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2301	Richard and Samuel were twins. As source for Richard's birth and parents is as follows: Volume: 72 Page Number: 497 Reference: Gen. Column of the " Boston Transcript". 1906-1941. (The greatest single source of material for gen. Data for the N.E. area and for the period 1600-1800. Completely indexed in the Index.): 26 Oct 1910, 1405	Harnden, Richard (I8041)
2302	Richard Borthwick, cites a reconstruction of this area by G. Washington in "The Parentage of William de Lancaster, Lord of Kendal" in 'Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archeological Society', LXII (1962), 95-100, incorporating as Part II, a section written by G. Andrews Moriarty. In this reconstruction Christina is daughter of Ivo de Taillebois by Lucy of Mercia and marries Chetell, d. aft. 1120, son of Eldred of Workington. They are parents of Orm who married Gunhilda/Gunnilda. It is through marriage to Christina, daughter of Ivo 1st Baron of Kendal that the Barony of Kendal is brought into the family, not through Eldred as Ancestral Roots implies. However Orm cannot be born too much after 1075, because he marries Gunnilda de Dunbar, whose father died in 1074. Since Christina de Taillebois, could not have been born before 1086, as that was when Ivo's 1st wife Judith of Lens died, I have placed Orm as the son of an "Unknown First Wife". It is the only way to make the dates work. It also has the added benefit of explaining why Gilbert (a younger son) became the next Baron of Kendal, inheriting it through his mother, rather than Orm (the elder son), who was the son of a prior wife. Note: Richard Borthwick's reconstruction also suggests (with little proof) that Gilbert is not a son of Chetell, but that he married Goditha, a daughter of Eldred of Workington. I have chosen not to follow that suggestion. Source: Jim Weber , WorldConnect at Rootsweb: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=jweber&id=I11952 (Research):Ketel married Christina DE TAILLEBOIS, daughter of Ives DE TAILLEBOIS 1st Baron of Kendal and Lucia of Mercia, before 1103 (Christina DE TAILLEBOIS was born after 1086 in Kendal, Cambria, England.) Ketel also married Unnamed first wife in 1st wife 593. (Unnamed first wife was born about 1057 in England and died before 1103.)	De Kendal, Ketel (Kettel, Chetell) (I22018)
2303	Richard died in his 83rd year according to a Woolwich record. Richard served in the Army from Portland.	Harnden, Lieut. Richard (I6763)
2304	Richard I (September 8, 1157 - April 6, 1199) was King of England from 1189 to 1199. He was often referred to as Richard the Lionheart, Coeur de Lion. He was considered a hero in his day and has often been portrayed as one in works of literature. The third of King Henry II's legitimate sons, Richard was never expected to accede to the throne. He was, however, the favourite son of his mother, Eleanor of Aquitaine. Richard was a younger maternal half-brother of Marie de Champagne and Alix of France. He was a younger brother of William, Count of Poitiers, Henry the Young King and Matilda of England. He was also an older brother of Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany, Leonora of Aquitaine , Joan Plantagenet and John of England. Although born in Oxford, England, he soon came to know France as his home. When his parents effectively separated, he remained in Eleanor's care, and was invested with her duchy of Aquitaine in 1168, and of Poitiers in 1172. This was his consolation prize for the fact that his eldest surviving brother, Henry the Young King, was simultaneously crowned as his father's successor. Richard and his other brother, Geoffrey, duke of Brittany, thus learned how to defend their property while still teenagers. As well as being an educated man, able to compose poetry in French and Provençal, Richard was also a magnificent physical specimen; blonde, blue-eyed, his height is estimated at six feet four inches (1.93 m) tall. He gloried in military activity. From an early age he appeared to have significant political and military abilities, became noted for his chivalry and courage, and soon was able to control the unruly nobles of his territory. As with all the true-born sons of Henry II, Richard had limited respect for his father and lacked foresight and a sense of responsibility. In 1170, his elder brother Henry the Young King was crowned king of England as Henry III. Historians know him as Henry "the Young King" so as not to confuse him with the later king of this name who was his nephew. In 1173, Richard joined his brothers, Henry and Geoffrey, Duke of Brittany, in a revolt against their father. They were planning to dethrone their father and leave the Young King as the only king of England. Henry II invaded Aquitaine twice. At the age of seventeen, Richard was the last of the brothers to hold out against Henry; though, in the end, he refused to fight him face to face and humbly begged his pardon. In 1174, after the end of the failed revolt, Richard gave a new oath of subservience to his father. After his failure Richard concentrated on putting down internal revolts by the dissatisfied nobles of Aquitaine, especially the territory of Gascony. The increasing cruelty of his reign led to a major revolt of Gascony in 1183. Richard had a terrible reputation, including reports of various rapes and murders. The rebels hoped to dethrone Richard and asked his brothers Henry and Geoffrey to help them succeed. Their father feared that the war between his three sons could lead to the destruction of his kingdom. He led the part of his army that served in his French territories in support of Richard. The Young King's death on June 11, 1183, ended the revolt, and Richard remained on his throne. Young Henry's death left Richard as the eldest surviving son and the natural heir when the old King died. However, there was some uncertainty over King Henry's intentions. When Geoffrey also died, Richard was the only realistic possibility, his youngest brother, John, being too weak and inexperienced to be considered as an alternative. From the Young King's death Richard was considered -- though not officially proclaimed -- heir to the joint thrones of England, Normandy and Anjou. In 1188 Henry II planned to concede Aquitaine to his youngest son John Lackland, later King John of England. In opposition to his father's plans, Richard allied himself with King Philip II of France, the son of Eleanor's ex-husband Louis VII by his third wife, Adele of Champagne. In exchange for Philip's help against his father, Richard promised to concede his rights to both Normandy and Anjou to Philip. Richard gave an oath of subservience to Philip in November of the same year. In 1189 Richard attempted to take the throne of England for himself by joining Philip's expedition against his father. They were victorious. Henry, with John's consent, agreed to name Richard his heir. On July 6, 1189 Henry II died in Chinon, and Richard I succeeded him as King of England, Duke of Normandy, and Count of Anjou. He was officially crowned duke on July 20 and king in Westminster on September 3, 1189. Richard had forbidden any Jews to make an appearance at his coronation, but some Jewish leaders showed up anyway to present gifts for the new king. According to Ralph of Diceto, Richard's courtiers stripped and flogged the Jews, then flung them out of court. The people of London joined in to persecute the Jews, and a massacre began. Many Jews were beaten to death, robbed, and burnt alive. At least one was forcibly baptised. Some sought sanctuary in the Tower of London, and others managed to escape half-dead. Later, when Richard wrote of this incident, he called the massacre a "holocaustum". Richard has been criticised for doing little for England, siphoning the kingdom's resources by appointing Jewish moneylenders to support his journeys away on Crusade in the Holy Land, indeed, he spent only six months of his ten year reign in England, claiming it was "cold and always raining." During the period when he was raising funds for his Crusade, Richard was heard to declare, "If I could have found a buyer I would have sold London itself." Richard had one major reason for discontent with his father. Henry had appropriated Princess Alys (not the same Alix as Richard's half-sister), the daughter of the French king and Richard's betrothed, as his mistress. This made a marriage between Richard and Alys technically impossible - at least in the eyes of the church, but Henry, not wishing to cause a diplomatic incident, prevaricated and did not confess to his misdeed. As for Richard, he was discouraged from renouncing Alys because she was Philip's sister. Leaving the country in the hands of various officials he designated (including his mother, at times), Richard spent only a small fraction of his reign in England, being far more concerned with his possessions in what is now France and his battles in Palestine. He had grown up on the Continent, and had never seen any need to learn the English language. Soon after his accession to the throne, he decided to join the Third Crusade, inspired by the loss of Jerusalem to the "infidels" under the command of Saladin. Afraid that, during his absence, the French might usurp his territories, Richard tried to persuade Philip to join the Crusade as well. Philip agreed and both gave their crusader oaths on the same date. Richard did not concern himself with the future of England. He wanted to engage in an adventure that would cause the troubadours to immortalise his name, as well as guaranteeing him a place in heaven. The evidence suggests that he had deep spiritual needs, and he swore an oath to renounce his past wickedness in order to show himself worthy to take the cross. He started to raise a new English crusader army, though most of his warriors were Normans, and supplied it with weapons. He spent most of his father's treasury (filled with money raised by the Saladin tithe), raised taxes, and even agreed to free King William I of Scotland from his oath of subservience to Richard in exchange for 10,000 marks. To raise even more money he sold official positions, rights, and lands to those interested in them. He finally succeeded in raising a huge army and navy. After repositioning the part of his army he left behind so that it would guard his French possessions, Richard finally started his expedition to the Holy Land in 1190. Richard appointed as regents Hugh, Bishop of Durham, and William de Mandeville, who soon died and was replaced by Richard's chancellor William Longchamp. Richard's brother John was not satisfied by this decision and started scheming against William. In September 1190 both Richard and Philip arrived in Sicily. In 1189 King William II of Sicily had died. His heir was his aunt Constance, later Queen Constance of Sicily, who was married to Emperor Henry VI. But immediately after William's death, William's cousin, Tancred, rebelled, seized control of the island and was crowned early in 1190 as King Tancred I of Sicily. He was favored by the people and the pope but had problems with the island's nobles. Richard's arrival caused even more problems. Tancred had imprisoned William's widow, Queen Joan, who was Richard's sister, and did not give her the money she had inherited according to William's will. Richard demanded that his sister be released and given her inheritance. Meanwhile the presence of two foreign armies caused unrest among the people. In October, the people of Messina revolted, demanding that the foreigners leave the island. Richard attacked Messina and captured it on October 4, 1190. After looting and burning the city Richard established his base in it. He remained there until March 1191 when Tancred finally agreed to sign a treaty. The treaty was signed during the same month by Richard, Philip and Tancred. According to the treaty's main terms: " Joan was to be released, receiving her inheritance along with the dowry her father had given to the deceased William. " Richard and Philip recognized Tancred as legal King of Sicily and vowed to keep the peace between all three of their kingdoms. " Richard officially proclaimed his nephew, the son of Geoffrey, Arthur of Brittany, as his heir, and Tancred promised to later marry one of his daughters to Arthur when he came of age (Arthur was only four years old at the time). After signing the treaty Richard and Philip left Sicily. The treaty undermined England's relationships with the Holy Roman Empire and caused the revolt of Richard's brother John, who hoped to be proclaimed heir instead of their nephew. Although his revolt failed, John continued to scheme against his brother after this point. During April Richard stopped on the Byzantine island of Rhodes to avoid the stormy weather. He left in May but a new storm drove Richard's fleet to Cyprus. On May 6, 1191, Richard's fleet arrived in the port of Lemesos (now Limassol). Richard captured the city. When the island's despot Isaac Dukas Comnenus arrived to stop the Crusaders he discovered he was too late, and retired to Kolossi. Richard called Isaac to negotiations but Isaac broke his oath of hospitality and started demanding Richard's departure. Richard ordered his cavalry to follow him in a battle against Isaac's army in Tremetusia. The few Roman Catholics of the island joined Richard's army and so did the island's nobles who were dissatisfied with Isaac's seven years of tyrannical rule. Though Isaac and his men fought bravely, Richard's army was bigger and better equipped, assuring his victory. Isaac continued to resist from the castles of Pentadactylos but after the siege of his castle of Kantaras he finally surrendered. Richard became the new ruler of Cyprus. Richard looted the island and massacred those trying to resist him. Meanwhile, Richard was finally able to marry the woman to whom he was engaged, who had been brought by his mother to join him on the crusade route. His marriage to Princess Berengaria of Navarre, first-born daughter of King Sancho VI of Navarre, was held in Limassol on May 12, 1191. It was attended by his sister Joan, whom Richard had brought from Sicily. There were no children from the marriage; opinions vary as to whether it was ever a love match. The unfortunate Berengaria had almost as much difficulty in making the journey home as her husband did, and did not see England until after his death. Richard and most of his army left Cyprus for the Holy Land early in June. In his absence Cyprus would be governed by Richard Kamvill. King Richard arrived at Acre in June 1191, in time to relieve the siege of the city by Saladin. Deserted by Philip and having fallen out with Duke Leopold V of Austria, he suddenly found himself without allies. Richard's tactics ensured success at the siege of Acre and on the subsequent march south, Saladin's men being unable to harass the Crusader army into an impulsive action which might not have gone their way. However, the desertion of the French king had been a major blow, from which they could not hope to recover. Realising that he had no hope of holding Jerusalem even if he took it, Richard sadly ordered a retreat. Despite being only a few miles from the city, he refused, thereafter, to set eyes on it, since God had ordained that he should not be the one to conquer it. He had finally realised that his return home could be postponed no longer, since both Philip and John were taking advantage of his absence to make themselves more powerful. Having planned to leave Conrad of Montferrat as "King" of Jerusalem and Cyprus in the hands of his own protégé, Guy of Lusignan, Richard was dealt another blow when Conrad was assassinated before he could be crowned. His replacement was Richard's own nephew, Henry I of Champagne. On his return to Europe, shortly before Christmas 1192, Richard was captured only a few miles from the Moravian border by Leopold V of Austria. Richard and his retainers had been traveling disguised as pilgrims, complete with flowing beards and tattered clothes. Richard himself was dressed like a kitchen hand, but was identified because he was wearing a magnificent and costly ring no menial worker could afford. The Duke handed him over as a prisoner to Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor after being held captive at Dürnstein. Although the circumstances of his captivity were not severe, he was frustrated by his inability to travel freely. Richard once proudly declared, "I am born of a rank which recognizes no superior but God" to the emperor. His mother, Eleanor of Aquitaine, worked tirelessly to raise the exorbitant ransom of 100,000 marks demanded by the German emperor; both clergy and laymen were taxed for a quarter of the value of their property, the gold and silver treasures of the churches were confiscated, and money was raised from the scutage and the carucage taxes. The emperor demanded that 70,000 marks be delivered to him before he would release the king, the same amount that had been raised by the Saladin tithe only a few years earlier. The money was transferred to Germany by the emperor's ambassadors, but "at the king's peril" (had it been lost along the way, Richard would have been held responsible), and finally, on February 4, 1194 Richard was released. King Philip of France sent a message to John: "Look to yourself; the devil is loose." During his absence, John had come close to seizing the throne; Richard forgave him, and even named him as his heir in place of Arthur, who was growing into an unpleasant youth. Instead of turning against John, Richard came into conflict with his former ally and friend, King Philip. When Philip attacked Richard's fortress, Chateau-Gaillard, he boasted that "if its walls were iron, yet would I take it", to which Richard replied, "If these walls were butter, yet would I hold them!" After his many famous battles, it was a minor skirmish with the rebellious castle of Châlus-Charbrol near Limousin, France, on 26 March 1199 that would take Richard's life. Richard had laid siege to the castle in pursuit of a claim to treasure-trove. Pierre Basile was one of only two knights defending Châlus. Richard, who had removed some of his chainmail, was wounded in the shoulder by a crossbow bolt launched from a tower by Basile. Gangrene set in and Richard asked to see his killer. He ordered that Basile be set free and awarded a sum of money. However as soon as Richard died, with his 77-year-old mother Eleanor at his side, on 6 April 1199, Basile was flayed alive and then hanged. Richard's bowels were buried at the foot of the tower from which the shot was loosed while the rest of his remains were buried next to his father at Fontevraud Abbey near Chinon and Saumur, France. There is no doubt that Richard had many admirable qualities, as well as many bad ones. He was a military mastermind, and politically astute in many ways; yet incredibly foolish in others, and unwilling to give way to public opinion. He was capable of great humility as well as great arrogance. He loved his family, but behaved ruthlessly to his enemies. He was revered by his most worthy rival, Saladin, and respected by the Emperor Henry, but hated by many who had been his friends, especially King Philip. He was often careless of his own safety: the wound which killed him need not have been inflicted at all if he had been properly armoured. Almost the same thing had happened, ten years earlier when, while feuding with his father, he had encountered William Marshal while unarmed and had to beg for his life. Richard's existence had been one whole series of contradictions. Although he had neglected his wife, Berengaria, he had to be commanded by priests to be faithful to her. She was distraught at the news of his death. He produced no heirs. Richard was succeeded by his brother John as king of England. However, his French territories initially rejected John as a successor, preferring his nephew Arthur of Brittany, the son of their late brother Geoffrey, whose claim was technically better than John's. Over the years the figures of Robin Hood and Richard I have become closely linked. However, in the earliest Robin Hood ballads the only king mentioned is "Edward our comely king", presumably Edward I, II, or III. It was not until much later that a connection came to be made between the two men. The typical usage of the link is that the major political goal of Robin's war is to restore Richard to the throne after Prince John usurped it. FamilySearch showed this additional information: Name - Description: King Richard I "Coeur De Lion" of England FamilySearch showed this additional information: Birth - Date: 13 Sep 1157 Place: Beaumont Palace, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England	Angevin, King of England Richard I (I7799)
2305	Richard I of Normandy (c.935 - November 20, 996) was the Duke of Normandy from 942 to 996. He was called Richard the Fearless (French, Sans Peur). He was born to William I of Normandy, Duke of Normandy, and Sprota. His date of birth is unknown, but he was still a boy when his father died in 942. His mother was a Breton concubine captured in war and bound to William by a Danish marriage. After William died, Sprota became the wife of Esperleng, a wealthy miller. Richard was still a boy when his father died, and so he was powerless to stop Louis IV of France when he seized Normandy. Richard escaped from his prison at Laon, allied himself with Norman and Viking leaders, drove Louis out of Rouen, and took back Normandy by 947. He was first married to Emma of Paris (Duchess of Normandy) in 960. She died after 966, with no issue. According to Robert of Torigny, not long after Emma's death, Duke Richard went out hunting and stopped at the house of a local forester. He became enamoured of the forester's wife, Seinfreda, but she being a virtuous woman, suggested he court her unmarried sister, Gunnor, instead. Gunnor became his bride, and her family rose to prominence. Her brother, Herefast de Crepon, was involved in a controversial trial involving the Cathars. She was, like Richard, of Norse descent, being a Dane by blood. Richard finally married her to legitimate their children: " Richard II, Duke of Normandy (The Good), " Robert, Archbishop of Rouen, Count of Evreux, died 1037. " Mauger, Earl of Corbeil, died after 1033. " Robert Danus, died between 985/989. " Emma of Normandy, died 1052. " Hawise of Normandy, wife of Geoffrey I, Duke of Brittany. " Maud of Normandy, wife of Odo II of Blois, Count of Blois, Champagne and Chartres. Richard was known to have had several mistresses and produced childen with many of them. Known children are: " Geoffrey, Count of Brionne, (b. ca. 970) " Hawise (b. ca. 978), d. 21 Feb 1034. m. Geoffrey of Brittany, Duke of Brittany, (ca. 997), son of Conan I of Brittany, Duke of Brittany, "le Tort", and Ermengarde of Anjou. " William d'Eu, Count d'Eu, (b. ca. 985). He died in Fecamp, France on November 20, 996 of natural causes. !Colonial and Revolutionary Lineages of America (973 D2ah) Vol. 2 He had at least three other concubines and wife Emma, Dutchess of Normandy. SURNAME: Also shown as Normandy GIVEN NAMES: Also shown as Richard I Duke of DEATH: Also shown as Died 996	Count of Normandy Richard I (I7851)
2306	Richard III of Normandy Son of Richard II, who died in 1027, leaving the Duchy of Normandy to his eldest son. Although the eldest son, Richard mysteriously died soon after his father, leaving the duchy to his younger brother Robert I, sixth Duke of Normandy and direct ascendant of the present-day British royal family. Richard reigned for a few months and never really had any effect on the Duchy of Normandy. He had children from two unknown mistreses. Children: " Alice of Normandy " Agnes D'Evreux DEATH: Also shown as Died 1028 DEATH: Also shown as Died 06 Aug 1028	De Normandie, Duke of Normandy Richard III (I21964)
2307	Richard is placed here because he didn't seem to fit anywhere else. And, seemed to fall in nicely given the date of his birth. Richard is found in the following source: Volume: 72 Page Number: 497 Biographical Info: d.y. Reference: Gen. Column of the " Boston Transcript". 1906-1941. (The greatest single source of material for gen. Data for the N.E. area and for the period 1600-1800. Completely indexed)	Harnden, Richard (I8042)
2308	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.	Curthose, Duke of Normandy Robert (I7804)
2309	Robert de Beaumont; allegedly 1st Earl of Leicester of the c1102 creation. [Burke's Peerage] ------------------------------------ On Leicester, Earldom of [Burke's Peerage, p. 1671]: Robert de Beaumont, a companion in arms of William I (The Conqueror) at Hastings was granted after the Conquest much land in the Midlands of England, but most of it was in Warwickshire rather than Leicestershire. Indeed his younger brother became Earl of Warwick. Robert also held territory in Normandy and is usually referred to as Count of Meulan. He was a leading political figure in the reigns of William II and Henry I and on the death of one Ives de Grandmesnil in the First Crusade, the funds for campaigning in which Ives had raised from Robert on the security of his estates, [Robert] came into full possession of them, including a sizeable part of Leicester. The rest of the town was granted him by Henry I and it is possible that he became Earl of Leicester. ------------------------------------ EARLDOM OF LEICESTER (I) 1107 ? ROBERT DE BEAUMONT, SEIGNEUR OF BEAUMONT, PONT-AUDEMER, BRIONNE AND VATTEVILLE in Normandy, and from 1081 COUNT OF MEULAN in the French Vexin, son and heir, born circa 1046. When very young he accompanied Duke William to England and distinguished himself at the battle of Hastings, and received large grants of lands in co. Warwick, with smaller holdings in cos. Leicester, Northants, and Wilts. On 14 July 080, as Robert de Bellomonte, he witnessed the foundation charter of Lessay, and next year he inherited from his mother's family the comté of Meulan. Thereafter he is continuously styled Count (Comes) of Meulan. After the death of the Conqueror he adhered to William Rufus, and was high in favour at his court. He quarrelled with Robert of Normandy about the castellanship of Brionne, in consequence of the exchange of Brionne for Ivry made by his father. He was imprisoned, but was released at the intercession of his father Roger, who eventually succeeded in obtaining Brionne in fee. He succeeded to the greater part of his father's lands in Normandy, including Beaumont, Pont-Audemer, Vatteville and Brionne. This paternal inheritance, added to his French comté and his great possessions in cos. Warwick and Leicester, made him one of the most powerful vassals of the Crown. He became one of the chief lay ministers of William Rufus, with whom he sided against Robert Courtheuse in 1098, and when William invaded the French Vexin in 1097 he received his troops in his fortresses of the comté of Meulan. After the death of William Rufus he became one of the chief advisers of Henry I. On the death of Ives de Grandmesnil on Crusade, Robert retained his estates, which Ives had mortgaged to him circa 1102. Thereby he acquired one-quarter of the town of Leicester, the whole of which was later granted to him by the King. Robert thus added largely to his already vast possessions. In 1104 he was one of the Norman barons who adhered to Henry on his arrival in Normandy. He was present in the King's army at Tenchebrai, 28 September 1106. In 1110 he was besieged at Meulan by Louis VI, who took the castle by storm, but in the following year he retaliated by a raid on Paris, which he plundered. After obtaining the whole town of Leicester he is said to have become EARL OF LEICESTER, but, being already Count of Meulan, was never so styled. There is no contemporary record that he had the third penny of the pleas of the county, but he doubtless acquired, with the Grandmesnil fief, the third penny of the issues of the Mint at Leicester. He married, in 1096, Isabel, called also Elizabeth, daughter of Hugh DE CREPl, called Hug "le Grand," COUNT OF VERMANDOIS. He died 5 June 1118, and was buried with his ancestors in the chapter house of Préaux (c). His widow married, very shortly after his death, William (DE WARINNE), EARL OF SURREY. [Complete Peerage VII:523-6, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)] (c) Robert had three sons and five daughters. The sons were Waleran and Robert, twins born in 1104, and Hugh. Waleran, the eldest, succeeded to the Norman and French fiefs, and the English lands held by his grandfather, Roger de Beaumont in 1086. Robert succeeded his father as Earl of Leicester and Hugh is said to have been created Earl of Bedford. The names of only four of the daughter appear to be known--Adeline, Aubreye, Maud and Isabel or Elizabeth. Adeline m. Hugh IV Seigneur of Montfort-sur-Risle. Aubreye m. Hugh II Seigneur of Chateauneuf-en-Thimerais. Maud m. William Louvel, Seigneur of Ivri and Breval. Isabel, also called Elizabeth, was mistress of Henry I, and m. Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Pembroke. Royal Ancestors of Some LDS Families, by Michael Call, Chart 356 - # 26 Sources: Jim Weber , WorldConnect at Rootsweb: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=jweber&id=I11952 Jim Weber , WorldConnect at Rootsweb: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=jweber&id=I26146 Brent Ruesch , (WorldConnect at Rootsweb) Jim Weber , WorldConnect at Rootsweb: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=jweber&id=I12010&style=TABLE (Research): Alt. Birth; Abt 1049 SURNAME: Also shown as De Beaumont DEATH: Also shown as Died , , Leicestershire, England. BURIAL: Also shown as Buried , Preaux, Normandy, France.	De Beaumont-Le-Roger, 1st Earl of Leicester Robert I (I21993)
2310	Robert inherited lands and tenements in Wittingham, a hamlet in the parish of Fressingfiled, Suffolk. The will stipulated that at Robert's death, the property should go to his son Robert, but if the son should die befor the father, the premises should remain with his father, Robert and his wife Agnes.	Gooch, Robert (I7585)
2311	Robert is considered the father of the Harrington lines in America. Though this Harrington is often considered to be a brother of Benjamin Hearnden of Rhode Island this compiler does not think so. In the book Early Generations of the Family of Robert Harington it lists his parentage as coming from Southwold, Suffolk Co., England. This differs from our origins of coming from Somerset Co., England. Besides that his lines remained mainly in Watertown, while ours were in Charlestown, Wilmington and Rhode Island. So, in short Robert is placed here as a speculative line and though considered the father of the Harrington lines, he probably does not have a relationship to the Harnden lines. Though there are these notes: John Harington, son of Sir John Harington, and Mary Rogers, was born about 1584. He married Ann Clinton, daughter of the Earl of Lincoln, an influential Puritan who was very active in aiding that Sect in settling Boston after 1628. Ann was born in Newcastle, England, in 1596, one of a family of seventeen children. John and Ann came to Boston in 1630. He was drowned in the harbor soon after their arrival, leaving Ann a widow. Robert did not arrive in Boston until 1634. He may have remained with his grandmother, Mary Rogers Harington, whose death occurred in that year. He settled in Watertown, Mass., married Sarah George and had a family of ten boys and three girls. Abraham married Rebecca Cutter and remained near Boston. His line ?daughtered out? leaving no male descendants to carry on the family name. Rebecca married John Watson. One recent genealogy questions whether Robert was a son of John and Ann. However, here is a family tradition in the writer?s line that three brothers came to Boston. The descendants of Robert and Benjamin called each other cousins in the earlier generation. Captain Henry Harrington of Exeter, Rhode Island, and later of White Creek, New York, always claimed that Jonathan Harrington, who was killed in the Battle of Lexington, was his cousin. This Jonathan Harrington was definitely a descendant of Robert of Watertown while Captain Henry was a descendant of Benjamin of Rhode Island.	Harrington, Robert II (I8105)
2312	Robert married Mary Kirby and removed to Fleet in Lincolnshire, dying in 1399.	Harrington, Sir Robert (I8170)
2313	Robert The Devil Duke Called "The Magnificent" (French, "le Magnifique") for his love of finery. He was the son of Duke Richard II of Normandy and Judith, daughter of Conan I, Duke of Brittany. When his father died, his elder brother Richard succeeded, whilst he became Count of Hiémois. When Richard died a year later, there were great suspicions that Robert had Richard murdered, hence his other nickname, "Robert le diable" (the devil). He is often mis-identified with the legendary Robert the Devil. Robert aided King Henry I of France against Henry's rebellious brother and mother, and for his help he was given the territory of the Vexin. He also intervened in the affairs of Flanders, supported Edward the Confessor, who was then in exile at Robert's court, and sponsored monastic reform in Normandy. By his mistress, Herleva, he was father of the future William the Conqueror. An illegitimate daughter, Adelaide, became Countess of Ponthieu and Countess of Champagne. After making his illegitimate son William his heir, he made a pilgrimage to Jerusalem and died at Nicaea between 1-3 of July, 1035. His son William, aged about eight, succeeded him. Burke's Peerage p. 1949. !Royal Ancestors of Some LDS Families by Michel L. Call. Ancestry and Progeny of Captain James Blount - Inmigrant. by Robert Ffafman p. E- 28. 6th Duke of Normandy 1028- 1035 SURNAME: Also shown as of NORMANDY SURNAME: Also shown as Normandy GIVEN NAMES: Also shown as Robert Ii Duke of SUFFIX: Also shown as [The Magnificent DEATH: Also shown as Died 1035	de Normandie, Duke of Normandy Robert I (I7846)
2314	Robert, Osulf?s son, married Christiana, heiress of the Seaton lands which bordered the Manor of Flemingby. The REGISTER OF ST. BEES records that: ?I, Robert of Hafrincton, with the consent of my wife, Christiana, have granted ? to God and Saint Mary, to Saint Bege of Coupland and the Monks living there ?? the Church of Hafricton and duabus bovatis of land.?) (This would be what a pair of oxen could plow in two days, or about two acres.) Ian Grimble states that this church is the Old Harrington Parish Church. Since that time it has been repaired and partially rebuilt. Robert and Christiana, their son, Thomas, and their grandson, Michael, lived in Harrington since the REGISTER calls them de Haverington. Their great-grandson, Robert, lost all but about 380 acres of the Manor of Flemingby in litigation with the Abbott of Holm Cultram, whose lands were north of the Manor. However, by marriage to Agnes, daughter of Sir Richard Cansfield, he secured the rich manor of Aldingham on Morcambe Bay in Lancashire and moved south to that location.	de Haverington, Robert (I8156)
2315	Rollo (c.860 - c.932) was the Frankish-Latin name taken by (probably) Hrolf Ganger (Hrolf the Walker, Old Norse: Hrólfur Rögnvaldsson and Göngu-Hrólfur, Norwegian: Gange-Rolf). He has also been called "Rollo the Gangler" in some works, or occasionally "Robert". Rollo was a Viking leader, probably (based on Icelandic sources) from Norway, the son of Ragnvald, Earl of Moer; sagas mention a Hrolf, son of Ragnvald jarl of Moer. However, the latinization Rollo has in no known instance been applied to a Hrolf, and in the texts which speak of him, numerous latinized Hrolfs are included. Dudo of St. Quentin (by most accounts a more reliable source, and at least more recent and living nearer the regions concerned), in his Gesta Normannorum, tells of a powerful Dacian duke (or count?) at loggerheads with the king of Dacia, who then died and left his two sons, Gurim and Rollo, leaving Rollo to be expelled and Gurim killed.(1) With his followers (known as Normans, or northmen), Rollo invaded the area of northern France now known as Normandy. This does seem somewhat unlikely, as Dacia had by then ceased to exist, and was right at the opposite southeastern corner of Europe. Wace, writing some 300 years after the event, gives a Scandinavian origin, as does the Orkneyinga Saga. Concluding the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte (911) with the French king Charles the Simple, Rollo pledged feudal allegiance to the king, changed his name to the Frankish version, and converted to Christianity, probably with the baptismal name Robert. In return he was granted the lower Seine area (today's upper Normandy) and the titular rulership of Normandy, centred around the city of Rouen. There exists some argument among historians as to whether Rollo was a "duke" (dux) or whether his position was equivalent to that of a "count" under Charlemagne. According to legend, when required, in conformity with general usage, to kiss the foot of King Charles, he refused to stoop to what he considered so great a degradation; yet as the homage could not be dispensed with, he ordered one of his warriors to perform it for him. The latter, as proud as his chief, instead of stooping to the royal foot, raised it so high, that the King fell to the ground. Sometime around 927 he passed the Duchy of Normandy to his son, William Longsword. He may have lived for a few years after that, but certainly died before 933. Forst of the House of Normandie !Royal Ancestors of Some LDS Families by Michel L. Call, chart 504, # 4. Ancestry and Progeny of Captain James Blount - Inmigrant. by Robert F. Pfafman p. E -28, # (21). Rollo, the Dane, was a Viking pirate that was banished from Norway by his father; and captured Bayeux in 890. He was given the Name of Robert I at his baptism, and was styled as the "Patrician of Normandy". He aquired his nickname "the Ganger", because he was to big for a horse to carry and had to walk. SURNAME: Also shown as Normandy GIVEN NAMES: Also shown as Rollon Duke of DEATH: Also shown as Died Normandy.	Rögnvaldsson, 1st Duke of Normandy Rollo (I8035)
2316	rootsweb	Source (S45)
2317	Royal Ancestors of Some LDS Families by Michel L. Call, chart 301 # 9. Ancestry and Progeny of Captain James Blount - Inmigrant. by Robert Ffafman p. E- 29. SURNAME: Also shown as Anjou GIVEN NAMES: Also shown as Ermentrude (Erembourg) Countess of	de Flèche, Princess Ermengar (I7667)
2318	Royal Ancestors of Some LDS Families by Michel L. Call, Chart 316 - # 10. also spelled Diethrich D'ALSACE	d'Alsace, Ct/Flanders Thierry (I24508)
2319	Royal Ancestors of Some LDS Families by Michel L. Call, chart 502. Ancestry and Progeny of Captain James Blount - Inmigrant. by Robert Ffafman p. E- 29. Fulk I (The Red), Prince of Danes or Norsemen who invaded Normandy with Rollo, the Dane.	d'Anjou, Count Of Anjou Foulques (I23503)
2320	Royal Ancestors of Some LDS Families by Michel L. Call, chart 502. Ancestry and Progeny of Captain James Blount - Inmigrant. by Robert Ffafman p. E- 29.	de Blois, Roscilla (I23504)
2321	Royal Ancestors of Some LDS Families by Michel L. Call, chart 502. Ancestry and Progeny of Captain James Blount - Inmigrant. by Robert Ffafman p. E- 29.	d'Auxerre, Petronille (I23508)
2322	Royal Ancestors of Some LDS Families by Michel L. Call. !Colonial and Revolutionary Lineages of America (973 D2ah) Vol. 2; Ancestors of the Plantagenet Kings from the House of Anjou. Ancestry and Progeny of Captain James Blount - Inmigrant. by Robert Ffafman p. E- 29.	Seigneur of Montfort Simon I (I24548)
2323	Royal Ancestors of Some LDS Families by Michel L. Call. Ancestry and Progeny of Captain James Blount - Inmigrant. by Robert Ffafman p. E- 29. SURNAME: Also shown as of Maine GIVEN NAMES: Also shown as Elias FamilySearch showed this additional information: Name - Description: Viscount of Maine Helias Elias de la Fleche SURNAME: Also shown as Maine PREFIX: Also shown as Count Of Main SURNAME: Also shown as Maine GIVEN NAMES: Also shown as Helie 1 Fleche of PREFIX: Also shown as Count BIRTH: Also shown as Born Abt 1060	De Fleche, Count Of Maine Helias I (I24552)
2324	Royal Ancestors of Some LDS Families by Michel L. Call.	Seiersal, King Of Sweden Erik VII (I23830)
2325	Royal Ancestors of Some LDS Families by Michel L. Call.	Capet, King Of France Philippe I (I24521)
2326	Royal Ancestors of Some LDS Families by Michel L. Call.	Montlhery, Seigneur de Montlhery Guy (I25251)
2327	Royal Ancestors of Some LDS Families by Michel L. Call.	Grand Duke of Kiev Igor (I25514)
2328	Royal Ancestors of Some LDS Families by Michel L. Call. charts 605. Ancestry and Progentry of Captain James Blount - Immigrant, by Robert F. Pfafman, p E-35. Emmas's mother is not known. She was added to this family because their names are the same, and she a daughter of Richard I, 3rd Duke of Normandy.	Princess of France Emma (I25489)
2329	Royal Ancestors of Some LDS Families by Michel L. Call. charts 605. Ancestry and Progentry of Captain James Blount - Immigrant, by Robert F. Pfafman, p E-35. Emmas's mother is not known. She was added to this family because their names are the same, and she is a daughter of Richard I, 3rd Duke of Normandy.	De Normandie, Emma (Eadburh) (I23416)
2330	Royal Ancestors of Some LDS Families, By Michael Call, Chart 347 - # 6 Same as Rin no. 4045 of Haycock Family Records.	Prince of Wales Llewellyn (I25633)
2331	Royal Ancestors of Some LDS Families, By Michael Call, Chart 347 - # 7 Same as Rin no. 4046 of Haycock Family Records.	Plantagenet, Princess Of England Joan (I22922)
2332	Royal Ancestors of Some LDS Families, By Michael Call, Chart 211 - # 26	le Butzllen (de VERDON), Theobald (I23113)
2333	Royal Ancestors of Some LDS Families, By Michael Call, Chart 211 - # 27	de Verdon, Rohesi (I23114)
2334	Royal Ancestors of Some LDS Families, By Michael Call, Chart 327 - # 2	de Braose, Maud (I22838)
2335	Royal Ancestors of Some LDS Families, by Michael Call, Chart 356 - # 12	de Clare, Earl/Pembroke Gilbert (I24223)
2336	Royal Ancestors of Some LDS Families, By Michael Call, Chart 470 - # 2	de Hesding, Aveline (I23482)
2337	Royal Ancestors of Some LDS Families, By Michael Call, Chart 470 - # 4 Also spelled Flaald	Fledaldus (I23484)
2338	Royal Ancestors of Some LDS Families, By Michael Call, Chart 470 - # 4	de Hesding, Ernulf (I23483)
2339	Royal Ancestors of Some LDS Families, By Michael Call, Chart 470 - # 8	Alan (I23485)
2340	Royal Ancestors of Some LDS Families, By Michael Call, Chart 471 - # 1	Reverel, Helen (I23032)
2341	Royal Ancestors of Some LDS Families, By Michael Call, Chart 471 - # 2	Reverel, William (I23036)
2342	Royal Ancestors of Some LDS Families, By Michael Call, Chart 472 - # 1	de Saye, Helius (I23034)
2343	Royal Ancestors of Some LDS Families, By Michael Call, Chart 472 - # 16	fitz Picot, Robert (I23490)
2344	Royal Ancestors of Some LDS Families, By Michael Call, Chart 472 - # 2	de Saye, Henry (I23486)
2345	Royal Ancestors of Some LDS Families, By Michael Call, Chart 472 - # 4	de Saye, Robert (I23487)
2346	Royal Ancestors of Some LDS Families, By Michael Call, Chart 472 - # 8	de Saye, Picot (I23489)
2347	Royal Ancestors of Some LDS Families, By Michael Call, Chart 532 - # 13	verch Llywarch, Elen (I23431)
2348	Royal Ancestors of Some LDS Families, by Michael Call, Chart 545 - # 21	Count Of Meulan Waleran (I23472)
2349	Royal Ancestors of Some LDS Families, by Michael Call, Chart 545 - # 3	De Conteville, Oda (I23055)
2350	Royal Ancestors of Some LDS Families, by Michael Call, Chart 545 - # 6 Aslo known as Jean de CONTEVILLE Ancestry and Progentry of Captain James Blount - Immigrant, by Robert F. Pfafman, p E-34. Baron of Toursbrugh and General of the King's Forces.	de Burgondie, Earl/Comyn John (Jean) (I23054)