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Carney & Wehofer Family
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 Abt 891 - 942 (~ 51 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. |  William I "Longsword" FITZROBERT, 2nd was born about 891 in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France (son of Robert Rollo ROGNAVALDSSON, 1st and Poppa Of Normandy De VALOIS, Duchess); died on 17 Dec 942 in Island Picquigny, Somme River, Normandy, France; was buried in Assassinated. Other Events:
- Name: Longsword
- _UID: 100D3E5953F44E90A1651F142A5E236C2985
Notes:
AKA: William FitzRobert "Longsword"
BIOGRAPHY: Acceded 932 Per Rosamond McKitterick's, "The Frankish Kingdoms under the Carolingians 751-987", London & NY (Longman) 1983, p 238: "William Longsword, ROLLO's son and successor, was the principal architect of Normandy's development. He married the daughter of HERBERT OF VERMANDOIS but his children were born of a Breton concubine. William had supported LOUIS IV (RIN 1617) and attempted to establish his protection over Brittany, gaining at least the Cotentin and Avranchin in 933. There remains some doubt about William's claim to the whole Breton peninsula. When in 942 William was murdered at the instigation of COUNT ARNULF OF FLANDERS, his son Richard, still a minor, succeeded him." [source unrecorded]: ROLLO died in 927, and was succeeded by his son William "Long Sword" born of his union 'more danico' with POPPA, daughter of COUNT BERENGER; he showed some attachment to the Scandinavian language, for he sent his son William to Bayeux to learn Norse. The first two dukes also displayed a certain fidelity to the Carolingian dynasty of France, and in 936 William "Long-Sword" did homage to LOUIS IV d'Outremer. He died on 17th of December 942, assassinated by the COUNT OF FLANDERS.
William married Sprota (Adela) Of Senlis in 1st Marriage. Sprota was born about 911 in Rennes, Anjou, France; died in 940 in Normandie (Normandy), France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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- Raoul D'IVRY and died.
- Richard I "Sans Peur" Duke Of NORMANDY, 3rd was born on 28 Aug 933 in F?camp, Normandie (Normandy, France); died on 20 Nov 996 in F?camp, Normandie (Normandy, France); was buried in F?camp, Normandie (Normandy, France).
William married Luitgarda Of Vermandois in 935. Luitgarda and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 2
| 2. | Robert Rollo ROGNAVALDSSON, 1st was born in 870 in County Of M?re Og Romsdal, Norway (son of Rognvaldr I EYSTEINSSON, 'the Wise Of More' and Ragnhilda (Hildr) HROLFSDOTTIR); died in 932 in Of Notre Dame, Rouen, Normandie, Neustria. Other Events:
- _UID: E0814F972B964D679B0668274E4532520395
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Robert (Rollo)1 Rognavaldsson, son of Rognvald the Wolf and Ragnhilda, was born in Maer, Nord-Trondelag, Norway abt 854-870. Robert died abt 927-932 in Notre Dame, Rouen, France. His body was interred in Notre Dame, Rouen, France. He married twice. He married Poppa de Valois Duchess of Normany 886-891. He married Gisele, Duchess of Normandy France, 912. Rollo Ganger-Hrolf was conqueror of Normandy from whom are descended the Earls of Rouen, the Dukes of Normandy, and the Kings of England. Rollo was one of the most famous Vikings of his age and had learned well the battle tactics taught by his father Rognvald The Wolf. On account of Rollo's great stature, he was known as "Ganger Hrolf" or "Walking Rollo". His Danish name was Hrolfr or Rolf in various spellings. The Normans were Scandinavian invaders who settled Normandy from about 820. Raids by these Northmen or Norsemen up the Seine River began before the middle of the ninth century. They gradually established themselves at the mouths of the Seine and other rivers in northern France. In 911 the Frankish king, Charles the Simple, granted Rollo and his band of Northmen the district about Rouen, to which additional territory was added a few years later. Scandinavian immigrants arrived in great numbers to colonize the land, and the area became known as Normandy. In 912 Rollo, became the first Duke of Normandy. As was the custom at the time, men could have more than one wife. Rollo had a pagan wife, Poppa and two children. Even so, a priest married him to the daughter of the French King Charles The Simple (Gisela de France) in a christian ceremony. There were no children of this marriage. In 918, Rollo married his wife Poppa in a Christian ceremony and thus legitimised his son Guilliamme and daughter Gerloc (baptised Adele). Poppa and Rollo had to send Guilliame to be raised by clerics to guarantee his right to succede his father as Duke of Normandy. Guilliame was later known as William Longsword. Rollo is buried in a tomb in Notre Dame Cathedral at Rouen, France.
BIOGRAPHY: Acceded 911
Robert married Poppa Of Normandy De VALOIS, Duchess in 886 in Pagen Wife, Married 918 Christian Wed. Poppa (daughter of Berengar, Comte De Bayeux and DE BRETAGNE) was born in 870 in Of Evreux, Neustria; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 3
| 4. | Rognvaldr I EYSTEINSSON, 'the Wise Of More' was born in 830 in Maer, Nord-Trondelag, Norway Or The Orkney Islands (son of Earl Glumra 'Eysteinn The Noisy' and Ascrida RAGNVALDSDOTTIR); died about 894 in Orkey, Orkney Islands, Scotland Or Maer, Nord-Tronelag, Norway. Other Events:
- _UID: 2995A1C857194128966CAB1BAF3226C695EB
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Death 0894.?He was killed by two jealous sons of Harlald Fairhair. Halfdan Haleg and Gudrod Ljome set off one spring with a great force, and came suddenly upon Earl Ragnvald, earl of More, and surrounded the house in which he was, and burnt him and sixty men in it. immigration 1 . ABT 0874. ?given the Orkney and Shetland isles in compensation for the loss of his son Ivar in the wars of Harald Fairhair against the viking raiders in the western lands 0867.?set as chief over the two districts, North More and Raumsdal, by Harald Fairhair, who strengthened him both with men of might and bondes, and gave him the help of ships to defend the coast against enemies event ABT Aug 0866.?became one of Harald Fairhair's men the summer before the battle at Solskel event 0868.?given South More to govern as well, following the defeat of King Arnvid by Harald Hairfair, but the Firdafylke still remained in the possession of King Ardbjorns brother Vemund event 0869, in the winter of. ?went over Eid, and southwards to the Fjord district. There he heard news of King Vemund, and came by night to a place called Naustdal, where King Vemund was living in guest-quarters. Earl Ragnvald surrounded the house in which they were quartered, and burnt the king in it, together with ninety men, and then took all the ships Vemund had, and all the goods he could get hold of, event ?King Harald Fairhair's dearest friend, and the king had the greatest regard for him
Rognvaldr married Ragnhilda (Hildr) HROLFSDOTTIR about 867 in Maer, Nord-Trondelag, Norway. Ragnhilda (daughter of Hrolf "Rollo" NEFJA, Of Norway) was born in 822 in Norway; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 4
| 8. | Earl Glumra 'Eysteinn The Noisy' was born in 788 (son of Ivar Of The Uplands, Earl Of The Uplands and N.N Of THRONDHEIM); died about 865 in Maer, Nord-Trondelag, Norway. Other Events:
- _UID: 2E74427B7DFD490F81B681604FC786DABF02
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Jarl , of Hedemarken of the Uplands , Jarl
Glumra married Ascrida RAGNVALDSDOTTIR about 846 in Maer, Nord-Trondelag, Norway. Ascrida (daughter of King Rognvald Olafsson HEIDUMHAERE, Of Vestfold and Tora ??ra Sigur?sd?ttir Of DENMARK) was born about 816 in Jylland Or Maer, Nord-Trondelag, Norway; died in 890 in Scandinavia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 14. | Gurvand, Duc De Bretagne died in 877. Other Events:
- _UID: B0FD54927C1C4E62825AC11FC785DB5F1DBE
- Alt. Death: 877; Alt. Death
- Alt. Death: 877; Alt. Death
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