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House of Normandy

Arms of the Duchy of Normandy[nb 1]

Country

  • Kingdom of England
  • County of Flanders
  • Founded

    911; 1117 years ago

    Founder

    Rollo

    Final ruler

    Henry I of EnglandorMatilda (disputed)

    Titles

  • Duke of Normandy
  • King of England
  • Count of Flanders
  • Dissolution

    1167 (1167)

    Deposition

    1135

    Cadet branches

    Illegitimate lines:

    1. ^ The House of Normandy became extinct before the age of heraldry.

    The House of Normandy (Norman: Maison de Nouormandie [mɛ.zɔ̃ d̪e nɔʁ.mɛnde]) designates the noble family which originates from the Duchy of Normandy and whose members were dukes of Normandy, counts of Rouen, as well as kings of England following the Norman conquest of England. It lasted until Stephen of the French House of Blois seized the Duchy of Normandy in 1135. The house emerged from the union between the Viking Rollo[1] (first ruler of Normandy) and Poppa of Bayeux,[2]aWest Frankish noblewoman. William the Conqueror[3] and his heirs down through 1135 were members of this dynasty.

    After that it was disputed between William's grandchildren, Matilda, whose husband Geoffrey[4] was the founder of the House of Plantagenet, and Stephen of the House of Blois (or Blesevin dynasty).[5]

    The Norman counts of Rouen were:

    The Norman dukes of Normandy were:

    The Norman monarchs of England and Normandy were:

    Norman Count of Flanders:

    Richard I had a daughter, Emma of Normandy, who was Queen Consort through her two marriages to Æthelred the Unready and Cnut the Great.

    Family tree[edit]

  • t
  • e
  •  House of Normandy Family tree

    Count of Rouen, 911

    Rollo
    d. between 928 and 933
    1st Norman count of Rouen r. 911–927
    House of Normandy

    William
    "Longsword"
    c. 893–942
    2nd Norman count of Rouen r. 927–942

    Duke of Normandy, 942

    Richard I
    "the Fearless"
    932–996
    1st Duke of Normandy r. 942–996

    Richard II
    "the Good"
    d. 1026
    2nd Duke of Normandy r. 996–1027

    Robert
    Count of Évreux, Archbishop of Rouen

    Mauger
    c. 988–1032
    m. Germain, Countess of Corbeil

    Geoffrey
    d.c. 1010
    Count of Eu

    William I
    978–after 1057
    Count of Eu and Hiémois

    House of Clare

    Richard III
    997/1001–1027
    3rd Duke of Normandy r. 1026–1027

    Robert I
    "the Magnificent"
    1000–1035
    4th Duke of Normandy r. 1027–1035

    Richard
    c. 1015–1067
    Count of Évreux

    Ralph de Gacé
    d. 1051
    Lord of Gacé

    Illegitimate

    Nicolas of Normandy
    c. 1027–1092
    Abbot of Saint Ouen

    William II (of Normandy)
    "the Conqueror"
    c. 1028–1087
    5th Duke of Normandy r. 1035–1087, King of England as "William I" r. 1066–1087

    William
    c. 1015–1067
    Count of Évreux

    Robert II
    "Curthose"
    c. 1051–1134
    6th Duke of Normandy r. 1087–1106

    Richard
    c. 1054–1070

    Adela
    c. 1067–1137
    m. Stephen II, Count of Blois

    William II (of England)
    "Rufus"
    c. 1057–1100
    King of England r. 1087–1100
    Ducal Regent r. 1096–1100

    Henry I
    "Beauclerc"
    c. 1068–1135
    King of England r. 1100–1135, 7th Duke of Normandy r. 1106–1135

    Illegitimate→

    William Clito
    1102–1128
    Count of Flanders
    Ducal claimant

    Stephen
    1092/1096–1154
    King of England r. 1135–1154, 8th Duke of Normandy r. 1135–1144

    Henry V
    1081/1086–1125
    King of Germany, Holy Roman Emperor

    Matilda I
    c. 1102–1167
    Lady of the English "Empress Matilda"

    Geoffrey Plantagenet
    1113–1151
    Count of Anjou, 9th Duke of Normandy r. 1144–1150

    William III Adelin
    1103–1120
    Duke of Normandy 1120
    in his father's lifetime

    Robert I
    c. 1090–1147
    1st Earl of Gloucester

    Richard of Lincoln
    before 1101–1120

    Reginald
    c. 1100–1175
    1st Earl of Cornwall

    Robert FitzEdith
    1093–1172
    m. Matilda d'Avranches, Baroness of Okehampton

    Gilbert FitzRoy

    Henry FitzRoy
    c. 1100/1104–1158

    Fulk FitzRoy
    c. 1092–1132
    Monk at Abingdon?

    House of Blois

    House of Salians

    House of Plantagenet

    Illegitimate→

    Henry II
    "Curtmantle"
    1133–1189
    10th Duke of Normandy r. 1150–1189
    King of England r. 1154–1189

    William FitzRobert
    1116–1183
    2nd Earl of Gloucester

    Roger of Worcester
    c. 1134–1179
    Bishop of Worcester

    Richard
    d. 1142
    Bishop of Bayeux

    Meiler Fitzhenry
    d. 1220
    Lord Chief Justice of Ireland

    Henry
    "the Young King"
    1155–1183
    Duke of Normandy r. 1170–1183 in his father's lifetime

    Richard IV
    "Lionheart"
    1157–1199
    11th Duke of Normandy, King of England as "Richard I" r. 1189–1199

    John
    "Lackland"
    1166–1216
    12th Duke of Normandy, King of England r. 1199–1216

    Henry III
    1207–1272
    13th Duke of Normandy r. 1216–1259
    King of England r. 1216–1272

    Duchy of Normandy renounced at Treaty of Paris, 1259

    Agnatic descendants of Rollo:

  • Robert I, Duke of Normandy, the Magnificent, 1000-1035, Duke of Normandy 1027-1035
  • William of Normandy, 1008-1025
  • Mauger, 1019-1055, Archbishop of Rouen 1037-1053
  • William of Talou, d. 1086, Count of Arques
  • Robert II, Archbishop of Rouen 989-1037, Count of Évreux 989-1037, Regent of Normandy 1035-1037
  • Mauger, Count of Corbeil, 988-1032
  • Geoffrey, Count of Eu (illegitimate), d. 1010, Count of Eu 996-1010
    • descendants
  • William I, Count of Eu (illegitimate), d. 1057, Count of Eu 1040-1057
    • descendants
  • References and notes[edit]

    1. ^ "Norman | people | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  • ^ "Poppa". fasg.org. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  • ^ Ciara.Berry (12 January 2016). "Royal Archives". The Royal Family. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  • ^ "Queen Matilda, Empress Maud and the Civil War with King Stephen". Historic UK. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  • ^ "Your guide to the Anarchy, the bloody battle between Stephen and Matilda". HistoryExtra. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  • ^ McNair, Fraser (2015). "The politics of being Norman in the reign of Richard the Fearless, Duke of Normandy (r. 942–996)". Early Medieval Europe. 23 (3): 308–328. doi:10.1111/emed.12106. ISSN 1468-0254. S2CID 153508365.
  • ^ "Richard II | duke of Normandy | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  • ^ "Richard III | duke of Normandy | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  • ^ "Collections Online | British Museum". www.britishmuseum.org. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  • ^ Ciara.Berry (12 January 2016). "William II (Known as William Rufus) (r. 1087–1100)". The Royal Family. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  • ^ "Collections Online | British Museum". www.britishmuseum.org. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  • ^ Ciara.Berry (12 January 2016). "Henry I 'Beauclerc' (r. 1100–1135)". The Royal Family. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  • ^ "The lost prince whose death tipped England towards civil war". Royal Central. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  • ^ Matilda's inheritance was usurped by her cousin Stephen of England in 1135. She recovered Normandy, but ruled in England only in 1141 as Lady of the English. However, Matilda maintained her dynastic rights until she abdicated them in favour of her son Henry II of England in 1153 following the Treaty of Wallingford.
  • ^ "BBC – History – King Stephen". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  • ^ "William Clito | count of Flanders | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  • House of Normandy

    New title

    Ruling House of the Duchy of Normandy
    911–1135

    Succeeded by

    House of Blois

    Preceded by

    House of Godwin

    Ruling House of the Kingdom of England
    1066–1135

    Preceded by

    House of Estridsen

    Ruling House of the County of Flanders
    1127–1128

    Succeeded by

    House of Alsace

    New title

    Ruling House of the County of Eu
    996–1246

    Succeeded by

    House of Lusignan

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