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Biography of Hugh Grandesmil 1032-1098

Paternal Family Tree: Grandesmil

Hugh Grandesmil and Adelize Beaumont Oise were married.

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.

Battle of Hastings

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.

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 22 Feb 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.

Royal Descendants of Hugh Grandesmil 1032-1098

Agnes La Marck Queen Consort Navarre

Joan of Burgundy Queen Consort France

Blanche of Burgundy Queen Consort France

Philip "Noble" III King Navarre

Joan Évreux Queen Consort France

Blanche Dampierre Queen Consort Norway and Sweden

Joan Auvergne Queen Consort France

Philippa of Lancaster Queen Consort Portugal

Yolande of Bar Queen Consort Aragon

King Richard II of England

King Henry IV of England

King Henry V of England

Philippa Lancaster Queen Consort Denmark

Joan Beaufort Queen Consort Scotland

Jacquetta of Luxemburg Duchess Bedford

Mary of Guelders Queen Consort Scotland

Queen Charlotte of Savoy

King Edward IV of England

King Richard III of England

Anne Neville Queen Consort England

King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Louis XII King France

Bianca Maria Sforza Holy Roman Empress

Anne of Brittany Queen Consort France

Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile

Germaine Foix Queen Consort Aragon

Marguerite Valois Orléans Queen Consort Navarre

King Francis I of France

Queen Anne Boleyn of England

Anne Jagiellon Holy Roman Empress

Queen Jane Seymour

Catherine Parr Queen Consort England

Anne of Cleves Queen Consort England

Mary of Guise Queen Consort Scotland

Antoine King Navarre

Queen Catherine Howard of England

Jane Grey I Queen England and Ireland

Louis VI Elector Palatine

Louise Lorraine Queen Consort France

King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Maria Anna Wittelsbach Holy Roman Empress

Electress Louise Juliana of the Palatine Rhine

Ferdinand of Spain II Holy Roman Emperor

George Wharton

Margaret of Austria Queen Consort Spain

Eleonora Gonzaga Queen Consort Bohemia

Maria Leopoldine Habsburg Spain Queen Consort Bohemia

Marie Françoise Élisabeth of Savoy Queen Consort of Portugal

Maria Anna Neuburg Queen Consort Spain

Joseph I Holy Roman Emperor

Charles Habsburg Spain VI Holy Roman Emperor

Charles Emmanuel III King Sardinia

Louis I King Spain

Francis I Holy Roman Emperor

Louis XV King France

Elisabeth Therese Lorraine Queen Consort Sardinia

Ferdinand VI King Spain

Charles III King Spain

King George III of Great Britain and Ireland

Caroline Matilda Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway

Caroline of Brunswick Queen Consort England

Ferdinand VII King Spain

King Christian I of Norway and VIII of Denmark

Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies Queen Consort Spain

Frederick VII King Denmark

Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark

Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom

Queen Sophia of Sweden and Norway

Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia

King Edward VII of the United Kingdom

Alfonso XII King Spain

Brigadier-General Charles FitzClarence

Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark

Victoria Eugénie Mountbatten Queen Consort Spain

Louise Mountbatten Queen Consort Sweden

Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

Carl XVI King Sweden

Queen Consort Camilla Shand

Diana Spencer Princess Wales

Catherine Middleton Princess of Wales

Ancestors of Hugh Grandesmil 1032-1098

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