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Robert de Comyn, Earl of Northumberland MP (1022 - 1069)

"Robert or Osbert Cumton/Comyns/Cumin's/de Comines"

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...

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Robert de Comyn, Earl of Northumberland MP (1022 - 1069)

"Robert or Osbert Cumton/Comyns/Cumin's/de Comines"

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...

10/25/2023

Turstin FitzRolf=From Wikipedia, knight depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry is sometimes stated to depict Turstin FitzRolf, but is in fact more likely to be Eustace II, Count of Boulogne as the knight appe...

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Turstin FitzRolf=From Wikipedia, knight depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry is sometimes stated to depict Turstin FitzRolf, but is in fact more likely to be Eustace II, Count of Boulogne as the knight appe...

10/25/2023

Sir Alured de Valer MP (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...

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Sir Alured de Valer MP (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...

10/25/2023

William "the Seemly" Sinclair of Roslin MP (c.1028 - c.1078)

"de St. Clair", "de Saint-Clair"

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...

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William "the Seemly" Sinclair of Roslin MP (c.1028 - c.1078)

"de St. Clair", "de Saint-Clair"

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...

10/25/2023

Ilbert I de Lacie, Lord of Pontefract, Sieur de Bois-l'Évêque MP (c.1040 - c.1093)

"Hilbertus", "Hilbert", "Hylbert"

de Lacy (-[1090/95], bur [Pontefract Priory]). His parentage is confirmed by the undated charter under which [his mother] "Emma mater Hilberti de Lacei" donated property "in monte…Mainart" to Saint-Ama...

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Ilbert I de Lacie, Lord of Pontefract, Sieur de Bois-l'Évêque MP (c.1040 - c.1093)

"Hilbertus", "Hilbert", "Hylbert"

de Lacy (-[1090/95], bur [Pontefract Priory]). His parentage is confirmed by the undated charter under which [his mother] "Emma mater Hilberti de Lacei" donated property "in monte…Mainart" to Saint-Ama...

10/24/2023

Names of his father is not known; his mother was named Emma, and he likely had a brother Ilbert (progenitor of the Lacy family of Pontrefact) and a sister Helwise, who married William de Ebroys. Died ...

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Names of his father is not known; his mother was named Emma, and he likely had a brother Ilbert (progenitor of the Lacy family of Pontrefact) and a sister Helwise, who married William de Ebroys. Died ...

10/24/2023

Drogo de Montagu MP (c.1040 - c.1086)

"Monte Acuto", "Montagu", "Montaigu", "Montague", "Drogo /de Monteacuto/"

Or Dreu. He was born in about 1040 in Montagu-les-Bois, Normandy, France. He became the trusted companion, follower, and intimate friend of Robert, Earl of Mortain, the favorite brother of William, ...

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Drogo de Montagu MP (c.1040 - c.1086)

"Monte Acuto", "Montagu", "Montaigu", "Montague", "Drogo /de Monteacuto/"

Or Dreu. He was born in about 1040 in Montagu-les-Bois, Normandy, France. He became the trusted companion, follower, and intimate friend of Robert, Earl of Mortain, the favorite brother of William, ...

10/24/2023

Alain "Rufus" de Bretagne, lord of Richmond MP (c.1044 - 1093)

"Alain de Richmond"

Wikipoedia Alan Rukus Alan Rufus (alternatively Alanus Rufus (Latin), Alan ar Rouz (Breton), Alain le Roux (French) or Alan the Red (c. 1040 – 1093)), 1st Lord of Richmond, was a Breton nobleman and ...

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Alain "Rufus" de Bretagne, lord of Richmond MP (c.1044 - 1093)

"Alain de Richmond"

Wikipoedia Alan Rukus Alan Rufus (alternatively Alanus Rufus (Latin), Alan ar Rouz (Breton), Alain le Roux (French) or Alan the Red (c. 1040 – 1093)), 1st Lord of Richmond, was a Breton nobleman and ...

10/24/2023

Ælfwig and 12 of his abbots fought at the Battle of Hastings and were all slaughtered

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Ælfwig and 12 of his abbots fought at the Battle of Hastings and were all slaughtered

10/24/2023

General Richard Coffyn MP (1040 - 1115)

"Sir Richard Coffyn"

Sir Jean Ricardus Chauvin. B. 1026 - Chateau Courtian, Fallaise France D.1115 - Alwington Manor, Alwington, Devon, England General of the army of William the Conqueror. After the battle of Hastings,...

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General Richard Coffyn MP (1040 - 1115)

"Sir Richard Coffyn"

Sir Jean Ricardus Chauvin. B. 1026 - Chateau Courtian, Fallaise France D.1115 - Alwington Manor, Alwington, Devon, England General of the army of William the Conqueror. After the battle of Hastings,...

10/24/2023

Robert de Vaux, Treyermayne MP (c.1030 - 1086)

"Robert de Vals"

The Norman Castle of Vaux or De Vallibus is mentioned by Orderic Vitalis: and then Terra di Vallibus continued in the possession of the family to which it gave their name until the time of King John. T...

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Robert de Vaux, Treyermayne MP (c.1030 - 1086)

"Robert de Vals"

The Norman Castle of Vaux or De Vallibus is mentioned by Orderic Vitalis: and then Terra di Vallibus continued in the possession of the family to which it gave their name until the time of King John. T...

10/22/2023

Ranulph de Mesnilwarin, "Conqueror" MP (c.1030 - c.1086)

"Mainwarings"

1. Ranulphus de Mesnil Warin Ranulphus - was one of the thirty-two persons to whom William the Conqueror gave the most part of Cheshire, and had given him fifteen lordships there, among which was Peure...

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Ranulph de Mesnilwarin, "Conqueror" MP (c.1030 - c.1086)

"Mainwarings"

1. Ranulphus de Mesnil Warin Ranulphus - was one of the thirty-two persons to whom William the Conqueror gave the most part of Cheshire, and had given him fifteen lordships there, among which was Peure...

8/2/2022

Picot de Lascelles, I, High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire MP (c.1022 - 1086)

"of Cambridge", "de Grentebrige", "de Laceles", "Robert Picot", "Picot de Saye", "Picot the Norman", "Lord of Bournand Madingley"

Picot at the time of the Norman Conquest in 1066 : Picot, which means "Pikeman" in early Norman language, was a Baron who had apparently come over with the Breton contingent of William the Conqueror's...

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Picot de Lascelles, I, High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire MP (c.1022 - 1086)

"of Cambridge", "de Grentebrige", "de Laceles", "Robert Picot", "Picot de Saye", "Picot the Norman", "Lord of Bournand Madingley"

Picot at the time of the Norman Conquest in 1066 : Picot, which means "Pikeman" in early Norman language, was a Baron who had apparently come over with the Breton contingent of William the Conqueror's...

7/19/2022

Engenulphe de l’Aigle MP (c.1010 - 1066)

"Engenulf", "Eugerulphe Roberti", "Eugenulphi W Roberts", "de Laigle"

Engenulf de l’Aigle , 2nd baron de l’Aigle, is well documented as a companion of the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings. He was gouverneur de l'Aigle and probably one of the knights in the service o...

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Engenulphe de l’Aigle MP (c.1010 - 1066)

"Engenulf", "Eugerulphe Roberti", "Eugenulphi W Roberts", "de Laigle"

Engenulf de l’Aigle , 2nd baron de l’Aigle, is well documented as a companion of the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings. He was gouverneur de l'Aigle and probably one of the knights in the service o...

8/16/2021

Ernulf, seigneur de Hesdin MP (c.1038 - 1098)

"Ernulph", "Ernulf", "Arnulf", "de Hesdin", "Ernulf de Hesdin", "seigneur de Hesdin"

Alan FitzFlaad married Ada (or Avelina), daughter of Ernoulf de Hesdin (killed on crusade at Antioch). Ernulf DE HESDIN Partnership with: (Unknown) Child: Aveline DE HESDING Birth: Shropshi...

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Ernulf, seigneur de Hesdin MP (c.1038 - 1098)

"Ernulph", "Ernulf", "Arnulf", "de Hesdin", "Ernulf de Hesdin", "seigneur de Hesdin"

Alan FitzFlaad married Ada (or Avelina), daughter of Ernoulf de Hesdin (killed on crusade at Antioch). Ernulf DE HESDIN Partnership with: (Unknown) Child: Aveline DE HESDING Birth: Shropshi...

1/7/2021

Theobald FitzBerner (c.1048 - c.1090)

"Tetbaldus Filius Bernerius", "Theobald fitz Berner", "Tetbald Fitzberner"

Devonshire Manors in the Domesday Book > The principal land owners in Devonshire and their holdings as recorded in the Domesday Book.> ...> Theobald FitzBerner > Probably the eldest son of Hugh or Hugo...

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Theobald FitzBerner (c.1048 - c.1090)

"Tetbaldus Filius Bernerius", "Theobald fitz Berner", "Tetbald Fitzberner"

Devonshire Manors in the Domesday Book > The principal land owners in Devonshire and their holdings as recorded in the Domesday Book.> ...> Theobald FitzBerner > Probably the eldest son of Hugh or Hugo...

9/18/2017

Hereward "The Exile", thegn of Mercia MP (c.1025 - c.1077)

"Herwardus", "Hereward le Wake", "Hereward The Wake", "Herwardus de Brunne", "Hereward of Mercia", "The Exile", "Hereward the Outlaw", "Hereward the Exile", "Hereward the Banished?", "Hereward the Banished"

Hereward The Wake "le Wac" means "the Banished"=---------------------=Historian Paul Dalton has written an excellent article entitled "The Outlaw Hereward 'the Wake': His Companions and Enemies" [Chapt...

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Hereward "The Exile", thegn of Mercia MP (c.1025 - c.1077)

"Herwardus", "Hereward le Wake", "Hereward The Wake", "Herwardus de Brunne", "Hereward of Mercia", "The Exile", "Hereward the Outlaw", "Hereward the Exile", "Hereward the Banished?", "Hereward the Banished"

Hereward The Wake "le Wac" means "the Banished"=---------------------=Historian Paul Dalton has written an excellent article entitled "The Outlaw Hereward 'the Wake': His Companions and Enemies" [Chapt...

2/22/2011

Aélis de Beaumont-sur-Oise MP (c.1032 - 1091)

"Adélaïde", "Adeliza de Beaumont", "Adelaide d'Estouteville; Adelaide de Beaumont; Adeliza", "Alice", "Beatrix", "Adelise", "Aélis", "Stuteville", "Grandmesnil"

ADELISE [Aelis] de Beaumont , daughter of IVO Comte de Beaumont & his first wife Judith --- ([before 1045]-Rouen 11 Jul 1091, bur Saint-Evroul[310]). She is named as wife of Hugues by Orderic Vitalis, ...

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Aélis de Beaumont-sur-Oise MP (c.1032 - 1091)

"Adélaïde", "Adeliza de Beaumont", "Adelaide d'Estouteville; Adelaide de Beaumont; Adeliza", "Alice", "Beatrix", "Adelise", "Aélis", "Stuteville", "Grandmesnil"

ADELISE [Aelis] de Beaumont , daughter of IVO Comte de Beaumont & his first wife Judith --- ([before 1045]-Rouen 11 Jul 1091, bur Saint-Evroul[310]). She is named as wife of Hugues by Orderic Vitalis, ...

12/15/2010

Gytha, countess of Wessex MP (c.995 - 1069)

, #102179, d. after 1069Last Edited=9 Apr 2006Gytha (?) was born in Denmark. (3) She was the daughter of Thorgils 'Sprakalegg' Styrbjornson and Sigrid of Halland. (1), (2) She married Godwine, Earl of ...

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Gytha, countess of Wessex MP (c.995 - 1069)

, #102179, d. after 1069Last Edited=9 Apr 2006Gytha (?) was born in Denmark. (3) She was the daughter of Thorgils 'Sprakalegg' Styrbjornson and Sigrid of Halland. (1), (2) She married Godwine, Earl of ...

10/17/2010

Leofwine Godwinson (c. 1035[1] – October 14, 1066) was a younger brother of Harold II of England, the fifth son of Earl Godwin. When the Godwin family was exiled from England in 1051 he went with Haro...

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Leofwine Godwinson (c. 1035[1] – October 14, 1066) was a younger brother of Harold II of England, the fifth son of Earl Godwin. When the Godwin family was exiled from England in 1051 he went with Haro...

10/17/2010