Count of Anjou Geoffrey I of Anjou

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• Name: Grisegonelle
• Reference Number: 37284

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Geoffrey I of Anjou (died July 21, 987), known as Grisegonelle ("Greymantle"), was count of Anjou from 960 to 987. He succeeded his father Fulk II. He cultivated the loyal support of a group of magnates, some of whom he inherited from his father, others whom he recruited: men such as Alberic of Vihiers, Cadilo of Blaison, Roger I (le "vieux") of Loudon, Joscelin of Rennes, castellan of Baugé, Suhard I of Craon, Tobert of Buzençais and members of the Bouchard clan, and encouraged them to see their own dynastic interests as tied to the success of the Angevin count. He succeeded in establishing a group of fideles upon whom his son, Fulk called "Nerra", was able to depend in establishing Anjou as a cohesive regional power in an age of territorial disintegration. In preparing the way, Geoffrey was the first count in the west of France to associate his son in the comital title.

Geoffrey allied with the Count of Nantes against the Count of Rennes, and allied with Hugh Capet, fearing an invasion by the Count of Blois. He was one of the men responsible for bringing Hugh to the throne of France.

Geoffrey — Adele of Meaux. Adele (daughter of Robert of Vermandois and Adelaide of Burgundy) was born 934; died 982. [Group Sheet]

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• Reference Number: 37283

Ermengarde — Conan I of Rennes. Conan (son of Judicael Berengar) was born 927; died 27 Jun 992. [Group Sheet]

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• Reference Number: 37300

— Hawise of Normandy. Hawise (daughter of Richard I of Normandy and Gunnor De Crãepon) was born Abt 977; died 21 Feb 1034. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Judith De Bretagne
• Reference Number: 2205

Judith married Richard II of Normandy 996. Richard (son of Richard I of Normandy and Gunnor De Crãepon) was born 23 Aug 970, Haute-Normandie, France; died 28 Aug 1026, Haute-Normandie, France. [Group Sheet]

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• Reference Number: 37299

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• Reference Number: 37301

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• Reference Number: 37302

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• Name: Adelaide De Normandie
• Reference Number: 10505

Alice — Renaud I of Burgundy. Renaud (son of Otto-William of Burgundy and Ermentrude) was born 986; died 3 Sep 1057. [Group Sheet]

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• Reference Number: 37145

Eleanor — Baldwin IV of Flanders. Baldwin (son of Arnulf II of Flanders and Rozala of Lombardy) was born 980; died 30 May 1035. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Robert the Magnificent, Robert the Devil
• Reference Number: 37277

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Robert the Magnificent (French: le Magnifique) (22 June 1000 - 3 July 1035), also called Robert the Devil (French: le Diable), was the Duke of Normandy from 1027 until his death. Owing to uncertainty over the numbering of the Dukes of Normandy he is usually called Robert I, but sometimes Robert II with his ancestor Rollo as Robert I. He was the son of Richard II of Normandy and Judith, daughter of Conan I of Rennes. He was the father of William the Conqueror.

When his father died, his elder brother Richard succeeded, whilst he became Count of Hiémois. When Richard died a year later, there were great suspicions that Robert had Richard murdered, hence his other nickname, "the Devil". He is sometimes identified with the legendary Robert the Devil.

Robert aided King Henry I of France against Henry's rebellious brother and mother, and for his help he was given the territory of the Vexin (1032). He also intervened in the affairs of Flanders, supported his cousin Edward the Confessor, who was then in exile at Robert's court, and sponsored monastic reform in Normandy.

By his mistress, Herleva of Falaise, he was father of the future William I of England (1028-1087). He also had an illegitimate daughter, but the only chronicler to explicitly address the issue, Robert of Torigny, contradicts himself, once indicating that she had a distinct mother from William, elsewhere stating that they shared the same mother. This daughter, Adelaide of Normandy (1030 - c. 1083), married three times: to Enguerrand II, Count of Ponthieu, Lambert II, Count of Lens, and Odo II of Champagne.

After making his illegitimate son William his heir, he set out on pilgrimage to Jerusalem. According to the Gesta Normannorum Ducum he travelled by way of Constantinople, reached Jerusalem, and died on the return journey at Nicaea on 2 July 1035. Some sources attribute his death to poison and date it to 1 or 3 July. His son William, aged about eight, succeeded him.

According to the historian William of Malmesbury, William sent a mission to Constantinople and Nicaea, charging it with bringing his father's body back to be buried in Normandy. Permission was granted, but, having travelled as far as Apulia (Italy) on the return journey, the envoys learned that William himself had meanwhile died. They then decided to re-inter Robert's body in Italy.

Robert — . Unknown [Group Sheet]

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• Reference Number: 37306

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• Reference Number: 37308

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• Reference Number: 11834

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Richard III, duc de Normandie was related to Alix de Normandie; appears in the ES as an unnamed, illegitimate daughter of Richard III who married NN Vicomte de Bayeux.3
Richard III, duc de Normandie was son of RIchard II of Normandy by Judith.4 He married Papia de Envermeu; Mistress.5 Richard III, duc de Normandie was related to Judith de Normandie; possibly the only known daughter, and legitimate offspring, of Richard III.6,3 Richard III, duc de Normandie was born circa 997.1 He was the son of Richard II "le Bon", duc de Normandie and Judith de Bretagne.1,2 Richard III, duc de Normandie married N. N. , a mistress of Richard III of Normandy circa 1017.7 Duke of Normandy at France between 28 August 1026 and 1028.8 Richard III, duc de Normandie was three children, two illegitimate, one legitimate.3 He married Adelle de France, comtesse de Contenance, daughter of Robert II "le Pieux", roi des Francs and Constance de Provence dit d'Arles, in 1027; Her 1st.9,10,11,12,13 Richard III, duc de Normandie died on 6 August 1027. S.p. legit.14 He was the predecessor of Robert II "le Diable", duc de Normandie; Duke of Normandy.

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Richard — . Unknown [Group Sheet]