Henry I'Beauclerc', King of England, Duke of Normandy^{[1, 2, 3]}

1069 - 1135  (66 years)

• Name	Henry I'Beauclerc'   [4, 5]
  Suffix	King of England, Duke of Normandy
  Born	1068/70	Selby, North Yorkshire, England   [5]
  		Birth of Henry I 'Beauclerc', King of England, Duke of Normandy Selby Abbey, Selby, North Yorkshire, England Detail
  Christened	5 Aug 1100	Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	05 Aug 1100	Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England
  	4th son. "Beauclerc" reign: 3 Aug 1100 to 1 Dec 1135. Coronation 5 Aug 1100. K-R: "One of the ablest of medieval kings". The disastrous loss of his eldest son William, along with many of noble birth in the wreck of the White Ship, led to disputed succession and anarchy in England throughout the reign of his self appointed successor Stephen of Blois
  Died	1 Dec 1135	Basilique Saint Denis, Paris, Île-de-France, France   [5]
  Buried	4 Jan 1136	Reading Abbey, Reading, Berkshire, England
  	Cause: Heart buried
  		Reading Abbey (ruins), Reading, Berkshire, England
  Notes	Death place also given as Angers, Maine-et-Loire or his hunting lodge at Lyons-la-Forêt, Eure, Normandy, France after a meal of lampreys. He had 13 wives and at least 20 children !Colonial and Revolutionary Lineages of America (973 D2ah) Vol. 2
  Person ID	I1748534881	Red1st
  Last Modified	23 Dec 2008

  
  

  Father	William I'the Conqueror', King of England, Duke of Normandy,   b. 14 Oct 1024, Falaise, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France ,   d. 9 Sep 1087, Crypt of the Priory St. Gervais below, St. Gervais, rue Claude-Groulard, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France  (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Mathilda, Queen consort of England, Countess of Flanders,   b. Abt 1031, Flanders, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France ,   d. 2 Nov 1083, Caën, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France  (Age ~ 52 years)
  Married	1053	Château d'Angi, Normandie, France   [6]
  Family ID	F672152206	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Unknown,   b. Abt 1070, Caën, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
  Children	+ 1. Robert de Mellent de Caen, 1st Earl of Gloucester,   b. Abt 1090, Caën, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France ,   d. 31 Oct 1147, Bristol, England  (Age ~ 57 years)
  Family ID	F672151633	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Unknown,   b. Abt 1072, England   [1]
  Children	+ 1. Maud (Matilda), Dutchess of Bretagne, Princess of England,   b. Abt 1091, England ,   d. 25 Nov 1120, 'White Ship', Barfleur, Basse-Normandie, France, at sea  (Age ~ 30 years)
  Last Modified	25 Oct 2008 12:48:34
  Family ID	F672152353	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Edith de Greystoke,   b. Abt 1074, Greystoke Castle, Penrith, Westmorland, England
  Children	+ 1. Robert FitzRoy, Prince of England,   b. Abt 1093, Devon, England ,   d. 31 May 1172  (Age ~ 79 years)
  Family ID	F672152438	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 4	Unknown,   b. Abt 1072, England
  Children	1. Maud Montvillers,   b. Abt 1096, Montvilliers, Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France
  Family ID	F672152359	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 5	Unknown,   b. Abt 1072, England
  Children	1. Emma,   b. Abt 1096, England ,   d. Aft 1157  (Age ~ 62 years)
  Family ID	F672152360	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 6	Gieva de Tracy,   b. Abt 1076, Westminster, Middlesex, England
  Married	Never married
  Children	1. Gilbert, Prince of England,   b. Abt 1130, Westminster, Middlesex, England ,   d. Aft 1142  (Age ~ 13 years) + 2. William de Tracy,   b. Abt 1097, Westminster, Middlesex, England ,   d. Abt 1140  (Age ~ 43 years)
  Family ID	F672152356	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 7	Unknown,   b. Abt 1078, England
  Children	+ 1. Constance, Viscountess of Maine,   b. Abt 1098, England
  Family ID	F672152357	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 8	Unknown,   b. Abt 1079, England
  Children	+ 1. Alice Aline,   b. Abt 1099, Selby, North Yorkshire, England ,   d. 1141  (Age ~ 42 years)
  Family ID	F672152358	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 9	Matilda (Edith ,Eadgyth)'Good QueenMaud', Queen consort of England, Princess of Scots,   b. Abt 1079/80, Dunfermline Palace, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland ,   d. 1 May 1118, Westminster, Middlesex, England  (Age ~ 38 years)
  Married	11 Nov 1100	Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England
  Children	1. Elizabeth, Princess of England,   b. Abt 1085/95, Galloway, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland   2. Unnamed,   b. Jul 1101, England ,   d. 1101/2  (Age ~ 0 years) + 3. Matilda England, Empress of Germany, Princess of England,   b. Bef 5 Aug 1102, London, Middlesex, England ,   d. 10 Sep 1167/8, Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Rouen, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France   4. William, Ætheling, Prince of England,   b. Bef 5 Aug 1103, Selby, North Yorkshire, England ,   d. 25 Nov 1120, 'White Ship', Barfleur, Basse-Normandie, France, at sea  (Age ~ 17 years)
  Last Modified	25 Oct 2008 12:12:01
  Family ID	F672616067	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 10	Adeliza (Adelicia) de Brabant, Queen consort of England, Queen dowager,   b. 1102, Louvain (now Leuven), Brabant, Flanders, Belgium ,   d. 23 Apr 1151, Affligem Abbey, Affligem, Brabant, Flanders, Belgium  (Age 49 years)
  Married	29 Jan 1121	Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England   [7]
  Last Modified	3 Sep 2008 11:17:37
  Family ID	F672152349	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 11	Ansfride,   b. Abt 1069, Sparsholt, Berkshire, England ,   bur. Abingdon Abbey, Abingdon, Berkshire, England
  Children	1. Fulk, Prince of England,   b. Abt 1102, Abingdon Abbey, Abingdon, Berkshire, England   2. Juliane, Princess of England,   b. Abt 1102, Westminster, Middlesex, England ,   d. L'abbaye de Fontevraud (Fontevrault Abbey), Fontevraud-l'abbaye, Maine-et-Loire, France   3. Richard, Prince of England,   b. Abt 1105, Abingdon Abbey, Abingdon, Berkshire, England ,   d. 25 Nov 1120, 'White Ship', Barfleur, Basse-Normandie, France, at sea  (Age ~ 16 years)
  Last Modified	25 Oct 2008 12:12:19
  Family ID	F672152351	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 12	Nesta ferch Rhys, Princess of Wales,   b. Abt 1073, Dryslwyn (Dinefwr, Dynevor) Castle, Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales
  Children	+ 1. Henry FitzRoy, Prince of England,   b. Abt 1105, Wales ,   d. 1157, Anglesey, Wales  (Age ~ 52 years)
  Family ID	F672152350	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 13	Sybil Corbet,   b. Abt 1075, Alcester, Warwickshire, England ,   d. Aft 1157  (Age ~ 83 years)
  Children	+ 1. Reynold de Dunstanville, Earl of Cornwall,   b. Abt 1110/1115, Dunstanville, Kent, England ,   d. 1 Jul 1175, Chertsey, Surrey, England  (Age ~ 60 years)   2. Sybilla,   b. Abt 1090/1100, Westminster, Middlesex, England ,   d. 12 Jul 1122, Island off, Loch Tay, Perthshire, Scotland  (Age ~ 22 years)   3. William, Prince of England,   b. 1105, England ,   d. Aft 1187  (Age 83 years)   4. Gundred, Princess of England,   b. Abt 1114, England ,   d. Aft 1130, England  (Age ~ 17 years) + 5. Rohais (Rohese), Princess of England,   b. Abt 1114, England ,   d. Aft 1176, England  (Age ~ 63 years)
  Family ID	F672152334	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 14	Elizabeth de Bellomont,   b. Abt 1086/96, Leicester, Leicestershire, England ,   d. Aft 1172  (Age ~ 77 years)
  Married	Type: Mistress
  Children	1. Isabel Hedwig, Princess of England,   b. Abt 1120, England
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2008 10:01:09
  Family ID	F672152079	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 15	Edith FitzForne
  Family ID	F672154086	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 16	Gieva DETRACY,   b. 1068, Barnstaple, Devon, England ,   d. 1100, England  (Age 32 years)
  Married	1096	Devon, England
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2017 00:00:00
  Family ID	F121002467	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1068/70 - Selby, North Yorkshire, England Married - 1096 - Devon, England Christened - 5 Aug 1100 - Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England Occupation - 05 Aug 1100 - Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England Married - 11 Nov 1100 - Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England Married - 29 Jan 1121 - Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England Died - 1 Dec 1135 - Basilique Saint Denis, Paris, Île-de-France, France Buried - 4 Jan 1136 - Reading Abbey, Reading, Berkshire, England  = Link to Google Earth
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  Henry I 'Beauclerc' Detail of a portrait of Henry I by George Vertue (1684-1756). 'His learning ... though obtained by snatches, assisted him much in the science of Government.' William of Malmesbury (c.1095-1143) The Royal Collection © 2006, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

  
  

• Sources

  [S25458533028] Darrin Lythgoe. [S25458533641] II: Domesday Descendants, K S B Keats-Rohan, (Boydell Press, 2002), Henricus Rex, p. 1103. [S25458533684] Tim Powys-Lybbe. [S-2249420975] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Trees. http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=6734549&pid=2122 [S-2263588930] Millennium File, Heritage Consulting, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003.Original data - Heritage Consulting. The Millennium File. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: Heritage Consulting.Original data: Heritage Consulting. The Millennium File. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: ). Birth date: 1068 Birth place: Selby, Yorks, England Death date: 1 Dec 1135 Death place: Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France [S25458533611] I: Domesday People, K S B Keats-Rohan, (Boydell Press, 1999), Matildis Regina, p. 296. [S25458533589] Dictionary of National Biography, 1st Ed., Ed: Leslie Stephen et al, (Oxford University Press, 1885 to 1900, c. 50 Vols), Adeliz la Barbe's article.