Fulbert De Falaise
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 978 - Falaise, Calvados, France Christening: Death: Burial: Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
Children: 1. Lord Reynold De Falaise 2. Walter De Falaise 3. Herleva De Falaise 4. Beatrice De FalaiseKing Henry I De Falaise
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 21 February 1069 - Selby, North Yorkshire Christening: 5 August 1100 - Selby, North Yorkshire Death: 1 December 1135 - Lyons-La-Foret, Eure, France Burial: 4 December 1135 - Reading Abbey, Reading, Berkshire Cause of Death: Food PoisoningEvents
Marriage: to Edith, Princess of Scotland, 11 November 1100, Westminster, Middlesex.
Marriage: to Adelaide Princess of Brabant, 24 January 1120, Windsor, Berkshire.
Spouses and Children
1. *Lady Sybil Corbet Marriage: in They Never Married Children: 1. Sybila De Falaise 2. Matilda Of Scotland Marriage: 11 November 1100 - Westminster, Middlesex Children: 1. Empress Matilda of Germany 2. Richard Atheling 3. William Atheling 3. Edith De Greystoke Marriage: in They Never Married
Notes
General:
Henry I, the most resilient of the Norman kings (his reign lasted thirty-five years), was nicknamed "Beauclerc" (fine scholar) for his above average education. During his reign, the differences between English and Norman society began to slowly evaporate. Reforms in the royal treasury system became the foundation upon which later kings built. The stability Henry afforded the throne was offset by problems in succession: his only surviving son, William, was lost in the wreck of the White Ship in November 1120.Research:
The first years of Henry's reign were concerned with subduing Normandy. William the Conqueror divided his kingdoms between Henry's older brothers, leaving England to William Rufus and Normandy to Robert. Henry inherited no land but received £5000 in silver. He played each brother off of the other during their quarrels; both distrusted Henry and subsequently signed a mutual accession treaty barring Henry from the crown. Henry's hope arose when Robert departed for the Holy Land on the First Crusade; should William die, Henry was the obvious heir. Henry was in the woods hunting on the morning of August 2, 1100 when William Rufus was killed by an arrow. His quick movement in securing the crown on August 5 led many to believe he was responsible for his brother's death. In his coronation charter, Henry denounced William's oppressive policies and promising good government in an effort to appease his barons. Robert returned to Normandy a few weeks later but escaped final defeat until the Battle of Tinchebrai in 1106; Robert was captured and lived the remaining twenty-eight years of his life as Henry's prisoner.
Henry was drawn into controversy with a rapidly expanding Church. Lay investiture, the king's selling of clergy appointments, was heavily opposed by Gregorian reformers in the Church but was a cornerstone of Norman government. Henry recalled Anselm of Bec to the archbishopric of Canterbury to gain baronial support, but the stubborn Anselm refused to do homage to Henry for his lands. The situation remained unresolved until Pope Paschal II threatened Henry with excommunication in 1105. He reached a compromise with the papacy: Henry rescinded the king's divine authority in conferring sacred offices but appointees continued to do homage for their fiefs. In practice, it changed little - the king maintained the deciding voice in appointing ecclesiastical offices - but it a marked a point where kingship became purely secular and subservient in the eyes of the Church.
By 1106, both the quarrels with the church and the conquest of Normandy were settled and Henry concentrated on expanding royal power. He mixed generosity with violence in motivating allegiance to the crown and appointing loyal and gifted men to administrative positions. By raising men out of obscurity for such appointments, Henry began to rely less on landed barons as ministers and created a loyal bureaucracy. He was deeply involved in continental affairs and therefore spent almost half of his time in Normandy, prompting him to create the position of justiciar - the most trusted of all the king's officials, the justiciar literally ruled in the king's stead. Roger of Salisbury, the first justiciar, was instrumental in organizing an efficient department for collection of royal revenues, the Exchequer. The Exchequer held sessions twice a year for sheriffs and other revenue-collecting officials; these officials appeared before the justiciar, the chancellor, and several clerks and rendered an account of their finances. The Exchequer was an ingenious device for balancing amounts owed versus amounts paid. Henry gained notoriety for sending out court officials to judge local financial disputes (weakening the feudal courts controlled by local lords) and curb errant sheriffs (weakening the power bestowed upon the sheriffs by his father).
The final years of his reign were consumed in war with France and difficulties ensuring the succession. The French King Louis VI began consolidating his kingdom and attacked Normandy unsuccessfully on three separate occasions. The succession became a concern upon the death of his son William in 1120: Henry's marriage to Adelaide was fruitless, leaving his daughter Matilda as the only surviving legitimate heir. She was recalled to Henry's court in 1125 after the death of her husband, Emperor Henry V of Germany. Henry forced his barons to swear an oath of allegiance to Matilda in 1127 after he arranged her marriage to the sixteen-year-old Geoffrey of Anjou to cement an Angevin alliance on the continent. The marriage, unpopular with the Norman barons, produced a male heir in 1133, which prompted yet another reluctant oath of loyalty from the aggravated barons. In the summer of 1135, Geoffrey demanded custody of certain key Norman castles as a show of good will from Henry; Henry refused and the pair entered into war. Henry's life ended in this sorry state of affairs - war with his son-in-law and rebellion on the horizon - in December 1135.
The Wreck of the White Ship On the 25th November 1120 a disaster struck in the English Channel which had a dramatic effect, not only on the families of those involved, but on the very fabric of English Government.
The Norman dynasty had not long established itself on the English throne and King Henry I was eager that his line should continue to wear the crown for many generations to come. Despite having numerous bastard offspring, he had but two surviving legitimate children and his hopes for his family were firmly secured by the birth of his only son, William the Aethling: called by the Saxon princely title to stress that his parents had united both Saxon and Norman Royal Houses. William was a warrior prince who, even at the age of seventeen, fought alongside his father to reassert their rights in their Norman lands on the Continent. After the successful campaign of 1119 which culminated in King Louis VI of France's defeat and humiliation at the Battle of Brιmule, King Henry and his entourage were finally preparing to return to England. Henry was offered a fine vessel, the White Ship, in which to set sail for England, but the King had already made his travelling arrangements and suggested that it would be an excellent choice for his son, William.
As the rising star of the Royal Court, Prince William attracted the cream of society to surround him. He was to be accompanied by some three hundred fellow passengers: 140 knights and 18 noblewomen; his half-brother, Richard; his half-sister, Matilda the Countess of Perche; his cousins, Stephen and Matilda of Blois; the nephew of the German Emperor Henry V; the young Earl of Chester and most of the heirs to the great estates of England and Normandy. There was a mood of celebration in the air and the Prince had wine brought aboard ship by the barrel-load to help the party go with a swing. Both passengers and crew soon became highly intoxicated: shouting abuse at one another and ejecting a group of clerics who had arrived to bless the voyage. Some passengers, including Stephen of Blois, who was ill with diarrhoea, appear to have sensed further trouble and decided to take a later craft.
The onboard revelries had delayed the White Ship's departure and it only finally set out to sea, after night had already fallen. The Prince found that most of the King's forces had already left him far behind yet, as with all young rabble-rousers, he wished to be first back home. He therefore ordered the ship's master to have his oarsmen row full-pelt and overtake the rest of the fleet. Being as drunk as the rest of them, the master complied and the ship soon began to race through the waves. An excellent vessel though the White Ship was, sea-faring was not as safe as it is today. Many a boat was lost on the most routine of trips and people did not travel over the water unless they really had to. With a drunken crew in charge moreover, it seems that fate had marked out the White Ship for special treatment. It hit a rock in the gloom of the night and the port-side timbers cracked wide-open to reveal a gaping whole.
Prince William's quick-thinking bodyguard immediately rushed him on deck and bundled him into a small dinghy. They were away to safety even before the crew had begun to make their abortive attempts to hook the vessel off the rocks. However, back aboard ship, the Prince could hear his half-sister calling to him, begging him not to leave her to the ravages of the merciless sea. He ordered his little boat to turn round, but the situation was hopeless. As William grew nearer once more, the White Ship began to descend beneath the waves. More and more people were in the water now and they fought desperately for the safety of the Royal dinghy. The turmoil and the weight were too much. The Prince's little boat was capsized and sank without trace.
It is said that the only person to survive the wreck to tell the tale was a Rouen butcher, called Berold, who had only been on board to collect debts owed him by the noble revellers. Finely dressed bodies, such as the Earl of Chester's, were washed up along the Norman shoreline for months after.
After King Henry heard of the disaster, it is said that he never smiled again. Desperate to secure his family's succession, he had the English barons swear an oath to uphold the rights of his only remaining legitimate child: his daughter Matilda who they were to recognise as their Queen after Henry's death. But the time had not yet come for a woman to be accepted on the English throne. When King Henry died, his nephew, Stephen of Blois siezed the crown and four years later, the status quo degenerated into a patchy Civil War.
Wikipeadia link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_I_of_England
Herleva De Falaise
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1003 - Falaise, Calvados, France Christening: Death: 1050 - Abbey Of St Grestain, France Burial: Cause of Death:Events
Marriage: to Robert II, Duke of Normandy, Abt 1023.
Marriage: to Harlevin, Viscount De Conteville, Abt 1035, Falaise, France.
Parents
Father: Fulbert De Falaise Mother:Lord Reynold De Falaise
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1008 - Croy, Picardy, Flanders, France Christening: Death: in Croix, Nord, Nord Pas DE Calais, France Burial: Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Fulbert De Falaise Mother:
Spouses and Children
Children: 1. John De GraiSybila De Falaise
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1092 - Domfront, Falaise, France Christening: Death: 13 July 1122 - Eilean nam Ban, Loch Tay, Scotland Burial: July 1122 - Dunfermline Abbey, Fife, Scotland Cause of Death:Events
Marriage: to Baldwin De Boulers, 1105, Falaise, Calvados, France.
Marriage: Alexander I of Scotland, 1107.
Parents
Father: King Henry I De Falaise Mother: Lady Sybil Corbet
Spouses and Children
1. *Baldwin De Boulers Marriage: 1105 - Falaise, Calvados, France Children: 1. Maud D'aubigny De Boulers 2. Stephen De Boulers
Notes
General:
Sybila's marriage to Alexander I was childless.
Walter De Falaise
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1000 Christening: Death: Burial: Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Fulbert De Falaise Mother:Eleanor De Felton
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1361 - Litcham, Norfolk Christening: Death: 8 August 1400 - Luton Hoo, Bedfordshire Burial: Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Sir Thomas Hoo Marriage: 1395 - Luton Hoo, Bedfordshire Children: 1. Lord (Sir) Thomas HooMaud de Fiennes
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1251 - Wendover, Buckinghamshire Christening: Death: Bef 1298 Burial: in Walden Priory, Essex Cause of Death:Events
Marriage: to John de Vescy, 1269, Alnwick, Northumberland.
Marriage: to Humprey de Bohun, 20 July 1275, Pleshey, Essex.
Spouses and Children
1. *Earl Humprey de Bohun Marriage: 20 July 1275 - Pleshey, Essex Children: 1. Sir Humprey de BohunAgnus De Frowick
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1323 - Old Fold, Middlesex Christening: Death: 1375 Burial: Cause of Death:Events
Occupation: Nun.
Parents
Father: Henry De Frowick Mother: Margaret De PounsAnketin De Frowick
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1280 - Old Fold, Middlesex Christening: Death: Burial: Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Henry De Frowick Mother: Isabel De DurhamGeoffrey De Frowick
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1202 - Frowick, Essex Christening: Death: Burial: Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Ralph De Frowick Mother:Henry De Frowick
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1230 - Old Fold, Middlesex Christening: Death: 1286 - Old Fold, Middlesex Burial: Cause of Death:Events
Marriage: to Isabel de Durham, 1259, Old Fold, Middlesex.
Parents
Father: Laurence De Frowick Mother: Alice Unknown
Spouses and Children
1. *Isabel De Durham Marriage: 1259 - Old Fold, Middlesex Children: 1. Reginald De Frowick 2. Thomas De Frowick 3. Roger De Frowick 4. John De Frowick 5. Rosamund De Frowick 6. William De Frowick 7. Stephen De Frowick 8. Margaret De Frowick 9. Joan De Frowick 10. Sabine De Frowick 11. Anketin De Frowick 12. Janett De FrowickSir Henry De Frowick
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1345 - Old Fold, Middlesex Christening: Death: 1386 - South Mimms, Hertfordshire Burial: Cause of Death:Events
Marriage: to Alice de Cornhill, 1376, Old Fold, Middlesex.
Parents
Father: Sir Thomas De Frowick Mother: Maud De Durham
Spouses and Children
1. *Alice De Cornhill Marriage: 1387 - Hillingdon, Middlesex Children: 1. Sir Henry De Frowick 2. Thomas De Frowick 3. Robert De Frowick 4. Richard De FrowickSir Henry De Frowick
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1380 - Old Fold, Middlesex Christening: Death: 1460 - Gunnersbury, Middlesex Burial: Cause of Death:Events
Marriage: to Isable Unknown, 16 March 1421, Gunnersbury, Middlesex.
Occupation: Lord mayor of London, 1444, London, Middlesex.
Parents
Father: Sir Henry De Frowick Mother: Alice De Cornhill
Spouses and Children
1. *Isabel Unknown Marriage: 16 March 1421 - Gunnersbury, Middlesex Children: 1. Sir Thomas Frowick 2. Elizabeth FrowickHenry De Frowick
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1296 - Old Fold, Middlesex Christening: Death: 1377 - Old Fold, Middlesex Burial: Cause of Death:Events
Marriage: to Margaret de Pouns, 1317, Old Fold, Middlesex.
Parents
Father: Reginald De Frowick Mother: Agnes Unknown
Spouses and Children
1. *Margaret De Pouns Marriage: 1342 - Old Fold, Middlesex Children: 1. Sir Thomas De Frowick 2. Margaret De Frowick 3. Agnus De Frowick 4. Matildaold De FrowickJanett De Frowick
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1282 - Old Fold, Middlesex Christening: Death: Burial: Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Henry De Frowick Mother: Isabel De DurhamJoan De Frowick
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1276 - Old Fold, Middlesex Christening: Death: Burial: Cause of Death:Events
Marriage: to Walter de Finchingfield, 1296, London, Middlesex.
Parents
Father: Henry De Frowick Mother: Isabel De DurhamJohn De Frowick
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1266 - Old Fold, Middlesex Christening: Death: Burial: Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Henry De Frowick Mother: Isabel De DurhamJohn De Frowick
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1227 - Old Fold, Middlesex Christening: Death: 1312 - Old Fold, Middlesex Burial: Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Laurence De Frowick Mother: Alice UnknownLaurence De Frowick
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1225 - Old Fold, Middlesex Christening: Death: 1276 - Old Fold, Middlesex Burial: Cause of Death:Events
Marriage: to Gillian, 1246, Old Fold, Middlesex.
Parents
Father: Laurence De Frowick Mother: Alice Unknown
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