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8, Rhais Grentemesnil, married Robert de Courci.
In one account Ivo Grentemesnil and his wife,
Filia Gant, are shown as the parents of Hugh Grentemesnil. This
would not seriously alter the lineage, however.
See the continuation of this lineage in the Bigod Line and the Bellomont Line.
There is a detailed pedigree of the Harcourt
Family of Normandy in Table XI. in Crispin and Macary, and also
pages 14 and 93-94. Refer to Burke, pg. 261-262.
The following material from Crispin and Macary
(pg. 14) was derived from G. A. La Roque, "Hist. Geneal.
Maison de Harcourt" and other sources:
"Errand de Harcourt. This family
is one of the most illustrious in both France and England. Errand
is mentioned by La Roque, the French historian of this great house,
Pere Anselm, and other genealogists, as the personage referred
to by Wace which reads "sire de Herervourt was there also,
riding a very swift horse." They are supported in this conclusion
by Le Prevost, as he favors Anchetil, the father of Errand, or
Robert, his younger brother. The burden of opinion is, however,
against this eminent historian. Turquetil, seigneur de Turqueville,
and de Tanqueraye, about 1001, appears in several charters concerning
the abbeys of Fecamp and Bernay. He was lord of Neufmarche-en-Lions,
governor of the boy duke, William, and was treacherously assassinated
between 1035 and 1040 by hirelings of Raoul de Gace. Turquetil
was the second son of Torf, the son of Bernard the Dane, which
latter was governor and regent of Normandy in 912, from whom descended
the sires de Beaumont, comtes de Meulent, the barons of Cacelles
and Saint-Pare, the lords of Gournay and Milly, the barons of
Neubourg, the vicomtes of Evereux, the Earls of Leicester, and
many other noble French and English houses. Turquetil married
Anceline, sister of Toustain, seigneur de Montfort-sur-Risle,
and had issue: Anchetil, and Walter de Lescelina who married Beatrice,
abbess of Montivilliers, natural daughter of Robert I., Duke of
Normandy, as well as Leceline de Turqueville, the wife of William,
comte d'Exmes (later(d'Eu), an illegitimate son on the same duke.
Anchetil was the first to assume the name of Harcourt from the
bourg of Harcourt, near Brionne, and married Eve de Boessey-le-Chapel,
by whom he had seven sons and one daughter. The eldest was Errand,
who predeceased his father, and was succeeded by Robert as head
of the house. Jean, Arnoul, Gervais, Yves, and Renauld were the
other sons. Errand de Harcourt commanded the archers of Val de
Ruel at the battle of Hastings, but returned to Normandy in 1078
and probably died soon after. His younger brother, Robert, who
accompanied him to the conquest, was the ancestor of this distinguished
family."
The following excerpt is from Crispin and
Macary, pp. 93-94:
"Robert de Harcourt, surnamed le Fort,
was the son of Anchetil and the younger brother of Errand de Harcourt,
whom he accompanied to England at the time of the conquest and
succeeded as the head of the family. He built the castle of Harcourt
in Normandy and was by his wife Colette d'Argouges the father
of seven sons, the eldest of whom, William, having arrayed himself
with King Henry I. against his brother Robert Courteheuse, rendered
his monarch signal service; he also commanded the troops which
defeated the Count of Meulent in Normandy in 1124. He was, on
this account, rewarded with large estates in England, which were
inherited by his second son Ivo, who became permanently settled
there. The English Harcourts were seated at Stanton-Harcourt
in Oxfordshire, which was obtained through the heiress of the
Camvilles, whose mother received it as a marriage gift from her
cousin, Queen Adeliza of Louvain, the second wife of King Henry
I. The ruins of the castle show its former magnificence and effigies
of members of the family for many generations remain in
the parish church.
He and his wife had the following children:
The following is quoted from Crispin and Macary,
"Falaise Rolls," p. 14:
"This family is one of the most illustrious
in both France and England. Errand de Harcourt is mentioned by
La Roque, the French historian of this great house, Pere Anselm,
and other genealogists as the personage referred to by Wace which
reads "sire de Herevourt was there also, riding a very swift
horse." They are not supported in this conclusion by Le
Prevost, as he favors Anchetil, the father of Errand, or Robert,
his younger brother. The burden of opinion is, however, against
this eminent historian. Turquetil, Seigneur de Turqueville, and
de Tanqueraye, circa 1001, appears in several charters concerning
the abbeys of Fecamp and Bernay. He was lord of Nuefmarche-en-Lions,
governor of the boy-Duke, William, and was treacherously assassinated
between 1035 and 1040 by hirelings of Raoul de Gace. Turquetil
was the second son of Torf, the son of Bernard the Dane, which
latter was the governor and regent of Normandy in 912, from whom
descended the sires de Beaumont, comtes de Meulent, the barons
of Cancelles and Saint-Paer, the lords of Gournay and Milly, the
barons of Neubourg, the vicomtes of Evreux, the earls of Leicester,
and many other noble French and English houses. Tuequetil married
Anceline, sister of Toustain, Seigneur de Montfort-sur-Risle,
and had issue Anchetil, and Walter de Lescelina who married Beatrice,
abbess of Montivilliers, natural daughter of Richard I., Duke
of Normandy, as well as Leceline de Turqueville, the wife of William,
Comte d'Exmes (later d'Eu), an illegitimate son of the same duke.
Anchetil was the first to assume the name of Harcourt from the
bourg of Harcourt, near Brionne, and married Eve de Boessey-le-Chapel,
by whom he had seven sons and one daughter. The eldest was Errand,
who predeceased his father, and was succeeded by Robert as head
of the house. Jean, Arnoul, Gervais, Yves, and Renauld were the
other sons. Errand de Harcourt commanded the archers of Val de
Ruel at the battle of Hastings, but returned to Normandy in 1078
and probably died soon after. His younger brother, Robert, who
accompanied him in the Conquest, was the ancestor of this distinguished
house." And further on pg. 93-94: "Robert de Harcourt,
surnamed le Fort, was the son of Anchetil and the younger brother
of Errand de Harcourt... He built the castle of Harcourt
in Normandy and was by his wife Colette d'Argouges the father
of seven sons, the eldest of whom, William, having arrayed himself
with King Henry I. against his brother Robert Curthose (Courteheuse),
rendered his monarch signal service; he also commanded the troops
which defeated the count of Meulent in Normandy in 1124. He was
on this account awarded with large estates in England, which were
inherited by his second son, Ivo, who became permanently settled
there. The English Harcourts were seated at Stanton-Harcourt
in Oxfordshire, which was obtained through the heiress of the
Camvilles, whose mother received it as a marriage gift from her
cousin, Queen Adeliza of Louvain, the second wife of King Henry
I."
Richard died in 1258, and was succeeded by his son, William.