de Normandie Family - Ourfolk



Princess Emma de Normandie (of England) ABT 982 - 6 MAR 1052

Princess Emma was born on ABT 982 in Of, Normandie and died on 6 MAR 1052 in Winchester, Hampshire, England .
She was the daughter of Duke Richard I de Normandie (28 AUG 933 - 20 NOV 996) and Gunnor de Crepon (de Normandie) (ABT 936 - 1031).

Princess Emma was married to King Ethelred Ii of England on 1002 in Of, Normandy, France.

King Ethelred was born on ABT 968 in Of, Wessex, England and died on 23 APR 1016 in London, Middlesex. England .
He was the son of King Edgar of England (ABT 943 - 8 JUL 975) and Queen Elfrida of England (ABT 947 - 1000).
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 ParentsGrand Parents  
Duke Guillaume I de Normandie (ABT 900 - 17 DEC 942)
Duke Richard I de Normandie (28 AUG 933 - 20 NOV 996)
Sprote de Bretagne (de Normandie) (B: ABT 911)
Princess Emma de Normandie (of England)
King Harald Gormsson of Denmark, I (ABT 910 - 1 NOV 987)
Gunnor de Crepon (de Normandie) (ABT 936 - 1031)
Queen Gyrithe (Cyrid) Olafsdotter (of Denmark) (B: ABT 905)
 


- King Ethelred was born on ABT 968 in Of, Wessex, England and died on 23 APR 1016 in London, Middlesex. England


- Princess Goda was born on ABT 1004 in Of, Wessex, England and died on ABT 1055 in England


- Duke Richard was born on 28 AUG 933 in Of, Fecamp, Normandie, France and died on 20 NOV 996 (age: 63) in Of, Fecamp, Normandie, France


- Gunnor was born on ABT 936 in Normandy, France and died on 1031 in France




-- King Ethelred --
Born into the royal house of Wessex, which was at that time the effective ruler of all the Anglo-Saxons, Ethelred was a direct descendant of Alfred the Great and the son of King Edgar, who had ruled a united and peaceful England for 16 years. At Edgar's death in 975, the realm passed to Ethelred's brother Edward, who was still a child. The nobles of the kingdom formed rival parties around Edward and Ethelred, and the latter's supporters murdered Edward on March 18, 978, making Ethelred king. Edward was soon widely honored as a martyred saint, and devotion to him gave many an excuse to withhold allegiance from his successor.
From the time of Ethelred's accession at the age of 9 or 10, his reign was tragically marred by the treason and revolt of his leading thegns (noblemen). The ensuing disorder was nourished by his own indecisive character and by the renewal of Danish raids on England in 980 after a pause of 25 years. Increasing Danish aggressiveness complemented the increasing English disunity and military ineffectiveness. In 991 Ethelred instituted a policy of buying off Danish raiders with lavish payments of silver. Given the inadequacy of English defenses, it was a strategically sound but psychologically demoralizing decision that mocked the heroic traditions of the Anglo-Saxons.

In the late 900's, during the reign of King Ethelred II, Danish attacks resumed. In 1016, Canute, a brother of the king of Denmark, became king of England. Canute, like Alfred, ruled as a wise and just king until his death in 1035. Two of Canute's sons followed him on the throne before the old Anglo-Saxon dynasty was restored.


- Earl Ralph was born on ABT 1026 in Of, Herefordshire, England


- Adele was born on ABT 1025 in Boves, Somme, France


- Harold was born on ABT 1057 in Of, Sudeley Castle, Gloucestershire, England and died on AFT 1115


- Dreux was born on ABT 1022 in Coucy, Ardennes, France and died on 1069


- Count Geoffroy was born on ABT 953 in Of, Brione, Normandie and died on ABT 1015


- Duke Richard was born on ABT 963 in Normandy, France and died on 28 AUG 1027 in Fecamp, Normandie, France


- Robert was born on ABT 965 in Normandy, France and died on 1037


- Avelina was born on ABT 974 in Of, Longueville, Normandy, France and died in France


- Wevia was born on ABT 942 in Of, Pont Audemer. Normandy, France


- Herfast was born on ABT 975 in Of, France


- Senfrie was born on ABT 970 in France


- Duke Guillaume was born on ABT 900 in Of, Normandy, France and died on 17 DEC 942 in France


- Sprote was born on ABT 911 in Bretagne, France


- King Harald, I was born on ABT 910 and died on 1 NOV 987


- Queen Gyrithe was born on ABT 905 in Sweden




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