House of Normandy

House of Normandy
Arms of the Duchy of Normandy[nb 1]
Country
Founded911
FounderRollo
Final rulerHenry I of England or Matilda (disputed)
Titles
Dissolution1167 (1167)
Deposition1135
Cadet branchesIllegitimate lines:
  1. ^ The House of Normandy became extinct before the age of heraldry.

The House of Normandy (Norman: Maison de Nouormandie [mɛ.zɔ̃ d̪e nɔʁ.mɛnde]) was a noble family originating from the Duchy of Normandy. The House of Normandy's lineage began with the Scandinavian Rollo who founded the Duchy of Normandy in 911.[1]

The House of Normandy includes members who were dukes of Normandy, counts of Rouen, as well as kings of England following the Norman conquest of England. It lasted until Stephen of the French House of Blois seized the Duchy of Normandy in 1135. The house emerged from the union between the Viking Rollo[2] (first ruler of Normandy) and Poppa of Bayeux,[3] a West Frankish noblewoman. William the Conqueror[4] and his heirs down through 1135 were members of this dynasty.

After that it was disputed between William's grandchildren, Matilda, whose husband Geoffrey[5] was the founder of the House of Plantagenet, and Stephen of the House of Blois (or Blesevin dynasty).[6]

The Norman counts of Rouen were:

The Norman dukes of Normandy were:

The Norman monarchs of England and Normandy were:

Norman Count of Flanders:

Richard I had a daughter, Emma of Normandy, who was Queen consort through her two marriages to Æthelred the Unready and Cnut the Great.

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  15. ^ 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.
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  17. ^ "William Clito | count of Flanders | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.