Guillaume I "Longue Epee" Duke of Normandy 
Guillaume I "Longue Epee" Duke of was born about 0900 in Normandie, Neustria. Guillaume I "Longue Epee" Duke of's father was 1st Duke of Normandy Rollo Ragnvaldsson 1st Duke of Normandy and his mother was Poppa Duchess of Normandy. His paternal grandparents were Jarl of Moer Ragnvald I "the Wise" Eysteinsson Jarl of Moer and Hiltrude (Raginhilde) Hrolfsdottir; his maternal grandparents were Berenger Comte de Bayeux and N.N. de Rennes. He had two sisters named Adele of and Gerloc (Adele) of. He was the oldest of the three children. He had a half-brother named Walter. He died on December 17th, 0942 in France.General Notes
1 NAME William Longsword [Long Sword] /Normandy/
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4 TEXT Date of Import: Jan 17, 2001
1 BIRT
2 DATE ABT. 891
2 PLAC ,Normandy, France
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1 DEAT
2 DATE 17 DEC 942
2 PLAC ,France
2 SOUR S033320
3 DATA
4 TEXT Date of Import: Jan 17, 2001
[De La Pole.FTW]
Sources: A. Roots 121E; RC 166; Norr, p60; Coe; Guizot; Pfafman; AF;
Kraentzler 1156, 1194, 1443, 1453; Davis; Ashley.
William Longsword (Longaspatha), second Duke of Normandy, 917-943, and Duke
of Aquitaine. He captured Britanny, Cotentin, the Channel Islands and the
Avranchin, annexing them to his kingdom. He was slain by Arnulf of Flanders.
RC: William I "Longsword," Duke of Normandy; murdered 17 Dec. 943
in France.
K: Guilaume I Longue Epee, Duke of Normandy.
Roots: William I, "Longsword," born ca. 930, probably Rouen. Succeeded to
Duchy of Normandy about 927. In about 930 the Bretons rebelled. He subdued
them, taking Brittany, the Channel Islands, Contentin and the Averanchin.
Killed in a treacherous ambush 17 Dec. 942 by servants of Theobald of Blois and
Arnulf of Flanders.
Norr: William Longsword (Guillaume Longue-espee); son of Poppa; 2nd duke,
927-942; murdered.
Ashley: William "Longsword", Count of Normandy.
Davis: William I Longsword, ruled Normandy 931-942
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.~ 0760 d.~ 0790
- b.~ 0800 in Maer, Nord-Trondelag, Norway d.> 0870 in Maer, Nord-Trondelag, Norway
- b.~ 0765 d.> 0850
- b.~ 0830 in More, Norway d.0890 in Orkney Islands, Scotland
- b.0790 in Jutland, Norway d.0850
- b.~ 0812 in Moer, Norway d.UNKNOWN
- b.~ 0786 in Denmark d.0873
- b.~ 0800 in Jutland, Denmark
- b.~ 0784 in England
- b.~ 0846 in Maer, Nord-Trondelag, Norway d.~ 0931 in Notre Dame, Rouen, Normandie, Neustria
- b.~ 0848 in Orkney Islands, Scotland d.0892
- b.~ 0900 in Normandie, Neustria d.17 Dec 0942 in France
- b.Apr 0773 in of, Aachen, Rhineland, Prussia d.08 Jul 0810 in Milan, Italy
- b.~ 0797 in of Vermandois, Normandy, France, Italy d.17 Apr 0818 in Milan, Italy
- b.~ 0818 in of, Vermandois, Normandy, France d.0893 in Milan, Italy
- b.~ 0797 in of, France d.15 Jun 0835
- b.~ 0847 in Bayeux, Neustia d.< 0930
- b.~ 0872 in Evreux, Neustria
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‌Guillaume I "Longue Epee" Duke of and Adela "Sprote" were married in a religious ceremony about 0932 in Normandie, France. They had a son named Richard I "Sans Peur" Duke of.
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Children
Duke of Normandy Richard I "Sans Peur" Duke of Normandy Duke of Normandy
Richard I "Sans Peur" Duke of was born on August 28th, 0933 in Normandie. He died at the age of 63 on November 20th, 0996 in Normandie. He was buried in Fecamp, Seine-Inferieure, France.
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