. Juliane FitzRoy, married Eustace de Pacy. She tried to shoot her father with a crossbow after King Henry allowed her two young daughters to be blinded. Her mother may have been Ansfride.
8. Matilda FitzRoy, married Count Rotrou II of Perche, perished in the wreck of the White Ship. Her mother was Edith.
9. Constance FitzRoy, married Roscelin de Beaumont
10. Henry FitzRoy, died 1157. His mother was Princess Nest.
11. Mabel FitzRoy, married William III Gouet
12. Aline FitzRoy, married Matthieu I of Montmorency
13. Isabel FitzRoy, daughter of Isabel de Beaumont, sister of Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester.
14. Matilda FitzRoy, abbess of Montvilliers
15. Adeliza FitzRoy. Appears in charters with her brother Robert (below), she was probably daughter of Eda FitzForne.
16. Robert FitzRoy, died 1172. His mother was Eda FitzForne.
17. William de Tracy, died shortly after King Henry.
18. Gilbert FitzRoy, died after 1142. His mother may have been a sister of Walter de Gand.

Final ruler of the House of Normandie

Death place also given as Angers, Mn-et-Lr, or Lyons-la-Foret, Normandy, France. He had 13 wives.

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SURNAME: Also shown as England

GIVEN NAMES: Also shown as Henry I King Of

SUFFIX: Also shown as [Beauclerc]

BIRTH: Also shown as Born 1070

DEATH: Also shown as Died St Denis-le-, Fermont, Near Gisors.

BURIAL: Also shown as Buried Reading Abbey.

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Name - Description: Henry I "Beauclerc" King of England Norman

Henry — de Beaumont, Isabel (Elizabeth). Isabel (daughter of De Beaumont-Le-Roger, 1st Earl of Leicester Robert I and Capet, Countess of Leicester, de Vermandois Elizabeth) was born Abt 1086/1096, of, Leicester, Leicestershire, England; died Abt 1147. [Group Sheet]

Henry — First Concubine. First was born Abt 1070, of, Caen, Calvedos, France. [Group Sheet]

Henry — Corbet, Sibyl. Sibyl was born Abt 1075, of, Alcester, Warwickshire, England; died Aft 1157. [Group Sheet]

Henry — Princess of Wales Nesta. Nesta was born Abt 1073, of, Dynevor Castle, Carmarthenshire, Wales. [Group Sheet]

Henry — Concubine 2 Ansfride. Ansfride was born Abt 1069, of, Sparshalt, Berkshire, England; was buried , , Abingdon Abbey, Berkshire, England. [Group Sheet]

Henry — Concubine Edith. Edith was born Abt 1071, of, , , England. [Group Sheet]

Henry — Unknown [Concubine 4]. Unknown was born Abt 1072, of, , , England. [Group Sheet]

Henry — Unknown [Concubine 8]. Unknown was born Abt 1076, of, Westminster, Middlesex, England. [Group Sheet]

Henry — Unknown [Concubine 10]. Unknown was born Abt 1076, of, Westminster, Middlesex, England. [Group Sheet]

Henry — Unknown [Concubine 11]. Unknown was born Abt 1077, of, Westminster, Middlesex, England. [Group Sheet]

Henry — Unknown [Concubine 12]. Unknown was born Abt 1078, of, , , England. [Group Sheet]

Henry — Unknown [Concubine 13]. Unknown was born Abt 1079, of, , , England. [Group Sheet]

Henry — Unknown [Concubine 14]. Unknown was born Abt 1072, of, , , England. [Group Sheet]

Henry — Unknown [Concubine 16]. Unknown was born Abt 1072, of, England. [Group Sheet]

Henry — Concubine Edith. Edith was born Abt 1074, of, Greystoke, Cumberland, England. [Group Sheet]

Henry married Ætheling Eadgyth 6 Aug 1100, Westminster, Abbey, London, England. Eadgyth (daughter of Mac Duncan, King Of Scotland Máel Coluim III and Cerdicingas, Queen of Scotland Margaret, daughter of mac Donnchada, Rí Alban/ Scottorum basileus Máel Coluim III and Cerdicingas, Queen of Scotland Margaret) was born Oct 1079, Dunfermlin, Fife, Scotland; died 1 May 1118, Westminster, Palace, London, England; was buried Jun 1118, Church of St Peter, Westminster, Middlesex, England. [Group Sheet]

Henry married de Brabant, Queen/England Adeliza 24 Jan 1120/1121, , Windsor, Berkshire, England. Adeliza (daughter of de Louvaine, Godfrey and Ida) was born 1102, of, Brabant, Louvaine, France; died 23 Apr 1151, , Affligham, Flanders, France; was buried 23 Apr 1151, Reading Abbey, Reading, Berkshire, England. [Group Sheet]

Henry married of Louvain, Adeliza 29 Jan 1122, Westminster, Abbey, London, England. Adeliza was born Abt 1105, Louvain, Belgium; died Abt 23 Apr 1151, Afflighem, Flanders; was buried , Afflighem, Flanders. [Group Sheet]

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