Castle Varenne

Castle Varenne

The ruins of Castle Varenne is found in the rural township of Bellencombre, Seine-Maritime, Normandy in Northwestern France and bisected by the River Varenne (for which the Warren Family / de Warenne Family takes its name. At the time of the 9th and 10th century it fell within the jurisdiction of the Duke of Normandy and was an important ally.

Their primary namesake, William de Warenne (c1040-1088) was an important companion of William the Conqueror and was awarded vast landholdings in England. "Saint-Martin-sous-Bellencombre" is a rural village on the west side of Bellencombre. It is not known when the Castle was built and the Saint-Martin family transfered into the castle and adopt the name of Warenne.

Warenne, Castle Residents

#	Name	Wife	Birth	Death	Notes
A-01	Gautier I de Saint-Martin (c925-980)	Sibell de St. Martin (c930-)	Saint-Martin Normandy
A-02	Gautier II de Saint-Martin (c950-1020)	Emma de Torta (c975-1022)	Saint-Martin Normandy	First resident of the Norman Castle overlooking the Varenne River.
A-03	Ranulf I de Warenne (998-1058)	x	Castle Warenne, Norman France	Castle Warenne, Norman France	Norman Knight - lived at Castle de Warenne in France. He had two sons; Rodulf, father of the Warenne Family and Roger of Mortimer, father of the Mortimer Family.
A-04	Ranulf II de Warenne (c1020-1074)	Emma Torta de Pont-Audemer (1020-1059)	Castle Warenne, Norman France	Castle Warenne, Norman France	Norman Knight - He married Emma Torta de Pont-Audemer (1020-1059), a probable descendant of Emporer Charlemagne (747-814).
A-05	William de Warenne (c1040-1088) 1st Earl of Surrey	Matilda, daughter of William Conqueror	Castle Warenne, Norman France	England	Trusted officer in the Norman army of William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings, received many great England landholdings for his service.

See Also

• Warren Family
• Warenne Family Ancestry.
• Bellecombre on the Varenne River - WarrenFamilyHistory.com