Hubert de Rie 
Hubert de was born in 1027 in Ryes,Bayeux,Calvados,Normandy. He was an only child. He died before 1086 in Normandy.General Notes
Son of Odo FitzGeoffry. In 1047 he saved young Duke William of Normandy's life when he was fleeing from Valognes, where the conspirators of the Cotentin were attempting to capture him. Hubert placed him on a fresh horse and giving misleading information to his pursuers, commanded his three sons, Ralph, Hubert and Adam (4th son Eudo apparently too young) to conduct him to Falaise, which they succeeded in doing. Later on, Duke William assembled some of his principal lords at a time when he wanted a messenger to go to England to attend Edward the Confessor, on behalf of his claim to the English crown. It was considered a very dangerous undertaking and Hubert alone of those present volunteered to make the perilous journey, on which he immediately departed. He returned with the promise of the kingdom for William with tokens confirming it from King Edward. Prior to 1060 he witnessed a donation to the abbey of Saint-Peter at Chartres. Hubert attended the Duke at the conquest of England with his sons, and a short time later was sent to Normandy to quell a disturbance there and was not heard of again in England. He d. bef. 1086, as he is not mentioned in Domesday. His 4 sons were magnificiently rewarded by the Conqueror and appear in that survey. [Falaise Roll, pp. 16-17]
FOSTER, MINOR, NEWLIN, VARNER, WAITE LINE - 26th ggrandfather
Hugue de Rie, castellan of Norwich; present at Senlac; m. Agnes de Beaufoe. [Falaise Roll, pp. 86-7]
Ryes is 15 kil SE of Cairon, Calvados, Normandy. [Anglo-Norman Family, p. 25]
b.c. 1027; son of Eudes Fitzgeoffrey de Rie; m. Albreda de Preaux; father of:
1. Eudo 'le Dapifer'de Rie who m. Rohese de Clare
2. dau
3. son
4. Hubert who m. Agnes de Toeni
5. Albreda who m. Piers de Valoines
[Gary Lewis <gln1@ix.netcom.com, 21 Dec 2001]
Son of Eudes FitzGeoffrey de Rie; m. Albreda de Preaux; father of:
1. Eudes 'the Stewart, Le Dapifer' de Rie
2. Albreda
3. Hubert
Ambassador to William the Confessor from William of Normandy and persuaded William the Confessor to appoint William of Normandy as his successor to the English throne. [Sharen Neal <MJR6387@aol.com, 27 Mary 2003]
They had four sons and two daughters, named Ralph, Hubert, Adam, Eudes de Preaux, Albreda de and Margaret de.
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Children
Ralph Fitz Hubert Castellan of Nottingham
Ralph was born about 1040 in Rye, Bayeaux, Normandy. He died about 1086 in of Derby, England.
Hubert Fitz Hubert Castellan of Norwich
Hubert was born about 1044 in Rye, Bayeaux, Normandy. He died about 1127 in of Hingham, Norfolk, England.
Adam Fitz Hubert
Adam was born about 1045 in Rye,,Bayeaux,Normandy. He died after 1086 in ,,of Kent,England.
Eudes de Preaux Rie Dapifer of Colchester
Eudes de Preaux was born about 1047 in Ryes,Bayeaux,Calvados,Normandy. He died after 1088 in of Colchester,Kent,England.
Sources/Citations
The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, and the United Kingdom @ V:113, Falaise Roll: Recording Prominent Companions of William Duke of Normandy at the Conquest of England @ p. 16-17, 86-87, The Origins of Some Anglo-Norman Families @ p. 25
The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, and the United Kingdom @ V:113, Falaise Roll: Recording Prominent Companions of William Duke of Normandy at the Conquest of England @ p. 16-17, 86-87, The Origins of Some Anglo-Norman Families @ p. 25
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