William D'Eu I

• General Notes
  • After Godfrey's Count of Eu rebelled c996, William was given the title of Comte d'Eu. He had already been Count of Heimois (or Exmes as it is now known).
    
    -----------------
    
    curt_hofemann@yahoo.com:
    
    ID: I03516 William Hieme Count d' Eu
    
    I have seen it written ‘Heimes’ or ‘the Heimois’.
    Also from below it appears that EU was originally called ‘Exmes’ and/or ’the Exmesin of Heimois’.
    
    died: (take your choice):
    2.I kurz vor (shortly bef) 1040 [Ref: ES III:693]
    about 1054 [Ref: David C. Douglas “William the Conqueror”]
    Jan 2 year unknown but before wife (d. Jan 26 1057/8) [Ref: CP V:151]
    an 2-26 1057/8 [Ref: Moriarty p267]
    
    founded Collegiate Church of Eu [Ref: CP V:151]
    received from father the comte of the Exmesin of Hiemois. [Ref: CP V:151]
    Comte d'Hiemois, Comte d'Eu [Ref: Leo van de Pas http://worldroots.com/brigitte/royal/bio/roberteubio.html]
    Count of Exmes (later Eu) [Ref: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~pmcbride/james/f030.htm#I1402X2]
    
    
        Count d'Exmes (Eu), Earl of Arques and Toulouse [Ref: Malinda Thiesse 20 Jul 2002] Note: Earl is an English _only_ title & I am skeptical of his connection to Toulouse in far se France whereas his father was duc d'Normandie in far nw France...
        Curt
    
    Lord of Montruel [Ref: Turton] Note: Montreuil?
    
    
    
        rebelled against half-brother, Richard II, and was imprisoned at Rouen. After escaping, he submitted to the Duke, was pardoned, and was given the comte of Eu, of which his nephew, Gilbert (ancestor of the family of Clare) had been recently deprived. [Ref: CP V:151] Note: CP has (I believe) confused the chronology. It was William’s brother Godfrey/Godfroi who rebelled & was deprived of Eu. Godfrey’s son (William's nephew) Gilbert/Giselbert ‘Crispin’ did assume the land and title when William died, but he was assassinated in 1040. Note: Gilbert’s date of death from Altschul, ES III:156, Wagner, Watney & Wurts who all say either 1040 or thereabouts seems to confirm the date of death of William per ES III:693 as shortly bef. 1040… Curt
    
    
    When Godfrey was deprived, Eu was awarded to his brother William, who had been Count of Heimois. [Ref: TAF 28 Mar 2001]
    
    
    Note: In terms of the death date, I will keep the one I have because Gilbert (who I have as his son-in-law) became Count of Eu and d. 1040; so William had to have died at least a year or two before 1040.