House of Normandy

House of Normandy
Arms of the duchy of Normandy[nb 1]
Country	France, England
Estates	Normandy, England, Flanders
Titles	Duke of Normandy King of England Count of Flanders
Founded	911
Founder	Rollo
Final ruler	Henry I of England
Deposition	1135
Ethnicity	Norman, French, English
Cadet branches	Illegitimate lines: House of FitzRobert, earls of Gloucester House of Dunstanville, earls of Cornwall
The House of Normandy became extinct before the age of heraldry .

The House of Normandy is the usual designation for the family that were the Dukes of Normandy and Kings of England which immediately followed the Norman conquest of England and lasted until the House of Plantagenet came to power in 1154. It included the Norwegian Viking Rollo and his descendants, and from William the Conqueror and his heirs down through 1135. After that it was disputed between William's grandchildren, Matilda and Stephen of the House of Blois (or Blesevin dynasty).

The Norman dukes were:

• Rollo, 911–927
• William I, 927–942
• Richard I, 942–996
• Richard II, 996–1027
• Richard III, 1027
• Robert I, 1027–1035
• William I, 1035–1066 (became King of England)

The Norman monarchs of England and Normandy were:

• William I & II, 1066–1087
• William II, 1087–1100 (not Duke of Normandy)
• Robert II, 1087–1106 (not King of England)
• Henry I, 1100–1135; 1106–1135
• William III Adelin, 1120 (not King of England)
• Matilda I of England, 1135–1153^[1]
• Stephen (non-agnatic; a member of the House of Blois), 1135–1154

Norman Count of Flanders:

• William Clito (r. 1127-1128), son of Robert Curthose, great-grandson of Baldwin V, designated by Louis VI of France

Family tree

Dukes of Normandy shown in bold.

Rollo Count of Normandy 911–927

William I ‘Longsword’ Count of Normandy 927–942

Richard I ‘the Fearless’ Duke of Normandy 942–996

Richard II ‘the Good’ Duke of Normandy 996–1027

Richard III Duke of Normandy 1027

Robert I ‘the Magnificent’ Duke of Normandy 1027–35

William II (King William I) ‘the Conqueror’ Duke of Normandy 1035–87 King of England 1066–87

Robert II ‘Curthose’ Duke of Normandy 1087–1106

William II ‘Rufus’ King of England 1087–1100 Ducal Regent 1096–1100

Henry I ‘Beauclerc’ King of England 1100–35 Duke of Normandy 1106–35

Adela m. Stephen II, Count of Blois

William Clito Count of Flanders Ducal claimant

Stephen King of England 1135–54 Duke of Normandy 1135–44

Geoffrey, Count of Anjou Duke of Normandy 1144–50

Matilda I Lady of the English

William III Adelin Duke of Normandy 1120 in his father's lifetime

Henry II Duke of Normandy 1150–89 King of England 1154–89

Henry ‘the Young King’ Duke of Normandy 1170–83 in his father's lifetime

Richard IV (King Richard I) ‘Lionheart’ Duke of Normandy & King of England 1189–99

John ‘Lackland’ Duke of Normandy & King of England 1199–1216

Henry III Duke of Normandy 1216–59 (renounced at Treaty of Paris) King of England 1216–72

References and notes

1. Matilda's inheritance was usurped by her cousin Stephen of England in 1135. She recovered Normandy, but ruled in England only in 1141 as Lady of the English. However, Matilda maintained her dynastic rights until she abdicated them in favour of her son Henry II of England in 1153 following the Treaty of Wallingford.

See also