William Longsword, Count of Rouen: Family History of Ivan Hurst

893 - 942 (49 years)

Generation: 1

1.

William Longsword, Count of Rouen was born in Abt. 893; died on 17 Dec 942.

Family/Spouse: Sprota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Richard 1 "the fearless", Duke of Normandy died in 966.

Family/Spouse: Luitgarde, of Vermandois. Luitgarde (daughter of Herbert II, Count of Vermandois, Count of Meaux, and Count of Soissons and Bertha, de Morvis) was born in Abt. 914; died on 9 Feb 978. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Generation: 2

2.

Richard 1 "the fearless", Duke of Normandy

(1.William¹) died in 966.

Family/Spouse: Gunnor. Gunnor died in 1031. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

3. Richard II "the good", Duke of Normandy died in 1026.
4. Mauger, Count of Corbeil died in 1033.
5. Robert, Archbishop of Rouen, Count of Evreux died in 1037.
6. Emma died in 1052.

Family/Spouse: Emma de Paris. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Generation: 3

3.

Richard II "the good", Duke of Normandy

(2.Richard², 1.William¹) died in 1026.

Family/Spouse: Judith de Rennes. Judith died in 1017. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

7. Robert I "the magnificent", Duke of Normandy died in 1035.
8. Richard III, Duke of Normandy died in 1027.

Family/Spouse: Papia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

4. Mauger, Count of Corbeil (2.Richard², 1.William¹) died in 1033.
5. Robert, Archbishop of Rouen, Count of Evreux (2.Richard², 1.William¹) died in 1037.
6. Emma (2.Richard², 1.William¹) died in 1052.

Generation: 4

7.

Robert I "the magnificent", Duke of Normandy

(3.Richard³, 2.Richard², 1.William¹) died in 1035.

Family/Spouse: Herleve. Herleve died in 1050. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

9. Adeliza, Countess of Aumale died in 1083.
10. William "the Conqueror", Duke of Normandy, King of England was born in 1028; died in 1087.

8. Richard III, Duke of Normandy (3.Richard³, 2.Richard², 1.William¹) died in 1027.

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