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Rulers of Germany

Information on this page from Windows Into Our Past, A Genealogy of the Parsons, Smith and Associated Families, Vol. 1 ©1996, Judy Parsons Smith

Lantbertus (Lambert) II

Lantbertus (Lambert) II , an adult ca. 690; d. 741.  Lantbertus had a son:

Rutpert I

Rutpert I, living 722 - 757 (date of b. & d. unknown); m. Williswint , daughter of Count Adelhelm .  Rutpert I was the Count in Upper Rhine and Wormgau.  The name Rutpert is often used in interchangeably with Robert.  Rutpert I & Williswint had a son:

Turincbertus (Thuringbert )

Thuringbert , son of Rutpert I & Williswint , seen 767 - 770.  Thuringbert had a son:

Rutpert II

Rutpert II , son of Thuringbert , seen 770-807; m1st Theoderatea , d. 789; m2nd Isingard , seen 789. 

Rutpert II  was the Count in the Upper Rhine and Wormgau.  Rutpert II & Theoderatea  had a son:

Rutpert II I

Rutpert II I , son of Rutpert II & Theoderatea , seen 812-825; d. ca. 834; m. Wialdruth , daughter of St. William .  Rutpert III was the  Count in Wormgau.  Rutpert III & Wialdruth  had a son:

Rutpert IV

Rutpert IV , son of Rutpert II I  & Wialdruth , seen in 836; d. 15 Sept 866, killed; m1st unknown; m2nd ca 864 to Aelis  (or Adelaide ) of Tours  & Alsace , daughter of Hugh  & Bava , b. ca. 819; d. ca. 866; she was the widow of Conrad I, Count of Aargau  and Auxerre.  Rutpert IV was of Anjou, Bloise, Tour, Auxerre, and Nevers.  He was the Count in Wormgau.  Rutpert IV & Adelaide  had children:

Odo or Eudes, King of  the Franks
Robert I

Robert I

Robert I , son of Rutpert IV  & Adelaide , b. 866 (after his fathers death); d. 15 Jun 923; m1st Aelis ; m2nd Beatrix de Vermandois , daughter of Herbert I de Vermandois  & Betha, d. aft. Mar 931.  Robert I was the  Count of Poitiors, Marquis of Neustria and Orléans, Count of Pairs, Duke of France , and King of the West Franks.  He was chosen King of France in 922 .

Robert I  & Aelis  had a daughter:

Hildebrante, m. Herbert  II, de Vermandois .  (See de Vermandois)

Robert I  & Beatrix had children:

Hugh  Magnus

Hugh  Magnus

Hugh  Magnus , son of Robert I  and Beatrix, d. Jun 956; m1st - unknown; m2nd - unknown; m3rd to  Hedwig, daughter of Henry I,  the Fowler , King of the Saxons. SEE SAXONS.  Hugh Magnus was the Count  of Paris.  Hugh & Hedwig had a son:

Hugh  Capet

Hugh  Capet , son of Hugh & Hedwig, b. aft. 939; d. 24 Oct 996; m. Adelaide  of Poitou .

Hugh  Capet  was the Count  of Paris from 956 to 996.  He over threw Louis V  in 987.  Hugh Capet ruled as the  King of France from 987 to 996.  He was the first of the Capetian kings of France .  His rule marked the beginning of the medieval period in France .

Hugh  Capet  & Adelaide  had two (2) children:

Robert I I, the Pious
Hedwig of France , d. aft 1013; m. Régnier I V, son of Régnier II I & Adele, b. ca. 950; d. 1013.  Régnier IV was the count of Hainaut.

Robert I I, the Pious

Robert I I, son of Hugh  Capet  & Adelaide , b. 970/971; d. 20 Jul 1031; m1st bef. 988 Rosela ; m2nd 995 to Berthe , d. 1001, daughter of Conrad, King of Burgundy ; m3rd 998 to Constance of Provence , daughter of William, Count of Provence  & Adelaide of Anjou , d. 25 Jul 1032.  Robert II reigned as the King  of France .

Robert I I & Rosela  had a son:

1.  Henry I, of France

Robert I I & Constance of Provence  had a daughter:

2.     Adele de France  (See of Flanders)
3.     Robert the Old , b. ca. 1011; d. 1075/6

Henry I

1.  Henry I, son of Robert I I & Rosela , b. 1005/11; d. 4 Aug 1060; m. 19/20 Jan 1051 to Anne of Kiev , daughter of Jaroslav I  & Ingeborg , d. aft. 1075.  Henry I was the King of   France from 1031 to 1060.  Henry I & Anne of Kiev had:

1.1.  Hugh  Magnus
1.2.  Philip I, b. 1053

Natural Children of Henry I:

1.3.  Robert de Caen , b. ca. 1090.

Robert the Old

3.  Robert the Old , son of Robert I I & Constance of Provence , b. ca.  1011; d. 1075/6; m1st Irmgard  of Anjour ; m2nd ca. 1033 to Helie, daughter of Dalmas  I of Semur en Auxois  & Aremburge, d. 1109.  There were no children of his first marriage.

Robert was the Duke of Burgandy .

Robert the Old  & Helie had two (2) children:

                3.1.  Constance of Burgandy , d. 1092
                3.2.  Hildegarde (Aldegarde) , d. aft 1104

Hugh  Magnus

1.1.  Hugh  Magnus , son of Henry I, King of   France  & Anne of Kiev , d. 1101; m. Adelaide  de Vermandois

Hugh  Magnus  was the Duke  of France and Burgundy, the Marquis of Orléans, the Count of Amiens, Chaumont, Paris, Valois and Vermandois.  Adelaide  was the Countess of Vermandois and Valois.

Hugh  Magnus  & Adelaide  de Vermandois  had:

                1.1.1.  Isabel de Vermandois , d. 13 or 31 Feb 1131  (See de Vermandois)

Philip I

1.2.  Philip I , son of Henry I & Anne of Kiev , b. 1053; d. 29 Jul 1108, Meulan; bur. Abbey St-Benoft-sur-Loire; m1st 1072 Bertha  of Holland , daughter of Florent I, Count of Holland , b. ca. 1055; d. early 1094, Montreuil-sur-Mer.

Philip I  was the King of France  from 1060 to 1108, and the Count of Paris.  He possessed one tower, Monthlhéry, which controlled the road from Paris to Orléans.

Philip I  & Bertha  of Holland  had:

                1.2.1.  Louis V I, the Fat, b. Autumn  1081

Robert de Caen

1.3.  Robert de Caen , natural son of Henry I, b. ca. 1090.; d. 31 Oct 1147, Bristol; m. Maud, daughter of  Robert Fitz  Hamon  & Sybil .  Robert de Caen was called “the Consul”.  He was the Earl of Gloucester from1122 to 1147.  Robert de Caen & Maud had:

1.3.1.  William Fitz Robert , m. Hawise de Beaumont
1.3.2.  Maud, d. 29 Jul  1189

Constance of Burgandy

3.1.  Constance of Burgandy , daughter of Robert the Old  & Helie ,d. 1092;m1st Alfonso VI, son of Fernando  the Great , b. 1030, d. 1109.  Alfonso was the King of Castile  and Leon.  Alfonso VI & Constance  had:

3.1.1.  Urraca of Castile  & Leon, d. 1126

Hildegarde (Aldegarde)

3.2.  Hildegarde (Aldegarde) , daughter of Robert the Old  & Helie, d. aft 1104; m1st to _________; m2nd to _______; m3rd 1068/9 to William VI, b. ca.  1026; d. 25 Sept 1086.  William VI was the Count of Poitou from 1058-1086.  William VI & Hildegarde had:

                3.2.1.  William VII of Poitou , b. ca. 22 Oct 1071; d. 10 Feb 1126/7

Louis V I the Fat

1.2.1.  Louis V I, the Fat, son of Philip I  & Bertha  of Holland , b. Autumn 1081; d. 1 Aug 1137, Paris; m1st __________; m2nd ca. 1115, Paris to Adelaide  of Savoy , daughter of Humbert II, Count of Maurienne  and Savoy, b. 18 Nov. 1154.

Louis V I the Fat  reigned as King  of France from 1108 to 1137.  He was also a Crusader.  Louis VI, the Fat was advised by his father, Philip I , never to lose control of the tower of Monthlhéry.[i]

Louis V I & Adelaide  of Savoy  had:

1.2.1.1.  Louis V II, the Young , b. 1120; d. 18 Sept 1180; m. Eleanor of Aquitaine .
1.2.1.2.  Peter of France , b. ca. 1125; d. bef. 1183; m. Elizabeth de Courtenay , daughter of Renaud de Courtenay , d. living in 1205.  Peter of France was a Crusader in 1147.  He was in England in 1178.  See de Courtenay.

Maud

1.3.2.  Maud, daughter of  Robert de Caen  & Maud, d. 29 Jul  1189; m. ca. 1141 to Ranulph de Gernon , son of Ranulph le Meschin , Earl of Chester & Lucy, b. ca. 1100; d. 16 Dec 1153.  Ranulph de Gernon & Maud had:

1.3.2.1.  Hugh  of Kevelioc , b. 1147, Kevelioc, co. Monmouth

Urraca of Castile  & Leon

3.1.1.  Urraca of Castile  & Leon, daughter of Alfonso VI & Constance , d. 1126; m. Raymond of Burgandy , d. 1107.  Raymond & Urraca had:

                3.1.1.1.  Alfonso VII, b. 1103 ; d. 1157.

William VII of Poitou

3.2.1.  William VII of Poitou , son of William VI & Hildegarde, b. ca. 22 Oct 1071; d. 10 Feb 1126/7; m1st _________; m2nd 1094 to Maud of Toulouse , daughter of William IV of Toulouse , d. 28 Nov 1117.

William VII of Poitou  was the 7^th Count of Poitou and 9^th duke of Aquitaine.  He was the first known as a troubadour (poet).[ii]

William VII & Maud of Toulouse  had:

                3.2.1.1.  William VIII of Poitou , b. 1099

Louis V II the Young

1.2.1.1.  Louis V II, the Young , son of Louis VI & Adelaide  of Savoy , b. 1120; d. 18 Sept 1180; m. Eleanor of Aquitaine , daughter of William VIII of Poitou  & Maud of Toulouse , b. 1123; d. 3 or 31 Mar or 1 Apr 1204, Fontevrault.  Louis VII & Eleanor of Aquitaine divorced 21 Mar 1152. Louis VII m2nd __________.  Eleanor m2nd to Henry II, King of England .

Eleanor held the titles of Duchess of Aquitaine and Countess of Poitou.  She was the Queen of France  during her 14 year marriage to Louis V II, the Young .  During Eleanor’s first marriage to Louis VII, she accompanied him on the first and second Crusade to the Holy Land.  They departed on the second Crusade in 1147.  Returning to France in 1150, after 2 ½ years away.  After their return, it became apparent that neither Louis nor Eleanor were suited to life together, their marriage was dissolved on 21 Mar 1152, Beaugency ( France ) the grounds for the dissolution was “blood relationship”.  In order to claim that the two were “blood relations” one is required to go back nearly two centuries to find a common ancestor.  However during this period, it was felt that no matter how distant it was inappropriate for cousins to marry.  At the time of the dissolution of their marriage Eleanor allowed to retain her titles of Duchess of Aquitaine and Countess of Poitou.  Her daughters were declared legitimate and their custody was awarded to their father, Louis VII[iii].

Louis V II and Eleanor had two (2) daughters:

1.2.1.1.1.  Marie, b. 1145 ; m. ca.  1154, at the age of nine to Henry, Count of Champagne , b. ca. 1136. She then became the Countess of Champagne.
1.2.1.1.2.  Alix, b. 1150  (shortly after her parents return from the 2^nd Crusade).

Alfonso VII

3.1.1.1.  Alfonso VII, son of  Raymond & Urraca, b. 1103; d. 1157;m1st ______________; m2nd 1124 to Berenguela of Barcelona , d. 1131; m3rd Richilde  of Poland ; m4th 1169 to  Eleanor of England , daughter of Henry II & Eleanor of Aquitaine  & Poitou, b. 1161, Normandy; d. 1214.

Alfonso VII & Richilde  had children:

               3.1.1.1.1.  Sancha of Castile  (daughter); m. Alfonso II
               3.1.1.1.2.  Sancho III, d.  1158; m. Blanche of Navarre.  Sancho III was the King of Castile .

Alfonso VII & Eleanor of England  had at eight (8) children:

3.1.1.1.3.  Urraca (daughter)
3.1.1.1.4.  Blanche, m. Louis  Capet  (later to be Louis V III)
3.1.1.1.5.  Berengaria of Castile , d. 1244

William VIII of Poitou

3.2.1.1.  William VIII of Poitou , son of William VII & Maud of Toulouse , b. 1099; d. 9 Apr 1137; m1st Eleanor de Chastellerault , daughter of Almeric I Viscount of Chastellerault , d. aft Mar 1130.  William VII & Eleanor de Chastellerault had:

3.2.1.1.1.  Maud of Aquitaine , m. Ramiro II of Aragon
3.2.1.1.2.  Eleanor of Aquitaine  & Poitou, b. 1123; d. 31 Mar or 1 Apr 1204.  See Henry I, King of England

Sancha of Castile

3.1.1.1.1.  Sancha of Castile , daughter of Alfonso VII & Richilde , m. Alfonso II , son of Raymond  V & Petronilla of Aragon , b. 1152, d. 1196.  King of Aragon 1163-1196.  Alfonso II & Sancha of Castile had:

                3.1.1.1.1.1.  Alfonso, d. 1209

Sancho III

3.1.1.1.2.  Sancho III, son of  Alfonso VII & Richilde , d. 1158; m. Blanche of Navarre.  Sancho III was the King of Castile .  Sancho III & Blanche of Navarre had:

                3.1.1.1.2.1.  Alfonso IX, b. 1166 ; d. 1229; m. Berengaria of Castile .

Maud of Aquitaine

3.2.1.1.1.  Maud of Aquitaine , daughter of William VII & Eleanor de Chastellerault , m. Ramiro II of Aragon , d. 1147.  Ramiro II & Maud of Aquitaine had:

                3.2.1.1.1.1.  Petronilla of Aragon , b. 1135

Berengaria of Castile

3.1.1.1.5.  Berengaria of Castile , daughter of Alfonso VII & Eleanor of England , d. 1244; m1st ______; m2nd Alfonso IX, son of Sancho III & Blanch of Navarre, b. 1166; d. 1229.  Alfonso IX was the King of Leon .

Alfonso IX & Berengaria of Castile  had:

             3.1.1.1.5.1.  Fernando III, the Saint , b. 1191; d. 1252.

William de Ferrers

1.3.2.1.2.1.  William de Ferrers , son of William de Ferrers & Agnes of Chester , b. ca. 1193; bur. 31 Mar 1254; m1st by 14 May 1219 Sibyl, daughter of William Marshal l  & Isabel de Clare ; m2nd ca. 1238 to Margaret de Quincy , daughter of Roger de Quincy  & Helen of Galloway , d. bef. 12 Mar 1280/81.

William de Ferrers  & Sibyl had:

1.3.2.1.2.1.1.  Joan, d. Oct 1267 ; m1st to Sir John de Mohun ; m2nd Aug. 1256 to Robert Aguillon , son of William Aguillon  & Joan .

William de Ferrers  & Margaret de Quincy  had:

1.3.2.1.2.1.2.  Joan Ferrers  m. Sir Thomas de Berkeley

Alfonso

3.1.1.1.1.1.  Alfonso, son of Alfonso II  & Sancha of Castile , d. 1209; m. 1193 Gersenda II of Sabran , daughter of Rainou Count of Forcalquier .  Alfonso was the Count of Provence .  Alfonso & Gersenda II had:

                3.1.1.1.1.1.1.  Raymond IV Berenger , b. 1195; d. 19 Aug 1245.

Alfonso IX

3.1.1.1.2.1.  Alfonso IX, son of Sancho III & Blanche of Navarre, b. 1166; d. 1229; m. Berengaria of Castile , daughter of Alfonso VII & Eleanor of England , d. 1244.  Alfonso IX was the King of Leon .  Alfonso IX & Berengaria of Castile had:

                3.1.1.1.2.1.1.  Fernando III, the Saint , b. 1191; d. 1252. [Same as #3a1a5a.]

Fernando III, the Saint

3.1.1.1.5.1.  Fernando III, the Saint , son of Alfonso IX & Berengaria of Castile , b. 1191; d. 1252; m1st ______________; m2nd 1237 to Joan de Dammartin , d. 1279.  Fernando III was King  of Castile in 1217 and by 1230 he was King of Leon.  Fernando III & Joan de Dammartin had:

                3.1.1.1.5.1.1.  Eleanor of Castile  m. Edward I   See Castile

Petronilla of Aragon

3.2.1.1.1.1.  Petronilla of Aragon , daughter of Ramiro II & Maud of Aquitaine , b. 1135; d. 1172; m 1151 Raymond V, d. 1162.  Raymond V was the Count  of Barcelona.  Raymond V & Petronilla of Aragon had:

3.2.1.1.1.1.1.  Alfonso II , b. 1152; d. 1196

Joan de Ferrers

1.3.2.1.2.1.2.  Joan de Ferrers , daughter of William de Ferrers  & Sibyl, d. Oct 1267; m1st to Sir John de Mohun ; m2nd Aug. 1256 to Robert Aguillon , son of William Aguillon  & Joan .  Robert Aguillon & Joan de Ferrers had:

1.3.2.1.2.1.2.1.  Isabel Aguillon, m.  bef. 1282 to Hugh  Bardolf, son of William Bardolf .

Alfonso II

3.2.1.1.1.1.1. Alfonso II , son of Raymond  V & Petronilla of Aragon , b. 1152, d. 1196; m. Sancha of Castile , daughter of Alfonso VII & Richilde , d. 1208.  Alfonso II was the King of Aragon from 1163 to 1196.  Alfonso II & Sancha of Castile had:

                3.2.1.1.1.1.1.1.  Alfonso, d. 1209  (same as #3a1a1a above)

Raymond IV Berenger

3.1.1.1.1.1.1.  Raymond IV Berenger , son of .  Alfonso & Gersenda II, b. 1195; d. 19 Aug 1245; m. ca. 5 Jun 1219 to Beatrice of Savoy , daughter of Thomas I of Savoy  & Margaret of Geneva , d. 1266.  Raymond IV Berenger was the  Count of Provence and Forcalquier.  Raymond IV & Beatrice  of Savoy had:

                3.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.  Eleanor of Provence , m. Henry III, King of England

Isabel Aguillon

1.3.2.1.2.1.2.1.  Isabel Aguillon , daughter of Robert Aguillon  & Joan  de Ferrers , b. ca. 1258, m. bef. 1282 to Hugh  Bardolf, son of William Bardolf .  Isabel was the Lady of Perching  in 1316.  Hugh Bardolf & Isabel had:

1.3.2.1.2.1.2.1.1.  Thomas Bardolf , b. 4 Oct 1282; d. 15 Dec 1328; m. Agnes, daughter of William  de Grandson  & Blanche , d. 11 Dec 1357.  Thomas & Agnes Bardolf had:

1.3.2.1.2.1.2.1.1.1.  John Bardolf , b. 13 Jan 1311/12; d. Jul or Aug 1363; m. Elizabeth, daughter of Roger  Damory  & Elizabeth.  John & Elizabeth Bardolf had:

1.3.2.1.2.1.2.1.1.1.1.  William Bardolf , b. 21 Oct 1349; d. 29 Jan 1385/86; m. Agnes, daughter of Michael , Lord Poynings .  William & Agnes Bardolf had:

1.3.2.1.2.1.2.1.1.1.1.1.  Cecily Bardolf , d. 29 Sept 1432, bur. Ingham Priory; m. Sir Brian Stapleton  of Ingham and Bedale, son of Sir Miles de Stapleton & Ela, d. 7 Aug 1438, bur. Ingham Priory.  Sir Brian Stapleton & Cecily Bardolf had:

1.3.2.1.2.1.2.1.1.1.1.1.1.  Sir Miles Stapleton, b. ca. 1408; d. 30 Sept or 1 Oct 1466, bur. Ingham Priory; m1st to _____; m2nd to Katharine, daughter of Sir Thomas de la Pole of Grafton Regis  & Katharine. (See Stapleton-section I)