Bernard de Harcourt 'le Danois' de Pont-Audemer de Harcourt vicomte de Rouen

• Preferred Name: Bernard de Harcourt 'le Danois' de Pont-Audemer de Harcourt vicomte de Rouen^{[1] [2] [3]}
  
• Alternate Name: Renaud 'Bernard' d'Harcourt
  
• Alternate Name: Vernard d'Harcourt
  
• Gender: M
  
• Burial: in Pont-Audemer, Haute-Normandie France at LATI: N9.3556 LONG: E0.5157 with note: GEDCOM data
  
• Possible+Place+of+Death: 955 in Pont-Audemer, Normandie, France at LATI: N9.3556 LONG: E0.5157
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: Vicomte de Rouen in Rouen, Normandie, France at LATI: N9.4447 LONG: E0.0933
  
• Christening: 912 in Rouen, Normandy, France at LATI: N9.5 LONG: E0 with note: https://www.genealogieonline.nl/en/maximum-test/I6000000004586557447.php
  
• Death: 955 in Pont-Audemer, Eure, Normandie, France at LATI: N9.3556 LONG: E0.5157
  
• Birth: 870 in Ålesund, Møre og Romsdal, Norvège at LATI: N2.4778 LONG: E0.1903
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: Dynastie des Upplandings de Suède, Comte de Rouen, Prince de Danemark, Noble Normand, Seigneur d'Harcourt, Seigneur de Pont-Audemer
  
• FSID: G9W3-16P
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  
  Bernard 'le Danois' de Pont-Audemer de Harcourt, vicomte de Rouen
  French: Bernard, vicomte de Rouen
  Also Known As: "Bernard the Dane", "Renaud", "Renault", "The Dane", "The /Dane/", "Bernard /de La Mans/", "Bernard d'Harcourt", "Bernard le Danois", "Bernardus Danus"
  Birthdate: circa 880
  Birthplace: probably, Denmark
  Death: 955 (70-80)
  Pont-Aud
  Note: It should be noted that for Franks, Scandinavians were all called "Danes" irrespective of their precise origin in Scandinavia.
  The following is from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_the_Dane
  
  Bernard the Dane (French - Bernard le Danois; c.880 - d. before 960), was a Viking jarl (earl) of Danish origins. He put himself in the service of another jarl, Rollo, to conquer and colonize what would become Normandy. After the accords of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte that officially gave birth to the duchy of Normandy (911), Bernard converted to Christianity at Rouen the following year (912) and shortly afterwards received from Rollo the county of Pont-Audemer in Roumois (today in the Eure département) then, later, the city of Harcourt.
  
  Under Rollo's son and successor Duke William the Longsword, Bernard was charged at the beginning of the 930s with putting down the serious uprising led by a certain Riouf (a Norman from the west, who had besieged the Duke in Rouen), then in around 935 he put down a revolt in the Bessin and Cotentin by Viking communities completely independent from the young and fragile power of the dukedom, unlike the east of the duchy of Normandy where its ducal power was affirmed a little later.
  
  Bernard's powerful political role truly emerged after Duke William was assassinated in December 942. Then, he became part of a triumvirate which directed the future of the Norman duchy during the minority of Richard. Bernard became regent of the duchy of Normandy in December 942, beside Anslech de Bricquebec, Osmond de Conteville and Raoul Taisson.
  
  In 945-946, he appealed to Harald Bluetooth and his Danes to defend the duchy when it was attacked by the Carolingian king Louis of Outremer and Hugh the Great, duke of the Franks. Louis was attempting to retake the lands of the west in Normandy that had been granted to the Viking bands thirty years earlier.
  
  Bernard died a few years late (before 960). He was the ancestor of two great Anglo-Norman baronial families, the Beaumonts and the Harcourts.
  
  When in 911 the Viking chief Rollo obtained the territories that would make up Normandy through the Treaty of Saint Clair-sur-Epte, he distributed domains to his main supporters among those who had accompanied him on his expeditions against the English and the Neustrians. After the conquest of Normandy, considerable lands (notably the seigneurie of Harcourt, near Brionne, were granted to Bernard the Dane as a reward for his exploits, and from him they descended upon the lords (seigneurs) of Harcourt.
  
  Named after its seigneurie of Harcourt in Normandy, the House of Harcourt was a powerful Norman family, descended from the Viking Bernard the Dane. Its mottos were "Gesta verbis praeveniant" (Olonde branch), "Gesta verbis praevenient" (Beuvron branch), and "Le bon temps viendra ... de France" (English branch).
  
  In 1280 they established the Collège d'Harcourt in Paris, now the Lycée Saint-Louis at 44 boulevard Saint-Michel.
  
  Bernard "The Dane" Prince of Denmark (904-950) [Pedigree]
  
  Son of Duke of the Angrian Saxons BRUNO and Princess of the Holstein Saxons HASALA
  
  AKA Bernard "le Danois"
  
  Founding father of the House of Harcourt
  
  What follows in the Harcourt line comes mainly from the book called
  
  " A History of the Family Harcourt " written by William Harcourt-Bath in1930. I have a copy.
  
  Chief counsellor to Rollo in the conquest of Normandy, France. Rollo's wife and Bernard's wife are sisters.
  
  His descendents followed William the Conqueror into England.
  
  The family is a direct descendent of Charlemagne and the Trojan Senator Antenor
  
  The name seems to come from "Herr" meaning lord or gentleman and "court" meaning hall or mansion. ie. "HerrCourt". The name has evolved over the years, Herecourt , Harecourt , Harcourt.
  
  Married Sprota (Sprote) de Berengaria or BOUGOGNE (880-936)
  
  Children:
  
  1. TORF I,Seigneur de Tourville (901-970)
  
  Bernard the Saxon b. 904
  
  Bernard the Saxon was a nobleman of the royal blood of Saxony. He acquired, when Rollo the Dane made himself master of Normandy, the lordships of Harcourt, Caileville, and Beaufidel in that principality in 876. He married Sprote de Bourgogne.
  
  Sprote de Bourgogne b. 908
  
  Child
  
  * seigneur de Pont-Audemer Torf de Torville+ b. 9281
  Citations
  
  1. [S603] C.B., LL.D., Ulster King of Arms Sir Bernard Burke, B:xP, pg. 261.
  2. [S467] GdRdF, online http://jeanjacques.villemag.free.fr/, Comte d'Harcourt.
  
  Bernard the Dane - claimed to be the ancestor of the Harcourts by Gilles-André de La Roque [Histoire généalogique de la maison de Harcourt, 1663]. Little is known of him: His early career in the 930s was concerned with supressing revolts by factions opposed to the ruling hierarchy in the emerging state of Normandy. After the assassination of William Longsword, Bernard became a regent of the 'duchy' of Normandy in December 942, charged with the protection of the the young 'Duke' Richard, together with, among others, [1.1.1.2.2.1.] Anslech de Briquebec.
  
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  Duke of the Angrian Saxons BRUNO [Pedigree] b. Bernard's Grandfather married Princess of the Holstein Saxons HASALA
  
  Children:
  1. Bernard "The Dane" Prince of Denmark (904-950) m. Sprota (Sprote) de Berengaria or BOUGOGNE (880-936)
  http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pmcbride/rfc/gw14.htm#I8185
  
  •43. Bernard "The Dane" Prince of Denmark AKA Bernard "le Danois"
  
  Founding father of the House of Harcourt
  What follows in the Harcourt line comes mainly from the book called
  " A History of the Family Harcourt " written by William Harcourt-Bath in1930. I have a copy.
  Chief counsellor to Rollo in the conquest of Normandy,France.Rollo's wifeand Bernard's wife are sisters.
  His descendents followed " William the Conqueror " into England. Thefamily is a direct descendent of " Charlemagne " and the Trojan SenatorAntenor
  The name seems to come from "Herr" ( A Teuteonic courtesy title), meaning
  lord or gentleman and court meaning hall or mansion. I.E."HerrCourt" .
  The name has evolved over the years, Herecourt , Harecourt , Harcourt.
  * b. ABT 904, Normandy, France
  * b. ABT. 860, Saxony or Maer,Norway
  
  d. ABT. 950, Normandy,France
  d. 955
  m. Sprota (Sprote) de Berengaria or BOUGOGNE ABT 900, Normandy, France
  b. ABT. 880, Normandy,France
  d. ABT. 936, Normandy,France
  daughter of Count of Senlis HUBERT
  ch: *TORF I,Seigneur de Tourville [Next Generation]
  http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pmcbride/rfc/l315.htm
  
  Count of Senlis HUBERT [Pedigree]
  
  Children: 1. Sprota (Sprote) de Berengaria or BOUGOGNE (880-936) m. Bernard "The Dane" Prince of Denmark (904-950) 2. Duchess of Normandy POPPA 3. Count of Senlis BERNARD
  
  http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pmcbride/rfc/gw43.htm#I8188
  
  Sprota (Sprote) de Berengaria or BOUGOGNE (880-936) [Pedigree] Daughter of Count of Senlis HUBERT
  House of Burgandy
  b. ABT. 880, Normandy,France
  b. ABT 908, Bourgogne, France
  d. ABT. 936, Normandy,France
  Married Bernard "The Dane" Prince of Denmark (904-950)
  
  Children: [listed under entry for Bernard "The Dane"]
  
  References: [RFC]
  
  •[RFC] "Royalty for Commoners",
  
  Roderick W. Stuart, 1992, 2nd edition.
  This book lists all of the known ancestors of John of Gaunt,
  which amounts to most of the Medieval royalty of Europe. Also
  see the following article: "A Mediaeval Miscellany:
  Commentaries on Roderick W. Stuart's Royalty for Commoners,"
  The American Genealogist 69 (April 1994)
  Bernard was a nobleman of the royal blood of Saxony, being forn in Denmark, was surnamed the Dane. He was the Chief Consellor and second in command to the famou Rollo, progenitor of the Kings of England. He lived in 876, and obtained the lorships of Harcourt, Caileville Beauficel, after the invasion of Normandy from Rollo for his services. He was minister to Rollo's son and successor, Richard, Duke of Normandy, as well as Regent of the Norman territories during his minority. He married ____de Sprote, of the royal family of Burgundy and had one son and heir named Torf "le Riche". ~A Genealogical History of the Family of Montgomery, pg. 142, Pedigree 113
  
  Bernard the Dane (French - Bernard le Danois; c.880 - before 960), was a Viking jarl (earl) of Danish origins. He put himself in the service of another jarl, Rollo, to conquer and colonize what would become Normandy. After the accords of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte that officially gave birth to the duchy of Normandy (911), Bernard converted to Christianity at Rouen the following year (912) and shortly afterwards received from Rollo the county of Pont-Audemer in Roumois (today in the Eure département) then, later, the city of Harcourt.
  
  Under Rollo's son and successor Duke William the Longsword, Bernard was charged at the beginning of the 930s with putting down the serious uprising led by a certain Riouf (a Norman from the west, who had besieged the Duke in Rouen), then in around 935 he put down a revolt in the Bessin and Cotentin by Viking communities completely independent from the young and fragile power of the dukedom, unlike the east of the duchy of Normandy where its ducal power was affirmed a little later.
  
  Bernard's powerful political role truly emerged after Duke William was assassinated in December 942. Then, he became part of a triumvirate which directed the future of the Norman duchy during the minority of Richard. Bernard became regent of the duchy of Normandy in December 942, beside Anslech de Bricquebec, Osmond de Conteville and Raoul Taisson.
  
  In 945-946, he appealed to Harald Bluetooth and his Danes to defend the duchy when it was attacked by the Carolingian king Louis of Outremer and Hugh the Great, duke of the Franks.

1. Torf 'The Rich' de Harcourt, b. ABT 900    
2. Torf "Le Riche" DE PONT AUDEMER, b. 20 JAN 914 in Harcourt, Eure, Haute-Normandie, France     d. 25 JAN 1002 in Pont-Audemer, Eure, Normandie, France

1. Title: Bernard Le Danois DE PONT
   Author: "Bernard Le Danois DE PONT." AUDEMER : Family tree by afaye1 https://gw.geneanet.org/afaye1?lang=en&iz=261&p=bernard%2Ble%2Bdanois&n=de%2Bpont%2Baudemer. Accessed 10 Jul. 2022.
   Publication: Name: https://gw.geneanet.org/afaye1?lang=en&iz=261&p=bernard%2Ble%2Bdanois&n=de%2Bpont%2Baudemer;
   Page: Attached by RecordSeek
   
2. Title: Transactions pg. 45-46
   Author: google books
   Publication: Name: https://www.google.com/books/edition/Transactions_of_the_Shropshire_Archaeolo/RHpHAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Torf+The+Rich+de+Harcourt&pg=PA44&printsec=frontcover;
   Note: Bernard a Nobleman of the ========= de Sprote Royal Blood of Saxony ! Anno 876 ___________________! ! ! ! Torf surnamed the Rich , only son .======= Ertenburge dau. of Launcelot de Briquebu .
   
3. Title: HARCOURT Earl Harcourt. pg. 56
   Author: google books
   Publication: Name: https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Peerage_of_England_The_third_edition/CHBYSU2oiOUC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Torf+%22the+Rich%22+de+Harcourt&pg=PA56&printsec=frontcover;
   Note: THIS ancient and illustrious family is descended from Bernard, a nobleman of the blood royal of Saxony, who, being born in Denmark, was surnamed the Dane. This Bernard was chief counselor, and 2 nd in command to the famous Rollo, progenitor to the Kings of England of the Norman line, in his descent upon Normandy, A. D. 876, and obtained the Lordships of Harcourt, Cailleville, and Beausicel, in recom- pence for his eminent services, when Rollo, who was also a Dane, made himself master of that province. Bernard was likewise first minister to Rollo's son, and successor, William, titled Lorrga-Spatha, and guardian to his son Richard Dukc of Normandy, surnamed the Hardy, as well as regent of the Norman territories, during his minority. This renowned statsman and warrior married _---------de Sprote, a Lady of the royal family of Burgundy, and by her left an only son and heir, Torf, surnamed the Rich, who added Torville, Torcv, Torny, and Pontatou, to his paternal inheritance; and by Ertemberga his wife, daughter of Launcelot de Briquebec