Roger 'The Spaniard' Hispanicus De Toeni 
Roger 'The Spaniard' Hispanicus was born in 0990 in Guerny, Eure, Normandy.1 Roger 'The Spaniard' Hispanicus' father was Ralph De Toeni and his mother is Dau Of Balso De Bayeux. His paternal grandfather is Ralph (Rodulf) De Toeni; his maternal grandfather is Balso Count Of Bayeux. He had a brother named Robert. He was the older of the two children. He died at the age of 48 in 1038 in Normandy. He was buried in Chapter House At Abby Of St. Paul, Conches, Normandy.1 General Notes
He appears as a typical leader among the Norman nobles, proud of hisconnec
tion with the Dukes of Normandy, contemptuous of the base-born Duke Willia
m. Founded the Benedictine Abbey of St. Peter and St. Paul Chatillo
n. He is said to have been the first to carry Norman arms to the Spaini
sh Peninsula. He was sent to Spain by King Henry I of France to aide Ki
ng Ferdinand. This rough Normann leader was know for his cruely and invinc
ibility. It was in Spain that he found his wife. When William became the D
uke of Normandy, Roger joined the revolt against him. But in a fight wi
th Roger De Beaumont, both Roger and his 2 sons, Herbert and Helmant, we
re killed.
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Roger 'The Spaniard' Hispanicus and ADELAIDE (ADELA) were married in a religious ceremony in 1022.2
Roger 'The Spaniard' Hispanicus and Adelaide Estafania were married in a religious ceremony in 1022.3 They had a son and two daughters, named Robert Of Stafford Castle, Berthe and Alice.
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Children
Alice De Toeni
Alice was born in 1025 in Tosni, France. She died at the age of 41 in 1066. She was buried in Abbey Of Lire.
Robert Of Stafford Castle De Toeni
Robert Of Stafford Castle was born in 1030 in Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire, England.4 He died at the age of 58 on August 4th, 1088 in Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire, England. He was buried in Eversham Abbey.4
Roger 'The Spaniard' Hispanicus and Godeheut (Godhilde) Of Barcelona were married in a religious ceremony in 1029.3 They had a son named Ralph (Raoul) 'Senex'.
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Children
Ralph (Raoul) 'Senex' De Toeni
Ralph (Raoul) 'Senex' was born in 1027. He died at the age of 75 in 1102 in Conches, Normandy, France. He was buried in Conches, Normandy, France.
Roger 'The Spaniard' Hispanicus and GODEHEUT (GODCHILDE) were married in a religious ceremony in 1029.2
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