King of Norway and Denmark Harold Gormsson, I

King of Norway and Denmark Harold Gormsson, I

Male 910 - 986  (76 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  King of Norway and Denmark Harold Gormsson, IKing of Norway and Denmark Harold Gormsson, I was born in 910 in La Bataille, Deux-Sèvres, Poitou-Charentes, France; died on 1 Nov 986 in Jelling, Vejle, Denmark.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Bluetooth
    • Religion: Denmark officially converted to Christianity during his reign
    • _MILT: As a consequence of Harald's army having lost to the Germans at the Danevirke in 974, he no longer had control of Norway, and Germans settled back into the border area between Scandinavia and Germany

    Notes:

    Died:
    Harald was killed fighting off a rebellion led by his son Swein

    Harold married Princess of Sweden Cyrid Olafsdottir in 935 in Copenhagen, Kobenhavn, Denmark. Cyrid was born in 920 in Sweden; died on 13 Nov 1002 in Arques, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Queen of France, Duchess of Normandy Gunnora Haraldsdottir  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Nov 936 in Arques, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France; died on 13 Nov 1002 in England.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Queen of France, Duchess of Normandy Gunnora HaraldsdottirQueen of France, Duchess of Normandy Gunnora Haraldsdottir Descendancy chart to this point (1.Harold1) was born on 21 Nov 936 in Arques, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France; died on 13 Nov 1002 in England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Kinfolk of Note: Direct Ancestor of Retha Zulma Gott
    • Name: Gunhilde
    • _MILT: A desire to avenge her death was probably a principal motive for Sweyn's invasion of England in 1003, leading to the eventual conquest of England by his son Cnut

    Notes:

    Died:
    She is supposed to have been a hostage in England when she was killed in the St. Brice's Day massacre, ordered by Æthelred

    Gunnora married 3rd Duke of Normandy Lord Richard de Normandy, I in 962 in Fécamp, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France. Lord (son of 2nd Duke of Normandy Guillaume de Normandy, I and Sporta Adela Of Senlis de Bretagne) was born on 28 Aug 933 in Fécamp, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France; died on 20 Nov 996 in Fécamp, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France; was buried in Fécamp, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. 4th Duke of Normandy Richard Beauclerc, II  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Aug 963 in Normandy, France; died on 28 Aug 1027 in Fécamp, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France.
    2. 4. Countess of Rennes, Duchess of Brittany and Regent to her son Alan III, Duke of Brittany Hawise de Normandy  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 978 in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France; died on 21 Feb 1034 in Bretagne, France; was buried in Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France.


Generation: 3

  1. 3.  4th Duke of Normandy Richard Beauclerc, II4th Duke of Normandy Richard Beauclerc, II Descendancy chart to this point (2.Gunnora2, 1.Harold1) was born on 23 Aug 963 in Normandy, France; died on 28 Aug 1027 in Fécamp, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Kinfolk of Note: Direct Ancestor of Retha Zulma Gott, Willie Juanita Bryant, Cecil Lamar Moon and Lucy Elkin
    • Name: the Good

    Richard married Princess of Brittany and Normandy Lady Judith de Bretagne in 1000 in Fécamp, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France. Lady (daughter of King Conan de Bretagne and Lady Ermengarde de Anjou) was born in 982 in Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France; died on 16 Jun 1017 in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. Archbishop of Rouen Mauger Sinclair  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1004 in Manche, Basse-Normandie, France; died in Manche, Basse-Normandie, France.
    2. 6. Duke of Normandy Robert de Normandy, I  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Jun 1000 in Normandy, France; died on 22 Jul 1035 in Nicaea, Greece.
    3. 7. Countes de Vermandois Pavia Patia  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1019 in France; died in 1032 in France.
    4. 8. Duke of Normandy Richard de Normandy, III  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1001 in Falaise, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France; died on 3 Feb 1027 in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France.

  2. 4.  Countess of Rennes, Duchess of Brittany and Regent to her son Alan III, Duke of Brittany Hawise de NormandyCountess of Rennes, Duchess of Brittany and Regent to her son Alan III, Duke of Brittany Hawise de Normandy Descendancy chart to this point (2.Gunnora2, 1.Harold1) was born about 978 in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France; died on 21 Feb 1034 in Bretagne, France; was buried in Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FSID: LHKK-GP5

    Family/Spouse: Count of Rennes and Duke of Brittany Geoffrey de Bretagne, I. Geoffrey (son of King Conan de Bretagne and Lady Ermengarde de Anjou) was born in 970 in Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France; died on 20 Nov 1008 in Penthièvre, Morbihan, Bretagne, France; was buried in Pontorson, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. Count of Penthièvre Odo FitzGeoffery  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 999 in Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France; died on 7 Jan 1097 in Cesson, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France; was buried in Côtes-d'Armor, Bretagne, France.
    2. 10. Emme de Bretagne  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Oct 1002 in Bretagne, France; died in 1049 in France.


Generation: 4

  1. 5.  Archbishop of Rouen Mauger SinclairArchbishop of Rouen Mauger Sinclair Descendancy chart to this point (3.Richard3, 2.Gunnora2, 1.Harold1) was born in 1004 in Manche, Basse-Normandie, France; died in Manche, Basse-Normandie, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Kinfolk of Note: Direct Ancestor of Lucy Elkin
    • Name: St Clair
    • Religion: 1054; Mauger's behaviour as a secular lord who had opposed papal authority enabled William to achieve his deposition on the grounds of inappropriate conduct at a provincial council held at Lisieux

    Notes:

    Birth:
    (St Clair sur Elle)

    Died:
    (St Clair sur Elle)

    Mauger married Germaine de Corbeil in 1022 in France. Germaine (daughter of Albert de Corbeil and Elizabeth de corbeil) was born in 990 in Corbeil, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France; died in 1022 in Corbeil, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. Waldron de St Clare  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1019 in Normandy, France; died in 1057 in Barnstaple, Devon, England.

  2. 6.  Duke of Normandy Robert de Normandy, IDuke of Normandy Robert de Normandy, I Descendancy chart to this point (3.Richard3, 2.Gunnora2, 1.Harold1) was born on 21 Jun 1000 in Normandy, France; died on 22 Jul 1035 in Nicaea, Greece.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Kinfolk of Note: Direct ancestor of Josie May Bunker
    • Web Address: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_I,_Duke_of_Normandy
    • Name: the Magnificant
    • _MILT: The civil war that he brought against his brother, Richard III, caused much instability until he was subsequently defeated and forced to swear fealty to his older brother.

    Notes:

    Died:
    Returning from a pilgrimage to Jerusalem

    Family/Spouse: Herleve Harlette Arletta de Falaise. Herleve was born on 9 Jun 1003 in Falaise, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France; died on 23 Apr 1078 in Grestain, Eure, Haute-Normandie, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. Countess of Aumale Adelaide de Normandy  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Oct 1021 in Falaise, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France; died on 3 Aug 1098 in Boulogne, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France.
    2. 13. Duke of Normandy -- King of England Guillaume de Normandy  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1024 in Falaise, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France; died on 9 Sep 1087 in France; was buried in Caen, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France.

  3. 7.  Countes de Vermandois Pavia PatiaCountes de Vermandois Pavia Patia Descendancy chart to this point (3.Richard3, 2.Gunnora2, 1.Harold1) was born in 1019 in France; died in 1032 in France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Kinfolk of Note: Direct ancestor of Willie Juanita Bryant

    Notes:

    Birth:
    (Vermandois)

    Died:
    (Vermandois)

    Pavia married Comte Otto Eudes de Vermandois in 1030 in France, Lot-et-Garonne, Aquitaine, France. Otto (son of Herbert de Vermandois, III and Ermengarde de Bar Sur Seine) was born in 1000 in France; died on 25 May 1045 in France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. Herbert de Vermandois, IV  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1032 in France; died in 1080 in France.

  4. 8.  Duke of Normandy Richard de Normandy, IIIDuke of Normandy Richard de Normandy, III Descendancy chart to this point (3.Richard3, 2.Gunnora2, 1.Harold1) was born in 1001 in Falaise, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France; died on 3 Feb 1027 in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _MILT: Sent by his father in command of a large army, to attack bishop/count Hugh of Chalon in order to rescue his brother-in-law, Reginald, later Count of Burgundy, whom the count/bishop had captured and imprisoned

    Notes:

    Died:
    No sooner had Richard disbanded his army and returned to Rouen, he died suddenly (some say suspiciously)

    Richard married Countess of Flanders and Normandy Saint Adela Capet in Jan 1027. Saint (daughter of King of the Franks Robert Capet, II and Constance True d'Arles de Provence) was born in 1003 in France; died on 8 Jan 1079 in Nevers, Nièvre, Bourgogne, France; was buried in Mesen, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 9.  Count of Penthièvre Odo FitzGeofferyCount of Penthièvre Odo FitzGeoffery Descendancy chart to this point (4.Hawise3, 2.Gunnora2, 1.Harold1) was born in 999 in Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France; died on 7 Jan 1097 in Cesson, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France; was buried in Côtes-d'Armor, Bretagne, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Web Address: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odo,_Count_of_Penthièvre
    • Name: Eudo
    • _MILT: 1066; Eudo is said to have outfitted one hundred ships and recruited nearly 25% of the forces that accompanied William the Conqueror when he invaded England

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

    Children:
    1. 15. 1st Lord Middleham and Spennithorne Ribald FitzOdo  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1050 in Morbihan, Bretagne, France; died in 1131 in Middleham, Yorkshire, England; was buried in Middleham, Yorkshire, England.

  6. 10.  Emme de BretagneEmme de Bretagne Descendancy chart to this point (4.Hawise3, 2.Gunnora2, 1.Harold1) was born on 8 Oct 1002 in Bretagne, France; died in 1049 in France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FSID: G8WR-67L

    Family/Spouse: Yvo 'Bellomontensis' de Cotentin. Yvo (son of Vicomte de Cotentin Niel de Saint-Sauveur) was born in 1005 in Normandy, France; died on 12 Apr 1059 in Normandy, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 16. 1st Lord Dutton Odard de Dutton  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1046 in Normandy, France; died in 1086 in Frome, Somerset, England.