Nielsen Hayden genealogy
Esperling
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1. Esperling Notes:
"His name is given only in Robert of Torigny's additions to [Gesta Normannorum Ducum by Guillaume de Jumièges], which states that after the death of William, Sprota was forced to become the concubine of a very rich man called Esperleng, who held mills at Vandreuil [GND (Rob. Tor.) vi, 17(38) (vol. 2, p. 175)]. But his existence is guaranteed by other sources which state that count Rodulf was a half-brother of Richard by the same mother [GND iv, 20 (vol. 1, pp. 134-5); see also Dudo iv, 77 (p. 171), who calls him a brother of Richard]." [The Henry Project, citation details below.]
Esperling married Sprota after 942. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
Generation: 2
2. Rodulf of Ivry (1.Esperling1)
Notes:
Also called Ralph, Raoul, etc. Comte d'Ivry. Count of Bayeux.
Family/Spouse: Alberade. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
Family/Spouse: Éremburge. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
Generation: 3
3. Emma d'Ivry, Abbess of St. Amand (2.Rodulf2, 1.Esperling1)
Family/Spouse: Osbern fitz Herfast. Osbern (son of Herfast) died about 1040. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 5. William fitz Osbern
was born between 1025 and 1030; died on 20 Feb 1071 in Flanders; was buried in Notre-Dame de Cormeilles Abbey, Eure, Normandy, France.
- 5. William fitz Osbern
4. Hugh d'Ivry, Bishop of Bayeux (2.Rodulf2, 1.Esperling1)
Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
Generation: 4
5. William fitz Osbern (3.Emma3, 2.Rodulf2, 1.Esperling1) was born between 1025 and 1030; died on 20 Feb 1071 in Flanders; was buried in Notre-Dame de Cormeilles Abbey, Eure, Normandy, France.
Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate death: 21 Feb 1071, Flanders
Notes:
Earl of Hereford. One of the fifteen "proven companions" of William at Hastings. Killed at the battle of Cassel, in Flanders.
Family/Spouse: Adeliza de Tosny. Adeliza (daughter of Roger I de Tosny and Godehildis) was born between 1030 and 1035; died on 5 Oct 1066; was buried in Notre-Dame de Lyre Abbey, Eure, Normandy, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 7. St. William of Breteuil
died in 1103.
- 8. Emma de Breteuil
died after 1096 in Palestine.
William married Richilde of Hainaut before 1071. Richilde was born between 1015 and 1020; died on 15 Mar 1086; was buried in Abbey of Hasnon, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
6. Aubree de Bayeux (4.Hugh3, 2.Rodulf2, 1.Esperling1)
Family/Spouse: Robert d'Ivry. Robert died after 1060. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 9. Robert d'Ivry
died in Bec Abbey, Eure, Normandy, France.
- 9. Robert d'Ivry