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The House of Normandy is the usual designation for the family that were the Dukes of Normandy and Kings of England which immediately followed the Norman conquest of England and lasted until the House of Plantagenet came to power in 1154. It included Rollo and his descendants, and from William the Conqueror and his heirs down through 1135. After that it was disputed between William's grandchildren, Matilda and Stephen of the House of Blois (or Blesevin dynasty).

English Monarchs to House of Windsor[]

The granddaughter of King Henry II, married King Louis VIII of France of the Capetian dynasty that ruled that country for many generations.

# Name Spouse Birth Death occupation ancestry / descendants
WD-01 Rollo of Normandy (860-932) Poppa van Bayeux (c870-c910) 860 Denmark 932 Normandy Son : House of Normandy
Daughter Capetian dynasty and House of Aquitaine.
WD-02 William Longsword, 2nd Duke of Normandy (893-942) Sprota (c898-c950) Baptized a Christian, then face rebellion from other Norman barons who thought him too Gallicized. Later at war with Arnulf I of Flanders and assassinated during a truce negotiation.
WD-03 Richard I, Duke of Normandy (933-996) Gunnora, Duchess of Normandy (c936-1031)
WD-04 Richard II, Duke of Normandy (963-1027) Judith of Brittany (982-1017)
House of Vermandois
Charlemagne Family Ancestry
963 Normandy 1027 Normandy Judith has a very rich ancestry of Medieval European Nobility. (See Table CH Below)
WD-05 Robert I, Duke of Normandy (c1000-1035)
WD-06 William I of England (1027-1087)
AKA: William the Conqueror
Duke of Normandy
King of England
House of Normandy
Matilda of Flanders (c1031-1083) 1027 Falaise, Normandy 9 SEP 1087 Rouen, Normandy The Norman Duke invaded England in 1066 at the Battle of Hastings.
WD-07 Henry I of England (1068-1135)
WD-08 Matilda of Normandy (1102-1167)
Holy Roman Empress
Queen of England
House of Plantagenet
Geoffrey Plantagenet
House of Plantagenet
1102 Winchester, England 10 SEP 1167 Rouen, France The White Ship Disaster of 1120 created a major succession crisis for England. Matilda's inheritance was usurped by her cousin Stephen of England in 1135. She recovered Normandy, but ruled in England only in 1141 as Lady of the English. However, Matilda maintained her dynastic rights until she abdicated them in favour of her son Henry II of England in 1153 following the Treaty of Wallingford.
WD-09 Henry II of England (1133-1189)
King of England
House of Plantagenet
WD-10 John of England (1167-1216)
King of England
House of Plantagenet

AKA: John Lackland
WD-11 Henry III of England (1207-1272)
King of England
House of Plantagenet
Éléonore de Provence (1223-1291) 1 OCT 1207
Winchester Castle
16 NOV 1272
Westminster Palace
Henry's reign was marked by several conflicts, including the Second Barons' War, a civil war that took place between 1264 and 1267.
WD-12 Edward I of England (1239-1307)
AKA: Edward Longshanks
King of England
House of Plantagenet
Eleanor of Castile (1241-1290)
Spanish Princess
17 JUN 1239 Westminster Palace 7 JUL 1307
Burgh by Sands, Cumberland
During his reign, he worked to strengthen the power of the English monarchy and establish English dominance over Wales and Scotland. He was known for his military campaigns, his legal reforms, and his efforts to increase the power of Parliament.
WD-13 Edward II of England (1284-1327)
AKA: Edward of Caernerfon
King of England
House of Plantagenet
Isabella Capet (c1295-1358)
Princess of France
Descent of Charlemagne
25 APR 1284
Caernarfon Castle, Wales
21 SEP 1327
Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire
Scandalized for his relationship with Peirs Gaverston, deposed from the throne by wife, son and their followers
WD-14 Edward III of England (1312-1377)
King of England
House of Plantagenet
Philippa of Hainaut (1311-1369)
(Belgium royal family)
13 NOV 1312
Windsor Castle
21 JUN 1377
Sheen Palace
Ttransformed the Kingdom of England into one of the most formidable military powers in Europe; his reign also saw the ravages of the Black Death. He is one of only five British monarchs to have ruled for more than fifty years. 3 sons to rule as Kings of England, including successor branches House of York, and House of Lancaster.
WD-15 John of Gaunt
Prince of England
1st Duke of Lancaster
Duke of Aquitaine
- House of Lancaster
Catherine De Roet (1350-1403) 6 MAR 1340
Ghent, Flanders
3 FEB 1399
Leicester Castle
Due to Gaunt's royal origin, advantageous marriages, and some generous land grants, he was one of the richest men of his era, and was an influential figure during the reigns of both his father and his nephew, Richard II of England. Father of King Henry IV of England (1367-1413).
WD-16 John Beaufort
1st Earl of Somerset
Margaret Holland (1385-1439) 1371 England 16 Mar 1409 England Key ally of King Henry IV of England, later appointed Lord High Admiral of England and played a key role in suppressing the rebellion of Sir John Oldcastle.
WD-17 John Beaufort
1st Duke of Somerset
Margaret Beauchamp (c1410-1482) 25 MAR 1404 England 27 MAY 1444 England Skilled military commander of the War of the Roses
WD-18 Margaret Beaufort (1443-1509)
Tudor dynasty
Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond (1430-1456) 31 MAY 1443 29 JUN 1509 Married and childbirth at age 13 to the future King of England
WD-19 Henry VII of England (1457-1509) - (House of Tudor) (Royal Claim: gggs of Edward III)
WD-20 Margaret Tudor (1489-1541)
House of Stuart
James IV, King of Scotland (1473-1513) 1489 England 1541 Scotland Queen consort of Scotland Grand Marriage Union arranged by her brother King Henry VIII to unit Scotland and England. See #ST-03 below. House of Stuart
WD-21 James V of Scotland (1512-1542)
WD-22 Mary of Scotland (1542-1586)
WD-23 James I of England (1566-1625)
AKA: James VI of Scotland
Anne of Denmark (1574-1618) 1566 1625 He ruled Scotland for 36 years before inheriting the English throne in 1603 after the death of Queen Elizabeth I. Famous his name is attached to the KJV Bible translation From House of Stuart
See #ST-06 below
WD-24 Elizabeth Stuart (1596-1662)
Queen consort of Bohemia
Princess of Great Britain
Friedrich V. von der Pfalz (1596-1632)
King of Bohemia
1596 England 1662 London "The Winter Queen" she and her husband ruled for just one winter before being forced to live in exile in the Netherlands
WD-25 Sophie von der Pfalz (1630-1714)
Electress Consort of Hanover
House of Hanover
Ernst August von Braunschweig-Calenberg (1629-1698) 1630 Germany 1714 Became Heir Presumptive to the British Throne by way of Parliamentary 1701 Act of Settlement. Missed become Queen by two months by dying before Anne of Great Britain (1665-1714). Many noble houses of Europe descend thru Sophia.
WD-26 George I of Great Britain (1660-1727)
King of Great Britain and Ireland
Elector of Hanover
House of Hanover
Sophie Dorothea von Braunschweig-Lüneburg (1666-1726) 1660 1727 Married his cousin, but they relationship soured and he divorced her, then locked her in a dungeon for life. He supported the War of the Spanish Succession and fought on the side of the Holy Roman Empire against France. 1st British King of the House of Hanover.
WD-27 George II of Great Britain (1683-1760)
King of Great Britain and Ireland
WD-28 Frederick Lewis, Prince of Wales (1707-1751)
House of Hanover
Augusta von Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg (1719-1772) 1707 Hanover 1751 London Heir presumptive, predeceased his father from a severe lung infection.
WD-29 George III of the United Kingdom (1738-1820)
King of United Kingdom
King of Hanover
House of Hanover
Charlotte von Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744-1818) 1738 England 1820 England 1775-1783: American Revolutionary War
1791-1815: Napoleonic Wars
1801: Act of Union creating the United Kingdom
1801: Abolition of Slavery in the British Empire,
Reign lasted 60 years
Together this couple had 15 children.
WD-30 Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (1767-1820)
House of Hanover
Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1786-1861) 1767 1820 Predeceased father. His daughter became queen, 17 years after his death.
HN-31 Victoria of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)
Queen of the United Kingdom
House of Hanover
Albert von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha (1819-1861) 1819 England 1901 England
WD-32 Edward VII of the United Kingdom (1841-1910)
King of the United Kingdom
House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Alexandra of Denmark (1844-1925) 1841 England 1910 England Although he was the son and heir of Victoria, Edward VII inherited his father's names and is therefore counted as inaugurating a new royal house.
WD-33 George V of the United Kingdom (1865-1936)
King of the United Kingdom
House of Windsor
Victoria Mary of Teck (1867-1953) 1865 England 1936 England The house name Windsor was adopted in 1917, during World War I. It was changed from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha because of wartime anti-German sentiment in the United Kingdom.
WD-34 George VI of the United Kingdom (1895-1952)
King of the United Kingdom
House of Windsor
Victoria Mary of Teck (1867-1953) 1895 England 1952 England Unexpectedly ascended to the throne when his brother Edward VIII of the United Kingdom (1894-1972) abdicated after just 1 year to marry an American socialite. Reign included World War II.
WD-35 Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (1926-2022)
Queen of the United Kingdom
House of Windsor
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1921-2021) 1926 England 2022 England 70 year reign (1952-2022), was the longest of any British monarch
WD-36 Charles III of the United Kingdom (1948-)
King of the United Kingdom
House of Windsor
1948 England Living


William's Claim to the English Monarchy[]

William isn’t related to Alfred in the sense of ‘sharing blood’, or William being a direct descendant of Alfred’s. William’s children however were related to Alfred. There are also several links between the House of Normandy and the House of Wessex that I will mention.

European Ancestry[]

Carolingian Family[]

# Name Spouse Birth Death occupation ancestry / descendants
CH-01 Chiledebert (c400-) no info? No sources?
CH-02 Sigibert of Cologne (c440-509)
Sigebert the Lame
c440 Cologne, Germany 509 Cologne, Germany Victor at Battle of Tolbiac, then murdered by his son. (Source: Gregory of Tours)
CH-03 Chloderic der Franken (c470-509)
Chloderic the Patricide
Chroma of Burgundy (c470-) c470, Germany Cologne, Germany Murdered by King Clovis I, shortly after he had betrayed his father (Source: Gregory of Tours)
CH-04 Munderic der Franken (c495-532) France Frence Rebel Claimed to be son of Chloderik
(Source: Gregory of Tours)
CH-05 Mummolin der Franken (c515-c580) c515, Neustria c590, Neustria (566) Mayor of the Palace of Neustria (Source: Gregory of Tours and The Will of Adalgisel Grimo )
CH-06 Bodegisel II der Franken (bef565-) Chrodoare d'Amay (bef565-c634) 565, France Duke of Aquataine,
Ambassador to Spain
Ambassador to Constantinople
Probable father of Arnulf of Metz
(Sources; Gregory of Tours and contemporary poet Venantius Fortunatus and The Will of Adalgisel Grimo )
CH-07 Arnulf of Metz (582-640) Doda von Sachsen (c586-aft612) 13 Aug 582
Liege, Belgium
16 Aug 640
Lorraine, France
7th Century Frankish Bishop
Royal Advisor to the Merovingian court
Earliest confirmed paternal ancestor
some dispute over his parents.
(Wikipedia/Peerage)
CH-08 Ansegisel (c606-bef679) Saint Begga (615-693) France France Notes Contemporary Source: The Will of Adalgisel Grimo
CH-09 Pepin of Herstal (635-714) Alpaida (c640-714) 635 Herstal, Belgium 16 Dec 714
France
Duke of the Franks
Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia
Mayor of the Palace of Neustria
Mayor of the Palace of Burdundy
CH-10 Charles Martel (686-741) Rotrude of Treves (690-724) 23 Aug 686
Herstal, Belgium
22 Oct 741
Quierzy-sur-Oise, France
Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia
[[Mayor of the Palace[[ of Neustria
King of the Franks (737-741)
Victor: Battle of Tours 732 AD
CH-11 Pepin the Short (714-768) Bertrada of Laon (720-783) 714 Jupille, Belgium 24 Sep 768
Saint Denis
King of the Franks / First Carolingian King
CH-12 Charlemagne (747-814)
Emporer of France
Hildebranda of France (895-931) 2 April 747
Herstal, Belgium
28 Jan 814
Aachen, Germany
King of the Franks
King of the Lombards
Holy Roman Emperor
Charlemagne Family Ancestry
(Multiple Sources)
CH-13 Pepin of Italy (773-810) Ingeltrude (?-?)
CH-14 Bernard of Italy (797-818) Cunigunda of Laon (c797-)
CH-15 Pepin de Vermandois (c815-aft848) ??
CH-16 Herbert I de Vermandois (c848-907)
Count of Vermandois
Bertha de Morvois (c850-c907)
CH-17 Herbert II de Vermandois (884-943)
Count of Vermandois
Hildebranda of France (895-931) France France Close ally of Hugh Capet
CH-18 Robert de Vermandois (918-968)
Count of Vermandois
Adelaide-Werra de Chalon (920-967)
CH-19 Adele of Meaux (c950-c980)
Countess of Anjou
Geoffrey I of Anjou (-987)
Count of Anjou
CH-20 Ermengarde of Anjou (bef967-) Conan I of Rennes (927-992) Conan died at the 992 Battle of Conquereuil while fighting against his brother-in-law, the Count of Anjou. Afterwards Ermengarde was regent of Brittany.
CH-21 Judith of Brittany (982-1017) Richard II, Duke of Normandy (963-1027)
See #WD-04 above

French Monarchs[]

Parentage for House of Capet (CP)[]

The House of Capet (French: Maison capétienne) ruled the Kingdom of France from 987 to 1328. It was the most senior line of the Capetian dynasty – itself a derivative dynasty from the Robertians. Most noble families of Europe trace their lineage to Charlemagne thru this family.

Starting point is Hugh Capet, grandson of the Italian Princess, Béatrice of Vermandois (c880-931), came to power. The direct line of the House of Capet came to an end in 1328, when the three sons of Philip IV (reigned 1285–1314) all failed to produce surviving male heirs to the French throne.

# Name Spouse Birth Death occupation ancestry / descendants
CP-01 Rollo of Normandy (860-932) Poppa van Bayeux (c870-c910) 860 Denmark 932 Normandy Son : House of Normandy
Daughter Capetian dynasty and House of Aquitaine.
CP-02 Gerloc de Normandie (c912-962)
Duchess of Aquitaine
William III of Aquitaine (c900-963)
Duke of Aquitaine
CP-03 Adelaide of Aquitaine (c945-1004)
House of Normandy,
House of Burgundy
House of Aquitaine
Hugh Capet (c940-996)
King of France
Charlemagne Family Ancestry
Capetian dynasty
2 987 Coronation as King of France Founder Capetian dynasty that ruled for many generations. Wife Adelaide was the daughter of William III, Duke of Aquitaine and Adele of Normandy, daughter of Rollo of Normandy (860-932).
CP-04 Robert II of France (972-1031)
King of France

AKA: Robert the Pious
Constance of Arles (986-1034) 27 MAR 972
Orléans, France
20 JUL 1031
Meulan, Ile-de-France
998, Excommunication for marrying his second cousin,
1000, persecution of the Heretics of Orleans
Daughter Adèle of France (1009-1079), was mother-in-law to William the Conqueror
House of Normandy
CP-05 Henry I of France (1008-1060)
King of France

AKA: Henry the Fowler
Anne of Kiev (c1028-1075)
Princess of Russia

Descent of Rurik (c832-879), founder of the great dynasty of the Rus.
Rurik Family Ancestry
4 MAY 1008
Reims, France
4 AUG 1060
Vitry-aux-Loges, France
With European fuedal power at its greatest reach here, the Capetian realm was at is most restricted Through this one marriage many royal families of Europe can trace ancestry to the legendary Charlemagne, Rollo of Normandy and Rurik of Russia. Several children here established many great noble lines.


Count of Vermandois
House of Grimaldi (Monaco Prince)

CP-06 Philip I of France (1052-1108)
King of France

AKA: Philip the Amorous
Bertha van Holland (c1058-1094) 23 May 1052
France
29 July 1108 Melun His reign, like that of most of the early Capetians, was extraordinarily long for the time. His brother was leader of the 1st Crusade
CP-07 Louis VI of France (1081-1137)
King of France

AKA: Louis the Fat
Adèle de Savoie (1092-1154)
Many European Families
1 DEC 1081 Paris 1 AUG 1137 He spent almost all of his twenty-nine-year reign fighting either the "robber barons" who plagued Paris[2] or the Norman kings of England for their continental possession of Normandy. Nonetheless, Louis VI managed to reinforce his power considerably and became one of the first strong kings of France since the division of the Carolingian Empire in 843.
CP-08 Louis VII de France (1120-1180)
King of France
Alice de Champagne (1140-1206)
+ 2 more marriages
1120 France 1180 France His reign saw the founding of the University of Paris and the disastrous econd Crusade. Louis and his famous counselor Abbot Suger pushed for a greater centralization of the state and favoured the development French Gothic architecture, notably the construction of Notre-Dame de Paris.
CP-09 Philip II of France (1165-1223)
King of France
Isabelle de Hainaut (1170-1190) 21 AUG 1165
Gonesse, France
14 JUL 1223
Mantes-la-Jolie, France
Philip transformed France from a small feudal state into the most prosperous and powerful country in Europe. He built a great wall around Paris. In about 1190, his title changed from King of the Franks to King of France.
CP-10 Louis VIII Capet (1187-1226)
King of France
Blanca of Castile (1188-1252) 5 SEP 1187
Paris, France
8 NOV 1226
Montpensier, France
only briefly reigned as king of France, he invaded southern England and was briefly proclaimed "King of England" by rebellious barons in London on the 2 June 1216.
CP-11 Louis IX Capet (1214-1270)
King of France
St Louis of France
Marguerite de Provence (1221-1295) 25 APR 1214
Poissy, France
25 AUG 1270
Tunis, Tunisia
Prominent leader in the Seventh Crusade and Eighth Crusade in which he died from dysentery. A devout Catholic, he is the only canonized king of France. Great-grandson of Henry II of England thru his mother, the Princess of Castile.Rollo Family Ancestry.
CP-12 Philippe III Capet (1245-1285)
King of France
Isabella of Aragon (1247-1271) 30 APR 1245
Poissy, France
5 OCT 1285
Perpignan, France
Philip made numerous territorial acquisitions during his reign, the most notable being the County of Toulouse which was annexed to the Crown lands of France in 1271.
CP-13 Philip IV, The Iron King
King of France
King of Navarre
Joan I of Navarre (1271-1305)
Princess of Navarre
1268 Fontainebleau 29 OCT 1314
Fontainebleau
In 1306, "Philip the Fair" expelled the Jews from France and, in 1307, he annihilated the order of the Knights Templar. Philip was in debt to both groups and saw them as a "state within the state". Daughter Isabella Capet (c1295-1358) married King Edward II of England
CP+ many more French Kings

Parentage for British & Spanish Royalty[]

The most common lineage is traced for the English Kings up through Henry I of England the younger son of William the Conqueror whose wife who was a great granddaughter of Hugh Capet (c940-996) of the Capetian dynasty (see table #CP Above):

See Also:


# Name Spouse Birth Death occupation ancestry / descendants
EN-01 Robert II of France (972-1031)
King of France

AKA: Robert the Pious
CP-09 Above Capetian dynasty
Constance of Arles (986-1034) 27 MAR 972
Orléans, France
20 JUL 1031
Meulan, Ile-de-France
998, Excommunication for marrying his second cousin,
1000, persecution of the Heretics of Orleans
See CP-09 Above Capetian dynasty
EN-02 Adèle of France (1009-1079)
Princess of France
Baldwin V of Flanders (1012-1067) France 1009 Flanders 1079
EN-03 Matilda of Flanders (c1031-1083)
Duchess of Normandy
Queen Consort of England
William the Conqueror
Duke of Normandy
King of England
c1031 Flanders 2 NOV 1083
Caen, France
EN-04 Henry I of England (1068-1135)
King of England
Matilda of Scotland (c1080-1118)
EN-05 Matilda of Normandy (1102-1167)
EN-06 Henry II of England (1133-1189)
King of England
England England
EN-07 Eleanor of England (1162-1214)
Queen of Castile
Alfonso VIII, King of Castile (1155-1214) 1162 England 1214 Spain Her husband formed an alliance of several Spanish kingdoms to start the "Reconquista" to reclaim lands from the Mohameds.
EN-08 Blanca of Castile (1188-1252)
Queen of France
King Louis VIII of France 1188 Spain 1252 France Louis briefly claims title of King of England during a succession title in England. Blanche ruled France in two subsequent regencies.
EN-09 Louis IX Capet (1214-1270)
King of France
St Louis of France
Marguerite de Provence (1221-1295) 25 APR 1214
Poissy, France
25 AUG 1270
Tunis, Tunisia
Prominent leader in the Seventh Crusade and Eighth Crusade in which he died from dysentery. A devout Catholic, he is the only canonized king of France. Louis IX is a direct descendant of both Charlemagne and Rurik of Kiev
EN-10 Philippe III Capet (1245-1285)
King of France
Isabella of Aragon (1247-1271) 30 APR 1245
Poissy, France
5 OCT 1285
Perpignan, France
Philip made numerous territorial acquisitions during his reign, the most notable being the County of Toulouse which was annexed to the Crown lands of France in 1271.
EN-11 Philip IV, The Iron King
King of France
King of Navarre
Joan I of Navarre (1271-1305)
Princess of Navarre
1268 Fontainebleau 29 OCT 1314
Fontainebleau
In 1306, "Philip the Fair" expelled the Jews from France and, in 1307, he annihilated the order of the Knights Templar. Philip was in debt to both groups and saw them as a "state within the state".

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German Monarchs[]

  1. Rollo of Normandy (860-932)
  2. William Longsword, 2nd Duke of Normandy (893-942)
  3. Richard I, Duke of Normandy (933-996)
  4. Richard II, Duke of Normandy (963-1027)
  5. Eleanor of Normandy (c1012-aft1071)
  6. Judith of Flanders (1033-1094)
  7. Heinrich IX. von Bayern (1075-1126)
  8. Judith von Bayern (c1103-1131)
  9. Friedrich I Barbarossa of the Holy Roman Empire (1122-1190)


House of Aquitaine[]

# Name Spouse Birth Death occupation ancestry / descendants
AQ-01 Rollo of Normandy (860-932) Poppa van Bayeux (c870-c910) 860 Denmark 932 Normandy Son : House of Normandy
Daughter Capetian dynasty and House of Aquitaine.
AQ-02 Gerloc de Normandie (c912-962)
Duchess of Aquitaine
William III of Aquitaine (c900-963)
Duke of Aquitaine
AQ-03 William IV of Aquitaine (937-994)
Duke of Aquitaine
Emma de Blois (-1003)
AQ-04 William V of Aquitaine (969-1030)
Duke of Aquitaine
Agnes de Bourgogne (c995-1068)
AQ-05 William VIII of Aquitaine (1025-1086)
Duke of Aquitaine
AQ-xx Many more


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