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  1. William I "Longsword" : Birth: Bet 891 AND 900 in Notre Dame,Normandy,France. Death: 17 DEC 943 in France


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a. Note:   called also Rolf the Walker, because, being so tall, he preferred to go afoot rather than ride the little Norwegian horses. Also shown as Rollon, Row, or Robert Originally a Norse Viking, he was noted for strength and martial prowess. In the reign of Charles II, the Bald, he sailed up the Seine River and took Rouen, which he kept as a base of operations. He gained a number of victories over the Franks, and extorted the cession of the province since called Normandy. By the famous treaty which Charles the Bald and Rollo signed the latter agreed to adopt Christianity. He was born in 846 and died in 932, and was buried in the Cathedral at Rouen. He married (1) Gisla, daughter of Charles the Simple, King of France, no issue; (2) Lady Poppa de Valois, (means puppet or little doll), daughter of Pepin de Senlis de Valois, Count Berenger (Berenarius) of Bretagne, Count of Bayeux, and sister of Bernard of St. Liz (Senlis), also recorded as Berenger, Count of Bayeux. Rollo lived with her for some time before the marriage. There were two children as follows:
  1. William Longsword.
  2. Gerlotta, married William, Duke of Aquitaine, and Count of Poitou. See elsewhere under the Dukes of Aquitaine.
Note:   also known as Hrolf or Rollon, 1st Duke of Normandy from 911 to 927,


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