Robert (Rollo) "the Viking"

Male 870 - 932  (62 years)


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  • Name Robert (Rollo) "the Viking"   [2, 3
    • In 890 he participated in Viking attack on Bayeux, where Count Berenger of Bayeux was killed, and his dau. Poppa captured and taken 886, by Rollo as his "Danish" wife. under Treaty of St. Clair, 911, he received the County of Normandy from Charles III "the Simple". [1]
    Birth 846  [3
    Birth 870  Norway Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Fact 1 Abt 876  banished from Norway to the Hebrides Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Fact 911  Acceded Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Death Between 927 and 932  [4
    Fact First Duke of the Normans, A Viking Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Fact Conquered Normandy Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Fact 1 1st Count of Normandy Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Name Rolf The Ganger Ragnvaldsson  [3
    Name Rollo 1st Duke Of Normandy  [4
    Death 932  [3
    Person ID I41617  Main Tree
    Last Modified 1 Feb 2016 

    Father Ragnvald I "The Wise",   b. Between 830 and 840, Maer, Nord-Trodelagl, Norway Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 890 (Age 60 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Raginhilde,   b. Abt 848, Norway Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship Birth 
    Family ID F13619  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Poppa DE BAYEUX,   b. Abt 1872, Bayeux,France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 886  [3
    Marriage 891  [4
    Children 
     1. William I "Longsword",   b. Abt 891, Rouen, Normandy, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Dec 942, Murdered Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years)  [Birth]
     2. Gerloc Of NORMANDY,   b. Abt 920   d. Aft 969 (Age > 50 years)  [Birth]
     3. Gerletta Of NORMANDY  [Natural]
     4. Crespina Of NORMANDY  [Natural]
     5. Kathlin Of NORMANDY  [Natural]
     6. Robert Of CORBEIL  [Natural]
     7. Adele Of NORMANDY,   b. Abt 917  [Natural]
    Family ID F12378  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Feb 2016 

    Family 2 GISELA 
    Marriage 912  [3
    Family ID F12379  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsFact 1 - Abt 876 - banished from Norway to the Hebrides Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsFact - 911 - Acceded Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S5840] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonist Who Came to America before 1700.

    2. [S02302] Family History: Early New York Families, 1600s-1900s; Family History of Southern NY, Vol. III Southern New York Family Histories.

    3. [S02170] Tompsett, Brian C., Directory of Royal Genealogical Data.

    4. [S03311] Roderick W. Stuart, Royalty For Commoners - Fourth Edition, (Name: Name: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc;;).