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Generation: 1
1. | Harlette De Falaise was born about 1003 in Falaise, Calvados, Normandy, France. Harlette married Robert I "The Magnificent" Duke Of Normandy about 1023. Robert (son of Richard II "The Good" Duke Of Normandy and Judith De Bretagne) was born about 1003 in , Normandy, France; died on 22 Jul 1035 in Nicea, Bithynia, Turkey; was buried in Nicaea, Bithynia, Turkey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. William I King of England was born on 14 Oct 1024 in Falaise, Calvados, Normandy, France; was christened in 1066; died on 10 Sep 1087 in Hermenbraville, Rouen, Normandie, France; was buried in Abbaye de Saint Etienne, Caen, Normandie, France.
- 3. Countess of Aumale Adelaide of Normandy was born about 1027 in Aumale, Seine-Maritime, France; died in 1085.
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Generation: 2
2. | William I King of England (1.Harlette1) was born on 14 Oct 1024 in Falaise, Calvados, Normandy, France; was christened in 1066; died on 10 Sep 1087 in Hermenbraville, Rouen, Normandie, France; was buried in Abbaye de Saint Etienne, Caen, Normandie, France. Notes:
Born around 1028, William was the illegitimate son of Duke Robert I of Normandy, and Herleve (also known as Arlette), daughter of a tanner in Falaise. Known as 'William the Bastard' to his contemporaries, his illegitimacy shaped his career when he was young.
On his father's death in 1035, William was recognised by his family as the heir - an exception to the general rule that illegitimacy barred succession. His great uncle looked after the Duchy until 1037, and his overlord, King Henry I of France, knighted him at the age of 15. From 1047 onwards, William successfully dealt with rebellion inside Normandy involving his kinsmen and threats from neighbouring nobles, including attempted invasions by his former ally King Henry I of France in 1054 (the French forces were defeated at the Battle of Mortemer) and 1057. William's military successes and reputation helped him to negotiate his marriage to Mathilda, daughter of Count Baldwin V of Flanders. At the time of his invasion of England, William was a very experienced and ruthless military commander, ruler and administrator who had unified Normandy and inspired fear and respect outside his duchy.
William's claim to the English throne was based on his assertion that, in 1051, Edward the Confessor had promised him the throne (he was a distant cousin) and that Harold II - having sworn in 1064 to uphold William's right to succeed to that throne - was therefore a usurper. Furthermore, William had the support of Emperor Henry IV and papal approval. William took seven months to prepare his invasion force, using some 600 transport ships to carry around 7,000 men (including 2,000-3,000 cavalry) across the Channel.
On 28 September 1066, with a favourable wind, William landed unopposed at Pevensey and, within a few days, raised fortifications at Hastings. Having defeated an earlier invasion by the King of Norway at the Battle of Stamford Bridge near York in late September, Harold undertook a forced march south, covering 250 miles in some nine days to meet the new threat, gathering inexperienced reinforcements to replenish his exhausted veterans as he marched.
At the Battle of Senlac (near Hastings) on 14 October, Harold's weary and under-strength army faced William's cavalry (part of the forces brought across the Channel) supported by archers. Despite their exhaustion, Harold's troops were equal in number (they included the best infantry in Europe equipped with their terrible two-handled battle axes) and they had the battlefield advantage of being based on a ridge above the Norman positions. The first uphill assaults by the Normans failed and a rumour spread that William had been killed; William rode among the ranks raising his helmet to show he was still alive. The battle was close-fought: a chronicler described the Norman counter-attacks and the Saxon defence as 'one side attacking with all mobility, the other withstanding as though rooted to the soil'. Three of William's horses were killed under him. William skilfully co-ordinated his archers and cavalry, both of which the English forces lacked. During a Norman assault, Harold was killed - hit by an arrow and then mowed down by the sword of a mounted knight. Two of his brothers were also killed. The demoralised English forces fled. (In 1070, as penance, William had an abbey built on the site of the battle, with the high altar occupying the spot where Harold fell. The ruins of Battle Abbey, and the town of Battle, which grew up around it, remain.)
William was crowned on Christmas Day 1066 in Westminster Abbey. Three months later, he was confident enough to return to Normandy leaving two joint regents (one of whom was his half-brother Odo, Bishop of Bayeux, who was later to commission the Bayeux Tapestry) behind to administer the kingdom. However, it took William six years to consolidate his conquest, and even then he had to face constant plotting and fighting on both sides of the Channel.
In 1068, Harold's illegitimate sons raided the south-west coast of England (dealt with by William's local commanders), and there were uprisings in the Welsh Marches, Devon and Cornwall. William appointed earls who, in Wales and in all parts of the kingdom, undertook to guard the threatened frontiers and maintain internal security in return for land.
In 1069, the Danes, in alliance with Prince Edgar the Aetheling (Ethelred's great-grandson) and other English nobles, invaded the north and took York. Taking personal charge, and pausing only to deal with the rising at Stafford, William drove the Danes back to their ships on the Humber. In a harsh campaign lasting into 1070, William systematically devastated Mercia and Northumbria to deprive the Danes of their supplies and prevent recovery of English resistance. Churches and monasteries were burnt, and agricultural land was laid to waste, creating a famine for the unarmed and mostly peasant population which lasted at least nine years. Although the Danes were bribed to leave the north, King Sweyn of Denmark and his ships threatened the east coast (in alliance with various English, including Hereward the Wake) until a treaty of peace was concluded in June 1070. Further north, where the boundary with Scotland was unclear, King Malcolm III was encroaching into England. Yet again, William moved swiftly and moved land and sea forces north to invade Scotland. The Treaty of Abernethy in 1072 marked a truce, which was reinforced by Malcolm's eldest son being accepted as a hostage.
William consolidated his conquest by starting a castle-building campaign in strategic areas. Originally these castles were wooden towers on earthen 'mottes' (mounds) with a bailey (defensive area) surrounded by earth ramparts, but many were later rebuilt in stone. By the end of William's reign over 80 castles had been built throughout his kingdom, as a permanent reminder of the new Norman feudal order.
William and his wife Matilda of Flanders had at least nine children. The birth order of the sons is clear, but no source gives the relative order of birth of the daughters.
Robert was born between 1051 and 1054, died 10 February 1134. Duke of Normandy, married Sybilla of Conversano, daughter of Geoffrey, Count of Conversano.
Richard was born before 1056, died around 1075.
William was born between 1056 and 1060, died 2 August 1100. King of England, killed in the New Forest.]
Henry was born in late 1068, died 1 December 1135. King of England, married Edith of Scotland, daughter of Malcolm III of Scotland. His second wife was Adeliza of Louvain.
Adeliza (or Adelida, Adelaide) died before 1113, reportedly betrothed to Harold Godwinson, probably a nun of Saint Léger at Préaux.
Cecilia (or Cecily) was born before 1066, died 1127, Abbess of Holy Trinity, Caen.
Matilda was born around 1061, died perhaps about 1086. Mentioned in Domesday Book as a daughter of William.
Constance died 1090, married Alan IV Fergent, Duke of Brittany.
Adela died 1137, married Stephen, Count of Blois.
(Possibly) Agatha, the betrothed of Alfonso VI of León and Castile.
There is no evidence of any illegitimate children born to William.
Christened:
During Norman conquest, as an adult.
William married Matilda Countess Of Flanders Queen Of England in 1050 in Castle Of, Angi, Normandy, France. Matilda (daughter of Baudouin V Count of Flanders and Adaele Capet) was born in 1031 in , Flanders, Belgium; died on 2 Nov 1083 in Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France; was buried in Eglise DE La Sainte Trinitbe, Caen, Normandie, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 4. Robert II Prince Of England was born about 1053 in , Normandy, France; died on 10 Feb 1134 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales; was buried in Saint Peters Church, Gloucester, England.
- 5. Richard Prince Of England was born about 1054 in , Normandy, France; died in 1081 in New Forest, Hampshire, England.
- 6. Cecilia Princess Of England was born about 1055 in , Normandy, France; died on 30 Jul 1126 in Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France.
- 7. William II King of England was born about 1056 in , Normandy, France; died on 1 Aug 1100 in New Forest, Hampshire, England; was buried on 2 Aug 1100 in Cathedrlstswiten, Winchester, Hampshire, England.
- 8. Alice Or Adbelahide De Normandy was born about 1057 in , Normandy, France; died in 1065.
- 9. Mathilda Princess Of England was born in 1059 in , Normandy, France; died on 1 May 1118.
- 10. Constance Princess Of England was born about 1061 in , Normandy, France; died on 13 Aug 1090 in , , , England; was buried in Saint Edmondsbury, Suffolk, England.
- 11. Adaele (Alice) Princess Of England was born about 1062 in , Normandy, France; died on 8 Mar 1135 in Marsilly, Aquitaine, France; was buried in Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France.
- 12. Gundred Princess Of England was born about 1063 in , Normandy, France; died on 27 May 1085 in Castle Acre, Acre, Norfolk, England; was buried in Priory Lewes, Sussex, England.
- 13. Agatha Princess Of England was born about 1064 in , Normandy, France; died before 1086 in Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France; was buried in Bayeux, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France.
- 14. Henry I King of England was born in 1068 in Selby, Yorkshire, England; was christened on 5 Aug 1100 in Selby, Yorkshire, England; died on 1 Dec 1135 in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France; was buried on 4 Jan 1136 in Reading Abbey, Reading, Berkshire, England.
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3. | Countess of Aumale Adelaide of Normandy (1.Harlette1) was born about 1027 in Aumale, Seine-Maritime, France; died in 1085. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes:
KINSHIP: Illegitimate daughter.
BIRTH: Date> About or before 1030.
TITLES: Styled "Countess of Aumale": See 'The Complete Peerage', vol. 1 p. 351 fn. (d).
PROPERTY: Held some manors in Essex and Suffolk.
LIVING: 1082.
DEATH: Date> Dead in 1090.
Adelaide married Count of Lens Lambert De Boulogne in 1053 in , Normandy, France. Lambert was born about 1020 in Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France; died in 1054 in Lille, Nord, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 15. Judith of Lens was born in 1054 in Lens, Artois, France; died after 1086.
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Adelaide married Eudes Count of Champagne in 1054-1060. Eudes was born in , Champagne, France; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 3
4. | Robert II Prince Of England (2.William2, 1.Harlette1) was born about 1053 in , Normandy, France; died on 10 Feb 1134 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales; was buried in Saint Peters Church, Gloucester, England. |
7. | William II King of England (2.William2, 1.Harlette1) was born about 1056 in , Normandy, France; died on 1 Aug 1100 in New Forest, Hampshire, England; was buried on 2 Aug 1100 in Cathedrlstswiten, Winchester, Hampshire, England. |
12. | Gundred Princess Of England (2.William2, 1.Harlette1) was born about 1063 in , Normandy, France; died on 27 May 1085 in Castle Acre, Acre, Norfolk, England; was buried in Priory Lewes, Sussex, England. Gundred married William De Warren, I before 1077 in , Normandy, France. William was born about 1055 in Bellencombe, Seine-Inferieure, France; died on 24 Jun 1088 in Lewes, Sussex, England; was buried in Priory Lewes, Sussex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 16. William De Warenne (Warren), II was born about 1065 in , Sussex, England; died on 11 May 1138 in , , , England; was buried in Priory Lewes, Sussex, England.
- 17. Reginald De Warren was born about 1082 in , Sussex, England.
- 18. Edith De Warren was born about 1084 in , Sussex, England.
- 19. Gundred De Warren was born about 1085 in Acre Castle, Acre, Norfolk, England.
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13. | Agatha Princess Of England (2.William2, 1.Harlette1) was born about 1064 in , Normandy, France; died before 1086 in Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France; was buried in Bayeux, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France. |
14. | Henry I King of England (2.William2, 1.Harlette1) was born in 1068 in Selby, Yorkshire, England; was christened on 5 Aug 1100 in Selby, Yorkshire, England; died on 1 Dec 1135 in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France; was buried on 4 Jan 1136 in Reading Abbey, Reading, Berkshire, England. Family/Spouse: Concubine of Henry I King of England. Concubine was born about 1072 in , , , England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 20. Robert De Caen, 1st Earl of Gloucester was born about 1090 in Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France; died on 31 Oct 1147 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England; was buried in St James Priory, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.
- 21. Maud, Princess Of England was born about 1091 in , , , England.
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Henry married Matilda "Atheling" Princess Of Scotland on 11 Nov 1100 in Westminster, Middlesex, London, England. Matilda was born in 1079 in Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland; died on 1 May 1118 in Westminster, Middlesex, London, England; was buried in Jun 1118 in Church Of St Peter, Westminster, Middlesex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 22. Elizabeth Princess Of England was born in 1095 in Talby, Yorkshire, England.
- 23. Prince Of England was born in 1101 in , , , England; died in 1102.
- 24. Matilda (Maud) Empress Of Germany was born on 7 Feb 1102 in London, London, England; died on 10 Sep 1169 in Notre Dame, Rouen, Normandy, France; was buried in Bec Abbey, Le Bec-Hellouin, Eure, France.
- 25. William "Atheling" Prince Of England was born on 5 Aug 1103 in Selby, Yorkshire, England; died on 26 Nov 1119 in At Sea, Barfleur, Manche, France.
- 26. Richard Prince Of England was born in 1105 in , , , England; died on 26 Sep 1119 in At Sea, Barfleur, Manche, France.
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15. | Judith of Lens (3.Adelaide2, 1.Harlette1) was born in 1054 in Lens, Artois, France; died after 1086. Notes:
KINSHIP: Niece of William I, King of England.
BIRTH: Conclusion> Must have been born in 1054 or 1055, so she would be under 17 when married.
CHURCH: Property> Founded the Nunnery of Elstow, near Bedford.
PROPERTY: Walthamstow Manor.
LIVING: 1086.
Judith married Waltheof Earl of Huntingdon in 1070 in , Artois, France. Waltheof (son of Siward Earl of Northumberland and Countess of Northumberland Aelfled of Bernicia) was born in 1035 in , Northumberland, England; died on 31 May 1076 in Winchester, Hampshire, England; was buried in Jun 1076 in Crowland, Lincolnshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 4
16. | William De Warenne (Warren), II (12.Gundred3, 2.William2, 1.Harlette1) was born about 1065 in , Sussex, England; died on 11 May 1138 in , , , England; was buried in Priory Lewes, Sussex, England. William married Isabel (Elizabeth) De Vermandois before 1118 in , , , France. Isabel (daughter of Hugues "Le Grand" De France and Adelle (Adelaide) Vermandois) was born about 1085 in Valois, Isle DE France, France; died on 13 Feb 1131 in , , , England; was buried in Lewes, Sussex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 29. Ada De Warenne was born about 1104 in Huntingdon, Huntingdon, England.
- 30. William De Warenne (Warren), III was born about 1110 in , Vermandois, France; died in 1148 in Laodicea, France.
- 31. Reginald De Warenne (Warren) was born about 1113 in , Vermandois, France.
- 32. Ralph De Warenne (Warren) was born about 1115 in , Vermandois, France.
- 33. Gundred De Warenne was born about 1117 in Warwick, Warwickshire, England; died about 1166 in , Warwickshire, England; was buried in Kelso, Roxburgh, Scotland.
- 34. Adelian De Warenne was born about 1122 in Surrey, England.
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20. | Robert De Caen, 1st Earl of Gloucester (14.Henry3, 2.William2, 1.Harlette1) was born about 1090 in Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France; died on 31 Oct 1147 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England; was buried in St James Priory, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. Robert married Maud (Mabel) (Sibyl) Fitzhammon about 1115 in , , Gloucestershire, England. Maud was born about 1094 in , , Gloucestershire, England; died in 1157 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 35. Roger Fitzrobert was born about 1112 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England; died on 9 Aug 1179 in Tours, Indre Et Loire, Touraine, France; was buried in Tours, Indre Et Loire, Touraine, France.
- 36. Richard Fitzrobert was born about 1114 in Cruelly, Calvados, Normandy, France; died in 1175.
- 37. Hamon Fitzrobert was born in 1116 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England; died in 1160 in Toulouse, Languedoc, Haute Garonne, France.
- 38. William "Mafonache" Fitzrobert was born about 23 Nov 1116 in , , Gloucestershire, England; died on 23 Nov 1183; was buried in Priory, Keynsham, Somersetshire, England.
- 39. Mabel Fitzrobert was born about 1118 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.
- 40. Maud of Gloucester was born about 1120 in , , Gloucestershire, England; died on 29 Jul 1189 in Chester, England.
- 41. Philip Fitzrobert was born about 1122 in , , Gloucestershire, England; died after 1147.
- 42. Robert Fitzrobert was born about 1128 in , , Gloucestershire, England; died after 1159.
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21. | Maud, Princess Of England (14.Henry3, 2.William2, 1.Harlette1) was born about 1091 in , , , England. Maud, married Conan III "Le Gross" Duke Of Bretagne in Mar 1113 in , , , England. Conan was born in 1096 in , , Bretagne, France; died on 17 Sep 1148. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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22. | Elizabeth Princess Of England (14.Henry3, 2.William2, 1.Harlette1) was born in 1095 in Talby, Yorkshire, England. Elizabeth married Fergus Lord Of Galloway about 1124 in Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland. Fergus was born about 1090 in Galloway, Scotland; died in 1161 in Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland; was buried on 12 May 1161 in Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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24. | Matilda (Maud) Empress Of Germany (14.Henry3, 2.William2, 1.Harlette1) was born on 7 Feb 1102 in London, London, England; died on 10 Sep 1169 in Notre Dame, Rouen, Normandy, France; was buried in Bec Abbey, Le Bec-Hellouin, Eure, France. Notes:
Matilda and her brother William were possibly twins.
According to some accounts, Matilda was named Alice at birth, but herfather Henry I changed her name to honour her mother, Matilda of Scotland(who had herself changed her name to honour Henry's mother).
Matilda's marriage to Geoffrey was mostly stormy. In 1131, three yearsafter they married, Matilda returned to her father, Henry I. Then,according to Henry of Huntingdon, she was sent back to Geoffrey "andgiven a reception fitting for such a virago."
According to some sources, Matilda died in 1169.
Source: RoyaList
Matilda married Geoffrey V "Le Bon" Plantagenet on 22 May 1127 in Le Mans, Sarthe, France. Geoffrey (son of Foulques V "Le Jeune" Count Of Anjou and Ermengarde (Ermentrude) Du Maine) was born on 24 Aug 1113 in Anjou, Isere, Rhone-Alpes, France; died on 7 Sep 1151 in Château-du-Loir, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 50. Agnes Plantagenet was born about 1130 in Le Mans, Sarthe, France; died in 1192 in Anyore, England.
- 51. King of England Henry II Plantagenet was born on 5 Mar 1133 in Le Mans, Maine, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France; died on 6 Jul 1189 in Chinon Castle, Chinon, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France; was buried on 8 Jul 1189 in Fontevrault-l'Abbaye, Maine-et-Loire, France.
- 52. Geoffrey VI "Mantell" Plantagenet, Count Of Nantes was born on 3 Jun 1134 in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France; died on 27 Jul 1157 in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France; was buried in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France.
- 53. Guillaume Plantagenet, Count Of Poitou was born on 22 Jul 1136 in Argentan, Orne, France; died on 30 Jan 1164 in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France; was buried in Notre Dame, Rouen, Normandy, France.
- 54. Emma Plantagenet, Princess Of Wales was born about 1138 in , Normandy, France.
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27. | Queen of Scotland Matilda (Maud) of Huntingdon (15.Judith3, 3.Adelaide2, 1.Harlette1) was born in 1072 in Huntington, Huntingdonshire, England; died on 23 Apr 1130 in , , Scotland; was buried in 1130 in Scone, Perthshire, England. Notes:
KINSHIP: 1st daughter.
BIRTH: Date Calculated> Aged 18 years in 1090.
TITLES: Countess of Huntingdon; Countess of Northumberland.
TITLES: 2nd Marriage> Queen of Scots.
DEATH: Date> 1130 or 1131.
Matilda married Simon de St. Liz, Earl of Northampton and Huntingdon in 1090 in , Huntingdonshire, England. Simon was born about 1046 in , Normandy, France; died in 1111 in La Charite-Sur-Loir, Nievre, France; was buried in Priory, Saint Neots, Huntingdonshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Matilda married King of Scots David I in 1113. David was born about 1080 in , , Scotland; died on 24 May 1153 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England; was buried in Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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28. | Alice (Adeliza) Huntingdon (15.Judith3, 3.Adelaide2, 1.Harlette1) was born about 1085 in Flamstead, Hertfordshire, England; died after 1126. Notes:
KINSHIP: Daughter and coheiress.
PROPERTY: Maritagium> The manor of Brinkley, Brinkley, Cambridgeshire, England.
LIVING: 1126.
Alice married Ralph IV de Conches de Toeni, baron of Flamstead in 1103 in , Hertfordshire, England. Ralph (son of Ralph III de Conches de Toeni and Isabel de Montfort) was born before 1081 in Flamstead, Hertfordshire, England; died about 1126 in Conches, Seine-et-Marne, France; was buried in Conches, Seine-et-Marne, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 58. Ralph de Toeni and died.
- 59. Margaret de Toeni and died.
- 60. Godeheut de Toeni was born in Flamstead, Hertfordshire, England; and died.
- 61. Roger III de Conches de Toeni, baron of Flamstead was born in 1104 in Flamstead, Hertfordshire, England; died in 1157.
- 62. Simon de Toeni was born about 1106 in Flamstead, Hertfordshire, England; and died.
- 63. Isabel de Toeni was born about 1108 in Flamstead, Hertfordshire, England; and died.
- 64. Hugh de Toeni was born about 1110 in Flamstead, Hertfordshire, England; was buried in Walthamstow, London, Middlesex, England.
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