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William Longsword I, 2nd Duke of Normandy
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ClaimDetailEvidence
FatherRollo, 1st Duke of Normandy (~846-~927) [S756] [S2611] [S2855]
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MotherPoppa (e865-) [S756] [S2611] [S2855]
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Spouse 1stSprota (e910-) 
Child +Richard I, Duke of Normandy (~932-996) [S756] [S905] [S2611] [S2855]
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Attributes
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GenderMale
NameWilliam I, `Longsword` [S756]
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NameGuillaume I Comte de Normandie [S905]
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NameWilliam `Longsword` [S1339]
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NameGuillaume `Longue Épée` of Normandy [S1339]
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NameGuillaume `Longuespee` Comte de Normandie [S2611] [S2855]
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NameWilliam Longsword I, 2nd Duke of Normandy
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FatherRollo, 1st Duke of Normandy (~846-~927) [S756] [S2611] [S2855]
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MotherPoppa (e865-) [S756] [S2611] [S2855]
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Timeline
ClaimDateDetailAgeEvidence
Birthabt 891Rouen, Normandy, France [S756]
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Birth 900 - 905Rouen, Normandy, France [S2611] [S2855]
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Title 928 - 933Duke of Normandy [S756] [S2855]
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Flourishedabt 930 [S756]
he subdued the rebelling Bretons
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Marriage 2nd 935 - 940 [S756] [S2855]
Luitgarde de Vermandois (d. 942), daughter of Herbert II, Count of Vermandois
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DeathDec 17, 942 [S756] [S2611] [S2855]
killed in a treacherous ambush by servants of Theobald of Blois and Arnulf of Flanders
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Sources
IndexTitle
[S756] Weis, Frederick Lewis, "Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came To New England before 1700, 7th Ed." (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, 1999).
[S905] Cawley, Charles, "Foundation of Medieval Genealogy (Medieval Lands - Normandy: Alencon, Evereux, Meulan, Perche)" (2006-7 (v1.1 Updated 02 March 2007)) (https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/NORMANDY NOBILITY.htm).
[S1339] Baldwin, Stewart, "The Henry Project - William Longsword" (February 8, 2004) (https://fasg.org/projects/henryproject/data/willi000.htm).
[S2611] Cawley, Charles, "Foundation of Medieval Genealogy (Medieval Lands - Normandy: Aumale, Rouen, Eu )" (v4.2 Updated 30 May 2018) (https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/normacre.htm).
[S2855] Cawley, Charles, "Foundation of Medieval Genealogy (Medieval Lands - Norman Dukes)" (https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/NORMANDY.htm).
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