Henry I Beauclerc King of England
Reigned 1100-1135. Duke of Normandy 1106-1135.
His reign is notable for important legal and administrative reforms, and for
the final resolution of the investiture controversy. Abroad, he waged several
campaigns in order to consolidate and expand his continental possessions.
Was so hated by his brothers that they vowed to disinherit him. In 1106 he
captured Robert and held him til he died. He proved to be a hard but just
ruler. He aparently died from over eating Lampreys!
University of Hull Website
William The Conqueror King of England
Reigned 1066-1087. Duke of Normandy 1035-1087. Invaded England defeated and
killed his rival Harold at the Battle of Hastings and became King. The Norman
conquest of England was completed by 1072 aided by the establishment of
feaudalism under which his followers were granted land in return for pledges
of service and loyalty. As King William was noted for his efficient if harsh
rule. His administration relied upon Norman and other foreign personnell
especially Lanfranc Archbishop of Canterbury. In 1085 started Domesday Book.
Some say died 1098. Slew Macbeth 1057. King of Strathclyde.
Robert I de Normandy Duke of Normandy
Though Robert never married Herleve according to Norman law or custom, he was faithful to her and she to him until his death. He was called "Robert the Devil". Tab. Souv. Gen., France 22, Tab. 32, 48; Dukes of Normandy, France 5,p 115-27; Keiser und Koenig Hist., Gen. Hist. 25,pt 1, p 100-01; Burke's Peerage, Eng., P, 1949, pref. p 252. Ridipath's Histories; Burk's Landed Gentry; Gareth Rice;The Noble Lineage of the Delaware West Family by Anne Fox 1958; 6th Duke of Normandy, murdered his brother Richard abducted Herleva of Falaise dau of the village tanner, and kept her a virtual prisoner at the Castle of Falaise, where in due time she bore him a son, William the Conqueror.
Robert contributed to the restoration of Henry King of France to his throne,
and received from the gratitude of that monarch, the Vexin, as an additional
to his patrimonial domains. In the 8th year of his reign, curiosity or devotn
induced him to undertake a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, where the fatiges of
the journey and the heat of the climate so impaired his consitution he died
on his way home.
Some sources call him Robert I the Magnificent!
Ridipath's Histories; Burk's Landed Gentry; Gareth Rice;
Sources: Internet Search, 7 Nov 1995: British Archives, University of Hull, U.K.She was the concubine of Robert, Duke of Normandy, and mother of his son, William the Conqueror.
Richard de Normandy Duke of Normandy
The Oxford Illustrated History of the British Monarchy by Cannon and Griffith.
4th Duke of Normandy, called "The Good".
Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England between 1623 and 1650, Sixth Edition by Frederick Lewis Weis Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore 1988 line 121-24; Plantagenet Ancestry of King Edward III and Queen Philippa by George Andrew Moriarty Mormon Pioneer Genealogical Society SLC 1985 pp 13; Royal Ancestors of Some American Families by Michel Call SLC 1989 chart 11403; William The Conqueror p 379-381; Some research sources from Paula Evans 1992;
Royal Ancestors of Some American Families by Michel Call SLC 1989 chart 11403;