Robert I "The Magnificent" Duke of Normandy 
Robert I "The Magnificent" Duke of was born in 0999 in NORMANDY, FRANCE. Robert I "The Magnificent" Duke of's father was Richard II "The Good" Duke of Normandy and his mother was Judith of Brittany. His paternal grandparents were Richard I "the Fearless" 3rd Duke Normandy and Gunnora (Gundra) de Crepon; his maternal grandparents were CONAN 1 THE CROOKED RENNES DUKE BRETAGNE and HERMENGRADE GRISEGONELLE D'ANJOU MEAUX DUCHES BRETAGNE. He had three brothers and three sisters, named RICHARD III 5th Duke, William, Mauger Seigneur de, Fresende of, Alice Adelaide of and Judith de. He had a half-brother and a half-sister, named Guillaume Count of Talon and and Papia de. He died at the age of 36 in 1035 in NICAEA, BTHYN, TURKEY. He was buried in July 1035 in Nicea, Bithynia, TURKEY.General Notes
From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
Curt Hofemann, in a post-em, indicates many people have doubts about Sprota's noble birth:
Sprota [Ref: ES III:694A] note: I have numerous notes on her (lack of) ancestry which I think I've previously provided. If I've not, let me know & I will gladly share them... Curt
Raoul/Rudolf/Ralph, count of Ivry, is the uterine brother of Richard I of Normandy, son of William. ("This was given by Dudo based on information supplied to him by Raoul himself, so is perfectly reliable", as Todd's mentioned.) But my understanding has always been that Raoul was the son of Sprota/Esporta de Bretagne/Senlis not by William Longsword but by Asperling/Esperlingus/Eperling. [Ref: Christopher Nash message to Gen-Medieval 15 Apr 2002 discussing an error in KSB Keats-Rohan's Domesday People. TAF (Todd A Farmerie) in response confirmed the above] note: she was NOT de Senlis and as far as "de Bretagne" see below... Curt
While this speculation is certainly possible, the alternative is likewise possible, that being that she was just some cute looking Breton peasant that William took a liking to. That, however, provides no opportunity for further genealogical research, so tends to pale in comparison to the possibility of attaching her to some noble house. My gut reaction is that, considering her son Ralph (d'Ivry) was one of the main sources of the norman historian Dudo, yet no such important connection was mentioned, she likely did not have any hereditary recomendations (sic) when chosen by Longsword. [Ref: TAF 9 Dec 2002]
Regards,
Curt
Sources:
1. Title: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists, 7th Edition, by Frederick Lewis Weis, additions by Walter Lee Shippard Jr., 1999
Page: 121e-19
Text: Sprota (Danish wife of William I of Normandy), a Breton (no last name)
2. Title: The Plantagenet Ancestry, by William Henry Turton, 1968
Page: 6, 100
Text: Sporta de Senlis
3. Title: Complete Peerage of England Scotland Ireland Great Britain and the United Kingdom, by G. E Cokayne, Sutton Publishing Ltd, 2000
Page: VI:447 (g)
Text: not named but implied as mother of Richard I & Ralph d'Ivry
4. "Ancestors of John Whitcomb" from GEDCOMs downloaded from AOL on 06/21/97, p. 13
5. Title: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists, 7th Edition, by Frederick Lewis Weis, additions by Walter Lee Shippard Jr., 1999
Page: 121e-19
Text: no date, 1st wife (930 would coincide with William's conquest of Brittany when Sprota was probably taken
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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.~ 0891 in Rouen, Normandy, France d.17 Dec 0942 in killed at Picardy, France
- b.28 Aug 0933 in Normandy, France d.20 Nov 0996 in Fecamp, Seine-Inferieure, France
- b.~ 0839 in Vermandois, Normandy, France d.~ 0893 in Senlis, Oise, Picardy, France
- b.~ 0880 in Senlis, Oise, Picardy, France d.~ 0912
- b.~ 0911 in BRETAGNE, FRANCE d.~ 0972
- b.~ 0959 in Normandy, France d.28 Aug 1026 in Fecamp, Seine-Inferieure, France
- b.< 0910 in Arque, Normandy, France d.01 Nov 0988 in JOMSBORG
- b.~ 0936 in Arque, Normandy, France d.1031 in France
- b.0923 in SWEDEN d.~ 0970
- b.0999 in NORMANDY, FRANCE d.1035 in NICAEA, BTHYN, TURKEY
- b.~ 0875 in OF BRETAGNE, RENNES, FRANCE d.0952
- b.~ 0950 in Bretagne, Rennes, France d.29 Jun 0992 in killed
- b.~ 0890 in Reims, Marne, France d.02 Oct 0939 in Andernach, Rhineland, Prussia
- b.~ 0925 in France
- b.0876 in Saxony, Germany d.02 Jul 0936 in Membleben, Saxony, Germany
- b.0913 in Nordhausen, Saxony, Germany d.05 May 0984 in Rheims, Marme, France
- b.0889 in Mensleben, Saxony, Germany d.14 May 0986 in Membleben, Saxony, Germany
- b.~ 0982 in Bretagne, France d.16 Jun 1017 in Normandy, France
- b.11 Nov 0938 in ANJOU, FRANCE d.21 Jul 0987
- b.0952 in Anjou, France d.27 Jun 0992 in Brittany, France
- b.~ 0950 in Vermandois, Normandy, France d.08 Apr 0976
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