Ancestors of Robert Erwin William Juch
Twenty-Ninth Generation
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Geoffrey de Mandeville Earl of Essex is printed as #305291698.
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Rohese de Vere is printed as #305291699.
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Geoffrey de Mandeville Earl of Essex 1 was born 1134 in Great Waltham, Essex, England. He died 21 Oct 1166 in Chester, Cheshire, England. |
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Maud de Mandeville 1 was born 1138 in Pleshey, Essex, England. |
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Alice de Mandeville was born about 1140. |
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305291736. Robert de Quincy Lord of Buckley 1 was born about 1127 in Long Buckley, Northamptonshire, England. He died 2 before 29 Sep 1198. Robert married Orabella de Leuchars Countess of Leuchars about 1153 in Brackley, Northamptonshire, England. [Parents]
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305291737. Orabella de Leuchars Countess of Leuchars was born about 1135 in Leuchars, Fifes, Scotland. She died before 30 Jun 1203. [Parents]
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305291738. Robert III de Beaumont 3rd Earl of Leicester 1, 2 was born 3 before 1135 in Leicestershire, England. He died 4, 5 31 Aug 1190 in Durazzo, Greece. Robert married 6 Petronella de Grandmesnil on 1152/1180. [Parents]
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305291739. Petronella de Grandmesnil 1 was born about 1130 in Leicestershire, England. She died 2, 3 1 Apr 1212 in Leicestershire, England. [Parents]
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Amice de Beaumont 1, 2 was born about 1147 in Leicestershire, England. She died 3 Sep 1215.
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Robert IV de Beaumont 4th Earl of Leicester 1 was born about 1150 in Leicestershire, England. He died 2 1204. |
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Sir William de Hamilton was born about 1175 in Hamilton, Barky Parish, Leicestershire, England. |
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305291744. Gerald FitzWalter Constable of Pembroke Castle 1, 2 was born 1070 in Windsor, Berkshire, England. He died 3 before 1136. Gerald married Nest verch Rhys about 1089. [Parents]
Granted Mulsford, Berks. by Henry I; Constable of Pembroke Castle, 1108
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305291745. Nest verch Rhys 1, 2 was born about 1073 in Dynevor, Llandyfeisant, Caemarvonshire, Wales. She died about 1163. [Parents]
Known as the most beautiful woman in Wales. She had many lovers. In Christmas 1108 Owain ap Cadwgan of Cardigan came to visit Gerald and Nesta. He so lusted after her that he, that night, attacked the castle and carried her off and had his way with her. This upset Henry I so much that the incident started a war.
Nesta - mother and grandmother of Norman-Welsh Invaders; children from three fathers: Stephen the Castellan, Gerald FitzWalter and Henry I. In Christmas 1108 Owain ap Cadwgan of Cardigan came to visit Gerald and Nesta. He so lusted after her that he, that night, attacked the castle and carried her off and had his way with her. This upset Henry I so much that the incident started a war. Her father was Rhys ap Tewdwr Mawr, Prince of South Wales (1081-1093). Her brother, Gruffydd ap Rhys, Lord of South Wales was the father and grandfather of two Gruffydd Ap Rhys, who were titled Lord Rhys of South Wales.
South Wales is quite long. Her father was Rhys ap Tewdwr Mawr, son of was Tewdwr Mawr (the Great) ap Cadell. Tewdr Mawr was the son of Cadell ap Einion, son of Einion ap Owain, who in turn was the son of Owain ap Hywel Dha, King of South Wales. Owain was the son of Hywel Dha (the Good) ap Cadell, Prince of Deheubarth, who in turn was the son of Cadell ap Rhodri Mawr, King of South Wales. Cadell was the son of Rhodri Mawr (the Great), Prince of South Wales, who was the son of Merfyn the Freckled, King of Gwynedd, who was in turn the son of Gwriad of Man, King of Gwynedd, and so on. her had a son named Henry FitzHenry (1103-1157). One of Henry's sons was Meiler FitzHenry who was also involved in the Norman invasion. Henry also had sons, Robert, Master Morgan and Amabel FitzHenry. Meiler married a de Lacy, claimed to be a daughter of Robert de Lacy (d. 1220), and had another son known as Meiler FitzHenry. The elder Meiler (or Meyler) FitzHenry assisted a David (Walsh) in becoming rector of Dungarvan and Bishop of Waterford in 1204.
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Hadewise de Windsor was born about 1090 in Pembroke Castle, Pembrokeshire, Wales. |
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William FitzGerald Lord of Carew Castle 1 was born 2 before 1100 in Carew Castle, Pembrokeshire, Wales. He died 1173 in England. |
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Maurice FitzGerald Keeper of Dublin Lord of Llanstephan, Wales was born about 1100 and died after 1 Sep 1176. |
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305291746. Arnulph de Montgomery was born 1074 in Pembroke, Dyfed, Wales. He died about 1126. Arnulph married Lafracoth O'Brien. [Parents]
PEMBROKE
From Lewis' Topographical Dictionary of Wales (1833)
PEMBROKE, a borough, market-town, and sea-port, having separate jurisdiction, locally in the hundred of Castlemartin, county of PEMBROKE, SOUTH WALES, 6 miles (S.E. by E.) from Milford, 10 (S. by E.) from Haverford west, and 248 (W.) from London, containing, exclusively of the parish of Monkton, 5383 inhabitants. The name of this place is derived from the words Pen-Bro, literally signifying a headland or promontory, and originally applied to a district nearly corresponding in extent with the present hundred of Castlemartin, stretching out into the sea, and separating Milford Haven, on the north, from the Bristol channel on the south. On the erection of a castle and the consequent growth of the town, the name of the district in which they were situated was transferred to them, and subsequently to the whole of the county of which that town became the capital. The early history of this place is involved in some confusion: it is stated by Giraldus Cambrensis, that Arnulph de Montgomery erected here, in the reign of Henry I, a slender fortress of stakes and turf, which, on his return into England, he placed under the custody of his constable and lieutenant, Giraldus de Windesor. In the Chronicle of Caradoc of Llancarvan, who was contemporary with Giraldus, it is expressly stated that the castle was attacked in 1092, and again in 1094, by the forces of Cadwgan ab Bleddyn, but that it was so strongly fortified as to baffle every effort of that chieftain to reduce it. The latter of these dates, which is some years prior to the accession of Henry I, contradicts the statement of Giraldus Cambrensis, with respect to the time of the original foundation; and the result of the attacks by so formidable an enemy is at variance with his description of the character of the fortress. Arnulph de Montgomery, on the accession of Henry I., having joined in a confederacy against that sovereign, the castle of Pembroke, together with his other estates, became forfeited to the crown, and Henry afterwards conferred the castle, together with the lordship of Carew and several other manors, on Giraldus de Windesor, Arnulph's lieutenant, who had married Nt, daughter of Rhys ab Tewdwr. According to Caradoc of Llancarvan, Giraldus or Gerald de Windesor rebuilt the castle of Pembroke in the year 1105, on a more advantageous site, called "Congarth Vechan," and removed into it his family and his goods. Soon after this, according to some authorities, Owain, son of Cadwgan ab Bleddyn, having heard the beauty of Nt extolled at a banquet given by Cadwgan, either at his castle of Aberteivy, or at that of Eare Weare, in the parish of Amroath, came, under the pretence of relationship, to pay her a visit at this place, and becoming enamored at this interview, resolved upon carrying her away by force. For this purpose, having obtained the aid of some young men as profligate as himself he returned in the evening to the castle, which he entered unobserved, and, placing a guard over the chamber of Nt, set fire to the building, and, in the confusion and alarm which ensued, forcibly conveyed her and her children to his residence in Powys. Other writers, however, are of opinion that the castle of Carew was the scene of this outrage and abduction. The alliance of Gerald with the native princes of the country, by his marriage with Nt, who was some time after restored to him, subsequently excited the jealousy of Henry, who used every possible means to circumscribe his authority, as far as was consistent with the safety of the English interests in this province.
Gilbert de Clare, surnamed Strongbow, was created Earl of Pembroke, by Henry I., in 1109, and thus became possessed of the royal territories in this quarter, and of the castle of Pembroke; and in 1138, the earldom was erected into a county palatine, with the privilege of jura regalia; and, under the authority of its earl, a session and a monthly county court were held within the castle. In the latter all pleas of the crown were determined, fines levied, and recoveries passed: the writs were issued in the name of the earl, who held also at this place his courts of chancery and exchequer. Strongbow enlarged the castle, which he strengthened with additional fortifications, and made it in every respect a residence suitable to the dignity of the elevated rank which he held. He also incorporated the inhabitants of the town, which had arisen under the protection of the castle, and which he surrounded with a lofty embattled wall, defended by numerous bastions, and entered by three principal gates and a postern. Under the protection and influence of its earls Pembroke became a place of great importance; and in the year 1172, Henry II. kept the festival of Easter in the castle. Jasper Tudor, Earl of Pembroke, after the defeat of the Lancastrians at the battle of Barnet, retired into the castle, in which were then residing the young Earl of Richmond and his mother; but he was soon besieged by Morgan ab Thomas, brother of the celebrated Rhys ab Thomas, a zealous partisan of the house of York, to whom he must have surrendered the fortress, had not David, another brother, who had embraced the opposite interest, come promptly to his assistance, and conveyed him, together with the Countess of Richmond and her son, to Tenby, where they embarked for France.
The suppression of the palatine jurisdiction, in the reign of Henry VIII., deprived Pembroke of its dignity as the metropolis of a regality; but during the civil war of the seventeenth century, its strength rendered it the scene of many important transactions. The castle, at the commencement of the war, was the only fortress possessed by the parliamentarians in this part of the principality, and was placed under the command of Colonel Rowland Laugharne. In 1643, Admiral Swanley arrived with the parliamentarian fleet in Milford Haven, and reinforced the garrison with two hundred mariners and several small pieces of cannon, with the aid of which the governor succeeded in reducing most of the neighboring fortresses, which were garrisoned for the king. In 1647, Colonel Laugharne, and likewise Colonels Powell and Poyer, abandoning the interest of the parliament, and embracing that of the opposite party, made Pembroke their head-quarters, and the rallying point for the army which they raised on behalf of the king; and after their defeat in the disastrous battle of St. Fagan's, in Glamorganshire, retired hither with the remnant of their forces, closely followed by the parliamentarian army, led by Cromwell in person, who immediately commenced the siege of the town, taking post at Welsdon, a village about two miles and a half from it. The siege was conducted with the greatest vigor, and sustained with obstinate valor by the garrison, who were resolved to hold out to the last extremity; but Cromwell having found means to destroy their mills, and their supply of water being also cut off by the destruction of a staircase leading into a cavern under one of the towers, in which was their chief reservoir, there remained only the alternative of a lingering death or immediate submission. Under these circumstances the garrison capitulated, on condition that their chief leaders should throw themselves on the mercy of the parliament; that several of the inferior officers should leave the kingdom, not to return within two years; that all arms and ammunition should be given up, and that the town should be spared from plunder. Laugharne, Powell, and Poyer were afterwards tried by a court martial, and being found guilty of treason, were condemned to be shot; but the authorities being induced to spare two of them, it was ordered that they should draw lots for this favor; and accordingly three papers were folded up, on two of which was written "Life given by God, "and the third left blank: the latter was drawn by Colonel Poyer, who was shot in Covent Garden, on the 25th of April, 1649. That the surrender of the garrison was justly attributed to the failure of their supply of water, by the accident above noticed, has been confirmed by a recent discovery of the cavern, in which was found a copious spring of water, with the shattered remains of a staircase leading to it from the tower, the bones of a man, and several cannon balls.
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305291747. Lafracoth O'Brien was born 1076 in Munster, Ireland. [Parents]
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Sir Philip de Montgomery was born 1102 in Pembrokeshire, Wales. He died 1177 in Thornton, Scotland. |
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Alice de Montgomery was born 1115. |
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305291748. Robert de Bermingham was born about 1100.
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305291752. William de Cogan was born about 1152 in Cogan, Glamorganshire, Wales. [Parents]
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Walter de Ridelisford is printed as #152645884.
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Amabilis FitzHenry is printed as #152645885.
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Walter de Ridelisford 1 was born about 1181 in Carriebenan, Kildare, Ireland. He died 2 12 Dec 1244. |
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305291756. Philip de Prendergast Lord of Enniscorthy 1 was born about 1170 in Ireland. He died 1226. Philip married Maude de Quincy Heiress of Enniscorthy. [Parents]
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305291757. Maude de Quincy Heiress of Enniscorthy 1 was born about 1172 in Long Buckley, Northamptonshire, England. [Parents]
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305291758. Theobald FitzWalter le Botiller 1, 2 was born about 1165 in West Dereham, Downham, Norfolk, Ireland. He died after Apr 1206 in Arklow, Wicklow, Leinster, Ireland. Theobald married 2 Maude le Vavasour about 1200. [Parents]
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305291759. Maude le Vavasour 1 was born about 1176 in Hazlewood and Storiths, Skipton, Yorkshire, England. She died before 1250 in Arklow, Wicklow, Leinster, Ireland. [Parents]
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Theobald le Botiller Lord Botiller 1, 2 was born 2 1200 in Arklow, Wicklow, Leinster, Ireland. He died 2 19 Jul 1230 in Poitou, France. |
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Baron Walter I de Clifford is printed as #152645824.
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Margaret de Toeni is printed as #152645825.
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Rosamond de Clifford was born 1136 and died 1176. | |
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Richard de Clifford was born about 1138 in Richards Castle, Herefordshire, England. He died 1213. |
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Lucy de Clifford was born about 1141 in Clifford Castle, Herefordshire, England. She died after 1195 in Richards Castle, Herefordshire, England. |
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Lord Walter II de Clifford Sheriff of Hereford was born about 1145 in Clifford's Castle, Hertfordshire, England. He died 1223 in Clifford's Castle, Hertfordshire, England. |
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305291764. Patrick d'Evereaux 1st Earl of Salisbury 1, 2 was born about 1129 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. He died 2 27 Mar 1168 in Slain. Patrick married 2 Adela d'Alencon before 1152. [Parents]
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Adela d'Alencon is printed as #152645779.
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305291766. Robert III de Vitre 1 was born about 1120 in Vitre, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France. He died 1174. Robert married Emma de Dinan. [Parents]
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305291767. Emma de Dinan 1 was born about 1128 in Burton, England. [Parents]
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Maud de Vitre 1 was born about 1145 in Vitre, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France. |
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Eleanor de Vitre was born 1158 and died 1232. |
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305291770. Henry FitzHenry 1 was born 1 about 1103 in of Narberth and Pebidiog, Wales. He died 1 1157 in Anglesey. [Parents]
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305291778. Henry I "Beauclerc" King of England 1, 2, 3 was born 3, 4 about Sep 1068 in Selby, Yorkshire, England. He died 3 1 Dec 1135 in Lyons-la-Foret, Normandy, France and was buried in Reading Abbey, Berkshire. Henry married 1 Matilda (Edith) Atheling Princess of Scotland on 11 Nov 1100 in Westminster Abbey, London, Middlesex, England. [Parents]
Henry I (of England) (1068-1135), third Norman king of England (1100-1135), fourth son of William the Conqueror. Henry was born in Selby. Because his father, who died in 1087, left him no land, Henry made several unsuccessful attempts to gain territories on the Continent. On the death of his brother William II in 1100, Henry took advantage of the absence of another brother-Robert, who had a prior claim to the throne-to seize the royal treasury and have himself crowned king at Westminster. Henry subsequently secured his position with the nobles and with the church by issuing a charter of liberties that acknowledged the feudal rights of the nobles and the rights of the church. In 1101 Robert, who was duke of Normandy, invaded England, but Henry persuaded him to withdraw by promising him a pension and military aid on the Continent. In 1102 Henry put down a revolt of nobles, who subsequently took refuge in Normandy (Normandie), where they were aided by Robert. By defeating Robert at Tinchebray, France, in 1106, Henry won Normandy. During the rest of his reign, however, he constantly had to put down uprisings that threatened his rule in Normandy. The conflict between Henry and Anselm, archbishop of Canterbury, over the question of lay investiture (the appointment of church officials by the king), was settled in 1107 by a compromise that left the king with substantial control in the matter.
Because he had no surviving male heir, Henry was forced to designate his daughter Matilda as his heiress. After his death on December 1, 1135, at Lyons-la-Faret, Normandy, however, Henry's nephew, Stephen of Blois, usurped the throne, plunging the country into a protracted civil war that ended only with the accession of Matilda's son, Henry II, in 1154.
"Henry I (of England)," Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia copyright 1993-1998 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Henry I was born in the year 1068---a factor he himself regarded as highly significant, for he was the only son of the Conqueror born after the conquest of England, and to Henry this meant he was heir to the throne. He was not an attractive proposition: he was dissolute to a degree, producing at least a score of bastards; but far worse he was prone to sadistic cruelty---on one occasion, for example, personally punishing a rebellious burgher by throwing him from the walls of his town.
At the death of William the Conqueror, Henry was left no lands, merely 5,000 pounds of silver. With these he bought lands from his elder brother Robert Curthose, Duke of Normandy, only to see them taken back again a few years later by Robert, in unholy alliance with his brother William Rufus.
Henry could do little to avenge such treatment, but in England he found numerous barons who were tired of the exactions and ambitions of their king. He formed alliances with some of these, notably with the important de Clare family. He and some of the de Clares were with William Rufus on his last hunting expedition, and it is thought that the king's death was the result of Henry's plotting.
Certainly he moved fast to take advantage of it; leaving Rufus's body unattended in the woods, he swooped down on Winchester to take control of the treasury. Two days later he was in Westminster, being crowned by the Bishop of London. His speed is understandable when one realizes that his elder brother, Robert [Curthose], was returning from the crusade, and claimed, with good reason, to be the true heir.
Henry showed great good sense in his first actions as King. He arrested Ranulph Flambard, William's tax-gatherer, and recalled Anselm, the exiled Archbishop. Furthermore, he issued a Charter of Liberties which promised speedy redress of grievances, and a return to the good government of the Conqueror. Putting aside for the moment his many mistresses, he married the sister of the King of Scots, who was descended from the royal line of Wessex; and lest the Norman barons should think him too pro-English in this action, he changed her name from Edith to Matilda. No one could claim that he did not aim to please.
In 1101 Robert Curthose invaded, but Henry met him at Alton, and persuaded him to go away again by promising him an annuity of 2000 pounds. He had no intention of keeping up the payments, but the problem was temporarily solved.
He now felt strong enough to move against dissident barons who might give trouble in the future. Chief amongst these was the vicious Robert of Belleme, Earl of Shrewsbury, whom Henry had known for many years as a dangerous troublemaker. He set up a number of charges against him in the king's court, making it plain that if he appeared for trial he would be convicted and imprisoned. Thus Robert and his colleagues were forced into rebellion at a time not of their own choosing, were easily defeated and sent scuttling back to Normandy.
In Normandy Robert Curthose began to wreak his wrath on all connected with his brother, thus giving Henry an excellent chance to retaliate with charges of misgovernment and invade. He made two expeditions in 1104-5, before the great expedition of 1106 on which Robert was defeated at the hour-long battle of Tinchebrai, on the anniversary of Hastings. No one had expected such an easy victory, but Henry took advantage of the state of shock resulting from the battle to annex Normandy. Robert was imprisoned (in some comfort, it be said); he lived on for 28 more years, ending up in Cardiff castle whiling away the long hours learning Welsh. His son William Clito remained a free agent, to plague Henry for most of the rest of his reign.
In England the struggle with Anselm over the homage of bishops ran its course until the settlement of 1107. In matters of secular government life was more simple: Henry had found a brilliant administrator, Roger of Salisbury, to act as Justiciar for him. Roger had an inventive mind, a keen grasp of affairs, and the ability to single out young men of promise. He quickly built up a highly efficient team of administrators, and established new routines and forms of organization within which they could work. To him we owe the Exchequer and its recording system of the Pipe Rolls, the circuits of royal justiciars spreading the king's peace, and the attempts at codification of law. Henry's good relationships with his barons, and with the burgeoning new towns owed much to skilful administration. Certainly he was able to gain a larger and more reliable revenue this way than by the crude extortion his brother had used.
In 1120 came the tragedy of the White Ship. The court was returning to England, and the finest ship in the land was filled with its young men, including Henry's son and heir William. Riotously drunk, they tried to go faster and faster, when suddenly the ship foundered. All hands except a butcher of Rouen were lost, and England was without an heir.
Henry's only legitimate child was Matilda, but she was married to the Emperor Henry V of Germany, and so could not succeed. But in 1125 her husband died, and Henry brought her home and forced the barons to swear fealty to her---though they did not like the prospect of a woman ruler. Henry then married her to Geoffrey of Anjou, the Normans' traditional enemy, and the barons were less happy---especially when the newly-weds had a terrible row, and Geoffrey ordered her out of his lands. In 1131 Henry, absolutely determined, forced the barons to swear fealty once more, and the fact that they did so is testimony of his controlling power. Matilda and Geoffrey were reunited, and in 1133 she produced a son whom she named for his grandfather. If only Henry could live on until his grandson was old enough to rule, all would be well.
But in 1135, against doctor's orders, he ate a hearty meal of lampreys, got acute indigestion, which turned into fever, and died. He was buried at his abbey in Reading---some said in a silver coffin, for which there was an unsuccessful search at the Dissolution. [Source: Who's Who in the Middle Ages, John Fines, Barnes and Noble Books, New York, 1995]
Henry I was born in the year 1068---a factor he himself regarded as highly significant, for he was the only son of the Conqueror born after the conquest of England, and to Henry this meant he was heir to the throne. He was not an attractive proposition: he was dissolute to a degree, producing at least a score of bastards; but far worse he was prone to sadistic cruelty---on one occasion, for example, personally punishing a rebellious burgher by throwing him from the walls of his town.
At the death of William the Conqueror, Henry was left no lands, merely 5,000 pounds of silver. With these he bought lands from his elder brother Robert Curthose, Duke of Normandy, only to see them taken back again a few years later by Robert, in unholy alliance with his brother William Rufus.
Henry could do little to avenge such treatment, but in England he found numerous barons who were tired of the exactions and ambitions of their king. He formed alliances with some of these, notably with the important de Clare family. He and some of the de Clares were with William Rufus on his last hunting expedition, and it is thought that the king's death was the result of Henry's plotting.
Certainly he moved fast to take advantage of it; leaving Rufus's body unattended in the woods, he swooped down on Winchester to take control of the treasury. Two days later he was in Westminster, being crowned by the Bishop of London. His speed is understandable when one realizes that his elder brother, Robert [Curthose], was returning from the crusade, and claimed, with good reason, to be the true heir.
Henry showed great good sense in his first actions as King. He arrested Ranulph Flambard, William's tax-gatherer, and recalled Anselm, the exiled Archbishop. Furthermore, he issued a Charter of Liberties which promised speedy redress of grievances, and a return to the good government of the Conqueror. Putting aside for the moment his many mistresses, he married the sister of the King of Scots, who was descended from the royal line of Wessex; and lest the Norman barons should think him too pro-English in this action, he changed her name from Edith to Matilda. No one could claim that he did not aim to please.
In 1101 Robert Curthose invaded, but Henry met him at Alton, and persuaded him to go away again by promising him an annuity of 2,000 pounds. He had no intention of keeping up the payments, but the problem was temporarily solved.
He now felt strong enough to move against dissident barons who might give trouble in the future. Chief amongst these was the vicious Robert of BellĂssme, Earl of Shrewsbury, whom Henry hhhhhad known for manyy yearrssss asss aaa dangerous troublemaker. He set up a number of charges against him in the king's court, making it plain that if he appeared for trial he would be convicted and imprisoned. Thus Robert and his colleagues were forced into rebellion at a time not of their own choosing, were easily defeated and sent scuttling back to Normandy.
In Normandy Robert Curthose began to wreak his wrath on all connected with his brother, thus giving Henry an excellent chance to retaliate with charges of misgovernment and invade. He made two expeditions in 1104-5, before the great expedition of 1106 on which Robert was defeated at the hour-long battle of Tinchebrai, on the anniversary of Hastings. No one had expected such an easy victory, but Henry took advantage of the state of shock resulting from the battle to annex Normandy. Robert was imprisoned (in some comfort, it be said); he lived on for 28 more years, ending up in Cardiff castle whiling away the long hours learning Welsh. His son William Clito remained a free agent, to plague Henry for most of the rest of his reign.
In England the struggle with Anselm over the homage of bishops ran its course until the settlement of 1107. In matters of secular government life was more simple: Henry had found a brilliant administrator, Roger of Salisbury, to act as Justiciar for him. Roger had an inventive mind, a keen grasp of affairs, and the ability to single out young men of promise. He quickly built up a highly efficient team of administrators, and established new routines and forms of organization within which they could work. To him we owe the Exchequer and its recording system of the Pipe Rolls, the circuits of royal justiciars spreading the king's peace, and the attempts at codification of law. Henry's good relationships with his barons, and with the burgeoning new towns owed much to skilful administration. Certainly he was able to gain a larger and more reliable revenue this way than by the crude extortion his brother had used.
In 1120 came the tragedy of the White Ship. The court was returning to England, and the finest ship in the land was filled with its young men, including Henry's son and heir William. Riotously drunk, they tried to go faster and faster, when suddenly the ship foundered. All hands except a butcher of Rouen were lost, and England was without an heir.
Henry's only legitimate child was Matilda, but she was married to the Emperor Henry V of Germany, and so could not succeed. But in 1125 her husband died, and Henry brought her home and forced the barons to swear fealty to her---though they did not like the prospect of a woman ruler. Henry then married her to Geoffrey of Anjou, the Normans' traditional enemy, and the barons were less happy---especially when the newly-weds had a terrible row, and Geoffrey ordered her out of his lands. In 1131 Henry, absolutely determined, forced the barons to swear fealty once more, and the fact that they did so is testimony of his controlling power. Matilda and Geoffrey were reunited, and in 1133 she produced a son whom she named for his grandfather. If only Henry could live on until his grandson was old enough to rule, all would be well.
But in 1135, against doctor's orders, he ate a hearty meal of lampreys, got acute indigestion, which turned into fever, and died. He was buried at his abbey in Reading---some said in a silver coffin, for which there was an unsuccessful search at the Dissolution. [Source: Who's Who in the Middle Ages, John Fines, Barnes & Noble Books, New York, 1995]
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305291779. Matilda (Edith) Atheling Princess of Scotland "Maud" 1, 2 was born 1 1079 in Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland. She died 1 1 May 1118 in Westminster Palace, London, Middlesex, England and was buried in Westminster Abbey, London, Middlesex, England. [Parents]
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Matilda Princess of England was born 5 Aug 1102 and died 10 Sep 1167. | |
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Euphamia was born Jul 1101 in Winchester, England. She died 1102/1195. |
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William "The Atheling" Duke of Normandy was born before 5 Aug 1103 in Winchester Castle, Hampshire, England. He died 25 Nov 1120. |
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Richard was born about 1105. He died 25 Nov 1120. |
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305291780. William IX "The Troubadour" Duke of Aquitaine was born 22 Oct 1071 in France. He died 10 Feb 1126. William married Philippa (Maud) of Toulouse on 1094. [Parents]
Assisted Philip I of France against William the Conqueror. He erected the Palace of Poictou, and, after conferring large donations on the Church, died.
The dates and name are unclear. Some label him as William VII.
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305291781. Philippa (Maud) of Toulouse was born about 1073. She died 28 Nov 1118 in Fontevrault Abbey, Anjou, France.
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Agnes of Aquitaine was born 1085/1116. She died 1140/1203. |
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William X "The Toulousan" Duke of Aquitaine was born 1099 and died 9 Apr 1137. | |
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Raymond I of Poitiers Prince of Antioch was born about 1100. He died 27 Jun 1149. |
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305291793. Ramirez Petronilla Queen of Aragon was born 1099/1137. She died 17 Oct 1174 in Barcelona, Spain. Ramirez was married 1151.
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Sancho Count of Provence was born 1134/1160. He died 1223. |
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Raymond Berenger IV Count of Provence was born 1134/1160. He died 1181. |
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Alphonso II "The Chaste" King of Aragon was born 4 Apr 1152 and died 25 Apr 1196. | |
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Dulcia of Barcelona was born 1160. She died 1 Sep 1198 in Coimbra. |
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Alfonso VII King of Castile is printed as #152645904.
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305291795. Richeza of Poland.
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Fernando Raimundez of Castile was born about 1154. He died after 1155. |
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Sancha of Castile was born 21 Sep 1164 and died 9 Nov 1208. |
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305291800. Amadeus III de Savoy was born about 1095. He died 30 Mar 1148 in Nicosia, Cyprus. Amadeus married Matilda (Maud) d'Albon on 1123.
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305291801. Matilda (Maud) d'Albon died after 1148.
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