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	Mortain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mortain is situated on a rocky hill rising above the gorge of the Cance, a tributary of the Sélune.
		Mortain was, in the Middle Ages, the head of an important county (comté), reserved for the reigning house of Normandy (see List of Counts of Mortain).
		Mortain was the birthplace of Ferdinand André Fouqué (1828-1904), geologist and petrologist.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mortain (519 words)

	Mortain - LoveToKnow 1911 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		MORTAIN, a small town in the department of La Manche, France, the chief town of an arrondissement and seat of a sub-prefect.
		Mortain was, in the middle ages, the head of an important comte, reserved for the reigning house of Normandy.
		In or about 1049 Duke William took it from his cousin William, "the warling," and bestowed it on his half-brother, Robert, thenceforth known as "count of Mortain," whose vast possessions in England after the Conquest (1066) gave name to "the small fees of Mortain," which owed less (knight) service than others.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Mortain (400 words)

	Robert, Count of Mortain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		William Warlenc, a cousin of Duke William, was in about 1055 deprived of the county of Mortain, which was handed over to Robert.
		He joined with Odo in supporting Robert Curthose against William Rufus, and held the castle of Pevensey against the king from April to June 1088, but he soon yielded and was reconciled to Rufus.
		William the Conqueror installed Robert as the Earl of Cornwall because he recognised the Cornish to be very close to their Celtic speaking brothers across the sea in Brittany and Robert was a Breton.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Robert,_Count_of_Mortain (471 words)

	The Domesday Book Online - Cornwall L-S
		Raswale: Reginald from Count of Mortain, formerly Aelfeva.
		Roscaret: Nigel and Alfred from Count of Mortain.
		Stratone / a: Count of Mortain, formerly Bishop Osbern and Alfred the Marshal.
	www.domesdaybook.co.uk /cornwall2.html (1005 words)

	Qwika - similar:William_II_of_England
		William VII of Aquitaine, (Pierre-Guillaume in French) (1023 – 1058) was the Duke of Aquitaine and Count of Poitiers as William V of Poitiers between 1039 and 1058, following his half-brother Otto of Aquitaine.
		William VIII of Aquitaine, (Guillaume VIII in French) (1025 – September 25 1086), whose name was Guy-Geoffroy before becoming Duke of Aquitaine, was Duke of Gascony (1052-1086), and then Duke of Aquitaine and Count of Poitiers (as William VI of Poitiers) between 1058 and 1086, succeeding his brother William VII (Pierre-Guillaume).
		William I "the Lion" (known in Gaelic as Uilliam Garm1 or William the Rough), (1142/1143 - December 4 1214) reigned as King of Scots from 1165 to 1214.
	www.qwika.com /rels/William_II_of_England (1536 words)

	William the Bastard
		William was the bastard son of Robert the Magnificent, Duke of Normandy, and Arlette the daughter of Fulbert, a master tanner of Falaise.
		William’s English sojourn was short as, across the Channel, King Henry and Count Geoffrey consoled themselves with another alliance, though it was not until March 1057 that Normandy was again invaded.
		William had done nothing much to help Herbert and in 1064 Herbert died without ever marrying William’s daughter, as she was still too young, as indeed was Herbert’s sister too young to marry Robert.
	members.tripod.com /~GeoffBoxell/willie.htm (3651 words)

	William the Bastard, Duke of Normandy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		William Werlanc, Count of Mortain, was arrested and exiled.
		William Busac, Count of Eu and William of Arques were besieged and defeated in their castles and also forced into exile (1050-1054).
		Similarly, Mauger, Archbishop of Rouen, was deposed as unworthy in favour of Maurille, a reforming prelate (1055).
	www.mondes-normands.caen.fr /angleterre/histoires/3/histoireNorm3_3.htm (326 words)

	William I of England Summary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		William I was the illegitimate son of Robert I the Devil, Duke of Normandy, and Arletta, a tanner's daughter.
		William I was born at The Hague on Aug. 24, 1772.
		William I (1797-1888) was king of Prussia from 1861 to 1888 and emperor of Germany from 1871 to 1888.
	www.bookrags.com /William_I_of_England (4340 words)

	William the Conqueror
		William survived but he was forced to accept Ralph of Wacy as his guardian and leader of his armed forces.
		In 1053 William married Matilda of Flanders, the daughter of Count Baldwin of Flanders.
		William was furious and on mounted an attack on the king's territory.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /MEDwilliam1.htm (3143 words)

	William's Battle Force.
		William's half brother and Bishop of Bayeux was thought responsible for the commissioning of the Bayeux Tapestry and possibly the inclusion of epic deeds that he was not responsible for, but took the credit.
		Half brother of William, Count of Evreux and involved in battle and was rewarded, as most were, with large estates in England afterwards.
		William was a wily character, and the promise of fortune and power far in excess of what they already had must have won the day.
	www.battle1066.com /wforce1.shtml (2087 words)

	Mortain - InfoSearchPoint.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Mortain is a small town in the département of La Manche, France, the chief town of an arrondissement and seat of a sub-prefect.
		It is beautifully situated on a rocky hill rising above the gorge of the Cance, a tributary of the Sélune.
		In August 1944, Mortain was the site of a battle between the German and Allied forces.
	www.infosearchpoint.com /display/Mortain (403 words)

	Robert, Comte de Mortain and Earl of Cornwall: from The Conqueror and His Companions - Genealogy on Pat Patterson's ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		This was just previous to Duke William's visit to England in 1051, and Robert, I conclude, might at that period have been nearly of full age, being born, as I take it, circa 1031.
		In 1069, the Earl of Cornwall and Robert Comte d'Eu were left by King William in Lindsey to watch the Danes who had landed at the mouth of the Humber and invested York, but alarmed at the approach of the Royal forces retreated to the opposite shore, and took shelter in the fens.
		He is described by William of Malmesbury as a man of a heavy, sluggish disposition, but no foul crimes are laid to his charge.
	genealogy.patp.us /conq/mortain.shtml (715 words)

	webGED: The Bement Family Data Page
		William met the opposition, which was particularly violent in the north and west, with strong measures; he was responsible for the devastation of great areas of the country, particularly in Yorkshire, where Danish forces had arrived to aid the Saxon rebels.
		William then fought to recapture lands his brother had lost as duke of Normandy and returned the county of Maine to the rule of the duchy.
		William accepted the Declaration of Rights passed by the Convention Parliament, which met on January 22, 1689, and on February 13, William and Mary were proclaimed joint sovereigns of England.
	www.bementfamily.com /webged/bement.wbg/wga58.html (4119 words)

	William I
		William of Normandy (French: Guillaume de Normandie; 1028?–September 9, 1087) ruled as the Duke of Normandy from 1035 to 1087 and as King of England from 1066 to 1087.
		William was then crowned on December 25, 1066 in Westminster Abbey.Although the south of England submitted quickly to Norman rule, resistance continued, especially in the North for six more years until 1072.
		William was buried in the St. Peter's Church in Caen, Normandy.
	www.the-world-in-focus.com /Europe/England/Royal_Family/williami.html (1113 words)

	Creech St. Michael: Manors and other estates \| British History Online
		Elizabeth's son William died in 1702, one month before his father, leaving his inheritance in Creech to his three younger sons John, Francis, and Hastings, who held the manor jointly.
		In 1558 William Knapman was licensed to grant a house, dovecot, and 138 a.
		William took the surname Cely and died in 1781 (fn.
	www.british-history.ac.uk /report.asp?compid=18507 (2498 words)

	The History of Vagg Manor, Somerset
		1106 - William, Count of Mortain is defeated by Henry I at the Battle of Tinchbrai.
		Witnesses: Herbert the Chaplain; Osbert the Chaplain; Godfrey the Chaplain; Eustace de Bello Campo;William son of Alwerd; Robert Faget; William the porter.
		Henry, king of England, Duke of Normandy and Aquitaine, and Count of Anjou, to the archbishops, abbots, earls, barons, justices, sherriffs &c.
	web.ukonline.co.uk /mattb/cvstudy/twelve.html (748 words)

	Wikinfo \| Battle of Tinchebray (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Tinchebray is on the border of the county of Mortain, in the southwest of Normandy, and was held by the count, who was one of the few important Norman barons still loyal to Robert.
		On Robert Curthose's side were William, Count of Mortain, and Robert of Bellême.
		Most of the prisoners were released, but Robert Curthose and William of Mortain were to spent the rest of their lives in captivity.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Battle_of_Tinchebray (399 words)

	MORTAIN - Online Information article about MORTAIN
		WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. Ger.
		death (1154) his surviving son William became count of Mortain, but when he died childless in 1159 the Comte was resumed by Henry II.
		John, who was thenceforth known as count of Mortain till he ascended the See also:
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /MOL_MOS/MORTAIN.html (582 words)

	Warenne
		William was the third Earl of Surrey, England.
		Guillaume (William) Count of Mortain and Boulogne, 1153, m.
		William was the second Earl of Surrey, England.
	www.geocities.com /missourimule_2000/warenne.html (177 words)

	The Domesday Book Online - William the Conqueror
		William's father was Robert I, sixth Duke of Normandy.
		When William was born in 1027/28, Robert was Count of Hiesmois; he acceded to the title Duke of Normandy in 1028.
		Despite being so young and a bastard son, William was accepted by Norman nobles, though several attempts were made to despose him of his position, including while he was ruling England.
	www.domesdaybook.co.uk /william.html (630 words)

	Normandy
		William (II) "Fier de Bras", Count of Poitou (born circa 937, died February 3, 995) whose great grandson was William "The Troubadour" of Poitou and Aquitaine, the first known troubadour, or lyric poet, employing the Romance vernacular called Provencal and grandfather of Eleanor of Aquitaine.
		William Longsword was involved in a war in the late 930's against Arnolph I "the Great", Count of Flanders.
		William married in 1053 at the Cathedral of Notre Dame d'Eu, Normandy to Matilda of Flanders.
	www.robertsewell.ca /normandy.html (3343 words)

	William I
		William succeeded to his father's Duchy of Normandy at the young age of 7
		y as William of Normandy, William the Conqueror and William the Bastard, he was the illegitimate and only son of Robert the Magnificent, Duke of Normandy, and Herleva, the daughter of a tanner.
		William is said to have deported large numbers of the old landed classes into s
	www.dymock.org /William_I.htm (895 words)

	The Bailey Family (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Children were: Eustace IV Count Of CHAMPAGNE [PRINCE OF ENGLAND], Maud De Blois Princess Of ENGLAND, Baldwin De Blois Prince Of ENGLAND, Marie Countess Of MORTAIN and BOULOGNE [ABBESS OF ROMSEY], Guillaume (William) Count Of MORTAIN and BOULOGNE [PRINCE OF ENGLAND].
		She was married to William ANGELL on 24 Mar 1793 in Providence, Providence Co., Rhode Island.
		She was married to William FROST in 1610 in Glemsford, Suffolk, England.
	bailey.aros.net /jsbailey/d40.htm (1214 words)

	Rotherham Web: Robert, Count of Mortain
		Robert, Count of Mortain, was half brother of William the Conqueror.
		William the Warling, a cousin of Duke William, was in 1048 - 9 deprived of the county of Mortain, which was handed over to Robert.
		He joined with Odo in supporting Robert Curthose against William II, and held the castle of Pevensey against the king from April to June 1088, but he soon yielded and was reconciled to Rufus.
	www.rotherhamweb.co.uk /h/mortain.htm (315 words)

	The Bailey Family (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Guillaume (William) Count Of MORTAIN and BOULOGNE [PRINCE OF ENGLAND] was born about 1139 in Blois, Loir-Et-Cher, France.
		She was married to Matthieu D' ALSACE [COUNT OF BOULOGNE] in 1160.
		Mauger Count Of MORTAIN was born about 967 in Normandy, France.
	bailey.aros.net /jsbailey/d143.htm (1333 words)

	Genealogy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		WILLIAM I the Conqueror, King of England b: 14 OCT 1024 d: 9 SEP 1087
		WILLIAM I the Conqueror, King of England b: 14 OCT 1024 d: 9 SEP 1087 mar: 1050/1051 to Matilda (Maud) DE FLANDERS b: 1031 d: 2 NOV 1083 children: 1.
		William I, was King of England from 1066 to 1087.
	home.comcast.net /~mgmorey/gen/notes1024_William_I.html (1086 words)

	The History of Vagg Manor, Somerset
		Alfred seems to have made his seat at Chiselborough and for several centuries the lords of the manor Chiselborough were the Tenants-in-Chief of Chilthorne Vagg.
		1091 - 1107 - William, count of Mortain (son of Robert) makes the original grant to the cluniac monks of Montacute of two parts of the tithes of Ciltern, witnessed by Alvred the Butler and his son William.
		The said monks to hold all the aforesaid in free possession from the said William and his heirs for ever.
	web.ukonline.co.uk /mattb/cvstudy/eleven.html (679 words)

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