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PROVENCE, William I of

PROVENCE, William I of

Male 950 - Aft 993  (> 43 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  PROVENCE, William I ofPROVENCE, William I of was born in 950; died after 29 Aug 993.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Differentiator: Founder of the county of Provence.
    • Relation to Me: 31 GGF
    • Royalty & Nobility: Count of Provence
    • Name: the Liberator

    William married ANJOU, Adelaide-Blanche of in 984. Adelaide-Blanche (daughter of ANJOU, Fulk II of and Living, daughter of Living) was born in 940; died in 1026 in Avignon, France; was buried in 1026 in Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. ARLES, Constance of  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 968 in Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France; died on 28 Jul 1032 in Melun, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France.
    2. 3. PROVENCE, William II of  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 980; died on 4 Mar 1019.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  ARLES, Constance ofARLES, Constance of Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born in 968 in Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France; died on 28 Jul 1032 in Melun, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Relation to Me: 31 GGM
    • Name: Constance of Provence
    • Royalty & Nobility: Between 1001 and 1031; Queen consort to the Franks

    Notes:

    On her husband's death, Constance was determined to put her youngest son Robert I, duke of Burgundy, on the throne of France, rather than the appointed successor, her eldest living son Henry. With the support of the duke of Normandy, the count of Anjou, and the count of Flanders, Henry overthrew his brother. Crowned Henry I, he then pardoned Robert and granted him the duchy of Burgundy. In the meantime, however, the conflict weakened the French monarchy.

    Family/Spouse: FRANCE, Robert II of. Robert (son of CAPET, Hugh and AQUITAINE, Adelaide of) was born on 27 Mar 972 in Orléans, Loiret, Centre, France; died on 20 Jul 1031. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. FRANCE, Henry I of  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 May 1008; died on 4 Aug 1060; was buried .
    2. 5. ROBERT, I  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1011; died on 21 Mar 1076.
    3. 6. HEDWIG  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1003; died in 1063.
    4. 7. MAGNUS, Hugh  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1007; died on 17 Sep 1025.
    5. 8. FRANCE, Adela of  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1009; died on 8 Jan 1079.

  2. 3.  PROVENCE, William II ofPROVENCE, William II of Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born in 980; died on 4 Mar 1019.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Royalty & Nobility: Count of Provence
    • Name: called the Pious,

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. PROVENCE, Geoffrey I of  Descendancy chart to this point died about 1062.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  FRANCE, Henry I ofFRANCE, Henry I of Descendancy chart to this point (2.Constance2, 1.William1) was born on 4 May 1008; died on 4 Aug 1060; was buried .

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Relation to Me: 30 GGF
    • Royalty & Nobility: Between 1031 and 1060; King of the Franks

    Notes:

    The royal demesne of France reached its smallest size during his reign, and for this reason he is often seen as emblematic of the weakness of the early Capetians. This is not entirely agreed upon, however, as other historians regard him as a strong but realistic king, who was forced to conduct a policy mindful of the limitations of the French monarchy.

    Family/Spouse: KIEV, Anne of. Anne (daughter of WISE, Yaroslav the and SWEDEN, Ingegerd Olofsdotter of) was born in 1030; died in 1075; was buried in Villiers Abbey, Le Ferte Alais, Essonne, Île-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. VERMANDOIS, Hugh I of  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1057; died on 18 Oct 1101.
    2. 11. FRANCE, Philip I of  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 May 1052; died on 29 Jul 1108.

  2. 5.  ROBERT, IROBERT, I Descendancy chart to this point (2.Constance2, 1.William1) was born in 1011; died on 21 Mar 1076.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Differentiator: Robert was son of King Robert II of France and brother of Henry I of France.[
    • Relation to Me: 30 GGF
    • Royalty & Nobility: Duke of Burgandy
    • Name: Robert the Old

    Notes:

    Robert was son of King Robert II of France and brother of Henry I of France.[1]

    In 1025, with the death of his eldest brother Hugh Magnus, he and Henry rebelled against their father and defeated him, forcing him back to Paris. In 1031, after the death of his father the king, Robert participated in a rebellion against his brother, in which he was supported by his mother, Constance of Arles. Peace was only achieved when Robert was given Burgundy (1032).

    Throughout his reign, he was little more than a robber baron who had no control over his vassals, whose estates he often plundered, especially those of the Church. He seized the income of the diocese of Autun and the wine of the canons of Dijon. He burgled the abbey of St-Germain at Auxerre. In 1048, he repudiated his wife, Helie of Semur followed by the assassination of her brother Joceran and the murdering her father, his father-in-law, Lord Dalmace I of Semur, with his own hands. In that same year, the Bishop of Langres, Harduoin, refused to dedicate the church of Sennecy so as not "to be exposed to the violence of the duke."

    His first son, Hugh, died in battle at a young age and his second son, Henry, also predeceased him. He was succeeded by Henry's eldest son, his grandson, Hugh

    Family/Spouse: ANJOU, Ermengarde d. Ermengarde (daughter of ANJOU, Fulk III of and Living) was born in 1018 in Anjou, Isère, Rhône-Alpes, France; died on 18 Mar 1076 in Anjou, Isère, Rhône-Alpes, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. DEBOUGGOGNE, Hildegarde Capet  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1056 in Dijon, Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne, France; died in 1104 in Aquitaine, France.

  3. 6.  HEDWIG Descendancy chart to this point (2.Constance2, 1.William1) was born in 1003; died in 1063.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Royalty & Nobility: Countess of Auxerre


  4. 7.  MAGNUS, Hugh Descendancy chart to this point (2.Constance2, 1.William1) was born in 1007; died on 17 Sep 1025.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Royalty & Nobility: co-king of France


  5. 8.  FRANCE, Adela ofFRANCE, Adela of Descendancy chart to this point (2.Constance2, 1.William1) was born in 1009; died on 8 Jan 1079.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Differentiator: Honoured as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church, her commemoration day is 8 September
    • Relation to Me: 29 GGM
    • Royalty & Nobility: Countess of Flanders and Duchess of Normandy
    • Name: Adela the Holy or Adela of Messines

    Adela married FLANDERS, Baldwin V of in 1028 in Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France. Baldwin (son of BALDWIN, IV and Living) was born on 19 Aug 1012 in Arras, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France; died on 1 Sep 1067 in Lille, Flanders, Belgium. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. COUNTESS OF FLANDERS, Matilda  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Nov 1031; died on 2 Nov 1083 in Bickleigh, Devon, England; was buried in Bickleigh, Devon, England.
    2. 14. BALDWIN, VI  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1030; died on 17 Jul 1070; was buried .

    Adela married in 1028 in Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. COUNTESS OF FLANDERS, Matilda  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Nov 1031; died on 2 Nov 1083 in Bickleigh, Devon, England; was buried in Bickleigh, Devon, England.

  6. 9.  PROVENCE, Geoffrey I ofPROVENCE, Geoffrey I of Descendancy chart to this point (3.William2, 1.William1) died about 1062.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Royalty & Nobility: Count of Provence

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. GERBERGA  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1060; died in 1115.


Generation: 4

  1. 10.  VERMANDOIS, Hugh I ofVERMANDOIS, Hugh I of Descendancy chart to this point (4.Henry3, 2.Constance2, 1.William1) was born in 1057; died on 18 Oct 1101.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Differentiator: Son of King Henry I of France, Hugh was one of the knightly leaders of the First Crusade
    • Relation to Me: 29 GGF
    • Royalty & Nobility: Count of Vermandois
    • Name: Hugh Magnus or Hugh the Great

    Notes:

    Died:
    He joined the minor Crusade of 1101, but was wounded in battle with the Turks in September, and died of his wounds in October in Tarsus.

    Family/Spouse: VERMANDOIS, Adelaide of. Adelaide died in 1120. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 16. VERMANDOIS, Elizabeth of  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1085; died in 1131.

  2. 11.  FRANCE, Philip I ofFRANCE, Philip I of Descendancy chart to this point (4.Henry3, 2.Constance2, 1.William1) was born on 23 May 1052; died on 29 Jul 1108.

    Family/Spouse: HOLLAND, Bertha of. Bertha (daughter of HOLLAND, Count of Holland Count Floris I of and SAXONY, Gertrude of) was born in 1055; died on 1 Oct 1094. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. FRANCE, King Louis VI of  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Dec 1081 in Paris, Île-de-France, France; died on 1 Aug 1137 in St Pierre, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne, France.

  3. 12.  DEBOUGGOGNE, Hildegarde Capet Descendancy chart to this point (5.I3, 2.Constance2, 1.William1) was born in 1056 in Dijon, Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne, France; died in 1104 in Aquitaine, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Relation to Me: 29 GGM
    • Royalty & Nobility: Duchess of Gascony and Aquitaine.

    Hildegarde married PIERRE, Guillaume VIII in Sep 1068 in Gironde, Gironde, Aquitaine, France. Guillaume (son of WILLIAM, V and AGNES) was born in 1025; died on 25 Sep 1086 in Chizé, Deux-Sèvres, Poitou-Charentes, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 18. DE AQUITAINE, Guillaume IX  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Oct 1071; died on 10 Feb 1126 in Israel; was buried in Poitiers, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France.

  4. 13.  COUNTESS OF FLANDERS, MatildaCOUNTESS OF FLANDERS, Matilda Descendancy chart to this point (8.Adela3, 2.Constance2, 1.William1) was born on 24 Nov 1031; died on 2 Nov 1083 in Bickleigh, Devon, England; was buried in Bickleigh, Devon, England.

    Notes:

    Matilda, the daughter of count Baldwin V of Flanders, was married between 1049 and 1053 to duke William (II) of Normandy, better known as William "the Conqueror", who became king of England by conquest in 1066. On Whitsunday (i.e., Pentecost, 11 May in that year) 1068, Matilda was consecrated as queen at Westminster by archbishop Ealdred

    Birth:
    Burges, Flanders, France

    Matilda married WILLIAM, I in 1050 in Castle of Angi, France. I (son of NORMANDY, Robert I Magnificent and Living) was born on 14 Oct 1028 in Falaise, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France; died on 9 Sep 1087 in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France; was buried in Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 19. HENRY, King of England I  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1068 in Selby, Yorkshire, England; died on 1 Dec 1135 in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France; was buried on 4 Jan 1136 in Berkshire, England.
    2. 20. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 14.  BALDWIN, VIBALDWIN, VI Descendancy chart to this point (8.Adela3, 2.Constance2, 1.William1) was born in 1030; died on 17 Jul 1070; was buried .

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Relation to Me: 28 GGF
    • Royalty & Nobility: Count of Hainaut and Flanders
    • Name: Baldwin the Good

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 21. BALDWIN, II  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1056; died in 1098.

  6. 15.  GERBERGA Descendancy chart to this point (9.Geoffrey3, 3.William2, 1.William1) was born about 1060; died in 1115.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Royalty & Nobility: Countess of Provence

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 22. DOUCE, I  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1090; died in 1127.


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