Duke Rollo's famiily married into the aristocratic families of
Chaumont, Gisors, d' Evereaux and Blois. The family of the Count of Champagne.
They were also related to the Dukes house of Burgundy, the Royal House of
France and the House of Flanders.
Godfrey de Boulion, the first
ruler of Jerusalem and an ancestor of the Hapsburg's, was of the House of
Flanders before he gave up his Fife's when leaving for the first Crusade.
The Vikings married into the
Rex Deus and the Royal Bloodline of Jesus and Mary Magdelene!
Richard III, the 5th Duke of
Normandy, Robert the Devil, Mauger the Young, were sons of Richard II, 4th Duke
of Normandy. Richard II also had two daughters who married right. Alix married
the Count of Burgundy and Eleanor the wife of Boulion the Count of Flanders. Most
of the Norman Barons would have preferred that the succession pass to the Dukes
younger brother Mauger.
An organization was formed by
the Constable of Normandy that supported the claims of William, the bastard son
of Robert the Devil; this person became known as “William the Conqueror”.
Mauger had three sons; Hamon,
Walderene and Hubert. Hamon and Walderen were both killed at the battle of
Val-des-Diones, where the succession of William the bastard was ensured.
Two of Walderen's children,
Richard and Briel became recounciled with William the Conqueror who was now
King of England. Richard and Briel became part of Williams Army and were
involved in the conquest of England, they were awarded estates for their
service.
The two remaining children,
Agnes and William were very young at the time of their father’s death (Mauger).
Agnes married Phillip the Bruce who was of Norman roots, and was an Ancestor of
Robert the Bruce.
William became known as
William the Seemly Saint Clair who escorted Princess Margaret to Scotland in
1068AD. Princess Margaret was to marry Malcome Canmore King of Scots.
William was awarded the Barony of Roslyn. He
later commanded the Scots when they fought William the Conqueror. William the
Seemly Saint Clair was killed in a battle with England in Northumberland.
The Clan St. Clair/Sinclair was a Scottish Clan
of Norman Origins. There was a French contingent descended through Duke Rollo,
that name was the Saint Clairs. The Norman contingent was descended from Turf
Eisner, both sides of this family were descended from Earl Rognavald.
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