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| Ranulf (Earl of Chester 1129-53) | Add to 'MyProject' |
| Ranulf (the Crusader) | Add to 'MyProject' |
| Born: Died: 1232 | The sixth Earl of Cheshire, and the only son of Hugh, the fifth. Ranulf married Constance of Brittany in 1188, the widow of King Henry II's son Geoffrey who died in 1186. Ranulf not only had ownership of a very rich area of the country, but he also became related to the king of England. In 1218 he joined the Fifth Crusade, but returned in 1220. Once back in England, Ranulf's experiences of castle building abroad helped him design and begin construction of the castle at Beeston. He did not live to see it completed. | ||||||||
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Ranulf (the Crusader) ( - d.1232)| Raymond (IV, Count of Toulouse) | Add to 'MyProject' |
| A rich Crusader from southern France who left on crusade in October 1096 swearing an oath never to return. He kept to his oath. | |||||||||||||
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| Raymond (VI, Count of Toulouse) | Add to 'MyProject' |
| Played an important part in the Albigensian Crusade along with his son, Raymond VII, Count of Toulouse. | |||||||||
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| Raymond (VII, Count of Toulouse) | Add to 'MyProject' |
| Played an important part in the Albigensian Crusade along with his father, Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse. | |||||||||||||
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| Reginald (Duke of Guelderland) | Add to 'MyProject' |
| Married Eleanor, daughter of Edward II | |||||||||
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| Richard (Duke of York) | Add to 'MyProject' |
| Born: Died: 1460 | Richard was the father of Edward IV and Richard III. He was descended from Edward III, via his fourth son Edmund of Langley, but also from the daughter of Lionel, Duke of Clarence, the second son of Edward III. See a family tree to understand this. Richard was the wealthiest land owner of his time, having inherited estates from Edmund of Langley and from his mother, he inherited the powerful estates of the Earl's of March. Ludlow Castle was used as his centre of operations. Richard married Cecily. Cecily was the daughter of Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland and Joan Beaufort (daughter of John of Gaunt) - {complicated}. Richard and Cecily had many children. Edward (IV) was the second son, but his elder brother died as an infant. Richard (III) was the fourth surviving son. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Richard (Duke of York, Prince in the Tower) | Add to 'MyProject' |
| Born: Died: 1483 | Richard was the son of Edward IV, King of England. Richard's elder brother was called Edward who became king of England as Edward V in April of 1483 after the death of their father. Edward V was only thirteen years old when he became king and too young to rule unaided. Richard and Edward's uncle was Richard, Duke of Gloucester (the future king of England, Richard III). Gloucester stepped in to assist the two young boys and transferred them to the Tower of London for safe keeping. Unfortunately for the two boys Gloucester had his own plans of becoming king of England and mysteriously the boys disappeared supposedly murdered in the Tower. Although it has never been proven it is suspected that Gloucester had the two boys killed so he could become the king as Richard III. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Richard (Earl of Cambridge) | Add to 'MyProject' |
| Born: Died: 1415 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Richard (Earl of Cornwall) | Add to 'MyProject' |
| Born: 1209 Died: 1272 | Son of King John. Becomes Earl of Cornwall. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Richard (I, Count of Normandy) | Add to 'MyProject' |
| Richard I, Count of Normandy from 942 to 996. | ||||||||||||
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| RICHARD (I, King of England 1189-1199) | Add to 'MyProject' |
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| Richard (II, Duke of Normandy) | Add to 'MyProject' |
| Richard II was the Duke of Normandy from 996 to 1026 and also grandfather of William the Conqueror. (More details when I can find some) | ||||||||||||||||
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| RICHARD (II, King of England 1377-1399) | Add to 'MyProject' |
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| RICHARD (III, Duke of Normandy) | Add to 'MyProject' |
| Born: Died: 1027 | Son of Richard II, Duke of Normandy. He was Duke for just one year, and was followed by his brother, Robert I. | ||||||||||||
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| Richard (III, King of England 1483-1485) | Add to 'MyProject' |
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| Robert (Count of Mortain) | Add to 'MyProject' |
| Born: 1060 Died: 1095 | Son of Herleva and Herluin de Conteville. | |||||||||||||||
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| Robert (Earl of Gloucester) | Add to 'MyProject' |
| Born: Died: 1147 | The Illegitimate son of Henry I, King of England. Robert was the chief supporter of his step-sister Matilda's claim to the English throne during the civil war with King Stephen. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Robert (I, Duke of Normandy 1027-35) | Add to 'MyProject' |
| Born: Died: 1035 | Robert was the Duke of Normandy from 1027 to 1035. He was the second son of Richard II. He succeeded his brother Richard III, who was Duke for only one year, a fact that may indicate that Richard III may have been murdered. Robert was the father of William the Conqueror. William's mother was Herleva who Robert did not marry. Robert faced problems as soon as he succeeded his brother, facing conflicts with Robert of Rouen and Bishop Hugh of Bayeux, both churchmen who owned large amounts of land. He defeated Hugh and came to a compromise with Robert. Robert was not slow in assisting both the French King Henry I, and the English monarchy in times of trouble. He gave refuge to Edward and Albert two brothers. Edward was to become 'The Confessor', and was to promise the English throne to Robert's son William. In 1035, Robert travelled to the Holy lands on pilgrimage but before he left, he made sure that William would become Duke of Normandy if he didn't return. He needed to have this confirmed, as William was illegitimate. As it was, Robert was killed returning from Jerusalem, and so the eight year old William became Duke. William's first years were in a duchy transformed by civil war after the death of Robert. | |||||||||||||||
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| Robert (II, Duke of Normandy 1087-1106) | Add to 'MyProject' |
| Born: Died: 1134 | First son of William the Conqueror. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Robert (II, King of the Scots 1371-1390) | Add to 'MyProject' |
| Born: Died: 1390 | Robert was the son Walter, the 6th High Steward of Scotland, and Marjorie Bruce the daughter of Robert I, King of the Scots. Robert was born in 1316. Because it was thought that Robert I would die without an male heir it was decided that his daughter's son, Robert, should become king if circumstances did not change. Circumstances did change with the birth of a boy to Robert I's second wife Elizabeth. The boy became David II, king of Scotland after the death of Robert I. It was not until the death of David II in 1371 that Robert, at the age of fifty-five, became King of Scotland. Robert had many children, possibly twenty or more. The marriage to his first wife, Elizabeth Mure, was considered invalid as they were closely related but his second marriage to Euphemia Ross, was declared legal. The problems other the legitimacy of his children would prove to be a source of dispute for his descendants. Robert died at the age of seventy-four and was succeeded by his son John, Earl of Carrick, who took the name Robert III. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Robert (III, King of Scotland 1390-1406) | Add to 'MyProject' |
| Born: Died: 1406 | Originally called John, he used the name Robert when he came to the throne when his father Robert II died in 1390. He had been injured by a horse's kick a few years earlier and suffered from a permanent injury. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Robert (of Belleme, Earl of Shrewsbury) | Add to 'MyProject' |
| Robert was a powerful and evil Norman baron. He already owned several castles in Normandy when in 1098 his brother died in Wales and Robert was given the title of Earl of Shrewsbury. Along with the title came the castles of Shrewsbury and Bridgnorth. Another important castle that came into Robert's possession was Arundel. Robert was an excellent castle architect and his work included Shrewsbury Castle, Bridgnorth Castle and the fortress at Gisor. Robert was involved in several revolts against William Rufus and Henry I. In 1102 Henry started to bring the powerful barons under control. Robert reinforced his castles but they fell to Henry. Robert finally surrendered at Shrewsbury Castle and he was banished to Normandy. Back in Normandy Robert treated his subjects badly. He fell into Henry I's hands again in 1111 and was imprisoned for the rest of his life. | |||||||||||||
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| Robert (of Jumieges, Archbishop of Canterbury) | Add to 'MyProject' |
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| Robert (The Pious, King of France 996-1031) | Add to 'MyProject' |
| Born: Died: 20 Jul 1031 | Robert was the son of Hugh Capet, King of France. Robert was called 'the Pious' due to his devotion to the church but his private life was a little different. Robert's marriage to Rozela, the daughter of the King of Italy, was arranged by his father. Upon Capet's death and his rise the throne Robert dissolved the marriage to Rozela and married Bertha the widow of the count of Blois. The marriage was not welcomed by Pope Gregory V because the two were too closely related. Under the threat of excommunication Robert married Constance of Provence but later tried to dissolve the marriage to again marry Bertha. Constance brought Robert four sons and many problems. Robert made Henry, his eldest son, heir to the French throne but Constance wanted Robert the second youngest to be king. The younger sons, encouraged by their mother, rose up against their father. The one positive outcome was that the youngest son, Raoul, became the Duke of Burgundy and his descendants ruled for three hundred years. The problems caused in Robert's reign by Constance and their sons questioning who should become the next king of France were solved in later reigns when it became the law that the eldest son should be the true heir and no other. Robert attacked the area of Burgundy in an attempt to enlarge his territories and after a war with the state he added the title of Duke of Burgundy. Robert died during the civil war with his sons on the 20th of July, 1031. He was succeeded by his son Henry. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Robin (of Redesdale) | Add to 'MyProject' |
| Mysterious leader of a group of rebels who rose up against Edward IV because of his marriage to Elizabeth Woodville. The rebels were supported by Richard Neville Earl of Warwick, the Kingmaker. | |||||||||||||
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| Roches, Peter Des | Add to 'MyProject' |
| Bishop of Winchester and Justiciar. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Roger (of Caen) | Add to 'MyProject' |
| While in Caen Henry I and his elder brother William (Rufus) had entered a church and requested the priest say mass. The priest impressed the two so much with his efficiency that they made him their chaplain. Roger's abilities were such that he also became chancellor, Abbot of Sherborne and Bishop of Salisbury. At Sherborne Robert built an abbey and at Old Sarum he built a new Cathedral. Robert's power and wealth was so great that he also built a castle at Sherborne. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Rollo (Rolf or HRolf) | Add to 'MyProject' |
| A Viking and the founder of the Duchy of Normandy. During the reign of Alfred the Great Rollo could have been a member of the 'Great Heathen Host' who attacked England around 892. His first known whereabouts are in France in 911 where he laid siege to Chartres. The Vikings were beaten on this occasion and the king of France Charles III used his advantage of the situation to persuade the Vikings to stay by offering them land and so help protect France from further Viking raids. Rollo renounced his pagan past and became a Christian. Rollo laid the foundation for the Norman dynasty that ultimately resulted in William the Conqueror invading England in 1066. | |||||||
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