D'Eu, William I 1 2 3a

Birth Name D'Eu, William I
Gender male
Age at Death 84 years, 1 day

Narrative

After Godfrey's Count of Eu rebelled c996, William was given the title of Comte d'Eu. He had already been Count of Heimois (or Exmes as it is now known).

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curt_hofemann@yahoo.com:

ID: I03516 William Hieme Count d' Eu

I have seen it written ‘Heimes’ or ‘the Heimois’.
Also from below it appears that EU was originally called ‘Exmes’ and/or ’the Exmesin of Heimois’.

died: (take your choice):
2.I kurz vor (shortly bef) 1040 [Ref: ES III:693]
about 1054 [Ref: David C. Douglas “William the Conqueror”]
Jan 2 year unknown but before wife (d. Jan 26 1057/8) [Ref: CP V:151]
an 2-26 1057/8 [Ref: Moriarty p267]

founded Collegiate Church of Eu [Ref: CP V:151]
received from father the comte of the Exmesin of Hiemois. [Ref: CP V:151]
Comte d'Hiemois, Comte d'Eu [Ref: Leo van de Pas http://worldroots.com/brigitte/royal/bio/roberteubio.html]
Count of Exmes (later Eu) [Ref: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~pmcbride/james/f030.htm#I1402X2]

 

Count d'Exmes (Eu), Earl of Arques and Toulouse [Ref: Malinda Thiesse 20 Jul 2002] Note: Earl is an English _only_ title & I am skeptical of his connection to Toulouse in far se France whereas his father was duc d'Normandie in far nw France...
Curt

Lord of Montruel [Ref: Turton] Note: Montreuil?

 

 

rebelled against half-brother, Richard II, and was imprisoned at Rouen. After escaping, he submitted to the Duke, was pardoned, and was given the comte of Eu, of which his nephew, Gilbert (ancestor of the family of Clare) had been recently deprived. [Ref: CP V:151] Note: CP has (I believe) confused the chronology. It was William’s brother Godfrey/Godfroi who rebelled & was deprived of Eu. Godfrey’s son (William's nephew) Gilbert/Giselbert ‘Crispin’ did assume the land and title when William died, but he was assassinated in 1040. Note: Gilbert’s date of death from Altschul, ES III:156, Wagner, Watney & Wurts who all say either 1040 or thereabouts seems to confirm the date of death of William per ES III:693 as shortly bef. 1040… Curt

 

When Godfrey was deprived, Eu was awarded to his brother William, who had been Count of Heimois. [Ref: TAF 28 Mar 2001]

 

Note: In terms of the death date, I will keep the one I have because Gilbert (who I have as his son-in-law) became Count of Eu and d. 1040; so William had to have died at least a year or two before 1040.

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 968 Fecamp, Normandy, France   2
Death 1052-01-02 Eu, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France   4
Event Note

D: 2 Jan 1052/53

Age: 84y

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Normandy, Richard I933-08-28996-11-20
Mother Comtesse, Emma933
         D'Eu, William I 968 1052-01-02
    Sister     of Normandy, Beatrice 990

Families

Family of D'Eu, William I and de Harcourt, Leceline
Married Wife de Harcourt, Leceline ( * 992 + 1058-01-26 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 1020     2
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Of Normandy, Hugh968
de Saint Pons, Pons Fitzwilliam1017
d'Eu, Robert10191090-09-08
d'Eu, Guillaume10271076
D'Eu, Margaret1032

Family of D'Eu, William I and le Goz, Beatrice
Unknown Partner le Goz, Beatrice ( * 985 + ... )
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
de Talbot, Hugh1004
d'Eu, Constance1009

Source References

  1. http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=tamer&id=I12751
  2. Michael Neuman: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=michaelrneuman&id=I012011&style=TABLE Neuman-Smith-Goodale Family and Ancestors
  3. Michael Neuman: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=michaelrneuman&id=I009547 Neuman-Smith-Goodale Family and Ancestors
      • Source text:

        ID: I009547
        Name: Guillaume Poincius , Duke of Normandy 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
        Sex: M
        Birth: ABT 968 in Fecamp, Normandy, France 1 2 3 4 5 6
        Death: 2 JAN 1052/53 in Gloucestershire, England 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

        Father: Richard I "The Fearless" , 3rd Duke of Normandy b: 28 AUG 933 in Fecamp, Normandy, France
        Mother: Papia de Normandy b: ABT 935 in Brionne, Normandy, France

        Marriage 1 Beatrice le Goz b: ABT 985 in Creully, Calvados, Normandy, France
        Children
        Constance d' Eu b: ABT 1009 in Eu, Seine-Inferieure, Normandy, France
        Hughes De Talboth , Bishop of Lisieux b: ABT 1004 in Talboth, Normandy, France

        Marriage 2 Leceline de Harcourt b: ABT 992 in Harcourt-de-Caileville, Brionne, Eure, Normandy
        Married: ABT 1020 2
        Children
        Pons FitzWilliam de St. Pons b: ABT 1018 in St. Pons, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charente, France
        Robert D'Eu , Baron Clifford b: ABT 1025 in Eu, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France
        Guillaume D'Eu , Comte de Soissons b: ABT 1027 in Eu, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France
        Margaret D'Eu b: ABT 1032 in Eu, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France

        Sources:
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        Text: Date of Import: 7 Feb 2005
        Title: William de Talbot.ged
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        Text: Date of Import: 10 Feb 2005
        Title: Thurston de Montfort.ged
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        Text: Date of Import: 10 Feb 2005
        Title: Robert de Brus.ged
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        Text: Date of Import: 12 Feb 2005
        Title: Emma of Brittany.ged
        Repository:
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        Text: Date of Import: 12 Feb 2005
        Title: The Magnificent.ged
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        Text: Date of Import: 12 Feb 2005
        Title: geoffery de neville.ged
        Repository:
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        Text: Date of Import: 2 Apr 2005

         

      • Citation:

        Descendants and ancestors of George Smith and Eva Goodale

        michaelneuman@earthlink.net

  4. Michael Neuman: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=clcaldwell&id=I078369&style=TABLE @ RootsWeb Caldwell and related families