William I Longsword Duke of Normandy 
William I Longsword Duke of was born about 0893 in Normandy,France. William I Longsword Duke of's father was Rollo Viking King of Norway Duke of Normandy Duke of Normandy and his mother was Poppa de Valois Duchess Of Normandy. His paternal grandparents were Rognvald "The Wise" (The Wise) Eysteinsson and Ragnhild Hilda Hrolfsdatter Countess of Moer; his maternal grandparents were Pepin III Berenger De Senlis and Miss De Rennes. He had a brother and a sister, named Robert de and Adele Of. He had two half-brothers and a half-sister, named Anslec, Ancitel and Miss Countess of. He died 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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AUTH Å or c:Weis, Frederick Lewis
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PUBL Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD (1999)
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"
TYPE E-Mail Message
AUTH Ed Mann <EDLMANN@MAIL2.LCIA.COM>
TITL Re: Eyestein Glumra [sources listed]
DATE 21 Sep 1998
LOCA GEN-MEDIEVAL-L@rootsweb.com/PowerMac 6500>Applications>Reunion>Documents-source
AUTH The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
TITL Ancestral File (TM)
PUBL July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996
REPO Family History Library, 35 N West Temple StreetSalt Lake City, UT 84150 USA
DATE 24 APR 2000
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PLAC Duc de Normandie - Long Sword
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PLAC Murdered
OCCU 2nd Duke of Normandy
GIVN William I "Longsword" of
SURN NORMANDY
NSFX 2ed Duke of Normandy
ABBR Gary Boyd Roberts Book
TITL Via a gedcom from Compuserve by Jack McDonald which gave the rather
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AUTH Gary Boyd Roberts
EVEN Recieved title of the 2ed Duke of Normandy
TYPE Misc
DATE 927
ABBR History Of England
TITL History textbook
AUTH Katharine Coman & Elizabeth Kimball Kendall
PUBL The Macmillian Co, 1905
PAGE pp 59
QUAY 2
ABBR History Of England
TITL History textbook
AUTH Katharine Coman & Elizabeth Kimball Kendall
PUBL The Macmillian Co, 1905
PAGE pp 59
QUAY 2
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
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GEDCOM line 17343 not recognizable or too long:
() 2 GIVN William Longsword
GEDCOM line 17344 not recognizable or too long:
() 2 SURN of Normandy
GEDCOM line 17345 not recognizable or too long:
() 2 NSFX Duke/Normandy
Second Duke of NOrmandy. Acceded: 932.
Assassinated by the Count of Flanders.
see notes on WWW genealogy disk
I wish I was sure of every name in this file & that I didnt
need to know what you think :) hey, but always refining this,
So if you spot a place where Im just flat wrong please tell
me or someone I didnt go on out with, I do this file out of fun and wanting to know, but do not
respond to the 'know it alls' , that dont have manners.I dont
consider them Kin!
Thanks and Happy Hunting!
Ancestral File Number:<AFN> 9HMF-2F
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1 NAME Guillaume I, "Long Sword" Duke Of /NORMANDY/
Name Suffix:<NSFX> Duke *
REFN: 1216348208
1 NAME Guillaume (William) Duke Of/NORMANDY/
According to Stuart--Royalty for Commoners 1-3 & Weis Ancestral Roots 4-10
Guillaume I "Long Sword" Duke of Normandy
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, andDuke
of Aquitaine. He captured Britanny, Cotentin, the Channel Islands and the
Avranchin, annexing them to his kingdom. He was slain by Arnulf ofFlanders.
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. Succeededto
Duchy of Normandy about 927. In about 930 the Bretons rebelled. Hesubdued
them, taking Brittany, the Channel Islands, Contentin and the Averanchin.
Killed in a treacherous ambush 17 Dec. 942 by servants of Theobald ofBlois and
Arnulf of Flanders.
Norr: William Longsword (Guillaume Longue-espee); son of Poppa; 2ndduke,
927-942; murdered.
Ashley: William "Longsword", Count of Normandy.
Davis: William I Longsword, ruled Normandy 931-942
The vast majority of the information presented is obtained from online sources. While I believe it to be accurate, caution must be taken to always be careful of its validity.
Please do contact me if you find errors or have questions.
b. 900 or 876
Legitimised by his fathers eventual marriage to Papie, his (father's) ex-mistress.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~agkxtra/terms.html
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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.~ 0768 in Of,Holtum,Vestfold,Norway d.0800 in ,Borre,Vestfold,Norway
- b.0783
- b.0767
- b.0810 in Maer,Norway d.0860 in Maer-Nord Trondelag Norway
- b.~ 0830 in of Maer,Nord Trondelag,Norway d.0890 in Orkney,Scotland
- b.0770 d.0826
- b.0790 in <Of,,,Russia> d.0850 in Polotsk,Byelorussia (Killed)
- b.0772 d.0844
- b.~ 0812 in of Maer,Norway
- b.~ 0786 in ,,,Denmark d.0830
- b.~ 0784 in England
- b.0860 in Maer,Nord-Trondelag,Norway d.0931 in Notre Dame,Rouen,Seine-Maritime,France
- b.0820 in Norway d.0847 in Norway
- b.~ 0857 in Orkney,Orkney Islands,Norway d.> 0892
- b.~ 0893 in Normandy,France d.17 DEC 942 in Picardy,France
- b.12 Ap753 in of Aachen,Rhineland,Prussia d.8 JUL 810 in ,Milan,Milan,Italy
- b.0797 in of Vermandois,Neustria d.17 APR 818 in Milan,,Italy
- b.0780
- b.~ 0818 in Vermandois,Normandy,France d.0848 in Milan,-,Italy
- d.> 0830
- b.0797 in Italy d.15 JUN 835 in in Italia
- b.0847 in Bayeux,Neustria
- b.~ 0725 in <Of,Swabia,Germany> d.> 0805
- b.~ 0754 d.0836
- b.<722> in <,Laon,Aisne,France> d. in Y
- b.~ 0820 in of,,,France d.BET 850/900
- b.0750 in Toulouse,France d.0813 in Gellone,France
- b.~ 0800
- b.~ 0775 in <Of,,Prussia> d.0837
- b.~ 0872 in Evreux,Normandy,Fr d.> 0925 in Normandy - Wife of Rollo the Viking
- b.0750 in Bretagne,jFrance d.0795
- b.~ 0764 d.7 MAR 851
- b.0840 d.0877
- b.~ 0852 in Bayeux,Neustria
- b.~ 0764 d.7 MAR 851
- b.~ 0794 d.Nov 0857
- b.0840
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William I Longsword Duke of and Sproata (Adela) of were married in a religious ceremony about 0932 in Normandy,France.1 They had two sons and three daughters, named Richard I "Sans Peur" Duke of, Raoul, Papie, Miss de and Hildegarde.
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PLAC Normandy, France
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PAGE From a message sent by T.E. Graves
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Children
Richard I "Sans Peur" Duke of Normandy
Richard I "Sans Peur" Duke of was born in Faecamp Normandy and his baptism took place in Normandy - Son of William Longsword.2 He died in Faecamp Normandy. He was buried in Of,Fbecamp,Normandie.3
William I Longsword Duke of and Luitgarde de were married in a religious ceremony in 0940.
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2 Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists, 7th Edition, by Frederick Lewis Weis, additions by Walter Lee Shippard Jr., 1999 @ 121e-20
3 Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists, 7th Edition, by Frederick Lewis Weis, additions by Walter Lee Shippard Jr., 1999 @ 121e-20
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2 Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists, 7th Edition, by Frederick Lewis Weis, additions by Walter Lee Shippard Jr., 1999 @ 121e-20
3 Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists, 7th Edition, by Frederick Lewis Weis, additions by Walter Lee Shippard Jr., 1999 @ 121e-20
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