Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy by Alison Weir Read Free Book Online
Authors: Alison Weir
1102. He was killed whilst hunting in the New Forest in Hampshire; the year is not known.
Robert also had the following illegitimate issue :
By a priest’s wife or mistress:
1 Richard (killed in the New Forest in 1100).
2 William (killed c. 1110 at the Battle of Jerusalem, fighting the Infidel). He was Lord of Tortosa.
By an unknown woman:
3 Daughter (name not known); she married Hélias of Saint-Saëns, Count of Arques.
2 Richard
He was born before 1054 (or 1056?) in Normandy, and is said to have been created Duke of Bernay in Normandy. He was gored to death by a stag in 1075 or 1081, whilst hunting in the New Forest, Hampshire, and was buried in Winchester Cathedral.
3 Cecilia
She was born in c. 1054/5 in Normandy, and entered the novitiate at the Abbey of the Holy Trinity, Caen, her mother’s foundation, on 18 June, 1066. She was professed there as a nun on 5 April, 1075,and was elected Abbess of Caen in 1112. She died on 3 July, 1126, at Caen, where she was buried in the Abbey of the Holy Trinity.
4 Adeliza
She was possibly born in 1055. Ordericus Vitalis states that she took religious vows early in life. Robert of Torigny states that she was at one time betrothed to Harold II when he was Earl of Wessex. She was probably dead by 5 January, 1066.
5 William II ( see here ).
6 Constance
She was born in c .1057 or c. 1061 in Normandy. She married Alan IV Fergant, Duke of Brittany ( d .1119), at Caen, Normandy, in c .1086. She died on 13 August, 1090, perhaps poisoned by her servants, and was buried in the Church of St Melans, near Rhedon, Brittany. Sandford, writing in the 17th century, perpetrated the myth that she was married 25 years and was buried in the Abbey of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.
7 Adela ( see here , under King Stephen ).
8 Henry I ( see here ).
9 Agatha
Alternatively called Elgiva, or Margaret, she may have been born in 1064. She was married by proxy to Alfonso VI ( d .1109), King of Galicia and Léon, at the Abbey of the Holy Trinity, Caen, Normandy, but died before 1074, before the marriage could be consummated. She was buried in Bayeux Cathedral, Normandy.
10 Matilda
Very little is known of her. She died unmarried before 1112.
Note: There is no evidence that either William or Matilda were the parents of Gundrada, Countess of Surrey. Charters attesting this have been proved spurious.
WILLIAM I
He died on 9 September, 1087, at the Priory of St Gervais, Rouen, Normandy, of wounds received at the siege of Mantes. He was buried in St Stephen’s Abbey, Caen, Normandy, his own foundation.
He was succeeded in England by his son William (and in Normandy by his son Robert).
William II
----
F ATHER : William I ( see here ).
M OTHER : Matilda of Flanders ( see here , under William I ).
S IBLINGS : ( see here , under William I ).
WILLIAM II
Known as ‘Rufus’, he was born between c. 1056 and 1060 in Normandy. He succeeded his father as King of England on 9 September, 1087, and was crowned on 26 September, 1087, in Westminster Abbey. He never married.
William is said by an unreliable 18th-century source to have had the following illegitimate issue :
1 Berstrand.
WILLIAM II
He was killed, perhaps murdered on the orders of his brother Henry, by an arrow in his back on 2 August, 1100, in the New Forest, Hampshire. He was buried in Winchester Cathedral.
He was succeeded by his brother Henry.
Henry I
----
F ATHER : William I ( see here ).
M OTHER : Matilda of Flanders ( see here , under William I )
S IBLINGS : ( see here , under William I ).
HENRY I
Known as ‘Beauclerk’ or ‘the Lion of Justice’, he was born in September, 1068, at Selby, Yorkshire. He became Lord of Domfront in 1092, and Count of Coutances and Bayeux in 1096. He succeeded his brother William II as King of England on 3 August, 1100, and was crowned on 5/6 August, 1100, at Westminster Abbey. He usurped the duchy of Normandy on 28 September, 1106, after
Robert also had the following illegitimate issue :
By a priest’s wife or mistress:
1 Richard (killed in the New Forest in 1100).
2 William (killed c. 1110 at the Battle of Jerusalem, fighting the Infidel). He was Lord of Tortosa.
By an unknown woman:
3 Daughter (name not known); she married Hélias of Saint-Saëns, Count of Arques.
2 Richard
He was born before 1054 (or 1056?) in Normandy, and is said to have been created Duke of Bernay in Normandy. He was gored to death by a stag in 1075 or 1081, whilst hunting in the New Forest, Hampshire, and was buried in Winchester Cathedral.
3 Cecilia
She was born in c. 1054/5 in Normandy, and entered the novitiate at the Abbey of the Holy Trinity, Caen, her mother’s foundation, on 18 June, 1066. She was professed there as a nun on 5 April, 1075,and was elected Abbess of Caen in 1112. She died on 3 July, 1126, at Caen, where she was buried in the Abbey of the Holy Trinity.
4 Adeliza
She was possibly born in 1055. Ordericus Vitalis states that she took religious vows early in life. Robert of Torigny states that she was at one time betrothed to Harold II when he was Earl of Wessex. She was probably dead by 5 January, 1066.
5 William II ( see here ).
6 Constance
She was born in c .1057 or c. 1061 in Normandy. She married Alan IV Fergant, Duke of Brittany ( d .1119), at Caen, Normandy, in c .1086. She died on 13 August, 1090, perhaps poisoned by her servants, and was buried in the Church of St Melans, near Rhedon, Brittany. Sandford, writing in the 17th century, perpetrated the myth that she was married 25 years and was buried in the Abbey of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.
7 Adela ( see here , under King Stephen ).
8 Henry I ( see here ).
9 Agatha
Alternatively called Elgiva, or Margaret, she may have been born in 1064. She was married by proxy to Alfonso VI ( d .1109), King of Galicia and Léon, at the Abbey of the Holy Trinity, Caen, Normandy, but died before 1074, before the marriage could be consummated. She was buried in Bayeux Cathedral, Normandy.
10 Matilda
Very little is known of her. She died unmarried before 1112.
Note: There is no evidence that either William or Matilda were the parents of Gundrada, Countess of Surrey. Charters attesting this have been proved spurious.
WILLIAM I
He died on 9 September, 1087, at the Priory of St Gervais, Rouen, Normandy, of wounds received at the siege of Mantes. He was buried in St Stephen’s Abbey, Caen, Normandy, his own foundation.
He was succeeded in England by his son William (and in Normandy by his son Robert).
William II
----
F ATHER : William I ( see here ).
M OTHER : Matilda of Flanders ( see here , under William I ).
S IBLINGS : ( see here , under William I ).
WILLIAM II
Known as ‘Rufus’, he was born between c. 1056 and 1060 in Normandy. He succeeded his father as King of England on 9 September, 1087, and was crowned on 26 September, 1087, in Westminster Abbey. He never married.
William is said by an unreliable 18th-century source to have had the following illegitimate issue :
1 Berstrand.
WILLIAM II
He was killed, perhaps murdered on the orders of his brother Henry, by an arrow in his back on 2 August, 1100, in the New Forest, Hampshire. He was buried in Winchester Cathedral.
He was succeeded by his brother Henry.
Henry I
----
F ATHER : William I ( see here ).
M OTHER : Matilda of Flanders ( see here , under William I )
S IBLINGS : ( see here , under William I ).
HENRY I
Known as ‘Beauclerk’ or ‘the Lion of Justice’, he was born in September, 1068, at Selby, Yorkshire. He became Lord of Domfront in 1092, and Count of Coutances and Bayeux in 1096. He succeeded his brother William II as King of England on 3 August, 1100, and was crowned on 5/6 August, 1100, at Westminster Abbey. He usurped the duchy of Normandy on 28 September, 1106, after
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