Baron Herve Avenel of Biards 
Herve was born in Les Biards, Isigny, Mortain, Normandy, France. Herve's father is Herve de Biarz. His paternal grandfather is Avenal. He was an only child. He died about 1067.General Notes
# Event: Title / Occ BET. 1035 - 1067 Baron des Biards
# Note: Descendant of Harold Avenell
Baron of Biards, c. 1035; witness a charter in favour of the abbey of
Marmoutiers and in 1067 another with his son, Sigemberg des Biards. Herve was
also the father of Ormellinus Avenellus. [Falaise Roll, p. 5]
HAROLD AVENEL
b: abt 900
d: Les Biards, Isigny, Mortain, Normandy
This was one of the great houses of Normandy, the Avenels being the hereditary
seneschals of the counts of Mortain. The castle of Les Biards in ancient times
was a very powerful one, commanding the country round Mortain, but its
importance lessened gradually as time wore on. Harold Avenel was a companion
of Duke Rollo, and the first of the family to settle in Normandy. His
descendant was Herve Avenal, baron of Biards, c. 1035. [Falaise Roll, p. 5]
Probably at least two generations missing here ...
He had a biological son named Ormellinus.
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