1st Duke of Normandy 1st Duke of Normandy Rollo Rognvaldsson^{[1, 2]}

0872 - 0931  (~ 59 years)

• Name	1st Duke of Normandy Rollo Rognvaldsson
  Prefix	1st Duke of Normandy
  Nickname	The Strong, The Ganger
  Birth	0872	Maer, Nord-Trondelag, Norway   [3]
  	B: Abt. 860
  Gender	Male
  Death	0931	Notre Dame, Rouen, Normandie, Neustria   [3]
  	Age: 59y
  	D: Abt. 932
  Person ID	IND04426	The Skaggs-Files
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Earl of More and Romsdal Earl of More and Romsdal Rognvald Eysteinsson, I,   b. 0852, Maer, Nord-Trondelag, Norway d. 0890, Orkney, Scotland (Age ~ 38 years)
  Mother	Countess of More Countess of More Ragnhild Hrolfsdottir,   b. 0858, Orkney, Orkney Islands, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	0853	Maer, Nord Trondelag, Norway   [4]
  Family ID	fam01613	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	1st Duke of Normandy 1st Duke of Normandy Rollo Rognvaldsson,   b. 0872, Maer, Nord-Trondelag, Norway d. 0931, Notre Dame, Rouen, Normandie, Neustria (Age ~ 59 years)
  Children	1. Adela of Normandy,   b. 0917   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Walter Rolfsson,   b. 0922, Caen, Calvados, Normandie, France d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	fam05109	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2024

  
  

  Family 2	1st Duke of Normandy 1st Duke of Normandy Rollo Rognvaldsson,   b. 0872, Maer, Nord-Trondelag, Norway d. 0931, Notre Dame, Rouen, Normandie, Neustria (Age ~ 59 years)
  Children	1. Duke Duke Guillaume I Normandy,   b. 0900, Rouen, Normandy, France d. 17 Dec 0942, Picardy, France (Age ~ 42 years)   2. Duchess Duchess Gerletta of Normandy,   b. 0917, Notre Dame, Rouen, Seine-Martime, France d. Yes, date unknown   3. Duchess of Normandy Duchess of Normandy Arsinde D'Anjou,   b. 0917, Rouen, Seine-Inferieure, Normandy, France d. 14 Oct 0962 (Age ~ 45 years)   4. Kathlin,   b. 0919, Notre Dame, Rouen, Seine-Martime, France d. Yes, date unknown   5. Crispina De Normandy,   b. 0920, Rouen, Seine-Inferieure, Normandy, France d. Yes, date unknown   6. Count Count Robert of Corbeill,   b. 0923, Notre Dame, Rouen, Seine-Martime, France d. Yes, date unknown   7. David Fowke of Normandy, I   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	fam01610	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2024

  
  

• Notes

  # Note: Rollo, also called ROLF, or ROU, French ROLLON (b. c. 860--d. c. 932), Scandinavian rover who founded the duchy of Normandy. Making himself independent of King Harald I of Norway, Rollo sailed off to raid Scotland, England, Flanders, and France on pirating expeditions and, about 911, established himself in an area along the Seine River. Charles III the Simple of France held off his siege of Paris, battled him near Chartres, and negotiated the treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte, giving him the part of Neustria that came to be called Normandy; Rollo in return agreed to end his brigandage. He gave his son, William I Longsword, governance of the dukedom (927) before his death. Rollo was baptized in 912 but is said to have died a pagan. [Encyclopaedia Britannica CD, 1997, ROLLO] # Note: Banished from Norway to the Hebrides ca. 876. --- Rollo of Normandy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Rollo (c.860 - c.932) was the Frankish-Latin name taken by (probably) Hrolf Ganger (Hrolf the Walker, Old Norse: Hrólfr Rögnvaldsson and Göngu-Hrólfr, Norwegian: Gange-Rolf). He has also been called "Rollo the Gangler" in some works, or occasionally "Robert". Rollo was a Viking leader, probably (based on Icelandic sources) from Norway, the son of Ragnvald, Earl of Moer; sagas mention a Hrolf, son of Ragnvald jarl of Moer. However, the latinization Rollo has in no known instance been applied to a Hrolf, and in the texts which speak of him, numerous latinized Hrolfs are included. Dudo of St. Quentin (by most accounts a more reliable source, and at least more recent and living nearer the regions concerned), in his Gesta Normannorum, tells of a powerful Danish (here called Dacian which often happened in medieval sources) nobleman at loggerheads with the king of Denmark (Dacia), who then died and left his two sons, Gurim and Rollo, leaving Rollo to be expelled and Gurim killed.(1) With his followers (known as Normans, or northmen), Rollo invaded the area of northern France now known as Normandy. Wace, writing some 300 years after the event, gives a Scandinavian origin, as does the Orkneyinga Saga, Danish or Norwegian most likely. Concluding the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte (911) with the French king Charles the Simple, Rollo pledged feudal allegiance to the king, changed his name to the Frankish version, and converted to Christianity, probably with the baptismal name Robert. In return he was granted the lower Seine area (today's upper Normandy) and the titular rulership of Normandy, centred around the city of Rouen. There exists some argument among historians as to whether Rollo was a "duke" (dux) or whether his position was equivalent to that of a "count" under Charlemagne. According to legend, when required, in conformity with general usage, to kiss the foot of King Charles, he refused to stoop to what he considered so great a degradation; yet as the homage could not be dispensed with, he ordered one of his warriors to perform it for him. The latter, as proud as his chief, instead of stooping to the royal foot, raised it so high, that the King fell to the ground. Sometime around 927 he passed the Duchy of Normandy to his son, William Longsword. He may have lived for a few years after that, but certainly died before 933. He was a direct ancestor of William the Conqueror. By William, he was a direct ancestor of the present-day British royal family, including Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The "clameur de haro" on the Channel Islands is, supposedly, an appeal to Rollo. See also: Ålesund, Viking Age, Dukes of Normandy

  
  

• Sources

  [source03021] Richard Helm, http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=richhelm&id=I2992 Richard Helm - Adrienne Scott family database, (Publication Date: 15 AUG 2002 Media: Website / URL). ID: I2992 Name: Rollo The Dane Note: 1st Duke of Normandy, also known as "the Strong" / "the Ganger", Hrolf, Rolf, Robert 1 Sex: M Change Date: 15 AUG 2002 Birth: 0860 1 Death: 0932 1 Occupation: Patrician of Normandy (1st Duke of Normandy) Death: 0927 Marriage 1 Poppa BERENGER Children David FOWKE I of Normandy b: BEF 0850 William Longsword Partician of Normandy b: ABT 0900 Marriage 2 Gisela DE PEPIN Married: Children Adela (Gerloc) of Normandy b: ABT 0917 Sources: Title: Families of Stephen R. Fooks and Victoria L. Robb (Fooks) - RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project - sfooks database, Location: RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project, Url: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=sfooks&id=I1181 Abbrev: Fook database Author: Stephen R. Fooks Publication: 27 Aug 2001 richhelm@aol.com [source04576] Michael Neuman, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=michaelrneuman&id=I011625 Neuman-Smith-Goodale Family and Ancestors, (Publication Date: 05 DEC 2007 Media: Website / URL). ID: I011625 Name: Rollon (Rolf) Ragnvaldsson , Duke of Normandy 1 2 3 4 5 Sex: M Birth: ABT 866 in Møre, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway 1 2 3 4 5 Birth: ABT 866 in Fowkes, Normandy, France Death: 931 in Notre Dame, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France 1 2 3 4 5 Burial: Cathedral at Rouen 1 2 3 4 5 Note: Rollo of Normandy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Rollo (c.860 - c.932) was the Frankish-Latin name taken by (probably) Hrolf Ganger (Hrolf the Walker, Old Norse: Hrólfr Rögnvaldsson and Göngu-Hrólfr, Norwegian: Gange-Rolf). He has also been called "Rollo the Gangler" in some works, or occasionally "Robert". Rollo was a Viking leader, probably (based on Icelandic sources) from Norway, the son of Ragnvald, Earl of Moer; sagas mention a Hrolf, son of Ragnvald jarl of Moer. However, the latinization Rollo has in no known instance been applied to a Hrolf, and in the texts which speak of him, numerous latinized Hrolfs are included. Dudo of St. Quentin (by most accounts a more reliable source, and at least more recent and living nearer the regions concerned), in his Gesta Normannorum, tells of a powerful Danish (here called Dacian which often happened in medieval sources) nobleman at loggerheads with the king of Denmark (Dacia), who then died and left his two sons, Gurim and Rollo, leaving Rollo to be expelled and Gurim killed.(1) With his followers (known as Normans, or northmen), Rollo invaded the area of northern France now known as Normandy. Wace, writing some 300 years after the event, gives a Scandinavian origin, as does the Orkneyinga Saga, Danish or Norwegian most likely. Concluding the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte (911) with the French king Charles the Simple, Rollo pledged feudal allegiance to the king, changed his name to the Frankish version, and converted to Christianity, probably with the baptismal name Robert. In return he was granted the lower Seine area (today's upper Normandy) and the titular rulership of Normandy, centred around the city of Rouen. There exists some argument among historians as to whether Rollo was a "duke" (dux) or whether his position was equivalent to that of a "count" under Charlemagne. According to legend, when required, in conformity with general usage, to kiss the foot of King Charles, he refused to stoop to what he considered so great a degradation; yet as the homage could not be dispensed with, he ordered one of his warriors to perform it for him. The latter, as proud as his chief, instead of stooping to the royal foot, raised it so high, that the King fell to the ground. Sometime around 927 he passed the Duchy of Normandy to his son, William Longsword. He may have lived for a few years after that, but certainly died before 933. He was a direct ancestor of William the Conqueror. By William, he was a direct ancestor of the present-day British royal family, including Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The "clameur de haro" on the Channel Islands is, supposedly, an appeal to Rollo. See also: Ålesund, Viking Age, Dukes of Normandy Father: Ragnvald I 'the Wise' Eysteinsson , Earl of Møre b: ABT 830 in Møre, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway Mother: Ragnhild 'Hildr' Hrolfsdottir b: ABT 838 in Orkney Islands Marriage 1 Poppa de Rennes b: ABT 889 in Rennes, Bretagne, France Children Guillaume I "Longsword" , Duke of Normandy b: ABT 911 in Notre Dame, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France Duchess of Normandy Gerletta b: ABT 917 in Notre Dame, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France Kathlin b: ABT 919 in Notre Dame, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France Count of Corbeill Robert b: ABT 923 in Notre Dame, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France Adaele Gerloc , Duchess of Normandy b: ABT 925 in Notre Dame, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France Crespina b: ABT 927 in Notre Dame, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France Comte de Fouques Rowland b: ABT 913 in Notre Dame, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France Marriage 2 Duchess of Normandy Gisele b: ABT 898 in Orleans, Neustria, France Married: 912 Children Walter Rolfsson b: ABT 922 in Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France Sources: Title: William de Talbot.ged Repository: Media: Other Text: Date of Import: 10 Feb 2005 Title: Anflec Lancelot.ged Repository: Media: Other Text: Date of Import: 10 Feb 2005 Title: Emma of Brittany.ged Repository: Media: Other Text: Date of Import: 12 Feb 2005 Title: The Magnificent.ged Repository: Media: Other Text: Date of Import: 12 Feb 2005 Title: Hugh II.ged Repository: Media: Other Text: Date of Import: 13 Feb 2005 Descendants and ancestors of George Smith and Eva Goodale michaelneuman@earthlink.net [source00347] http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=tamer&id=I13375&style=TABLE. [source05747] Errol Bevan, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=bevangenealogy&id=I42421&style=TABLE @ RootsWeb Ancestries of Errol S. BEVAN and Hollie C. ATKINSON BEVAN to ADAM and EVE including REINHARDT and BLOCKER Cousins and more, (Publication Date: 31 OCT 2008 Media: Website / URL).