House of Normandy | |
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Country | |
Founded | 911 |
Founder | Rollo |
Final ruler | Henry I of England or Matilda (disputed) |
Titles | |
Dissolution | 1167 |
Deposition | 1135 |
Cadet branches | Illegitimate lines:
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The House of Normandy (Norman: Maison de Nouormandie [mɛ.zɔ̃ d̪e nɔʁ.mɛnde]) designates the noble family which originates from the Duchy of Normandy and whose members were dukes of Normandy, counts of Rouen, as well as kings of England following the Norman conquest of England. It lasted until Stephen of the French House of Blois seized the Duchy of Normandy in 1135. The house emerged from the union between the Viking Rollo[1] (first ruler of Normandy) and Poppa of Bayeux,[2] a West Frankish noblewoman. William the Conqueror[3] and his heirs down through 1135 were members of this dynasty.
After that it was disputed between William's grandchildren, Matilda, whose husband Geoffrey[4] was the founder of the House of Plantagenet, and Stephen of the House of Blois (or Blesevin dynasty).[5]
The Norman counts of Rouen were:
- Rollo, 911–927
- William Longsword, 927–942
The Norman dukes of Normandy were:
- Richard I, 942–996 [6]
- Richard II, 996–1027 [7]
- Richard III, 1026–1027 [8]
- Robert I, 1027–1035 [9]
- William, 1035–1066 (became King of England as William the Conqueror)
The Norman monarchs of England and Normandy were:
- William the Conqueror, 1066–1087
- William II, 1087–1100 (not Duke of Normandy) [10]
- Robert II, 1087–1106 (not King of England) [11]
- Henry I, 1100–1135; 1106–1135 [12]
- William Adelin, 1120 (not King of England) [13]
- Matilda, 1135–1153[14]
- Stephen (non-agnatic; a member of the House of Blois), 1135–1154 [15]
Norman Count of Flanders:
- William Clito (r. 1127–1128), son of Robert Curthose, great-grandson of Baldwin V, designated by Louis VI of France[16]
Richard I had a daughter, Emma of Normandy, who was Queen Consort through her two marriages to Æthelred the Unready and Cnut the Great.
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Agnatic descendants of Rollo:
- Rollo, d. ~927, Count of Rouen 911-927
- William Longsword, 893-942, Count of Rouen 927-942
- Richard I of Normandy the Fearless, 932-996, Count of Rouen 942-996
- Richard II, Duke of Normandy, the Good, d. 1026, Duke of Normandy 996-1026
- Richard III, Duke of Normandy, 998-1027, Duke of Normandy 1026-1027
- Nicolas of Normandy (illegitimate), 1027-1092, Abbot of Saint-Ouen 1042-1092
- Robert I, Duke of Normandy, the Magnificent, 1000-1035, Duke of Normandy 1027-1035
- William the Conqueror (illegitimate but succeeded as duke), 1028-1087, Duke of Normandy 1035-1087, King of England 1066-1087
- Robert Curthose, 1051-1134, Duke of Normandy 1087-1106
- William Clito, 1102-1128, Count of Flanders 1127-1128
- Richard of Normandy, 1054-1070
- William II of England, King of England 1087-1100
- Henry I of England, King of England 1100-1135, Duke of Normandy 1106-1135
- William Adelin, 1103-1120
- various illegitimate children
- Robert Curthose, 1051-1134, Duke of Normandy 1087-1106
- William the Conqueror (illegitimate but succeeded as duke), 1028-1087, Duke of Normandy 1035-1087, King of England 1066-1087
- William of Normandy, 1008-1025
- Mauger, 1019-1055, Archbishop of Rouen 1037-1053
- William of Talou, d. 1086, Count of Arques
- Richard III, Duke of Normandy, 998-1027, Duke of Normandy 1026-1027
- Robert II, Archbishop of Rouen 989-1037, Count of Évreux 989-1037, Regent of Normandy 1035-1037
- Richard, Count of Évreux, 1015-1067, Count of Évreux 1037-1067
- William, Count of Évreux, Count of Évreux 1067-1118
- Ralph de Gacé, the Ass-Headed, d. 1051
- Robert de Gacé
- William d'Évreux
- Hugh De Lacy[citation needed]
- multiple children
- Richard, Count of Évreux, 1015-1067, Count of Évreux 1037-1067
- Mauger, Count of Corbeil, 988-1032
- Geoffrey, Count of Eu (illegitimate), d. 1010, Count of Eu 996-1010
- descendants
- William I, Count of Eu (illegitimate), d. 1057, Count of Eu 1040-1057
- descendants
- Richard II, Duke of Normandy, the Good, d. 1026, Duke of Normandy 996-1026
- Richard I of Normandy the Fearless, 932-996, Count of Rouen 942-996
- William Longsword, 893-942, Count of Rouen 927-942
References and notes
[edit]- ^ "Norman | people | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "Poppa". fasg.org. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ Ciara.Berry (12 January 2016). "Royal Archives". The Royal Family. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "Queen Matilda, Empress Maud and the Civil War with King Stephen". Historic UK. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Your guide to the Anarchy, the bloody battle between Stephen and Matilda". HistoryExtra. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ McNair, Fraser (2015). "The politics of being Norman in the reign of Richard the Fearless, Duke of Normandy (r. 942–996)". Early Medieval Europe. 23 (3): 308–328. doi:10.1111/emed.12106. ISSN 1468-0254. S2CID 153508365.
- ^ "Richard II | duke of Normandy | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "Richard III | duke of Normandy | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "Collections Online | British Museum". www.britishmuseum.org. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ Ciara.Berry (12 January 2016). "William II (Known as William Rufus) (r. 1087–1100)". The Royal Family. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "Collections Online | British Museum". www.britishmuseum.org. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ Ciara.Berry (12 January 2016). "Henry I 'Beauclerc' (r. 1100–1135)". The Royal Family. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "The lost prince whose death tipped England towards civil war". Royal Central. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ Matilda's inheritance was usurped by her cousin Stephen of England in 1135. She recovered Normandy, but ruled in England only in 1141 as Lady of the English. However, Matilda maintained her dynastic rights until she abdicated them in favour of her son Henry II of England in 1153 following the Treaty of Wallingford.
- ^ "BBC – History – King Stephen". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "William Clito | count of Flanders | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.