[Ancestry Unknown]
d. 760, Killed in Battle
ch: *Princess of Denmark GEVA [Next Generation]
d. ABT. 807
m. King of the Holstein Saxons WITEKIND
ch: *Princess of the Holstein Saxons HASALA [Next Generation]
b. Bernard's Grandmother
m. Duke of the Angrian Saxons BRUNO
b. Bernard's Grandfather
ch: *Bernard "The Dane" [Next Generation]
AKA Bernard "le Danois"
Founding father of the House of Harcourt
What follows in the Harcourt line comes mainly from the book called
" A History of the Family Harcourt " written by William Harcourt-Bath in1930. I have a copy.
Chief counsellor to Rollo in the conquest of Normandy,France.Rollo's wifeand Bernard's wife are sisters.
His descendents followed " William the Conqueror " into England. Thefamily is a direct descendent of " Charlemagne " and the Trojan SenatorAntenor
The name seems to come from "Herr" ( A Teuteonic courtesy title), meaning
lord or gentleman and court meaning hall or mansion. I.E."HerrCourt" .
The name has evolved over the years, Herecourt , Harecourt , Harcourt.
b. ABT 904, Normandy, France
b. ABT. 860, Saxony or Maer,Norway
d. ABT. 950, Normandy,France
d. 955
m. Sprota (Sprote) de Berengaria or BOUGOGNE ABT 900, Normandy, France
b. ABT. 880, Normandy,France
d. ABT. 936, Normandy,France
daughter of Count of Senlis HUBERT
ch: *TORF I,Seigneur de Tourville [Next Generation]
Who succeeded to his fathers vast fortune and was first cousin to William"Longsword" the second Duke. He is apparently been confounded with hisson who follows.
b. ABT. 901
d. ABT. 970
ch: *Torf "The Rich" Baron DE TOURVILLE [Next Generation]
Torf, which is a Danish name is probably a variant of Thorolf which means
Thor's Wolf, Thor being the God of Thunder.
Places in Normandy named for him. Torfville,Tourville,Tourneville,Turville
Turvile and Turquoville.
There were apparently two Torfs of the same name confused in genealogy
namely father and son.
b. ABT 930, Normandy, France
b. 937, Normandy, France
d. AFT 955
d. 1013, Normandy, France
m. Ertemberge de Bricanbert BARTRAM ABT 955, Normandy, France
b. 930, Normandy, France
d. 1001, Normandy, France
daughter of Anslac (or Aslac) de BASTEMBOURG
ch: *Turchetil de HARCOURT [Next Generation],
*Touroude de PONT-AUDEMER (-1040) m(1) Awelina of Sweden (974-) [See 587-40 below],
Guillaume (WILLIAM) II
His name has been spelt Turchil,Turketil,Turkel,Turkeul,Turquetal,Torkel
Torketil,Torchetil,Thorkil,Thorkel,Thurkild,Turquetil,Thorchetil,Etc.
It is a Danish name meaning Thor's Kettle or Cauldron
Turchetil de Neufmarche was his namesake.
Turchetil,III Baron De Tourville,Seigneur de Tourville and de Tanqueray.
Murdered along with three other governor's of the young William futuireKing of England.
b. 951, Normandy,France
b. ABT 960
d. AFT 1027
d. 1040, Killed in Normandy, France
m. Adeline de MONTFORT [38-40]
b. 953, Normandy,France
d. 1030, Normandy,France
daughter of Hugh III MONTFORT Baron de Montford
ch: *Lescelin de Turquerville [Next Generation],
*Anchetil de (991-1027) m. Eva de BUCI (1008-1080) [See 588-39 below],
Lezieline (Alice) de (-1037),
Vautier de
d. 26 Jan 1057/58
m. William of Eu Count of Eu, Exmia [3-41, 38-40]
d. 2/26 Jan 1057/58
son of Richard I "The Fearless" of Normandy 3rd Duke of Normandy [3-41, 17-42, 18-40, 32-40,
33-40, 34-40, 35-40, 36-40, 37-40, 38-40, 39-40, 39-40, 97-42, 134-39,
147-40, 148-40]
and Gunnora of Denmark [3-41, 17-42, 18-40, 33-40,
34-40, 35-40, 36-40, 37-40, 38-40, 134-39, 147-40, 148-40]
ch: *William of Eu [See 38-39 above],
Robert (-1093)
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