General Notes

ubject:    Re: Normandy nobles/TosnyFrom:        "Todd A. Farmerie" <taf2@po.cwru.edu>Date:        Mon, 14 Jul 1997 10:09:04 -0400Sheila Cassidy wrote:> > 1. Richard of Evreux (d.1067) m. Godehildis widow of Roger
I> of Tosny. Is this Roger the same as Roger de Toeni who> married the daughter of the Countess of Barcelona? It is generally held to have been the same Roger, although thereis moredebate as to
whether it was the same wife (I tend to say no).> This> daughter is called Adelaide by some, or Stephania. Charles Evans as suggested that there were two Tosny/Barcelonamarriages.  One involved the
Roger above, while the otherinvolved theprogenitor of Tosny of Belvoir (explaining the introduction ofthe nameBerenger into that family).> Which> is correct? In this case, both?> Was she the mother
of his daughter Adeliza,> who married William Fitz Osbern (d.1071)? Is Roger of> Toeni's origin known? (I have read that he was descended> from Malahule brother of Earl Rognvald or his wife
Hilda)This is the origin given him in traditional Norman sources, butthere isno confirming evidence.> 2. William Longsword (d.941) m. Eperleng (was she really his> wife or just concubine?) William
had a mistress, who later married Asperlingus (spellednumerousways).  THeir children would thus be half-brothers of CountRichard I.> and had a son Rodulf Count of Ivry,> who had 2 sons Hugh Bishop
of Bayeux, and John Arcbishop of> Roeun, and Emma wife of Osbern Steward (d.1040). Is this> descent correct?Yes, other than the father of the first Count of Ivry.taf
DATE 24 JAN 1998