Husband Hugo VI Count in Nordgau 1
Born: Abt 960 - <Nordgau, (Bavaria), (Germany)>
Christened:
Died: Bef 1049
Buried:
Father: Hugo V Count in Nordgau (Abt 0928-Bef 0986) 1
Mother:
Marriage: Abt 987 - Dabo, Moselle, France
Wife Heilwig von Dagsburg 1
Born: Abt 964 - <Dagsburg (Dabo), (Moselle), Lorraine, France>
Christened:
Died: 1046
Buried:
Father: Ludwig von Dagsburg (Abt 0940- ) 1
Mother:
Children
1 M Hugo VII Count of Dagsburg 1
Born: Abt 990 - <Dagsburg (Dabo), (Moselle), Lorraine, France>
Christened:
Died: Bef 1049
Buried:
Spouse: Mechtild (Abt 0994- ) 1
Marr: Abt 1017 - Dabo, Moselle, France
Husband Hugo VII Count of Dagsburg 1
Born: Abt 990 - <Dagsburg (Dabo), (Moselle), Lorraine, France>
Christened:
Died: Bef 1049
Buried:
Father: Hugo VI Count in Nordgau (Abt 0960-Bef 1049) 1
Mother: Heilwig von Dagsburg (Abt 0964-1046) 1
Marriage: Abt 1017 - Dabo, Moselle, France
Wife Mechtild 1
Born: Abt 994 - <Dagsburg (Dabo), (Moselle), Lorraine, France>
Christened:
Died:
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Children
1 M Heinrich I Count of Egisheim 1
Born: Abt 1018 - <Eguisheim, (Haut-Rhin), Alsace>, France
Christened:
Died: Abt 28 Jun 1065
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Husband Hugues Vicomté de Château-de-Loire 2
Born:
Christened:
Died: 1110
Buried:
Father: Routrou II Count of Mortagne, Viscount of Châteaudun ( -1074) 3 4
Mother: Adeline de Bellesme Dame de Domfront ( - ) 5
Marriage:
Wife Agnes de Freteval 2
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Children
Husband Humphrey de Vielles, Lord of Beaumont-le-Roger 6 7 8
AKA: Onfroi de Vielles, Umfrid of Vielles, Humphrey de Harcourt
Born: Abt 980 - <Pont-Audemer, (Eure)>, Normandy, France
Christened:
Died: 28 Sep 1044 - Normandy, France
Buried: - Préaux, (Eure), Normandy, France
Father: Touroude de Harcourt (Abt 0940-Abt 1040) 7 9
Mother: Wevia de Crépon (Abt 0942- ) 7
Marriage: Abt 1010 - France
Wife Albreda de la Haye Auberie 7 10
AKA: Aubreye de la Haie
Born: Abt 984 - <Pont-Audemer, (Eure)>, Normandy, France
Christened:
Died: 20 Sep 1045
Buried:
Children
1 M Roger de Beaumont Lord of Beaumont-le-Roger and Pont-Audemer 7 10
AKA: Roger "le Barbu" de Beaumont Lord of Beaumont-le-Roger, Roger Barbatus de Beaumont Lord of Beaumont-le-Roger and Pont-Audemer, Roger de Beaumont-le-Roger
Born: Abt 1015 - <Pont-Audemer, (Eure)>, Normandy, France
Christened:
Died: 29 Nov 1094
Buried: - <Abbey of St. Peter, Préaux, (Eure)>, Normandy, France
Spouse: Adeline of Meulan (Abt 1014-1081) 7 10
Marr: Abt 1048
2 M Robert de Vielles
AKA: Robert the Elder
Born:
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Died:
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Research Notes: Husband - Humphrey de Vielles, Lord of Beaumont-le-Roger
From Wikipedia - Humphrey de Vielles : Assassinated by Roger de Cleres
Events
• Pilgrimage: to Rome, Abt 929. 15
Lawgiver of Cambria Source: http://www.varrall.net/pafg58.htm#1158 Lord of Llechwedd Uchaf and Creuddyn, and Grand Forester of Snowdon. Events
• Count of Louvain:
• Duke of Lower Lorraine:
Duke of Lower Lorraine, Margrave of Antwerp, Count of Louvain Source: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr, ed. by William R. Beall & Kaleen E. Beall (Baltimore, 2008), line 149-24
Source: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr, ed. by William R. Beall & Kaleen E. Beall (Baltimore, 2008), line 149-24 (Ida) and 155-23 (Godfrey I) disagree re. marriage date (abt. 1105 and abt. 1100, respectively)
Source: Wikipedia - Agnes of Germany
Source: Wikipedia - Agnes of Germany
1. http://www.familysearch.org, Cit. Date: 9 Aug 2009.
2. Website:, http://cybergata.com/roots/3382.htm.
3. Weis, Frederick Lewis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr; William R. Beall and Kaleen E. Beall, eds, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 (8th ed. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2008.), Line 151-23 (Beatrix de Montdidier).
4. Website:, http://cybergata.com/roots/1830.htm. Cit. Date: 29 Jun 2013.
5. Weis, Frederick Lewis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr; William R. Beall and Kaleen E. Beall, eds, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 (8th ed. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2008.), Line 151-23.
6. Wikipedia.org, Humphrey de Vielles.
7. http://www.familysearch.org, Cit. Date: 18 Jul 2009.
8. Wikipedia.org, Barons of Loughmoe. Cit. Date: 4 Sep 2009.
9. Website:, http://cybergata.com/roots/413.htm. Cit. Date: 29 Jun 2013.
10. Wikipedia.org, Roger de Beaumont.
11. Website:, http://www.varrall.net/pafg58.htm#1158.
12. Davies, John, A History of Wales. (Rev. ed. New York: Penguin Group, 2007.), p. 83.
13. Wikipedia.org, Hywel Dda.
14. Website:, http://www.varrall.net/pafg58.htm#1159.
15. Ingram, James, translator, The Annales Cambriae 447-954 (The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. London: Everyman Press, 1912.), 928 Hywel journeyed to Rome. Helen died..
16. Website:, http://www.varrall.net/pafg58.htm#1156.
17. Wikipedia.org, "Owain ap Hywel Dda," http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owain_ap_Hywel_Dda. Cit. Date: 22 Jun 2013.
18. Weis, Frederick Lewis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr; William R. Beall and Kaleen E. Beall, eds, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 (8th ed. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2008.), Line 155-23.
19. Wikipedia.org, Godfrey I of Leuven.
20. Weis, Frederick Lewis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr; William R. Beall and Kaleen E. Beall, eds, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 (8th ed. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2008.), Line 155-22.
21. Wikipedia.org, Godfrey I of Leuven, Henry III of Leuven.
22. http://www.familysearch.org, Cit. Date: 31 Jul 2009.
23. Weis, Frederick Lewis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr; William R. Beall and Kaleen E. Beall, eds, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 (8th ed. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2008.), Line 155-22 (Henry II).
24. Wikipedia.org, Joscelin of Leuven. Cit. Date: 31 Jul 2009.
25. Weis, Frederick Lewis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr; William R. Beall and Kaleen E. Beall, eds, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 (8th ed. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2008.), Line 155-23 (Godfrey I).
26. Weis, Frederick Lewis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr; William R. Beall and Kaleen E. Beall, eds, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 (8th ed. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2008.), Line 149-23.
27. Weis, Frederick Lewis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr; William R. Beall and Kaleen E. Beall, eds, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 (8th ed. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2008.), Line 149-25.
28. Weis, Frederick Lewis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr; William R. Beall and Kaleen E. Beall, eds, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 (8th ed. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2008.), Line 121-25, 121B-26 (Elizabeth).
29. Wikipedia.org, Henry I of England.
30. Wikipedia.org, William d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel. Cit. Date: 25 May 2009.
31. Weis, Frederick Lewis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr; William R. Beall and Kaleen E. Beall, eds, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 (8th ed. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2008.), Line 149-25 (Adeliza of Louvain).
32. Weis, Frederick Lewis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr; William R. Beall and Kaleen E. Beall, eds, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 (8th ed. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2008.), Line 155-24.
33. Wikipedia.org, Godfrey II of Leuven.
34. Wikipedia.org, Godfrey I of Leuven. Cit. Date: 17 Sep 2011.
35. http://www.familysearch.org, Cit. Date: 4 Aug 2009.
36. Weis, Frederick Lewis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr; William R. Beall and Kaleen E. Beall, eds, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 (8th ed. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2008.), Line 107-23.
37. Weis, Frederick Lewis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr; William R. Beall and Kaleen E. Beall, eds, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 (8th ed. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2008.), Line 107-22.
38. Weis, Frederick Lewis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr; William R. Beall and Kaleen E. Beall, eds, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 (8th ed. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2008.), Line 107-22 (William I).
39. Weis, Frederick Lewis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr; William R. Beall and Kaleen E. Beall, eds, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 (8th ed. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2008.), Line 107-23 (Renaud II).
40. Weis, Frederick Lewis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr; William R. Beall and Kaleen E. Beall, eds, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 (8th ed. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2008.), Line 107-24.
41. Weis, Frederick Lewis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr; William R. Beall and Kaleen E. Beall, eds, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 (8th ed. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2008.), Line 107-24 (Ermengarde de Nevers).
42. http://www.familysearch.org, Cit. Date: 26 Jul 2009.
43. Wikipedia.org, Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria.
44. http://www.familysearch.org, Cit. Date: 28 Jul 2009.
45. Weis, Frederick Lewis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr; William R. Beall and Kaleen E. Beall, eds, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 (8th ed. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2008.), Line 45-24.
46. Wikipedia.org, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_of_Germany. Cit. Date: 15 Jan 2009.
Humphrey (or Onfroi or Umfrid) of Vieilles[1] († c. 1050 ), was the first holder of the "grand honneur" of Beaumont-le-Roger , one of the most important groups of domains in eastern Normandy[2].
Life
His early life and origins are the subject of much discussion. He was the grandson of Torf (or Turolf), who some historians identify with Turstin le Riche , the father-in-law of Robert the Dane , and by others with an ancestor of the lords of Harcourt [3]. Whichever is the better hypothesis, we can be sure Humphrey descended from a Scandinavian Viking family.
Besides Beaumont-le-Roger , he had lands dispersed through the whole of Normandy, in Cotentin , in Hiémois , in the Pays d'Auge , in Basse Seine (Vatteville-la-Rue ), in Évrecin (Normanville ) and in Vexin normand (Bouafles ). These lands originated in the favour of the dukes Richard II and Robert II , from confiscated church lands. The "honneur" of Beaumont was, for example, constituted from the remains of the lands of the abbey of Bernay [4]. On the other hand, the possessions around Pont-Audemer came to him by family inheritance.
In 1034 , he 'founded' (or, rather, restored) the male monastery at Préaux , a few kilometres from Pont-Audemer , with monks from the Saint-Wandrille .
During the minority of Duke William the Bastard , Roger I of Tosny , holder of the "honneur" of Conches , attacked Humphrey's domains. But around 1040, Humphrey's son, Roger de Beumont , met and defeated Roger in battle, during which Roger was killed.
Family and descendents
His known children:
Two other possible children
Notes and references
^ Vieilles is the name of a former village, now merged with Beaumont-le-Roger
^ Pierre Bauduin, La première Normandie (Xe-XIe siècles), Presses Universitaires de Caen, 2004, p.216-217. Among the other grands honneurs of the Pays d'Ouche, were those of Breteuil and of Conches
^ William of Jumièges reports that this Turolf was the brother of Turquetil, the first lord of Harcourt, and the uncle of Ansketil de Harcourt. The archaeologist Jacques Le Maho supports Torf's identification with Turstin
^ Veronica Gazeau, Monachisme et aristocratie au XIe siècle : l'exemple de la famille de Beaumont,, PhD thesis, University of Caen, 1986-1987 (dactyl.), p.67-73. The abbot of Bernay, Raoul, parent of Humphrey, would have entrusted to him between 1027 and 1040, part of the heritage of his monastery. Like other lords of the beginning of the 11th century, like the family of Bellême , he increased the family's power by recovering or winning of ecclesiastical lands
^ Orderic Vitalis , History of Normandy, Éd. Guizot, 1826, vol. III, livre VIII, p. 373. Charpillon et Caresme, Dictionnaire historique des communes de l'Eure, vol I, 1879, art. Beaumont-le-Roger
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From Wikipedia - Barons of Loughmoe :
"There are several ancestral lines reaching back from Sir Hugh Purcell and his wife, Beatrix Fitzwalter le Botillier, ancestors of all succeeding Irish Purcells, to Charlemagne. These are easily discovered on Ancestry.com, et al. One line: Charlemagne, Louis I Aquitaine, Charles the Bald, Rothaut de France, Richilde de Bourges, Gerlotte de Blois, Female de Bricquebec, Tourude de Harcourt, Humphrey de Harcourt, Albreda de Preaux, Hubert De Rie, Albreda De Rie, Robert de Valoignes, Theobald de Valoines, Maude de Valoignes, Theobald Fitzwalter, Beatrix Fitzwalter."
Death Notes: Child - Robert de Vielles
Husband Hywel Dda King of Deheubarth 11 12 13
AKA: Howel Dda King of Deheubarth, Howell Dha King of South Wales, Hywel the Good, Hywel ap Cadell ap Rhodri, Hywel ap Cadell ap Rhodri Mawr King of Deheubarth
Born: Cir 880 - Dinefwr Castle, Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Christened:
Died: Abt 950
Buried:
Father: Cadell ap Rhodri Mawr King of Seisyllwg (Cir 0827-0910) 12 14
Mother: Rheingar (Cir 0865- ) 14
Marriage:
Wife Elen ferch Llywarch
Born: Abt 885 - Dyfed, Wales
Christened:
Died: 943
Buried:
Father: Llywarch ap Hyfaidd King of Dyfed (Cir 0867-Abt 0904)
Mother:
Children
1 F Angharad ferch Hywel Dda 16
Born: Cir 900 - Deheubarth, Wales
Christened:
Died:
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Spouse: Tudor Trevor ap Ynyr ap Cadforch Lord of Herefored and Whittington (Abt 0918-0948)
2 M Owain ap Hywel Dda King of Deheubarth 17
Born:
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Died: Abt 988
Buried:
Research Notes: Husband - Hywel Dda King of Deheubarth
From A History of Wales, p. 83:
"If the intention of the rulers of Dyfed and Brycheiniog in seeking the patronage of Alfred was to remain free from the clutches of the house of Rhodri, they failed. About 904, Llywarch ap Hyfaidd, king of Dyfed, died; his kingdom came into the possession of Hywel ap Cadell ap Rhodri, the ruler of Seisyllwg and the husband of Elen, Llywarch's daughter. It would appear that Hywel also took possession of Brycheiniog, for its royal line ends with Tewdwr ap Griffri, who died about 930. The enlarged kingdom came to be known as Deheubarth, a unit of central importance in the history of Wales during the following four centuries.
"...Deheubarth was united with the territories of Idwal ab Anarawd ap Rhodri--Gwynedd and Powys--in 942, and Hywel died in 950 (or perhaps 949) the ruler of a kingdom which extended from Prestatyn to Pembroke."
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From Wikipedia - Hywel Dda :
Hywel Dda (c. 880 - 950), (English : Hywel the Good;, sometimes anglicized to Howell the Good) was a well-thought-of king[1] of Deheubarth in south-west Wales , who, using his cunning, eventually came to rule Wales from Prestatyn to Pembroke .[2] As a descendant of Rhodri Mawr through his father Cadell , Hywel was a member of the Dinefwr branch of the dynasty and is also named Hywel ap Cadell. He was recorded as King of the Britons in the Annales Cambriae and the Annals of Ulster .
He is remembered as one of the most responsible native Welsh rulers of all time. His name is particularly linked with the development of the Welsh laws , generally known as the Laws of Hywel Dda. The latter part of his name ('Dda' or 'Good') refers to the fact that his laws were just and good. The historian Dafydd Jenkins sees in them compassion rather than punishment, plenty of common sense and a sense of respect towards women.[1]
Hywel Dda was certainly a well-educated man, even by modern standards, having a good knowledge of Welsh, Latin, and English.[1]
In April 2008 a merger of Pembrokeshire & Derwen, Ceredigion and Mid Wales, and Carmarthenshire NHS Trusts was named the Hywel Dda NHS Trust in his honour.
Biography
Hywel was born at around 880, the younger son of Cadell , himself the son of Rhodri the Great . In 905, Cadell, having conquered Dyfed , gave it to his son to rule on his behalf. Hywel was able to consolidate his position by marrying Elen, whose father Llywarch ap Hyfaidd had ruled Dyfed until his death. Following his father's death in 909, he acquired a share of Seisyllwg , and on his brother's death in 920, he merged Dyfed and Seisyllwg, creating for himself a new kingdom, which became known as Deheubarth . Following the death of his cousin Idwal Foel in 942, he also seized the Kingdom of Gwynedd .
Accomplishments
Peace with Wessex
Hywel's reign was a violent one, and he achieved an understanding with Athelstan of England . Athelstan and Hywel ruled part of Wales jointly. Such was the relationship between the neighbouring countries that Hywel was able to mint his own coinage in the English city of Chester . He was the first Welsh ruler to produce coinage for at least a thousand years, since the coinage of his Celtic predecessors. His study of legal systems and his pilgrimage to Rome in 928 combined to enable him to formulate advanced ideas about law. A comparative study of law and lawmaking at the time reveals a deep concern for law and its documentation throughout Europe and also the Islamic world, the Cordoba Islamic Law translation schools being a fine example, from Greek to Arabic to Latin. The Hywel 'Law' book was written partly in Latin, about laws of court, law of country and the law of justices.
Opinions vary as to the motives for Hywel's close association with the court of Athelstan. J.E. Lloyd claimed Hywel was an admirer of Wessex [3], while D.P. Kirby suggests that it may have been the action of a pragmatist who recognized the realities of power in mid-10th century Britain.[4] It is notable that he gave one of his sons an Anglo-Saxon name, Edwin. His policies with regard to England were evidently not to the taste of all his subjects. Athelstan and Hywel had similar interests. They both developed a coinage; they both had a kingdom; both were attributed a Law book. Hywel was aware of the greater power and acceded to it.
A Welsh language poem entitled Armes Prydein , considered by Sir Ifor Williams to have been written in Deheubarth during Hywel's reign, called for the Welsh to join a confederation of all the non-English peoples of Britain and Ireland to fight the Saxons. The poem may be linked to the alliance of Norse and Celtic kingdoms which challenged Athelstan at the Battle of Brunanburh in 937.[citation needed ] No Welsh forces joined this alliance, and this may well have been because of the influence of Hywel.[citation needed ] On the other hand neither did he send troops to support Athelstan.
Welsh Law
The conference held at Whitland circa 945, was an assembly in which Welsh law was codified and set down in writing for posterity. According to tradition, much of the work was done by the celebrated clerk, Blegywryd. Following Hywel's death, his kingdom was soon split into three. Gwynedd was reclaimed by the sons of Idwal Foel, while Deheubarth was divided between Hywel's sons. However, his legacy endured in the form of his laws, which remained in active use throughout Wales until the conquest and were not abolished by the English Parliament until the 16th century. A surviving copy of a Latin text of the Law (ms Peniarth 28) is held at The National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth and can be seen online.[1] More than 30 manuscripts were recently selected for a discussion of the "Law" of Hywel, by a Welsh professor of Medieval studies, Hywel Emanuel. Only five of them were considered to be of sufficient antiquity, dating back to the 13thC or earlier, to merit serious attention. Three of them were in Latin and two in Welsh.
Research Notes: Wife - Elen ferch Llywarch
From A History of Wales by John Davies, London, 2007, p. 83:
"If the intention of the rulers of Dyfed and Brycheiniog in seeking the patronage of Alfred was to remain free from the clutches of the house of Rhodri, they failed. About 904, Llywarch ap Hyfaidd, king of Dyfed, died; his kingdom came into the possession of Hywel [Dda] ap Cadell ap Rhodri, the ruler of Seisyllwg and the husband of Elen, Llywarch's daughter. It would appear that Hywel also took possession of Brycheiniog, for its royal line ends with Tewdwr ap Griffri, who died about 930. The enlarged kingdom came to be known as Deheubarth, a unit of central importance in the history of Wales during the following four centuries."
Husband Iarddur of Penrhyn and Cwchwillan
AKA: Iarddur Lord of Llechwedd Ucha
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1 M Madog ap Iarddur of Penrhyn and Cwchwillan
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Research Notes: Husband - Iarddur of Penrhyn and Cwchwillan
Source: The History of the Princes, the Lords Marcher, and the Ancient Nobility of Powys Fadog, and the Ancient Lords of Arwystli, Cedewen, and Meirionydd by J. Y. W. Lloyd, Vol. IV, London, 1884, p. 341, has "Eva, d. and heiress of Gruffydd ab David ab Tudor ab Madog of Penrhyn and Cwchwillan, son and heir of Iarddur, of Penrhyn and Cwchwillan, Lord of Llecchwedd Uchaf and Creuddyn, and Grand Forester of Snowdon."
From http://www.abergwyngregyn.co.uk/html/body_bodsilin.html :
"Bodsilin was a free Ville or township (a term generally implying a considerable area comprising several hamlets). In the time of Llywelyn the Great it was part of the extensive territories of Iarddur, Lord of Llechwedd Ucha, and a descendant of Maelgwn Gwynedd. Five generations later it was still in his family and belonged to the large estate of Ieuan Llwyd of Gorddinog, Descendants of larddur remained in possession of Bodsilin until the end of the sixteenth century at least."
Husband Godefroi de Louvain Duc de Basse-Lorraine 18 19
AKA: Godfrey I of Brabant, Godfrey I Duke of Lower Lorraine, Count of Louvain, Godfrey I of Leuven, Godfrey I "the Bearded" of Leuven, Godfrey I "the Courageous" of Leuven, Godfrey I "the Great" of Leuven, Godfrey V or VI Duke of Lower Lorraine
Born: Abt 1060 - <Lorraine, France>
Christened:
Died: 25 Jan 1139 - Affligem Abbey, Affligem, (Flemish Brabant), Flanders (Belgium)
Buried: - Church of Affligem Abbey, Affligem, (Flemish Brabant, Flanders (Belgium)
Father: Henry II Count of Leuven and Brussels (Abt 1021-1079) 20 21 22
Mother: Adelheid Countess of Betuwe (Abt 1023-After 1086) 22 23
Marriage: Between 1100 and 1105
Other Spouse: Clementia of Burgundy (Abt 1078-Abt 1122) 22 24 - Abt 1099 - Belgium
Other Spouse: < > [Unknown mistress] ( - ) 19
Wife Ida of Chiny and Namur 19 25
Born: Abt 1083
Christened:
Died: Between 1117 and 1122
Buried:
Father: Otto II Count of Chiny ( -1125)
Mother: Adelaide of Namur (1068-1124) 26
Children
1 F Adeliza of Louvain 27
AKA: Adela of Louvain
Born: Abt 1103
Christened:
Died:
Buried: 23 Apr 1151 - Abbey of Affligem, Affligem, (Flemish Brabant), Flanders (Belgium)
Spouse: Henry I "Beauclerc" King of England (Between 1068/1069-1135) 28 29
Marr: 1120
Spouse: William d'Aubigny 1st Earl of Arundel (Abt 1109-1176) 30 31
Marr: 1138
2 M Godfrey II Count of Leuven, Landgrave of Brabant 32 33
AKA: Godfrey VII
Born: Abt 1110
Christened:
Died: 13 Jun 1142
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Spouse: Luitgarde of Sulzbach ( - )
Marr: 1139
3 F Clarissa 34
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4 M Henry
Born:
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Died: 1141 - Abbey of Affligem, Affligem, (Flemish Brabant), Flanders (Belgium)
Buried:
5 F Ida
Born:
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Died: 1162
Buried:
Research Notes: Husband - Godefroi de Louvain Duc de Basse-Lorraine
From Wikipedia - Godfrey I of Leuven :
Godfrey I (c. 1060-25 January 1139 ), called the Bearded, the Courageous, or the Great, was the landgrave of Brabant , and count of Brussels and Leuven (or Louvain) from 1095 to his death and duke of Lower Lorraine (as Godfrey V or VI) from 1106 to 1129. He was also margrave of Antwerp from 1106 to his death.
Godfrey was the son of Henry II of Leuven and a countess called Adela (origin unknown). He succeeded his brother Henry III in 1095. He first came into conflict with Otbert, Bishop of Liège , over the county of Brunengeruz that both claimed. In 1099, Emperor Henry IV allotted the county to the bishop, who entrusted it to Albert III, Count of Namur . Godfrey arbitrated a dispute between Henry III of Luxembourg and Arnold I, Count of Loon , over the appointment of the abbot of Sint-Truiden .
Godfrey was in favour with the emperor and defended his interests in Lorraine. In 1102, he stopped Robert II of Flanders , who was invading the Cambraisis . After the death of the emperor in 1106, his son and successor, Henry V , who had been in rebellion, decided to avenge himself on his father's partisans. Duke Henry of Lower Lorraine was imprisoned and his duchy confiscated and given to Godfrey. After Henry escaped from prison, he tried to retake his duchy and captured Aachen , but ultimately failed.
In 1114, during a rift between the emperor and Pope Paschal II , Godfrey led a revolt in Germany. In 1118, the emperor and the duke were reconciled. In 1119, Baldwin VII of Flanders died heirless and Flanders was contested between several claimants, of which William of Ypres had married a niece of Godfrey's second wife. Godfrey supported William, but could not enforce his claim against that of Charles the Good . Also dead in that year was Otbert. Two separate men were elected to replace him and Godfrey again sided with the loser.
By marrying his daughter Adeliza to Henry I of England , who was also the father-in-law of the emperor, he greatly increased his prestige. However, Henry V died in 1125 and Godfrey supported Conrad of Hohenstaufen , the duke of Franconia , against Lothair of Supplinburg . Lothair was elected. Lothair withdrew the duchy of Lower Lorraine and granted it to Waleran , the son of Henry, whom Henry V had deprived in 1106. Nonetheless, Godfrey maintained the margraviate of Antwerp and retained the ducal title (which would in 1183 become Duke of Brabant ).
After the assassination of Charles the Good in 1127, the Flemish succession was again in dispute. William Clito prevailed, but was soon fraught with revolts. Godfrey intervened on behalf of Thierry of Alsace , who prevailed against Clito. Godfrey continued to war against Liège and Namur .
Godfrey spent his last years in the abbey of Affligem . He died of old age on 25 January 1139 and was buried in the left aisle of the abbey church. He is sometimes said to have passed in 1140, but this is an error.
Family and children
He married Ida, daughter of Otto II of Chiny and Adelaide of Namur . They had several children:
Later, he married to Clementia of Bourgogne but had no issue.
He also had a son from an unknown mistress:
Research Notes: Wife - Ida of Chiny and Namur
Notes: Marriage
Husband Renaud II de Nevers Count of Nevers and Auxerre 35 36
AKA: Renaud Comte de Nevers
Born: Abt 1047 - <Nevers, (Nievre)>, Burgundy (France)
Christened:
Died: 5 Aug 1089
Buried:
Father: William I Count of Nevers (Abt 1030-1100) 37
Mother: Ermengarde ( - ) 38
Marriage:
Wife Ida de Forez 35 39
AKA: Hawide de Forez
Born: Abt 1051 - <Forez, (Loire)>, France
Christened:
Died: 1085
Buried:
Children
1 F Ermengarde de Nevers 35 40
Born: Abt 1073 - <Courtenay, (Loiret)>, France
Christened:
Died: 1095 - France
Buried:
Spouse: Milo Sire de Courtenay (Abt 1075-After 1127) 35 41
Marr: Abt 1095 - France
Husband Roger de Toeni de Conches 42
AKA: Roger de Conches
Born: Abt 1104 - <Flamsted, Hertfordshire>, England
Christened:
Died: Bef 1162
Buried:
Father: Ralph de Toeni de Conches (Abt 1079-Abt 1126) 42
Mother: Alice Huntingdon (Abt 1085-After 1126) 42 43
Marriage:
Wife Ida of Hainault 44
AKA: Gertrude of Hainault, Ida de Hainault
Born: Abt 1109 - <Flamsted, Hertfordshire>, England
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Children
1 M Ralph de Toeni de Conches 42
AKA: Ralph de Conches
Born: Abt 1130 - <Flamsted, Hertfordshire>, England
Christened:
Died: 1162
Buried:
Husband Leopold II Margrave of Austria
Born:
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Marriage:
Wife Ida of Formbach-Ratelnberg
Born:
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Children
1 M Leopold III Margrave of Austria 45
Born: 1073
Christened:
Died: 15 Nov 1136
Buried:
Spouse: Agnes of Germany (1072-1143) 46
Marr: abt or aft 1105
Research Notes: Husband - Leopold II Margrave of Austria
Research Notes: Wife - Ida of Formbach-Ratelnberg
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