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Roger I Of Tosny
Roger I of Tosny or Roger of Hispania (died c. 1040) was a Norman nobleman of the House of Tosny who took part in the Reconquista of Iberia. Career Roger was the son of Raoul I of Tosny, seigneur de Conches. In 1013, Roger and his father Raoul guarded the castle at Tillières for Richard II, Duke of Normandy.Douglas, Wm Conq.,85 A few years later, for an unknown reason, the pair were forced into exile and Tilliéres was taken from their custody (later given to Gilbert Crispin by Robert II). While his father gained a reputation for himself in Apulia, Roger did the same in fighting the Muslims in Iberia. The small Christian states of Northern Iberia welcomed volunteers and adventurers who they could use to mount a strong force for the Reconquista. Roger was summoned by Ermesinde of Carcassonne, regent-countess of Barcelona after the death of her husband Ramon Borrell, to help her against the Muslim threat to her power. Roger rushed to help, marrying Ermesende's daughter, te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conches-en-Ouche Donjon
Conches-en-Ouche (, literally ''Conches in Ouche'') is a commune in the Eure ''département'' in northern France. Geography It is located by the Rouloir river, southwest of Évreux in the Normandy region. The town is located on a plateau known as the Pays d'Ouche. Population Sights and monuments * Château de Conches-en-Ouche, ruins of 11th-century castle * L'église Sainte-Foy * Abbaye Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul de Châtillon-lès-Conches * Arboretum * Folk museum Personalities linked to the commune * Guillaume de Conches, medieval grammarian, philosopher and theologian linked to the School of Chartres. * Diderot set an episode of ''Jacques le fataliste et son maître'' (1773/1775) in Conches. * Victor-Amédée Barbié du Bocage (1832–1890), renowned geographer and essayist, died in the Château de Quenet on 11 October 1890. * Paul Collin (1843–1915), writer and librettist, was born here. * François Décorchemont (1880–1971), master glassmaker who made the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucien Musset
Lucien Musset (26 August 1922 – 15 December 2004) was a French historian, specializing in the Duchy of Normandy and the history of the Vikings. Biography Born in Rennes, Musset served as a professor of history at the University of Caen. Selected works Musset's major works include: * ''Les Peuples scandinaves au Moyen Âge'' (Scandinavian Peoples in the Middle Ages), Presses universitaires de France, Paris, 1951, 352 p. * ''Les Invasions : les vagues germaniques'' (Invasions: The Germanic Waves), Presses universitaires de France, Paris, 1965 * ''Les Invasions ; le second assaut contre l’Europe chrétienne VIIe−XI siècles'' (Invasions: The Second Assault Against Christian Europe, 7th – 11th Centuries), Presses universitaires de France, Paris, 1965 * ''Nordica et normannica : recueil d’études sur la Scandinavie ancienne et médiévale, les expéditions des Vikings et la fondation de la Normandie'' (Nordica and Normannica: collection of essays on ancient and medieval Scan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Count Of Évreux
The Count of Évreux was a French noble title and was named for the county of Évreux in Normandy. It was successively used by the Norman dynasty, the Montfort-l'Amaury family, the Capetians as well as the House of La Tour d'Auvergne. The title is today used by Prince Michel, Count of Évreux, a member of the House of Orléans. House of Normandy *989-1037 : Robert, Count of Évreux, natural son of Richard I, Duke of Normandy; *1037-1067 : Richard, Count of Évreux, son of the above; *1067-1118 : William, Count of Évreux, son of the above; House of Montfort-l'Amaury *1118-1137 : Amaury I, nephew of William, Count of Évreux *1137-1140 : Amaury II, son of the above; *1140-1181 : Simon, brother of the above; *1181-1182 : Amaury III, son of the above; *1182-1195 : Amaury IV, son of the above; :''In 1195, the county became the property of John of England. Amaury IV was later created the Earl of Gloucester'' House of Capet *1298-1319 : Louis d'Évreux, brother of Philip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard, Count Of Évreux
Richard, Count of Évreux (c.1015–1067) was a powerful Norman nobleman during the reign of William Duke of Normandy. Life Richard was the eldest son of Robert II Archbishop of Rouen and Count of Évreux and Herleva. Richard donated a mill at Evreux to the abbey of Jumièges by charter dated 6 Mar 1038/14 Apr 1039 In a charter of King William I, Richard is confirmed as having been a benefactor to that abbey. Richard and his wife, Godechildis, founded Saint-Sauveur d´Evreux. As Count of Evreux, he donated the church of Gravigny to Sainte-Trinité de Rouen, dated 052/66 Richard donated the tithe of a town to the abbey of Saint-Taurin. Some report him as taking part in the battle of Hastings on 14 Oct 1066, but it is unlikely due to his advanced age and death the next year. His son, William, was one of the few known companions of William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.George Edward Cokayne, ''The complete peerage; or, a history of the House of lords and all i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert De Grandmesnil
Robert de Grantmesnil (de Grandmesnil) also known as Robert II, was a Norman nobleman; a member of a prominent Norman family. He first became a monk, then abbot at the Abbey of Saint-Evroul in Normandy and later Bishop of Troina in the Norman Kingdom of Sicily. Career Robert was the second son of Robert I de Grantmesnil and Hawisa d'Échauffour, daughter of Giroie, Lord of Échauffour.K.S.B. Keats-Rohan, ''Domesday People, A Prosopography of Persons Occurring in English Documents 1066-1166'', Vol I (Woodbridge, UK: The Boydell Press, 1999), p. 262 His family was from Calvados, arrondissement of Lisieux, in the canton of Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives. As a child he applied himself to learning and came to be known for his retentive memory and seemed to be destined for the church.Ordericus Vitalis, ''The Ecclesiastical History of England and Normandy'', trans. Thomas Forester, Vol. I (London: Henry G. Bohn, 1853), pp. 400-401 But Robert also had a love of arms and fighting and was for f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger I Of Beaumont
Roger is a given name, usually masculine, and a surname. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names ' and '. These names are of Germanic origin, derived from the elements ', ''χrōþi'' ("fame", "renown", "honour") and ', ' ("spear", "lance") (Hrōþigēraz). The name was introduced into England by the Normans. In Normandy, the Frankish name had been reinforced by the Old Norse cognate '. The name introduced into England replaced the Old English cognate '. ''Roger'' became a very common given name during the Middle Ages. A variant form of the given name ''Roger'' that is closer to the name's origin is ''Rodger''. Slang and other uses Roger is also a short version of the term "Jolly Roger", which refers to a black flag with a white skull and crossbones, formerly used by sea pirates since as early as 1723. From up to , Roger was slang for the word "penis". In ''Under Milk Wood'', Dylan Thomas writes "jolly, rodgered" suggesting both the sexual double ente ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
