William I Longsword Duke of Normandy 900–943 – Whos Your Daddy? Wikigenealogy

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William I Longsword Duke of Normandy, 900–943 (aged 43 years)

Name

William I Longsword Duke of Normandy

Name: William I Longsword Duke of /Normandy/
Surname: Normandy
Given names: William I Longsword Duke of

Sex Male

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: between 850 and 890 70 — Scandinavia Death: 927 — Normandy, France Death: 932 Unique identifier: AEC20B55F6717C48A0C837470EDE9CE95204 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Poppa of Bayeux Gerloc of Normandy William I Longsword Duke of Normandy Rollo Duke of Normandy 850–932 Birth: between 850 and 890 70 — Scandinavia Death: 932
mother	Links Birth: about 872 Unique identifier: F08B051943FE0A40B91270025141D118DC13 Unique identifier: AEC20B55F6717C48A0C837470EDE9CE95204 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Balso Count of Bayeux Ancitel Count of Bayeux Family with spouse Rollo Duke of Normandy Gerloc of Normandy William I Longsword Duke of Normandy Poppa of Bayeux 872–… Birth: about 872
younger sister	Links Birth: 917 67 45 Death: after 14 October 962 Unique identifier: 51A5E582BFAA154EBB6F5CF794D058A2049B Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse WilliamIII Duke of Aquitaine Adelaide of Aquitaine William IV Fierebras Duke of Aquitaine Gerloc of Normandy 917–962 Birth: 917 67 45 Death: after 14 October 962
-16 years himself	Links Birth: 900 50 28 Death: 943 Unique identifier: 3D3926EFD8BFCF409BC57544E38BFEC87E47 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Espriota deBretagne RichardI the Fearless Duke of Normandy William I Longsword Duke of Normandy 900–943 Birth: 900 50 28 Death: 943

Mother’s family with Balso Count of Bayeux
mother’s partner	Links Unique identifier: F08B051943FE0A40B91270025141D118DC13 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Poppa of Bayeux Ancitel Count of Bayeux Balso Count of Bayeux …–…
mother	Links Birth: about 872 Unique identifier: F08B051943FE0A40B91270025141D118DC13 Unique identifier: AEC20B55F6717C48A0C837470EDE9CE95204 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Balso Count of Bayeux Ancitel Count of Bayeux Family with spouse Rollo Duke of Normandy Gerloc of Normandy William I Longsword Duke of Normandy Poppa of Bayeux 872–… Birth: about 872
half-brother	Links Birth: 992 120 Death: after 1031 Unique identifier: B5271E90281F6D4F8E17C995106A24AFDDF0 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Randulf Count of Bayeux Ancitel Count of Bayeux 992–1031 Birth: 992 120 Death: after 1031

Family with Espriota deBretagne
himself	Links Birth: 900 50 28 Death: 943 Unique identifier: 3D3926EFD8BFCF409BC57544E38BFEC87E47 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Espriota deBretagne RichardI the Fearless Duke of Normandy William I Longsword Duke of Normandy 900–943 Birth: 900 50 28 Death: 943
partner	Links Birth: about 910 58 Unique identifier: 3D3926EFD8BFCF409BC57544E38BFEC87E47 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William I Longsword Duke of Normandy RichardI the Fearless Duke of Normandy Espriota deBretagne 910–… Birth: about 910 58
son	Links Birth: 933 33 23 Death: 996 Unique identifier: D05F2DFA227E9A419D22743469E1D5287FB3 Unique identifier: 7B3ED0D56F957C44B40AA71C6E8DE5E96CC8 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse … Papia WilliamI Count of Eu Geoffrey Count of Eu Robert Count d'Evereux Fredisinde of Normandy Family with spouse Gunnora deCrepon RichardII the Good Duke of Normandy Hawise of Normandy Emma of Normandy RichardI the Fearless Duke of Normandy 933–996 Birth: 933 33 23 Death: 996

Events of close relatives
Birth	900 50 28
Birth of a sister	Gerloc of Normandy 917
Death of a father	Rollo Duke of Normandy 927 Normandy, France
Death of a father	Rollo Duke of Normandy 932
Birth of a son	RichardI the Fearless Duke of Normandy 933
Death	943 (aged 43 years)
Unique identifier	697B95F6A23F2443BE35F415206FB2423670
Last change	23 January 2007 – 19:13:50

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Note	Notes Per Weis' "Ancestral Roots . . ." (121E:19): "WILLIAM I, "Longsword", b. ca. 891, prob. Rouen, ca. 927 succ. to Duchyof Normandy, ca. 930 the Bretons rebelled, he subdued them, takingBrittany, the Channel Islands, the Contentin, and the Averanchin; killedin treacherous ambush 17 Dec. 942 by servants of THEOBALD OF BLOIS (RIN1645) and ARNULF OF FLANDERS (RIN 2173) 17 dec 942. ... He m. (1) (Danishwife) SPROTA, a Breton; m. (2) LUITGARDE DE VERMANDOIS ..., n.i., killed942 by LOUIS, s. of CHARLES III "the Simple:, dau. HERBERT II, Count ofVermandois and Troyes. " Also mentioned (49:19). Stuart's "Royalty For Commoners" (166:34). It is interesting to note that THEOBALD later married William's widow,LUITGARDE and that ARNULF married LUITGARDE's sister, ALIX. Per Rosamond McKitterick's, "The Frankish Kingdoms under the Carolingians751-987", London & NY (Longman) 1983, p 238: "William Longsword, ROLLO's son and successor, was the principalarchitect of Normandy's development. He married the daughter of HERBERTOF VERMANDOIS but his children were born of a Breton concubine. Williamhad supported LOUIS IV (RIN 1617) and attempted to establish hisprotection over Brittany, gaining at least the Cotentin and Avranchin in 933. There remains some doubt about William's claim to thewhole Breton peninsula. When in 942 William was murdered at theinstigation of COUNT ARNULF OF FLANDERS, his son Richard, still a minor,succeeded him." [source unrecorded]: ROLLO died in 927, and was succeeded by his sonWilliam "Long Sword" born of his union 'more danico' with POPPA, daughterof COUNT BERENGER; he showed some attachment to the Scandinavianlanguage, for he sent his son William to Bayeux to learn Norse. The firsttwo dukes also displayed a certain fidelity to the Carolingian dynasty ofFrance, and in 936 William "Long-Sword" did homage to LOUIS IVd'Outremer. He died on 17th of December 942, assassinated by the COUNT OFFLANDERS.

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Per Weis' "Ancestral Roots . . ." (121E:19):
"WILLIAM I, "Longsword", b. ca. 891, prob. Rouen, ca. 927 succ. to Duchyof Normandy, ca. 930 the Bretons rebelled, he subdued them, takingBrittany, the Channel Islands, the Contentin, and the Averanchin; killedin treacherous ambush 17 Dec. 942 by servants of THEOBALD OF BLOIS (RIN1645) and ARNULF OF FLANDERS (RIN 2173) 17 dec 942. ... He m. (1) (Danishwife) SPROTA, a Breton; m. (2) LUITGARDE DE VERMANDOIS ..., n.i., killed942 by LOUIS, s. of CHARLES III "the Simple:, dau. HERBERT II, Count ofVermandois and Troyes. "
Also mentioned (49:19).
Stuart's "Royalty For Commoners" (166:34).

It is interesting to note that THEOBALD later married William's widow,LUITGARDE and that ARNULF married LUITGARDE's sister, ALIX.

Per Rosamond McKitterick's, "The Frankish Kingdoms under the Carolingians751-987", London & NY (Longman) 1983, p 238:
"William Longsword, ROLLO's son and successor, was the principalarchitect of Normandy's development. He married the daughter of HERBERTOF VERMANDOIS but his children were born of a Breton concubine. Williamhad supported LOUIS IV (RIN 1617) and attempted to establish hisprotection over Brittany, gaining at least the Cotentin and
Avranchin in 933. There remains some doubt about William's claim to thewhole Breton peninsula. When in 942 William was murdered at theinstigation of COUNT ARNULF OF FLANDERS, his son Richard, still a minor,succeeded him."

[source unrecorded]: ROLLO died in 927, and was succeeded by his sonWilliam "Long Sword" born of his union 'more danico' with POPPA, daughterof COUNT BERENGER; he showed some attachment to the Scandinavianlanguage, for he sent his son William to Bayeux to learn Norse. The firsttwo dukes also displayed a certain fidelity to the Carolingian dynasty ofFrance, and in 936 William "Long-Sword" did homage to LOUIS IVd'Outremer. He died on 17th of December 942, assassinated by the COUNT OFFLANDERS.