William I, Duke of Normandy 
William I, Duke of was born about 0893 in Normandy, France. William I, Duke of's father was Duke of Normandy RolloI Hrolf De Normandy Duke of Normandy. His paternal grandparents were Jarl Ragnvald I Eysteinsson the Wise of More Jarl and Countess of Moer Ragnhild Hilda Hrolfsson Countess of Moer. He was an only child. He died on December 17th, 0942 in Picardy, France. He was buried in Rouen, France.General Notes
OCCU 2nd Duke of Normandy...
SOUR GWALTNEY.ANC (Compuserve);
Royalty for Commoners, Roderick W. Stuart, p. 124 says c900;
HAWKINS.GED says ABT 900 & place;members.aol.com/sargen3 says ABT 893 & place
SOUR Royalty for Commoners, Roderick W. Stuart, p. 124 says 17 Dec 943;
HAWKINS.GED says 17 Dec 943;
The Conquest of England, Eric Linklater, p. 28 says 17 Dec 942
SOUR Americans of Royal Descent, Charles H. Browning, p. 408;
Royalty for Commoners, Roderick W. Stuart, p. 124
William the Longsword - Americans of Royal Descent, Charles H. Browning, p. 25
William Longue-epee - p. 30; Longespada - COMYN4.TAF (Compuserve Roots), p. 5;
COMYNI.GED shows mother as Gisela de France. NORM.TAF shows Poppa. I suspect
these are the same people and one of the parents is incorrect - NLP; Guillaume
"Longaspada" de Normandie - COMYNI.GED (Compuserve);The Norman Conquest also
gives his mother as Poppa - NLP;GWALTNEY.ANC (Compuserve) gives Gisela - NLP
WILLIAM I, son of ROLLO the DANE and POPPA DE BAYEUX: Before he added the Cotentin or Cherbourg, peninsula to his domain, he may have had to suppress a Breton rising there, and then a revolt of
recalcitrant Danes. It is possible that he invited new
Danish settlers to the Cotentin. He is said to have been a just and vigorous man, and in 942 he was murdered, at Picquigny on the Somme, by order of Arnulf of Flanders, who had forced a quarrel on
him in consequence of personal insult or some dispute
about an
intervening property - The Conquest of England, Eric Linklater, p. 28
Aceded 932 - http://gendex.com/users/daver/rigney/D0002/G0000093.html#I1245
OCCU 2nd Duke of Normandy...
SOUR GWALTNEY.ANC (Compuserve);
Royalty for Commoners, Roderick W. Stuart, p. 124 says c900;
HAWKINS.GED says ABT 900 & place;members.aol.com/sargen3 says ABT 893 & place
SOUR Royalty for Commoners, Roderick W. Stuart, p. 124 says 17 Dec 943;
HAWKINS.GED says 17 Dec 943;
The Conquest of England, Eric Linklater, p. 28 says 17 Dec 942
SOUR Americans of Royal Descent, Charles H. Browning, p. 408;
Royalty for Commoners, Roderick W. Stuart, p. 124
William the Longsword - Americans of Royal Descent, Charles H. Browning, p. 25
William Longue-epee - p. 30; Longespada - COMYN4.TAF (Compuserve Roots), p. 5;
COMYNI.GED shows mother as Gisela de France. NORM.TAF shows Poppa. I suspect
these are the same people and one of the parents is incorrect - NLP; Guillaume
"Longaspada" de Normandie - COMYNI.GED (Compuserve);The Norman Conquest also
gives his mother as Poppa - NLP;GWALTNEY.ANC (Compuserve) gives Gisela - NLP
WILLIAM I, son of ROLLO the DANE and POPPA DE BAYEUX: Before he added the Cotentin or Cherbourg, peninsula to his domain, he may have had to suppress a Breton rising there, and then a revolt of
recalcitrant Danes. It is possible that he invited new
Danish settlers to the Cotentin. He is said to have been a just and vigorous man, and in 942 he was murdered, at Picquigny on the Somme, by order of Arnulf of Flanders, who had forced a quarrel on
him in consequence of personal insult or some dispute
about an
intervening property - The Conquest of England, Eric Linklater, p. 28
Aceded 932 - http://gendex.com/users/daver/rigney/D0002/G0000093.html#I1245
OCCU 2nd Duke of Normandy...
SOUR GWALTNEY.ANC (Compuserve);
Royalty for Commoners, Roderick W. Stuart, p. 124 says c900;
HAWKINS.GED says ABT 900 & place;members.aol.com/sargen3 says ABT 893 & place
SOUR Royalty for Commoners, Roderick W. Stuart, p. 124 says 17 Dec 943;
HAWKINS.GED says 17 Dec 943;
The Conquest of England, Eric Linklater, p. 28 says 17 Dec 942
SOUR Americans of Royal Descent, Charles H. Browning, p. 408;
Royalty for Commoners, Roderick W. Stuart, p. 124
William the Longsword - Americans of Royal Descent, Charles H. Browning, p. 25
William Longue-epee - p. 30; Longespada - COMYN4.TAF (Compuserve Roots), p. 5;
COMYNI.GED shows mother as Gisela de France. NORM.TAF shows Poppa. I suspect
these are the same people and one of the parents is incorrect - NLP; Guillaume
"Longaspada" de Normandie - COMYNI.GED (Compuserve);The Norman Conquest also
gives his mother as Poppa - NLP;GWALTNEY.ANC (Compuserve) gives Gisela - NLP
WILLIAM I, son of ROLLO the DANE and POPPA DE BAYEUX: Before he added the Cotentin or Cherbourg, peninsula to his domain, he may have had to suppress a Breton rising there, and then a revolt of
recalcitrant Danes. It is possible that he invited new
Danish settlers to the Cotentin. He is said to have been a just and vigorous man, and in 942 he was murdered, at Picquigny on the Somme, by order of Arnulf of Flanders, who had forced a quarrel on
him in consequence of personal insult or some dispute
about an
intervening property - The Conquest of England, Eric Linklater, p. 28
Aceded 932 - http://gendex.com/users/daver/rigney/D0002/G0000093.html#I1245
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TEXT 121E-19
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DATE ABT 0927
Duchy of Normandie
murdered in ambush by servants of Theobald de Blois and Arnulf de Flandresaka William LONGESPEE.
"Longue Epâee"
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AUTH Ed Mann <EDLMANN@MAIL2.LCIA.COM>
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PLAC Duc de Normandie - Long Sword
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OCCU 2nd Duke of Normandy
GIVN William I "Longsword" of
SURN NORMANDY
NSFX 2ed Duke of Normandy
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EVEN Recieved title of the 2ed Duke of Normandy
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PAGE pp 59
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ABBR History Of England
TITL History textbook
AUTH Katharine Coman & Elizabeth Kimball Kendall
PUBL The Macmillian Co, 1905
PAGE pp 59
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William Longsword was killed in a rebellion of Rioulf of St. Savour in 933. He was supported by Anslech Turstain one of three barons who alone remained faithful and rendered military assistance to
the Duke, both descendants of Eisten Glumru by different wives. When William was assassinated the guardianship of his new-born son, Duke Robert,was given to three men, one of whom was Anslech
Turstain. See notes under Anslech.
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GIVN Guillaume I, "Long Hair"
SURN Normandy
AFN 9HMF-2F
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I wish I was sure of every name in this file & that I didnt
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.~ 0857 in Maer, Upland, Denmark d.~ 0893 in Orkney Islands, Scotland
- b.0860 in Maer, Nord-Trondelag, Norway d.0931 in Notre Dame, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France
- b.~ 0857 in Orkney, Orkney Islands, Norway d.> 0892
- b.~ 0893 in Normandy, France d.17 Dec 0942 in Picardy, France
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William I, Duke of and Sporte de were married in a religious ceremony about 0932 in Normandy, France. They had a son named Richard I the Fearless Duke Of.
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PLAC Normandy, France
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TITL Any information taken from Compuserve.
AUTH Various authors
PAGE From a message sent by T.E. Graves
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Children
Richard I the Fearless Duke Of NORMANDY
Richard I the Fearless Duke Of was born on August 28th, 0933 in Of, Normandy, France and his baptism took place in Normandy - Son of William Longsword. He died at the age of 63 on November 20th, 0996 in Fecamp, Seine-Inferieure, France. He was buried in Fecamp, Seine-Inferieure, France.
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