House of Normandy
Arms of the Duchy of Normandy[nb 1]
CountryFrance, England
Founded911; 1117 years ago
FounderRollo
Final rulerHenry I of England or Matilda (disputed)
Titles
Estate(s)Normandy, England, Flanders
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]) designates the noble family which originates from the Duchy of Normandy and whose members were counts of Rouen, dukes of Normandy, as well as kings of England following the Norman conquest of England. It lasted until Stephen of the French House of Blois seized the English throne and the Duchy of Normandy in 1135. The house emerged from the union between the Viking Rollo[1] (first ruler of Normandy) and Poppa of Bayeux,[2] a West Frankish noblewoman. William the Conqueror[3] and his heirs down through 1135 were members of this dynasty.

After that it was disputed between William's grandchildren, Matilda, whose husband Geoffrey[4] was the founder of the House of Plantagenet, and Stephen of the House of Blois (or Blesevin dynasty).[5]

The Norman counts of Rouen were:

The Norman dukes of Normandy were:

The Norman monarchs of England and Normandy were:

Norman Count of Flanders:

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

Family tree

Counts of Rouen and Dukes of Normandy shown in bold.

Rollo
First Norman count of Rouen 911–927
House of Normandy
William
'Longsword'

Second Norman count of Rouen 927–942
Richard I
'the Fearless'

First duke of Normandy 942–996
Richard II
'the Good'

Second duke of Normandy 996–1027
Robert
count of Évreux
Mauger
∞ Germain
countess of Corbeil
Geoffrey
count of Eu
HOUSE OF CLARE
William I
count of Eu
EU
Richard III
Third duke of Normandy 1026–1027
Robert I
'the Magnificent'

Fourth Duke of Normandy 1027–35
Richard
count of Évreux
Ralph
lord of Gacé
Nicolas of Normandy
Abbot of Saint Ouen
1027–1092
William II (King William I)
'the Conqueror'

Fifth duke of Normandy 1035–87
King of England 1066–87
William
count of Évreux
Robert II
'Curthose'

Sixth duke of Normandy 1087–1106
Adela
Stephen II,
Count of Blois
RichardWilliam II
'Rufus'

King of England 1087–1100
Ducal Regent 1096–1100
Henry I
'Beauclerc'

King of England 1100–35
Seventh duke of Normandy 1106–35
William Clito
Count of Flanders
Ducal claimant
Stephen
King of England 1135–54
Duke of Normandy 1135–44

HOUSE OF BLOIS
Henry V
king of Germany
HOUSE OF SALIANS
Matilda I
Lady of the English
Geoffrey, Count of Anjou
Ninth duke of Normandy 1144–50
HOUSE OF PLANTAGENET
William III Adelin
Duke of Normandy 1120
in his father's lifetime
(illeg.)
Robert I
1st earl of Gloucester
(illeg.)
Richard of Lincoln
(illeg.)
Reginald
1st earl of Cornwall
(illeg.)
Robert FitzEdith
∞ Matilda d'Avranches
baroness of Okehampton
(illeg.)
Gilbert FitzRoy
(illeg.)
Henry FitzRoy
(illeg.)
Fulk FitzRoy
monk at Abingdon?
Henry II
Tenth duke of Normandy 1150–89
King of England 1154–89
William FitzRobert
2nd earl of Gloucester
Roger
bishop
(illeg.)
Richard
bishop of Bayeux
Meiler Fitzhenry
Lord Chief Justice of Ireland
Henry
'the Young King'

Duke of Normandy 1170–83
in his father's lifetime
Richard IV (King Richard I)
'Lionheart'

Eleventh duke of Normandy &
King of England 1189–99
John
'Lackland'

Twelfth duke of Normandy &
King of England 1199–1216
Henry III
Thirteenth duke of Normandy 1216–59
(renounced at Treaty of Paris)
King of England 1216–72

References and notes

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  12. Ciara.Berry (12 January 2016). "Henry I 'Beauclerc' (r. 1100–1135)". The Royal Family. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
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  14. 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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  16. "William Clito | count of Flanders | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
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