Biography of Hugh Grandesmil 1032-1098

Paternal Family Tree: Grandesmil

Hugh Grandesmil and Adelize Beaumont Oise were married. She the daughter of Ivo Beaumont Oise Count Beaumont sur l'Oise.

In 1032 Hugh Grandesmil was born to Robert Grandesmil and Hawisa Échauffour.

Around 1040 William Normandy and [his mother] Hawisa Échauffour were married. He the son of Robert Normandy Archbishop of Rouen and Herleva Countess Évreux.

In 1058 Hugh Grandesmil (age 26) was banished from court.

14th October 1066 Battle of Hastings

                    On 14th October 1066 the Norman army led by King William "Conqueror" I of England (age 38) defeated the English army of King Harold II of England (age 44) at the 14th October 1066 Battle of Hastings fought at Senlac Hill Hastings. Aimery Thouars (age 42), Ralph de Gael 2nd Earl East Anglia (age 24), Eustace Flanders II Count Boulogne (age 51), William Fitzosbern 1st Earl Hereford (age 46), Geoffrey Chateaudun II Count Mortain III Count Perche, William Warenne 1st Earl of Surrey, Raoul Tosny, Robert Beaumont 1st Earl of Leicester Count Meulan (age 26), Hugh Grandesmil (age 34), Roger "The Great" Montgomery 1st Earl of Shrewsbury (possibly), Robert Mortain Count Mortain 1st Earl Cornwall (age 35) and Bishop Odo of Bayeux fought for William.
                
                    King Harold II of England was killed. Earl Wessex, Earl Hereford extinct.
                
                    Leofwine Godwinson 2nd Earl Kent (age 31) was killed. Earl Kent extinct.
                
                    His brothers Gyrth Godwinson Earl East Anglia (age 34) and Engenulphe Aigle (age 56) were killed.

In 1068 Hugh Grandesmil (age 36) took by storm at Leicester, Leicestershire [Map].

Before 1078 [his son] Robert Grandesmil was born to Hugh Grandesmil (age 45) and Adelize Beaumont Oise. Date adjusted to from 1086 to be consistent with birth of son William in 1092.

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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

A History of the County of Leicestershire: Volume 5 Gartree Hundred: Stonton Wyville. In 1086 STONTON WYVILLE formed part of the extensive estates of Hugh de Grentemesnil (age 54). About 1130 Richard Basset held it, probably as an under-tenant of the Earl of Leicester to whose descendants it later passed, ultimately becoming part of the Duchy of Lancaster. Ralph Basset seems to have made claim to Stonton in 1252, but nothing further is known of the Bassets' tenancy.

Before 1087 [his son] William Grandesmil was born to Hugh Grandesmil (age 54) and Adelize Beaumont Oise.

Before 1087 [his son] Hugh Grandesmil was born to Hugh Grandesmil (age 54) and Adelize Beaumont Oise.

Before 1087 [his daughter] Agnes Grandesmil was born to Hugh Grandesmil (age 54) and Adelize Beaumont Oise.

Before 1087 [his son] Aubrey Grandesmil was born to Hugh Grandesmil (age 54) and Adelize Beaumont Oise.

Before 1087 [his daughter] Adeline Grandesmil was born to Hugh Grandesmil (age 54) and Adelize Beaumont Oise.

Before 1087 [his daughter] Hawise Grandesmil was born to Hugh Grandesmil (age 54) and Adelize Beaumont Oise.

Before 1087 [his daughter] Rohais Grandesmil was born to Hugh Grandesmil (age 54) and Adelize Beaumont Oise.

Before 1087 [his daughter] Matilda Grandesmil was born to Hugh Grandesmil (age 54) and Adelize Beaumont Oise.

Before 1087 [his son] Ivo Grandesmil was born to Hugh Grandesmil (age 54) and Adelize Beaumont Oise.

On 22nd February 1098 Hugh Grandesmil (age 66) died at Leicester, Leicestershire [Map]. He was buried in the Chapter House of the Abbey of Saint-Evroul.

Before 1100 Henry Ferrers was captured by Hugh Grandesmil.

[his father] Robert Grandesmil and [his mother] Hawisa Échauffour were married.

Ancestors of Hugh Grandesmil 1032-1098

Father: Robert Grandesmil

Hugh Grandesmil

Great x 1 Grandfather: Arnold le Gros of Courcerault

GrandFather: Giroie Lord Échauffour

Mother: Hawisa Échauffour

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thurstan Montford Sur Risle

GrandMother: Gisele Montford Sur Risle

Biography of Hugh Grandesmil 1032-1098

Royal Descendants of Hugh Grandesmil 1032-1098

Ancestors of Hugh Grandesmil 1032-1098