 Sprota of Burgundy, daughter of Rudolph of Upper "Rudolph I of Upper Burgundy" Burgundy, Duke of Upper Burgundy and Willa of "Willa of Swabia" Vienne. Adoption parents: Richard of "'the Justiciar', Richard of Burgundy" Burgundy and Adelaide of "Adelaide of Burgundy" Auxerre Born ± ABT. 890 at Burgundy, France; 3 Name: Sprota of Burgundy Given Name: Sprota of Burgundy Sex: F Birth: ABT 0890 in ,,Burgundy Reference Number: 92353 _UID: F0269FE4B577F043ABA157073AF746294242 Note: m. 912 Bernard the Dane; mother of Torf. [Falaise Roll, Table XI] Change Date: 19 Mar 2003 at 17:13:03 Marriage 1 Bernard the Dane of Normandy Regent b: ABT 0855 in ,,,Denmark Married: 0912 Children Torf the Rich de TORVILLE Seigneur b: ABT 0915/0920 in Harcourt,,Norma Married 912 at 3 to:  Bernard the Dane of "'the Dane'" Normandy, Lord of Harcourt, son of Benjamin Harcourt and N.N..Born ± ABT. 855 at Denmark, died after AFT. 912 at Harcourt, Normandy, France Name: Bernard the Dane of Normandy Regent Given Name: Bernard the Dane of Normandy NSFX: Regent Sex: M Birth: ABT 0855 in ,,,Denmark Death: AFT 0912 in Harcourt,,,Normandy Reference Number: 92352 _UID: 23C0255979B66A4F8BC328AEC98B9674CBCC Note: The ancestor of the Harcourts. Contemporary of Rollo the Dane who in 879 granted him the Lordship of Harcourt in Normandy. [The Roll of Battle Abbey, p. 66] Governor and regent of Normandy in 912; m. 912 Sprota of Burgundy; father of Torf. Bernard's descendants are the sires de Beaumont, comtes de Meulent, the barons of Cancelles and Saint-Paer, the lords of Gournay and Milly, the barons of Neubourg, the vicomtes of Evreux, the earls of Leicester and many other noble French and English houses. [Falaise Roll, Table XI, p. 14] Descendant of the kings of Denmark; companion of Duke Rollo. [Falaise Roll, p. 87] Possible ancestors would be King Godfred (d. 810) and his son Horik (d.c. 850); Godfred's nephew Hemming; of King Harald and his sons Harald Klak (d. 853/4) or Rorik. See The Norman Achievment and A History of the Vikings and An Outline History of Denmark as reference. Change Date: 19 Mar 2003 at 17:13:02 Marriage 1 Sprota of Burgundy b: ABT 0890 in ,,Burgundy Married: 0912 Children Torf the Rich de TORVILLE Seigneur b: ABT 0915/0920 in Harcourt,,Normandy,France From 'Glick/Foster Ancestry' at Rootsweb.com Child: 1. Torf of "'the Rich'" Harcourt, Sire de TourvilleBorn between 915 BET., - and at Harcourt, Brienne, Eure, Normandy, France; 3, died at Normandy, France Name: Torf Harcourt 2 Name: Seigneur De Torville Torf 3 Birth: ABT 928 in Harcourt, Brionne, Eure, Normandy 4 Death: AFT 955 2 Death: ABT 970 in Normandy 5 Death: ABT 1019 2 Note: [Ancestry.com Tree 2273 Text: Date of Import: Mar 26, 2000 Title: Ancestry.com Tree 0902 Text: Date of Import: Aug 1, 1998 Title: The Phillips, Weber, Kirk, & Staggs families of the Pacific Northwest Author: Jim Weber Publication: ancestry.com Note: downloaded periodically 2001-2004. Updated frequently, with many sources. Repository: Note: jim.weber@nwintl.com Call Number: Media: Electronic Title: www.my-ged.com Author: Raymond E. Sommerville, 05784687@parod.com Note: No sources cited. Repository: Call Number: Media: Electronic Page: Newberry Text: Date of Import October 21, 1999 Note: www.my-ged.com, "Electronic." | |||