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The House of Normandy is the usual name for the family that were the Dukes of Normandy and Kings of England. they were in power from shortly after the Norman conquest of England and lasted until the House of Plantagenet came to power in 1154. It began with Rollo and his descendants, and from William the Conqueror and his heirs down through 1135. Two of William's grandchildren, Matilda and ...
The House of Normandy traces its roots to the Viking chieftain Rollo, who, in the late 9th century, led a band of Norse warriors to settle in the region of modern-day Normandy, France. Rollo's descendants consolidated their power and gradually assimilated into the Frankish culture. One of the most renowned members of this dynasty was William ...
Emma of Normandy (referred to as Ælfgifu in royal documents; [3] c. 984 – 6 March 1052) was a Norman -born noblewoman who became the English, Danish, and Norwegian queen through her marriages to the Anglo-Saxon king Æthelred the Unready and the Danish king Cnut the Great. A daughter of the Norman ruler Richard the Fearless and Gunnor, she ...
Various Dukedoms, Earldoms, and Baronies. The House of Mowbray ( / ˈmoʊbri /) was an Anglo-Norman noble house, derived from Montbray in Normandy and founded by Roger de Mowbray, son of Nigel d'Aubigny. [1] [2]
History. Roger de Beaumont, Lord (seigneur) of Pont-Audemer, of Beaumont-le-Roger, of Brionne and of Vatteville, was too old to fight at the battle of Hastings and stayed in Normandy to govern and protect it while William was away on the invasion. As a reward, he received lands in Leicestershire. His son Robert de Beaumont, comte de Meulan, who ...
House of Wessex (restored, first time) (1014–1016) Following the death of Sweyn Forkbeard, Æthelred the Unready returned from exile and was again proclaimed king. His son succeeded him after being chosen king by the citizens of London and a part of the Witan , [21] despite ongoing Danish efforts to wrest the crown from the West Saxons .
13 de may. de 2024 · William I (born c. 1028, Falaise, Normandy [France]—died September 9, 1087, Rouen) was a noble who made himself the mightiest in France and then changed the course of England ’s history through his conquest of that country in 1066. One of the greatest soldiers and rulers of the Middle Ages, he was duke of Normandy from 1035 and king of ...
