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Early Normans c.790-1066

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  • Robert de Comyn, Earl of Northumberland (1022 - 1069)
    Robert de Comines, Earl of Northumberland (between 1068 and 28 January 1069). He was created by king William the conqueror earl of Northumberland in 1069. He died on 28 January 1068/69 in Durham, E...
  • Sir Alured de Valer (c.1040 - aft.1086)
    See for his history. Fought in the Battle of Hastings in 1066 and was alive at the time of the Doomsday Book in 1086.A Norman knight who came over to England with William the Conqueror, fought at the B...
  • Robert de Brusse (c.1036 - bef.1096)
    Fought in The Battle of Hastings
  • Robert le Brus (c.1066 - 1094)
    See The Brus Family in England and Scotland, 1100-1295 by Ruth Margaret Blakely, Boydell Press, 2005 (on Google Books)=------------------= : I23240Name: Robert "The Rook" De BRUCE Given Name: Robert Su...
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    William "the Seemly" Sinclair of Roslin (c.1028 - c.1078)
    William "the Seemly" de Saint-Clair (Sinclair) (c1028-c1078), 1st Lord of Roslin. He was called "the Seemly" because of demeanor and appearance. He was "well-proportioned in all his members, of midle s...

This project is a sub-project of Norman Families of Normandy and England. The profiles in this project will include those families living in Normandy in the 9th, 10th and early 11th centuries, most of whom had Viking ancestry. See that page for more historical information.

The Dukes of Normandy have their own Project.

Families

One of the best sources on the family relationships of the various noble families of Normandy can be found at FMG Medival Lands Database: Norman Nobility. This has extensive historical information on the following families:

(I'm bolding the families that have been added)

Chapter 1. EARLY NORMAN FAMILIES of VIKING ORIGIN

A. FAMILY of GUNNORA, mistress of RICHARD I Comte de NORMANDIE

B. FAMILY of THURSTAN HALDUP

Chapter 2. ALENÇON

A. SIRES d'ALENÇON (SEIGNEURS de BELLÊME)

B. FAMILY of SEINFRED Bishop of Le Mans

C. SIRES d'ALENÇON, COMTES d'ALENÇON, MONTGOMMERY-PONTHIEU

D. FAMILY of GIROIE

E. GRANTMESNIL

F. SEIGNEURS de MONTGOMMERY

Chapter 3. VICOMTES d´ARQUES, SEIGNEURS de LONGUEVILLE (GIFFARD)

Chapter 4. SIRES et COMTES d'AUMÂLE

A. SIRES d'AUMÂLE

B. COMTES d'AUMÂLE (BLOIS-CHAMPAGNE)

C. COMTES d'AUMÂLE (FORZ)

D. COMTE d'AUMÂLE (BETHUNE)

Chapter 5. AVRANCHES

A. VICOMTES d'AVRANCHES

B. SEIGNEURS de GRANVILLE

C. SEIGNEURS d´ORVAL

D. SEIGNEURS de SAINT-JEAN

Chapter 6. COMTES de BAYEUX, SEIGNEURS d'IVRY

A. COMTES de BAYEUX

B. VICOMTES du BESSIN (BAYEUX)

C. SEIGNEURS d´AUNAY-sur-ODON (SAY)

D. SIRES de CREULLY

E. SEIGNEURS de CREVECŒUR

F. SEIGNEURS du HOMMET

G. SEIGNEURS d´IVRY (GOËL)

Chapter 7. CAUX

A. SEIGNEURS d´AUFFAY

B. SEIGNEURS de GOURNAY

C. SEIGNEURS de SAINT-VALERY

D. SEIGNEURS de TANCARVILLE

E. WARENNE

Chapter 8. COTENTIN

A. VICOMTES de COTENTIN, SEIGNEURS de SAINT-SAUVEUR

B. SEIGNEURS de SAINT-SAUVEUR (TAISSON)

C. SEIGNEURS de BRICQUEBEC (BERTRAN)

E. SEIGNEURS de LA HAYE

Chapter 9. COMTES et VICOMTES d'EU

A. COMTES d'EU 996-, descendants of GEOFFROY de Brionne

B. COMTES d'EU, descendants of GUILLAUME d'HIEMOIS

C. COMTES d'EU (LUSIGNAN)

D. COMTES d'EU (BRIENNE)

E. COMTES d'EU (CAPET)

F. VICOMTES d'EU

Chapter 10. EVREUX

A. COMTES d'EVREUX, family of DUKES of NORMANDY

B. COMTES d'EVREUX (MONTFORT-l'AMAURY)

C. SIRES d´HARCOURT

D. SEIGNEURS de LAIGLE (L'AIGLE)

E. SEIGNEURS de TOSNY

F. SEIGNEUR de VERNON, SEIGNEUR de REVIERS

Chapter 11. COMTES et VICOMTES de MEULAN

A. COMTES de MEULAN

B. COMTES de MEULAN, SEIGNEURS de BEAUMONT-le-ROGER

C. VICOMTES de MELUN

Chapter 12. COMTES de MORTAIN et de CORBEIL

A. COMTES de MORTAIN

B. COMTES de CORBEIL et de MORTAIN (NORMANDY)

C. COMTES de MORTAIN, VICOMTES de CONTEVILLE

Chapter 13. COMTES du PERCHE, COMTES de MORTAGNE

Chapter 14. ROUEN

A. VICOMTES de ROUEN

B. SEIGNEURS de MONTFORT-sur-RISLE (BASTEMBOURG)

C. SEIGNEURS de MONTFORT-sur-RISLE (GAND)

D. SEIGNEURS de NEUFMARCHE

E. SEIGNEURS de PONT-AUDEMER, SEIGNEUR de VIEILLES

F. SEIGNEURS de TOURVILLE

Chapter 15. OTHER NOBILITY in NORMANDY

A. FLAITEL

B. TIRELL

C. OTHER UNALLOCATED NOBLES in NORMANDY

History and Background

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