List of Norman consorts
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House of Normandy, 911–1135
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Spouse |
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Poppa of Bayeux | Berenger of Bayeux (perhaps Berengar II of Neustria Berengar II of Neustria Berengar II was the Count of Bayeux and Rennes and Margrave of the Breton March from 886 until his death a decade later.Berengar's kin became the first Gallo-speaking lords holding residence within Brittany , as a consequence of the Breton nobility being more or less broken under the Norman... ) |
- | 886, or after | 911 husband's ascension |
after 912 repudiatied |
- | Rollo Rollo Rollo has multiple meanings. It may mean:a first name*Rollo Armstrong, member of British dance act Faithless* Rollo May, American psychologist... |
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Gisela of France | Charles the Simple Charles the Simple Charles III , called the Simple or the Straightforward , was the undisputed King of France from 898 until 922 and the King of Lotharingia from 911 until 919/23... (Carolingian) |
908/16 | 912 | before her husband's death | ||||
– | Luitgarde of Vermandois Luitgarde of Vermandois Luitgarde of Vermandois was a daughter of Herbert II of Vermandois. She first married William I of Normandy, and following his death in 942, married Theobald I of Blois in 943.-Children:They had four children:*Theobald... |
Herbert II, Count of Vermandois Herbert II, Count of Vermandois Herbert II , Count of Vermandois and Count of Troyes, was the son of Herbert I of Vermandois.-Life:He inherited the domain of his father and in 907, added to it the Saint de Soissons abbey. His marriage with Hildebrand of France brought him the County of Meaux. In 918, he was also named Count of... (Carolingian) |
914 or before 925 | 940 | 17 December 942 husband's death |
9 February 978 or 14 November, after 977 | William I | |
– | Emma of Paris | Hugh the Great Hugh the Great Hugh the Great or Hugues le Grand was duke of the Franks and count of Paris, son of King Robert I of France and nephew of King Odo. He was born in Paris, Île-de-France, France. His eldest son was Hugh Capet who became King of France in 987... (Robertian Robertian dynasty The Robertians, or Robertines, were a prominent Frankish predecessor family centered in the Western Frankish Kingdom, West Francia and fathers of what... ) |
943 | 960 | after 19 March 968 | Richard I | ||
Gunnora Gunnora, Duchess of Normandy Gunnora was the wife and consort of Richard I of Normandy. Her parentage is unknown, earliest sources reporting solely that she was of Danish ancestry and naming siblings including brother Herfast de Crepon who is sometimes erroneously given as her father.She was living with her sister Seinfreda,... |
- | 950 | before 989 | 20 November 996 husband's death |
5 January 1031 | |||
– | Judith of Brittany Judith of Brittany Judith of Brittany was the daughter of Conan I, Duke of Brittany and Ermengarde of Anjou, and the mother of Robert the Magnificent.She was the first wife of Richard the Good, Duke of Normandy, whom she married in 996. They had six children:... |
Conan I, Duke of Brittany Conan I of Rennes Conan I was the count of Rennes from 958 and duke of Brittany from 990 to his death. He became ruler of Brittany after a period of civil and political unrest, having first succeeded his father Judicael Berengar, as count of Rennes.... (Rennes) |
982 | 996/1000 | 16 June 1017 | Richard II Richard II, Duke of Normandy Richard II , called the Good , was the eldest son and heir of Richard I the Fearless and Gunnora.-Biography:... |
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– | Poppa of Envermeu | - | - | - | 28 August 1027 husband's death |
after 1047 | ||
Matilda of Flanders Matilda of Flanders Matilda of Flanders was the wife of William the Conqueror and, as such, Queen consort of the Kingdom of England. She bore William nine/ten children, including two kings, William II and Henry I.-Marriage:... |
Baldwin V, Count of Flanders Baldwin V, Count of Flanders Baldwin V of Flanders was Count of Flanders from 1035 until his death.He was the son of Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders, who died in 1035.-History:... (Flanders) |
1031 | 1053 | 2 November 1083 | William II William I of England William I , also known as William the Conqueror , was the first Norman King of England from Christmas 1066 until his death. He was also Duke of Normandy from 3 July 1035 until his death, under the name William II... (William I of England) |
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– | Sybilla of Conversano | Geoffrey, Count of Conversano Geoffrey, Count of Conversano Geoffrey the Elder was an Italo-Norman nobleman. A nephew of Robert Guiscard through one of his sisters, he was the count of Conversano from 1072 and the lord of Brindisi and Nardò from 1070, until his death.... |
- | 1100 | 21 March 1103 | Robert II | ||
Matilda of Scotland |
Malcolm III of Scotland Malcolm III of Scotland Máel Coluim mac Donnchada , was King of Scots... (Dunkeld House of Dunkeld The so-called House of Dunkeld, in Scottish Gaelic Dùn Chailleann , is a historiographical and genealogical construct to illustrate the clear succession of Scottish kings from 1034 to 1040 and from 1058 to 1290.It is dynastically sort of a continuation to Cenél nGabráin of Dál Riata, "race of... ) |
1080 | 11 November 1100 | 28 September 1106 husband's ascension |
1 May 1118 | Henry I Henry I of England Henry I was the fourth son of William I of England. He succeeded his elder brother William II as King of England in 1100 and defeated his eldest brother, Robert Curthose, to become Duke of Normandy in 1106... |
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– | Matilda of Anjou | Fulk V, Count of Anjou (Anjou House of Anjou The Angevins, also known as the House of Anjou, were a noble family founded in the early years of the Carolingian Empire. They first emerged as part of the minor feudal nobility, in what would soon be known as the Kingdom of France during the 10th century... ) |
1101-07 | June 1119 | 1120 husband's ascension |
25 November 1120 husband's death |
1154 | William III Adelin William Adelin William , surnamed Adelin , was the son of Henry I of England by his wife Matilda of Scotland, and was thus heir-apparent to the throne. His early death without issue caused a succession crisis.William was born in Winchester... |
Adeliza of Louvain Adeliza of Louvain Adeliza of Louvain, sometimes known in England as Adelicia of Louvain, also called Adela and Aleidis; was queen consort of the Kingdom of England from 1121 to 1135, the second wife of Henry I... |
Godfrey I, Count of Louvain (Louvain) |
1103 | 24 January 1121 | 1 December 1135 husband's death |
23 April 1151 | Henry I Henry I of England Henry I was the fourth son of William I of England. He succeeded his elder brother William II as King of England in 1100 and defeated his eldest brother, Robert Curthose, to become Duke of Normandy in 1106... |
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House of Blois, 1135–1154
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Spouse |
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Matilda of Boulogne Matilda of Boulogne Matilda I was suo jure Countess of Boulogne. She was also queen consort of England as the wife of King Stephen.-Biography:... |
Eustace III, Count of Boulogne (Boulogne Count of Boulogne The county of Boulogne was a historical region in the Low Countries. It consisted of a part of the present-day French département of the Pas-de-Calais , in parts of which there is still a Dutch-speaking minority.... ) |
1105 | 1125 | 22 December 1135 husband's ascension |
19 January 1144 Normandy losted to Anjou |
3 May 1152 | Stephen Stephen of England Stephen , often referred to as Stephen of Blois , was a grandson of William the Conqueror. He was King of England from 1135 to his death, and also the Count of Boulogne by right of his wife. Stephen's reign was marked by the Anarchy, a civil war with his cousin and rival, the Empress Matilda... |
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House of PlantagenetHouse of PlantagenetThe House of Plantagenet , a branch of the Angevins, was a royal house founded by Geoffrey V of Anjou, father of Henry II of England. Plantagenet kings first ruled the Kingdom of England in the 12th century. Their paternal ancestors originated in the French province of Gâtinais and gained the...
, 1144–1204
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Spouse |
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Matilda of England |
Henry I of England Henry I of England Henry I was the fourth son of William I of England. He succeeded his elder brother William II as King of England in 1100 and defeated his eldest brother, Robert Curthose, to become Duke of Normandy in 1106... (Normandy) |
7 February 1101 | 17 June 1128 | 19 January 1144 husband's ascension |
1150 husband's abdication |
10 September 1167 | Geoffrey Plantagenet | |
Eleanor of Aquitaine Eleanor of Aquitaine Eleanor of Aquitaine was one of the wealthiest and most powerful women in Western Europe during the High Middle Ages. As well as being Duchess of Aquitaine in her own right, she was queen consort of France and of England... |
William X, Duke of Aquitaine (Ramnulfid Ramnulfids The Ramnulfids, or the House of Poitiers, were a French dynasty ruling the County of Poitou and Duchy of Aquitaine in the ninth through twelfth centuries. Their power base was Poitou. In the early tenth century, they contested the dominance of northern Aquitaine and the ducal title to the whole... ) |
1122 | 18 May 1152 | 6 July 1189 husband's death |
1 April 1204 | Henry II Henry II of England Henry II ruled as King of England , Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, Count of Nantes, Lord of Ireland and, at various times, controlled parts of Wales, Scotland and western France. Henry, the great-grandson of William the Conqueror, was the... |
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Margaret of France |
Louis VII of France Louis VII of France Louis VII was King of France, the son and successor of Louis VI . He ruled from 1137 until his death. He was a member of the House of Capet. His reign was dominated by feudal struggles , and saw the beginning of the long rivalry between France and England... (Capet House of Capet The House of Capet, or The Direct Capetian Dynasty, , also called The House of France , or simply the Capets, which ruled the Kingdom of France from 987 to 1328, was the most senior line of the Capetian dynasty – itself a derivative dynasty from the Robertians. As rulers of France, the dynasty... ) |
1157 | 1162 | 1170 husband's accession |
11 June 1183 husband's death |
1197 | Henry the Young King Henry the Young King Henry, known as the Young King was the second of five sons of King Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine but the first to survive infancy. He was officially King of England; Duke of Normandy, Count of Anjou and Maine.-Early life:Little is known of the young prince Henry before the events... |
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Berengaria of Navarre Berengaria of Navarre Berengaria of Navarre was Queen of the English as the wife of King Richard I of England. She was the eldest daughter of King Sancho VI of Navarre and Sancha of Castile. As is the case with many of the medieval queens consort of the Kingdom of England, relatively little is known of her life... |
Sancho VI of Navarre Sancho VI of Navarre Sancho VI Garcés , called the Wise , was the king of Navarre from 1150 until his death in 1194.... (Jiménez Jiménez dynasty The Jiménez or Ximenes were an Iberian ruling family from the 10th century to the 13th century. They were the first Europeanisers of Spain and brought her back within the wider European political scene while also giving her the political character and division that persisted until the end of the... ) |
between 1165 and 1170 | 12 May 1191 | 6 April 1199 husband's death |
23 December 1230 | Richard IV Richard I of England Richard I was King of England from 6 July 1189 until his death. He also ruled as Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, Lord of Cyprus, Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, Count of Nantes, and Overlord of Brittany at various times during the same period... (Richard I of England) |
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Isabella of Angoulême Isabella of Angoulême Isabella of Angoulême was queen consort of England as the second wife of King John from 1200 until John's death in 1216. They had five children by the king including his heir, later Henry III... |
Aymer Taillefer, Count of Angoulême Aymer of Angoulême Aymer was the last Count of Angoulême of the House of Taillefer. He was the third of the six children of Count William IV and Marguerite of Turenne... (Taillefer Taillefer Taillefer was the surname of a Norman ioglere whose exact name and place of birth are unknown . He travelled to England during the Norman conquest of England of 1066, in the train of William the Conqueror... ) |
1188 | 24 August 1200 | 1204 husband's loss of Normandy |
31 May 1246 | John John of England John , also known as John Lackland , was King of England from 6 April 1199 until his death... |
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House of Valois, 1332–1350
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Spouse |
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Bonne of Bohemia Bonne of Bohemia Bonne of Luxemburg, Duchess of Normandy, Countess of Anjou and of Maine , was born Jutta , the daughter of John the Blind of Luxemburg, king of Bohemia and his first wife Elisabeth of Bohemia. She was the first wife of King John II of France; however, as her death occurred a year prior to his... |
John of Bohemia (Luxembourg House of Luxembourg The House of Luxembourg was a late medieval German dynasty, which between 1308 and 1437 ruled the Holy Roman Empire, twice interrupted by the rivaling House of Wittelsbach.-History:... ) |
20 May 1315 | 6 August 1332 | c. 1332 title created |
11 September 1349 | John II John II of France John II , called John the Good , was the King of France from 1350 until his death. He was the second sovereign of the House of Valois and is perhaps best remembered as the king who was vanquished at the Battle of Poitiers and taken as a captive to England.The son of Philip VI and Joan the Lame,... |
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Joanna I of Auvergne |
William XII, Count of Auvergne and Boulogne (Auvergne) |
8 May 1326 | 13 February 1349 | 22 August 1350 became Queen consort of France |
29 September 1360 | |||
House of Valois, 1355–1364
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Spouse |
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Joan of Bourbon |
Peter I, Duke of Bourbon Peter I, Duke of Bourbon Peter I of Bourbon was the second Duke of Bourbon, from 1342 to his death.Peter was son of Louis I of Bourbon, whom he also succeeded as Grand Chamberlain of France, and Mary of Avesnes.... (Bourbon House of Bourbon The House of Bourbon is a European royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty . Bourbon kings first ruled Navarre and France in the 16th century. By the 18th century, members of the Bourbon dynasty also held thrones in Spain, Naples, Sicily, and Parma... ) |
3 February 1338 | 8 April 1350 | 7 December 1355 husband's accession |
8 April 1364 became Queen consort of France |
6 February 1378 | Charles I Charles V of France Charles V , called the Wise, was King of France from 1364 to his death in 1380 and a member of the House of Valois... (Charles V of France) |
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