The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy
The Gesta Normannorum Ducum [The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy] is a landmark medieval chronicle tracing the rise and fall of the Norman dynasty from its early roots through the pivotal events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. Originally penned in Latin by the monk William of Jumièges shortly before 1060 and later expanded at the behest of William the Conqueror, the work chronicles the deeds, politics, battles, and leadership of the Norman dukes, especially William’s own claim to the English throne. The narrative combines earlier historical sources with firsthand information and oral testimony to present an authoritative account of Normandy’s transformation from a Viking settlement into one of medieval Europe’s most powerful realms. William’s history emphasizes the legitimacy, military prowess, and governance of the Norman line, framing their expansion, including the conquest of England, as both divinely sanctioned and noble in purpose. Later chroniclers such as Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni continued the history, extending the coverage into the 12th century, providing broader context on ducal rule and its impact. Today this classic work remains a foundational source for understanding Norman identity, medieval statesmanship, and the historical forces that reshaped England and Western Europe between 800AD and 1100AD.
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Paternal Family Tree: Egerton
Maternal Family Tree: Jane Yarner 1708
On 18th December 1720 [his father] Bishop Henry Egerton [aged 31] and [his mother] Elizabeth Adriana Bentinck [aged 17] were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland and [his grandmother] Jane Martha Temple Countess Portland [aged 48]. He the son of John Egerton 3rd Earl Bridgewater and Jane Paulet Countess Bridgewater.
On 30th November 1721 Bishop John Egerton was born to [his father] Bishop Henry Egerton [aged 32] and [his mother] Elizabeth Adriana Bentinck [aged 18].
In 1723 [his father] Bishop Henry Egerton [aged 33] was appointed Bishop of Hereford.
On 1st April 1746 [his father] Bishop Henry Egerton [aged 57] died.
On 21st November 1748 Bishop John Egerton [aged 26] and Anne Sophia Grey [aged 18] were married. She the daughter of Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent and Sophia Bentinck Duchess Kent. He the son of Bishop Henry Egerton and Elizabeth Adriana Bentinck [aged 45]. They were first cousins.
On 25th November 1751 [his daughter] Amelia Egerton was born to Bishop John Egerton [aged 29] and [his wife] Anne Sophia Grey [aged 21]. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.25%. She married before 21st January 1772 Abraham Hume 2nd Baronet, son of Abraham Hume 1st Baronet, and had issue.
On 14th April 1753 [his son] John William Egerton 7th Earl Bridgewater was born to Bishop John Egerton [aged 31] and [his wife] Anne Sophia Grey [aged 23]. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.25%.
In 1756 Bishop John Egerton [aged 34] was appointed Bishop of Bangor.
On 11th November 1756 [his son] Francis Henry Egerton 8th Earl Bridgewater was born to Bishop John Egerton [aged 34] and [his wife] Anne Sophia Grey [aged 26]. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.25%.
In 1765 [his mother] Elizabeth Adriana Bentinck [aged 61] died.
In 1768 Bishop John Egerton [aged 46] was appointed Bishop of Lichfield.
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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In 1771 Bishop John Egerton [aged 49] was appointed Bishop of Durham.
Before 21st January 1772 [his son-in-law] Abraham Hume 2nd Baronet [aged 22] and Amelia Egerton [aged 20] were married. She the daughter of Bishop John Egerton [aged 50] and Anne Sophia Grey [aged 42].
On 24th March 1780 [his wife] Anne Sophia Grey [aged 50] died. Memorial panel on the monument to her father Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent at the De Grey Mausoleum, St John the Baptist Church, Flitton [Map].
Anne Sophia Grey: In or after 1730 she was born to Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent and Sophia Bentinck Duchess Kent. On 21st November 1748 Bishop John Egerton and she were married. She the daughter of Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent and Sophia Bentinck Duchess Kent. He the son of Bishop Henry Egerton and Elizabeth Adriana Bentinck. They were first cousins.
On 18th June 1787 Bishop John Egerton [aged 65] died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 16 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 22 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 17 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 7 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 27 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 10 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 24 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Egerton 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Egerton 1st Viscount Brackley
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Sparkes of Bickerton
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Egerton 1st Earl Bridgewater
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Ravenscroft of Bretton
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Ravenscroft
Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Grosvenor 
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Egerton 2nd Earl Bridgewater 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby 
6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ferdinando Stanley 5th Earl of Derby 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Clifford Countess Derby 
Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Stanley Countess Bridgewater 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Spencer 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Spencer Countess Derby
Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Kitson 
GrandFather: John Egerton 3rd Earl Bridgewater 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cavendish 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Cavendish 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Bess of Hardwick Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Cavendish 1st Duke Newcastle upon Tyne 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Cuthbert Ogle 7th Baron Ogle 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Ogle 8th Baroness Ogle 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Carnaby Baroness Ogle 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cavendish Countess Bridgewater 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Bassett 
13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Bassett 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Fitzherbert 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bassett Countess Newcastle upon Tyne 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Father: Bishop Henry Egerton 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Paulet 3rd Marquess Winchester 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Paulet 4th Marquess Winchester 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Howard Marchioness Winchester 
7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Paulet 5th Marquess Winchester 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Cecil 1st Earl Exeter 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Lucy Cecil Marchioness Winchester 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Neville Countess Exeter 
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Paulet 1st Duke Bolton 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Savage 1st Baronet 
6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Savage 1st Viscount Savage 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Savage Marchioness Winchester 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Darcy 1st Earl Rivers 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Darcy 1st Countess Rivers 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Kitson Countess Rivers 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
GrandMother: Jane Paulet Countess Bridgewater 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Scrope 9th Baron Scrope of Bolton 
6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Scrope 10th Baron Scrope of Bolton 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Howard Baroness Scrope Bolton 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Emanuel Scrope 1st Earl of Sunderland 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Carey 1st Baron Hunsdon 
5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Philadelphia Carey Baroness Scrope Bolton 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Morgan Baroness Hunsdon
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Scrope 6th Marchioness Winchester 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Martha Jeanes
Bishop John Egerton 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
GrandFather: William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland 
Mother: Elizabeth Adriana Bentinck
Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Temple 
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Temple
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Temple of Dublin
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Temple
GrandMother: Jane Martha Temple Countess Portland
Great x 2 Grandfather: Abraham Yarner
Great x 1 Grandmother: Jane Yarner