DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR
WILLIAM I, 'the Conqueror', Duke of Normandy (1035); King of England (1066), *c.1027/8 at Falaise Castle, + 9.9.1087 at the Priory of St. Guavas, Rouen from wounds received at the siege of Mantes, and buried at St. Stephen’s Abbey, Caen, Normandy, Md. c.1050, Matilda of Flanders * c.1032, +2.11.1083 at Caen, Normandy, d. of Baldwin V, Count of Flanders and Adela of France.
- A1. Robert 'Curthose', Duke of Normandy (1087-1106), * c.1052/4, + c.15.2.1135 at Cardiff Castle, a prisoner of his brother, Henry, Md. 1100 at Apulia, Sicily, Sybilla of Conversano, + 1103 at Rouen, Normandy probably in childbirth, dau. of Geoffrey, Count of Conversano.
- B1. William 'Clito', Count of Flanders (1127), * 1101 at Rouen, Normandy, + 27.7.1128 at the Abbey of St. Bertin, St. Omer, France of wounds received at the battle of Alost, Md.1) 1123 (annulled 1124), Sybilla of Anjou, *c.1112, + 1165, d. of Fulk V, Count of Anjou; Md.2) Jan. 1128, Joan of Montferrat, dau. Of Ranieri, Marquess of Montferrat.
- B2. Henry of Normandy, * 1102, + Killed while hunting in the New Forest (year unknown).
- B3. Illegitimate Richard of Normandy, + 1100, Killed in the New Forest.
- B4. Illegitimate William of Normandy, Lord of Tortosa, +1110, Killed at the Battle of Jerusalem.
- B5. A Daughter, Md. Helias of Saint-Saens, Count of Arques.
- A2. Richard, Duke of Bernay, * c.1054, + c.1075, gored by a stag in the New Forest.
- A3. WILLIAM II 'Rufus', King of England (1087-1100), * c.1056, + 2.8.1100, possibly murdered by an arrow in the back on the orders of his brother Henry, while hunting in the New Forest.
- A4. HENRY I 'Beauclerk' of Normandy, Lord of Domfront (1092), Count of Coutances and Bayeux (1096), King of England (1100), * Sept. 1068 at Selby, Yorkshire, + 1/2.12.1135 at St Denis le Fermont, nr. Rouen, Normandy of food poisoning, buried in Reading Abbey, Berkshire, Md.1) 11.11.1100, at Westminster Abbey, Matilda (Edith) of Scotland, * c.1080, + 1.5.1118, at the Palace of Westminster and buried in Westminster Abbey, d. of Malcolm III, King of Scotland and St. Margaret of Wessex.
- B1. William of Normandy, Duke of Normandy (1120), * c.5.8.1103, + 25.11.1120, drowned in the sinking of the White Ship off Barfleur, Md. June 1119 at Lisieux, Normandy, Matilda of Anjou, * c.1107, + 1154 at Fontevrault Abbey where she had become a nun in c.1121, dau of Fulk V, Count of Anjou.
- B2. Richard of Normandy, + 25.11.1120 drowned in the White Ship.
- B3. Euphemia, * c.Aug. 1101, + young.ABC
- B4. Adelaide (adopted name of Matilda), * 1102 at Winchester or London, + 10.9.1167 at the Abbey of Notre Dame des Pres, nr. Rouen, Normandy and finally buried in Rouen Cathedral (See Image) Md.1) 7.1.1114, Henry V, Emperor of Germany, + 1125; Md.2)c.3.4.1128 at Le Mans Cathedral, Anjou, Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou, *24.8.1113, + 7.9.1151 at the Chateau du Loire, France.
- C1. HENRY II 'Curtmantle' Count of Touraine and Maine (1151), Duke of Normandy and Count of Anjou (1151), D. of Aquitaine (1152), King of England (1154), * 5.3.1133 at Le Mans, Anjou, + 6.7.1189 at Chinon Castle, France and buried in Fontevrault Abbey, France (See Image) Md. 18.5.1152 at Poitiers Cathedral, Poitou, Eleanor of Aquitaine, * c.1120 at Poitiers or Bordeaux, + 1.4.1204 at Fontevrault Abbey, France and is buried there (See Image) d. of William X, Duke of Aquitaine and Aenor de Rochefourauld.
- D1. William, Count of Poitiers, * 17.8.1153, + c.Apr. 1156 at Wallingford Castle, Berkshire.
- D2. Henry (crowned king in 1170), * 28.2.1155 at Bermondsey Palace, Surrey, + 11.6.1183 at Martel in Quercy, France and buried in Le Mans Cathedral, Anjou, Md. 2.11.1160 at Rouen Cathedral, Normandy, Margaret of France, * 1158, + 1197 at Acre on pilgrimage to the Holy Land, d. of Louis VII, King of France and Constance of Castile.
- E1. William of England, * 19.6.1177 in Paris, + 22.6.1177 in Paris.
- D3. RICHARD I 'Coeur de Lion' Plantagenet, Duke of Aquitaine (1173), King of England (1189), * 8.9.1157 at Beaumont Palace, Oxford, + 6.4.1199 at Chalus, France from an arrow wound received in the siege of that city and buried in Fontevrault Abbey, France, Md. 12.5.1191 at the Chapel of St. George, Limassol, Cyprus, Berengaria of Navarre, * c.1165, d. of Sancho VI, King of Navarre an Beatrice of Castile.
- D4. Geoffrey Plantagenet, Earl of Richmond, Duke of Brittany (1181), * 23.9.1158, + 19.8.1186 in Paris from a fever brought on by being trampled in a tournament, Md. July 1181, Constance of Brittany, * c.1160, + c.5.9.1201 at Nantes, Brittany and buried in Villeneuve Abbey, Nantes, Brittany, dau. of Conan IV, Duke of Brittany and Margaret of Huntingdon (grand-daughter of David I, King of Scotland).
- E1. Arthur Plantagenet, Count of Brittany, * 29.3.1187 at Nantes, Brittany, + 3.4.1203, murdered on the orders of his uncle, King John.
- E2. Eleanor Plantagenet, Countess of Richmond, * 1184, + 10.8.1241 at Bristol Castle. She spent much of her life a prisoner and was probably murdered.
- E3. Matilda Plantagenet, * 1185, + young.
- D5. JOHN 'Lackland' Plantagenet, Count of Mortain (1189), King of England (1199), * 24.12.1166 at Beaumont Palace, Oxford, + 19.10.1216 at Newark Castle, Nottinghamshire and buried in Worcester Cathedral, Md.1) 29.8.1189 (annulled 1199) at Marlborough Castle, Wiltshire, Isabella of Gloucester, * bef. 1176, + 1217 and buried in Canterbury Cathedral; Md2) 24.8.1200 at Bordeaux Cathedral, Gascony, France, Isabella of Angouleme, * c.1187, + 31.5.1246, d of Aymer Taillefer, Count of Angouleme and Alice de Courtenay.
- E1. HENRY III Plantagenet, King of England (1216-1272), * 1.10.1207 at Winchester Castle, Hampshire (See Image) + 16.11.1272 at the Palace of Westminster and buried in Westminster Abbey, Md. 14.1.1236 at Canterbury Cathedral, Kent, Eleanor of Provence, * c.1220 at Aix-en-Provence, France, + a nun 25.6.1291 at Amesbury Abbey and is buried there, d of Raymond Berenger V, Count of Provence and Beatrice of Savoy. ISSUE SEE HERE
- E2. Richard Plantagenet, Count of Poitou (1225), Earl of Cornwall (1227), King of the Romans (1257), * 5.1.1209 at Winchester Castle, Hampshire, + 2.4.1272 at Berkhamstead Castle, Hertfordshire, buried in Hayes Abbey, Gloucestershire, Md.1) March 1231 at Fawley Church, Buckinghamshire, Isabella Marshall, * 9.10.1200 at Pembroke Castle, Wales, + Jan. 1240 at Berkhamstead castle, Hertfordshire in childbirth when she contracted jaundice and was buried in Beaulieu Abbey, Hampshire, d. of William Marshal, Earl of Pembroke and Isabella de Clare.
- F1. John Plantagenet, * 1232 at Marlowe-on-Thames, Buckinghamshire, + 23.9.1233 there and buried in Reading Abbey, Berkshire.
- F2. Henry Plantagenet, * Nov. 1235 at Haughley Castle, Suffolk, + 13.3.1271. Murdered by the sons of Simon de Montfort at Viterbo, Italy and buried in Hayes Abbey, Gloucestershire, Md. 5/15.5.1269 at Windsor Castle, Berkshire, Constance de Moncada, + c.1299, dau of Gaston VII de Moncada, Viscount of Bearn and Matilda de Mastas.
- F3. Nicholas Plantagenet, * 17.1.1240 at Berkhamstead castle, Buckinghamshire, + the same day and buried in Beaulieu Abbey, Hampshire.
- F4. Isabella Plantagenet, * 9.9.1233 at Marlowe-on-Thames, Buckinghamshire, + 10.10.1234 there and buried in Reading Abbey, Berkshire.
- Md.2) 23.11.1243 at Westminster Abbey, Sanchia of Provence, * c.1225 at Aix-en-Provence,France, + 5.11.1261 at Berkhamstead Castle, Buckinghamshire and buried in Hayes Abbey, Gloucestershire, dau of Raymond Berenger V, Count of Provence and Beatrice of Savoy.
- F5. Richard Plantagenet, * July 1246 at Wallingford Castle, Berkshire, + 15.8.1246 there and buried at Grove Mile.
- F6. Edmund Plantagenet, Earl of Cornwall (1272), * 26.12.1249 at Berkhamstead castle, Buckinghamshire, + 24.9.1300 at Ashridge Abbey, Hertfordshire and buried in Hyes Abbey, Gloucestershire, Md. 6.10.1272 at Ruislip Chapel, Middlesex, Margaret de Clare, * c.1249, + Feb. 1313 and buried in Chertsey Abbey, Surrey, dau of Richard de Clare, Earl of Gloucester and Hertford.
- Md.3) 16.6.1269 at Stiftkirche, Kaiserslauten, Germany, Beatrice of Falkenburg, * c.1253 at Falkenburg Castle, + 17.10.1277 and bured in the Church of the Franciscan Friars Minor, Oxford.
- E3. Joan Plantagenet, * 22.7.1210, + March 1238 at Havering-atte-Bower, Essex and buried in Tarrant Crawford Abbey, Dorset, Md. June 1221 in York Minster, Alexander II, King of Scotland (1214-1249), * 24.8.1198 at Haddington, East Lothian, + 6.7.1249 on the Isle of Kerrara, Oban and buried in Montrose Abbey, Roxburghshire.
- E4. Isabella Plantagenet, * 1214, + c.6.12.1241 at Foggia, nr. Naples, Italy in childbirth and buried at Andria, Sicily, Md. 20.7.1235 at Worms Cathedral, Germany, Frederick II, King of Sicily, Emperor of Germany, * 26.12.1194, + 13.12.1250, ISSUE SEE HERE.
- E5. Eleanor Plantagenet, * 1215, + 13.4.1275 as a nun at Montargis Abbey, France and buried there, Md.1) 23.4.1224, William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, * c.1190, + 1231; Md.2) 7.1.1238 at King’s Chapel, Westminster, Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester, * 1208, + 1265 killed at the Battle of Evesham.
- F1. Henry de Montfort, * 1238, + 1265 Killed at the Battle of Evesham.
- F2. Simon de Montfort, * 1240, + 1271.
- F3. Guy de Montfort, Count of Nola, * c.1243, + c.1288, Md., Margaret of Anguillara, dau of Aldobrandino Aldobrandeschi, Count of Anguillara.ISSUE SEE.
- F4. Amaury de Montfort, + aft. 1301, Canon at York but possibly became a knight later.
- F5. Richard de Montfort, + aft. 1266.
- F6. Eleanor de Montfort, * 1252, + 1282, Md. 1278, Llywelyn ap Gruffydd, Prince of Wales, * 1206, + 11.12.1282 at Irfon Bridge near Builth Wells.
- G1. Kaline of Gwynedd, * 1280, Md., Philip of Cardigan, + 1333.
- G2. Gwennilan of Gwynedd, Abbess of Sempringham, * 1282, + 1337.
- King John had a number of illegitimate children.
- By Suzanne de Warenne (?)
- E6. Richard FitzJohn of Dover, Baron of Chilham, Kent, + c.1253, Md., Rohese, + bef. 1232, dau of Fulbert of Dover, Issue.
- By Agatha Ferrers, d. of William Ferrers, Earl of Derby.
- E7. Joan, * c. 1191, + 1237, Md. 1205, Llywelyn ap Iorwerth, “the Great“, Prince of Wales, * 1173, + 11.4.1240. ISSUE SEE HERE.
- By Hawise de Tracy (?)
- E8. Oliver, + 1290 killed at the siege of Damietta and buried in Westminster Abbey.
- King John had a possible nine further children by unknown mistresses.
- D6. Matilda, * June 1156, + 28.6.1189 at Brunswick, Germany, Md. 1.2.1168 at Brunswick Cathedral, Germany, Henry V “the Lion”, Duke of Saxony and Bavaria (1129-1195), ISSUE SEE HERE.
- D7. Eleanor, * 13.10.1161 at Domfront Castle, Normandy, + 31.10.1214 at Burgos, Castile, Spain, Md. Sept. 1177 at Burgos Cathedral, Castile, Spain, Alphonso VIII, King of Castile, * 1156, + 1214, ISSUE SEE.HERE.
- D8. Joan, * Oct. 1165, + 4.9.1199, Md.1) 13.2.1177, William II, King of Sicily, * 1154, + 1189.
- E1. Bohemond, Duke of Apulia, * & + 1181.
- Md.2) Oct. 1196, Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse, * 1156, + 1222, ISSUE SEE.
- King Henry II had a number of illegitimate children.
- By Rosamond Clifford.
- D9. Geoffrey, Archbishop of York, * c.1151, + 1212.
- D10. William Longespee, Earl of Salisbury, * Bef. 1170, + 1226, Md., Ela FitzPatrick, * c.1196, + 1261, dau of William FitzPatrick, Earl of Salisbury, she later became Abbess of Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire, ISSUE SEE HERE.
- D11. Peter.
- By Alice of France, * c.1170, + Bef. 1226, dau of Louis VII, King of France, she had four children who all died young.
- By Nesta, wife of Sir Ralph Bloet.
- D12. Morgan, Provest of Beverley, Yorkshire.
- By Alice de Porhoet.
- D13. Matilda, Abbess of Barking, Essex, + Bef. 1202.
- D14. Hugh of Wells, Bishop of Lincoln, + 1235.
- C2. Geoffrey Plantagent, Count of Nantes, * 1.6.1134, + 26.7.1158 at Nantes, Brittany.
- C3. William Plantagenet, Count of Poitou, * c.Aug.1136, + 30.1.1164 at Rouen, Normandy and buried in Rouen Cathedral.
- Md.2) 29.1.1121 at the Chapel Royal, Windsor Castle, Adeliza of Louvain, * c.1103, + a nun c.March 1151 at Affigem Abbey, nr. Alost, Brabant, dau of Geoffrey VII, Count of Louvain, Duke of Lower Brabant and Lower Lorraine and Ida of Namur.
- King Henry I had numerous illegitimate children.
- By Sybilla Corbet, dau of Sir Robert Corbet of Alcester, Warwickshire.
- B5. Robert Fitzroy of Caen, Earl of Gloucester, ( c.1090, + 1147, Md., Mabel FitzHamon, + 1157, dau of Robert FitzHamon, Earl of Gloucester, ISSUE SEE HERE.
- B6. Reginald of Dunstanville, Earl of Cornwall, * c.1110, + 1175, Md., Beatrice FitzRichard, dau of William FitzRichard, Issue.
- B7. William, * c.1105, + aft. 187, Md., Alice ?.
- B8. Sybilla, * c.1092 at Domfront, + July 1122 at Loch Tay, Perthshire, Md. C.1107, Alexander I, King of Scotland (1107-1124), * c.1077, + Apr. 1124 at Stirling Castle and buried in Dunfermline Abbey, Fife.
- B9. Gundrada, (living 1130).
- B10. Rohese, + Aft. 1176, Md. 1124, Henry de la Pomerai, + c.1167.
- By Ansfrida, widow of a knight named Anskill.
- B11. Richard of Lincoln, + 25.11.1120 drowned on the White Ship.
- B12. Fulk, * Bef. 1100, probably died young.
- B13. Juliana, * c.1090, + Aft. 1136, Md., Eustace of Breteuil, Lord of Pacy, + 1136.
- By Nesta, Princess of Deheubarth, + c.1114, dau of Rhys ap Tewdwr, Prince of Deheubarth.
- B14. Henry FitzHenry, * c.1105, + 1157, Killed.
- By Edith, dau of Forn Sigulfson, Lord of Greystoke.
- B15. Robert FitzEdith, Baron of Okenhampton, + 1172, Md., Matilda d’Avranches, Dame du Sap, dau of Robert d’Avranches.
- By Isabella de Beaumont-le Roger, * c.1105, + Aft. 1172, dau of Robert de Beaumont-le-Roger, Earl of Leicester.
- By Edith ?
- B17. Matilda, * c.1090, + 1120 drowned in the White Ship, Md., Rotrou II, Count of Perche, + 1144, Issue.
- By unknown mistresses.
- B18. William de Tracy, + c.1136.
- B19. Gilbert, * c.1130, + 1142
- B20. Matilda, Md., Conan III, Duke of Brittany, + 1148, ISSUE SEE HERE.
- B21. Constance, Md., Richard, Viscount of Beaumont-le-Maine, Issue.
- B22. Eustacia, Md., William Gouet III, Lord of Montmirail.
- B23. Alice, Md., Matthew de Montmorenci, Constable of France, Issue.
- B24. Matilda, Abbess of Montvilliers.
- B25. Joan (Elizabeth), Md., Fergus of Galloway, Issue.
- B26. Emma, Md., Guy de Laval, Issue.
- B27. Sybilla of Falaise, Md., Baldwin de Boullers.
- A5. Cecilia, Abbess of Caen (1112), * c.1054, + 3.7.1126.
- A6. Adeliza, * c.1055, +1066.
- A7. Constance, * c.1057, + 13.8.1090, possibly poisoned by her servants, Md. C.1086, Alan IV Fergant, Duke of Brittany, + 1119.
- A8. Adela, * c.1062, + c.1137, Md. 1080, Stephen Henry of Blois, Count Palatine of Blois, Brie, Chartres and Meaux, + 19.5.1102, Killed during the siege of Ramula, Holy Land being slain by the Saracens after the Battle of Ascaton, ISSUE SEE HERE.
- A9. Agatha, * c.1064, + Bef. 1074, Md. By proxy, Alphonso VI, King of Galicia and Leon, + 1109, marriage not consummated.
- A10. Matilda, + Bef. 1112.
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