Duke Rollo (Hrolf) of Normandy 
Rollo was born about 0866 in Maer, Nord-Trondelag, Norway. Rollo's father was Rognvald ("the Wise") Eysteinsson and his mother was Ragnhild Hrolfsdatter. His paternal grandparents were Eystein ("Glumra" (the Noisy)) Ivarsson and Aseda Rognvaldsdatter. He had a half-brother named Hrollager. He died about 0931 in Normandy, France.General Notes
Rollo, the Dane, was a Viking pirate that was banished from Norway byhis father; and captured Bayeux in 890. He was given the Name of Robert Iat his baptism, and was styled as the "Patrician of Normandy".
He aquired his nickname "the Ganger", because he was to big for ahorse to carry and had to walk.
He was granted land in Northwestern France in 911 by Charles "theSimple", King of France. Charles hoped that Rollo would defend his newland, barring the length of the Seine River to other Viking groups. Rolloremained faithful to Charles and he and his son quickly expanded theoriginal land grant at the expense of neighboring French lords andguarded it well against Viking rivals. Even before Rollo's grandsonRichard took over the domain in 942, the descendants of the Vikings hadaccepted Christianity, intermarried with the local population and adoptedthe French language. Already they were being called Normans, acontraction of Northmen, and their territory became known as Normandy.Richard's (Rollo's grandson) great-grandson was King William I, conquerorof England.
Marriage 1 Poppa de VALOIS [Duchess of Normandy b: ABT 0872 in Evreux, Normandy, France
Married: 0891
Children
Guillaume (William) I "Longue Epaee" (Long Sword), Duke of NORMANDY b: ABT 0893/0900 in Normandy, France
Robert, Count of CORBEILL b: ABT 0895 in Normandy, France
Crespina of NORMANDY
Gerletta of NORMANDY
Kathlin of NORMANDY
Adele (Gerloc), Princess of NORMANDY [Countess of Poitiers] b: ABT 0910/0917 in Normandy, France
Robert, Count Of Corbeill b: ABT 0895 in Normandy, France
Marriage 2 Gisela (Gisele) of the Franks [Duchess of Normandy] b: ABT 0895 in Normandy, France
Married: 0912 in France
Marriage 3 Spouse Unknown
Married: 0891
Marriage 4 Spouse Unknown
Married: 0912 in France
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.~ 0730 in Vestpold, Norway d.~ 0800 in Vestpold, Norway
- b.~ 0760 in Norway d.~ 0790 in Maer, Nord-Trondelag, Norway
- b.~ 0710 in Westmare, Norway
- b.~ 0735 in Norway d. in Vestpold, Norway
- b.~ 0800 in Maer, Nord-Trondelag, Norway d.~ 0870 in Maer, Nord-Trondelag, Norway
- b.~ 0830 in Maer, Nord-Trondelag, Norway d.~ 0894 in Maer, Nord-Trondelag, Norway
- b.~ 0738 in Vestpold, Norway
- b.~ 0770 in Norway
- b.~ 0743 in Vestpold, Norway
- b.~ 0790 in Jutland, Norway
- b.~ 0812 in Maer, Nord-Trondelag, Norway
- b.~ 0866 in Maer, Nord-Trondelag, Norway d.~ 0931 in Normandy, France
- b.~ 0848 in Orkney Islands, Scotland
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