~990, Roger
born in Conches, Normandy, s/o §§Raoul
de Toeni.
~1000, Richard,
born in Evreux, Normandy.
~1005,
Godeheut born in France. [Godeheut possibly the daughter of the Countess of
Barcelona. (S) Medieval Romance in England, 1963, P249.]
1013-14,
Roger and his father Raoul held the castle at Tillieres for Richard, duke of
Normandy. (S) Monastic Revival, Potts, 1997, P109.
1015, Raoul
de Toeni [Roger’s father] the leader of a group of Normans on a pilgrimage to
Italy for a blessing of the pope. The pope encouraged them to go to southern
Italy, where the Greeks were attacking. (S) Southern Italy and Sicily,
Crawford, 1907, P131.
1016, Raoul
de Toeni [Roger’s father] and the sons of Tancred de Hauteville, on their way
home from pilgrimage, helped the town of Salerno, Italy, against Saracens. (S)
Meidieval France, Tilley, 2010, P80.
Aft. 1024,
Roger’s father died.
1020s, Roger
fought for the Countess of Barcelona against it Muslim contemporaries. (S)
Medieval Warfare, Keen , 1999, P61. [Upon returning Roger was known as “Roger
the Spaniard.”]
[–––Roger & Godehilde–––]
~1023, Roger
married Godehilde.
By 1026,
Roger founded the church of Sainte-Foy at Conches.
5/14/1027, Henry I crowned King of France.
7/3/1035, Robert I, duke of Normandy, died; his bastard son William
[the Conqueror] succeeding at age 8. Roger de Tosny was opposed to this
succession. Robert, archbishop of Rouen, father of Richard, count of Evreux,
became the Regent for Duke William. [Duke William and Count Richard are 2nd
cousins.]
1035, Roger built the castle of Conches-en-Ouche, and founded the abbey
of Conches. (S) The Quest for El Cid, Fletcher, 1989, P78.
3/16/1037, Richard of Evreux’s father died.
1042, Edward the Confessor became King of England, returning from exile in Normandy to London. [Richard and
Edward were 1st cousins.] (S) Edward the Confessor, Barlow, 1984.
Roger of Tosny, with his 2 sons, and Robert of Grandmesnil, ravaged the
lands of Humphrey de Vieilles [father of Roger de Beaumont.]
~1044, Roger
of Tosny died in battle with Roger de Beaumont. [Roger’s 2 eldest sons died
soon afterwards.]
~1044,
Charter of Godehilde: “I, Godehilde, Countess of Evreux, formerly wife of Roger
de Tosny.” (S) Book of Sainte Foy, Sheingorn, 1995, P297.
[–––Richard & Godehilde–––]
~1044,
Richard married Goldehilde.
1048,
Girelme du Fresne, for the soul of his lord Roger de Tosny and Raoul his son
and his own, gave favour to the abbey of Conches. (S) Dictionnaire Historique
de Toutes Les Communes, Charpillon, V2, 1879, P229.
5/23/1059, Philip I crowned King of France.
By 1060,
Goldehilde died.
[–––Richard–––]
1060,
Richard, founding the Benedictine nunnery of Saint-Sauver: ‘considering that
this miserable life is woth naught, and in terror and pains of hell, I have
founded a house of nuns within the city of Evreux … I Richard, unworth count
and sinner, … do take upon my oath the following donations to them.’ (S) Battle
Conference, 1979, P66.
1/1066,
Edward the Confessor, King of England died.
1066, On the
founding of Saint Taurin, Richard, count of Evreux, with consent of his son
William, donated a tithe of a town near the mouth of the Sein, and a tithe of
mills in a town near Evreux. (S) Monatic Revival – Normandy, Potts, 1997, P68.
10/14/1066,
Richard and his son William fought with William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings. [At this time,
Richard 1 of only 4 counts in Normandy: Counts of Eu, Evreux, and Mortain, and
Countess of Aumale.] (S) General Introduction to Domesday Book, V1, Ellis,
1833, P408.
12/13/1067,
Richard, count of Evreux, died. (S) Yorkshire Arch. Journal, V9, 1886, P260.
Family notes:
Conches about 4 leagues southwest of Everux.
Agnes of Everux (756441090, b.~1045) sometimes given
as d/o Richard of Evreux (b.~1020), s/o Archbishop Robert of Rouen
(appt.bishop.989), natural s/o Richard I, Duke of Normandy (3025764384). The
Archbishop had Richard while Comte of Everux, before becoming Archbishop; hence
the timeline indicates this is not likely; although Richard may be the gs/o the
Archbishop. (S) Ecclesiastical History of England and Normandy, V2, Vitalis,
1854, P160.
Children
of Roger and Godeheut:
i. Adeliza de Tony (1272928379), born ~1025 in France.
ii. Ralph de Tony (159917060), born ~1030 in
France.
Children
of Richard and Godeheut:
i. Agnes of Everux (756441090), born ~1045 in
France.
ii. William of Everux, born ~1047 in France.
William
married Helwise, d/o William of Nevers.
10/14/1066,
William fought with his father and Duke William at the battle of Hastings.
1090-91,
William, count of Evreux, laid siege to Conches, killing Isabel’s [wife of
half-brother Ralph de Tony] brother Richard de Montfort. The dispute was
settled when William, count of Evreux named Ralph’s younger son Roger as his
heir. (S) Collected Historical Works of Sir Francis Palgrave, K.H., 1921, P143.
[This conflict lasted 3 years.]
11/1090,
William of Evreux aided Duke Robert in suppressing a rebellion in the city of
Rouen.
8/1104,
Henry invaded Normandy and convinced William, count of Evreux to switch
allegiance.
1110,
William destroyed the king’s tower at Evreux.
1112, King
Henry drove William from his lands.
4/18/1118,
William died. King Henry I of England seized the castle of Evreux. William’s
nephew, Amaury de Montfort claimed Evreux by right of his mother [Agnes, d/o
Richard, count of Evreux.]
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