Hugh De Grentemesnil

• Preferred Name: Hugh De Grentemesnil^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]}
  
• Gender: M
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: Lord de Grandmesnil et de Brokesbourne Comte de Leicester
  
• FSID: LY8N-RRL
  
• Birth: 1032 in Grentemesnil, Calvados, Normandy, France at LATI: N9.1667 LONG: E0.5
  
• Death: 22 FEB 1094 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England at LATI: N2.6374 LONG: E1.1382
  
• Burial: MAR 1094 in Abbey of Saint-Evroul, Saint-Evroult-Notre-Dame-du-Bois, Orne, Normandy, France at LATI: N8.7912 LONG: E0.4622
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_de_Grandmesnil
  
  BIO
  BIO: from http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/NORMAN%20NOBILITY.htm#HuguesGrantmesnildied1098 as of 1/18/2016
  
  HUGUES de Grantmesnil, son of ROBERT de Grantmesnil & his wife Hawise --- ([1025][326]-in E
  
  Hugh de Grandmesnil (1032-22 February 1098)
  Hugh de Grandmesnil (1032-22 February 1098), also known as Hugues or Hugo de Grentmesnil or Grentemesnil, is one of the very few proven companions of William the Conqueror known to have fought at the
  
  === !NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Lat ===
  !NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM); ; June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998; ; , Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA
  
  === Reference 3 ===
  Hugh de Grandmesnil after being banished from Normandy in 1058 was reinstated in 1063 at the Castle of Neufmarche en Lions in Normandy. He was at the Battle of Hastings and received a grant of 100 manors by Duke William, mostly in the county of Leicestershire. He was Sheriff of Leicestershire. He was one of the barons invested with the government of England during the King's absences in Normandy. He married Countess Adeliza who brought him Brokesbourne in Herefordshire and another three lordships in Warwick. http://www.infokey.com/warwick/warwick.htm
  
  === First owner of The Manor Of Ware. ===
  First owner of The Manor Of Ware.
  
  === Reference 2 ===
  2. Hugh de Grentemesnil was described by Wace, the Chronicler, as "un vassal de Grentmesnil", as having been present at Senlac, but this is questioned by others, though supported by William of Poitiers and the Deric Vital. According to Wace, he was banished from Normandy by Duke William in 1058 for very little cause, but was pardoned in 1063, at which time he was given custody of the castle of Neufmarche-en-Lions. In 1067 he was one of those who, with William Fitz Osberne and the Bishop Odo, were invested with the government of England during the king's absence. Hugh received one hundred manors, mostly in Leicester, of which county he was the Sheriff. (See additional information in "Falaise Rolls") He married Adeliza of Beaumont, daughter of Ivo, Count of Beaumont-sur-L'Oise, who brought him Brokesbourne in Herefordshire, and three lordships in Warwickshire.
  
  === [Brøderbund WFT Vol. 14, Ed. 1, Tree #3 ===
  [Brøderbund WFT Vol. 14, Ed. 1, Tree #3302, Date of Import: 14 Jul 1998] Banished from Normandy, 1058, by Duke Wm., pardoned in 1063 and given custody of the castle at Neufmarche-en-Lions. Invested with Wm Fitz Osborne & Bishop Odo with the gov of England in King Wm's absence. Burried next to wife.
  
  === -Lord high stward of England. -Feudal Ba ===
  -Lord high stward of England. -Feudal Baron of Hickley ------------------- Reference: 1) Blue 40, page 121 2) Blue 43, page 44, 185 and 186
  
  === Line 909 from GEDCOM File not recognizab ===
  Line 909 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: TITL [BARON OF HINCKLEY] From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
  
  === !Ancestral Roots by Weis, Seventh Editio ===
  !Ancestral Roots by Weis, Seventh Edition line 53-26
  
  === !Diary and autobiography of Edmund Bohun ===
  !Diary and autobiography of Edmund Bohun, 1853 Royal Genealogies of Magna Carte Barons He was Lord High Steward of England and Baron Hinckley
  
  === !Brown book 5, chart 118. ===
  !Brown book 5, chart 118.
  
  === Reference 1 ===
  Sources: Falaise Roll; Kraentzler 1404; Ayers, p432; AF. K: Hugh de Grentmaisnil, at Senlac, held nearly 100 manors andLordships, Lord High Steward, seat at Hinkeley, Leicestershire. At Battle of Hastings, 1066, with William the Conqueror, says Roots orNorr. (That also what K. means when he says "at Senlac"). Roll: Hugue de Grentemesnil, from Grandmesnil in the arrondissement of Lisieux. Married Adeliza, daughter of Ivo, Count of Beaumont-sur-l'Oise,who brought him Brokesbourne in Hereford and there lordships in Warwickshire.They had Robert, William, Hugh, Ivo, Aburey and five daughters. (Muchbackground on page 60). Ayers: Hugh de Grentimesnil; exiled by William, Duke of Normandy1058-61; restored 1066. Lord Ashby Ledgers, Northamptonshire and of Hinckely andGroby, Leicestershire, and of the Castle Neufmarche. Died 22 Feb. 1098. [Looks like he came out of exile when William needed men for theinvasion of England in 1066.]
  
  === 7 !#552-V-3-T-697; ===
  7 !#552-V-3-T-697;
  
  === Hugues "the Elder" de Grandmesnil, Lord -no source cited ===
  Hugues "the Elder" de Grandmesnil, Lord of Grandmesnil and Sheriff of Leicester
  Also Known As:
  "de Grentemesnil", "de Grentmesnil", "Hugh", "Hugo", "Hue", "Vicomte De Leicester De Grandmesnil", "Vicomte De Leicester Grentemesnil"
  Birthdate:
  1032 (62)
  Birthplace:
  Grentemesnil, Calvados, Normandy
  Death:
  February 22, 1094 (62)
  Leicestershire, England
  Place of Burial:
  Abbey of St. Evroult, Normandy
  Immediate Family:
  Son of Robert, seigneur de Grentemesnil and Hawise d'Échauffour
  Husband of Aélis de Beaumont-sur-Oise
  Father of Robert FitzHugh de Grandmesnil, II; Guillaume de Grandmesnil; Adeline de Grentmesnil; Hugues de Grentmesnil; Rohese de Grentemesnil and 6 others
  Brother of Agnes (?) de Grantmesnil; Robert de Grentemesnil, II; Adeliza de Tilleul; Arnaud de Grentemesnil and Emma de Grantmesnil
  Half brother of Judith d'Évreux, dame de Saint-Cénéri
  Occupation:
  Lord of Hinckley, Sheriff of Leicester and Governor of Hampshire, Governor of Hampshire; Sheriff of Leicestershire, Vicomte, Sheriff, Constable, de Leicester, Sieur, de Brokesbourne, Gouverneur, de Manche
  
  === == Biography == ===
  == Biography ==
  In the account of the foundation of Leicester Abbey, Petronilla is called daughter of Hugh de Grandmesnil, who is said to have given with her the honour of Hinckley and the seneschalship of England. This story is clearly wrong, since Orderic tells us that Robert Count of Meulan obtained the English lands from Ives, son of Hugh de Grandmesnil, the Domesday tenant, and the Leicestershire Survey of 1124-1129 shows them to be held by the Earl of Leicester. Robert de Torigni, recording under the year 1168 the death of Robert Earl of Leicester, says that he left a son "qui accepit cum uxore sua hereditatem de Grentemesnill." As the Norman honour of Grandmesnil was in 1172 in the Earl of Leicester's hands, and as it had been separated from the English lands at the death of Hugh the Domesday tenant, descending to his eldest son Robert, this is clearly the inheritance which Pernel brought to her husband, and it is in the Norman branch that her ancestors must be sought. Hugh de Grandmesnil, the Domesday tenant, had five sons - Robert, William, Hugh, Ives and Aubrey. With respect to the younger sons, William went to Apulia, where he m. Mabel, daughter of Robert Guiscard, and no moreis heard of him in England or Normandy. Hugh d. young circa 1087, andwas buried in St. Evroult. Ives succeeded to his father's lands in England, which he mortgaged and lost to Robert, Count of Meulan. He m. adaughter of Gilbert de Gand, and had a son Ives. Orderic says that two of Ive's sons perished in the White Ship; of these Ives the younger may be one. Nothing more is heard of Ives's descendants. Aubrey, the youngest son, was brought up a clerk, but eventually became a knight. Robert, the eldest son, inherited the Norman lands which are later found in Robert FitzPernel's hands [i.e. Robert, Earl of Leicester (d. 1204), the son of Pernel]. He m., 1stly, Agnes, daughter of Ranulph de Bayeux; 2ndly, Emma, daughter of Robert d'Estouteville; and, 3rdly, Lucy, daughter of Savary FitzCana. Orderic elsewhere says that Robert had a daughter Agnes, who m. Robert de Moulins, but otherwise he gives no information as to his children. Now we know that Pernel was the great-granddaughter of Hugh the Domesday tenant, and if she [Pernel] inherited the Norman lands she would in all probability be a daughter of a son of Hugh's son Robert. Hugh's father and son are both called Robert, and if this alternating nomenclature - a very usual system - was continued, a son of Robert the younger would be named Hugh. This is the name given to Pernel's father in the foundation narrative of Leicester Abbey, and although the story told there is fictitious, Pernel was a benefactress of the abbey, and it is possible that the writer may have had before him a document such as a list of obits giving the authentic name. It is not claimed that this suggested descent is more than speculative. Against this view must be set the entry in the Fine Rolls of 1204 which implies that the Leicestershire honour of Grandmesnil was theinheritance of Pernel, but as this is a recital of a bargain between her and the King after the death of her son Robert FitzPernel, its weight is greatly weakened; the more so as, for the reasons given above, it seems impossible for Pernel to have inherited the English lands.
  
  ---------------------
  The following is from "Some Corrections and Addions to CP", concerningnote (h) above:
  In fact, Pernel's father was called William, as shown by a charter forSt-Evroult discovered by David Crouch [The Beaumont Twins, p.91, citing the Cartulary of St-Evroult, ii, fo 33v]. However, the argument that her grandfather is likely to have been Robert, the eldest son of Hugh de Grandmesnil, still seems sound. To some extent it is supported bythe following evidence.
  In 1157, Henry II confirmed gifts made to the hospital of Falaise by William de Grentmesnil and others [Cal. Docs France, no 1157]. By an undated charter (perhaps from 1160 or later), one Beatrix de Rye gave land to the abbey of St Jean of Falaise, for the well-being of her mother Emma and of her brother William de Grentemesnil [Lechaude d'Anisy, Extrait des Chartes ... dans les archives du Calvados, vol.1, p.232, no9 (1834)]. It seems likely that this Beatrix was a daughter of Robertde Grandmesnil by his second wife, Emma d'Estouteville, particularly as the name Beatrix occurs in the Estouteville family, and was possibly borne by Emma's mother [C.T. Clay, ed., Early Yorkshire Charters, vol.9, p.2 (1952)]. If so, this would confirm that Robert also had a sonWilliam, who would probably be Pernel's father.
  Note that K.S.B. Keats-Rohan [Domesday People I, p.263 (1999)] states that Pernel's father William was the son of Robert by Emma d'Estouteville, but no evidence is cited for the relationship.
  
  == Sources ==
  * The Phillips, Weber, Kirk, & Staggs families of the Pacific Northwest, by Jim Weber, Rootsweb.com
  
  === Wikipedia - Hugues de Grandmesnil cont'd from sources ===
  His cousin Hugh de Payans, formed the first group of Knights Templars the following year.
  
  Henry I of England had moved swiftly to take the English throne, in Robert Curthose's absence. It appears that Ivo de Grandmesnil was influenced by his brother Robert, who held the family lands in Normandy, and joined the faction fighting against Henry of England. War quickly followed.
  
  Duke Robert set sail for England in 1101 and his army caught up with Henry at Alton, on the Winchester road. A peace was quickly negotiated and Robert went back to Normandy with promises of English gold. Unfortunately, this left the Duke's supporters high and dry and King Henry, 'a famously unpleasant individual' took note of his enemies, including the Grandmesnils (Morris).
  
  King Henry bestowed the manors of Barwell, Burbage, Aston, Sketchley and Dadlington on Hugh de Hastings, as he set about getting rid of any baronial opposition. Thus, Ivo, Sheriff of Leicester, found that he was in disgrace at court, and also swamped with lawsuits and delayed judgements by the king. The cronies of the king's court treated Ivo like a standing joke, and courtiers openly called him 'ropedancer', a reference to his escape from Antioch. His star was definitely on the wane, and when he over-reacted to the jibes, Ivo was fined for turbulent conduct at court. To escape his situation, Ivo had little choice but to finance another trip to the Holy Land, where he could regain his honour fighting for god.
  
  Ivo approached Robert de Beaumont, Count of Meulan, to procure a reconciliation with the king, and to advance him five hundred silver marks for his expedition. For this service the whole of Ivo's domains were pledged to Beaumont as a security for fifteen years. Beaumont was also to give the daughter of his brother Henry, Earl of Warwick, in marriage to Ivo's son, Baron Hinckley, who was still in his infancy, and to restore to him his father's inheritance. This contract was confirmed by oath, and ratified by the King. But Ivo died on his crusade to Jerusalem, and when he did not return Robert de Beaumont broke his oaths and took control of the whole of Leicester. He dispossessed Ivo's children, forgot about the marriage, and added all the Grandmesnil estates to his own. By sleight of hand, Earl Shilton manor was now held by Robert de Beaumont, who was created the first Earl of Leicester by the king.
  
  Ivo's nephew and heir, Hugh de Grandmesnil, Baron Hinckley, never recovered the honour of Leicester. The eventual heiress, Pernel, daughter of William de Grandmesnil, married Robert de Beaumont, 3rd Earl of Leicester.
  
  Hugh's daughter Adeline married Roger d'Ivry,[7] who was the sworn brother-in-arms of Robert D'Oyly.
  
  Hugh's daughter Rohais married Robert de Courcy,[8] son of Hugh's friend Richard de Courcy.
  
  Hugh and Adeliza's holdings in England
  The Domesday book lists Hugh's lands in Leicestershire[2] in the following order: Wigston Magna, Sapcote, Frolesworth, Sharnford, Earl Shilton, Ratby, Bromkinsthorpe, Desford, Glenfield, Braunstone, Groby, Kirkby Mallory, Stapleton, Newbold Verdon, Brascote, Peckleton, Illston on the Hill, Thorpe Langton, Stockerston, Burton Overy, Carlton Curlieu, Noseley, Thurcaston, Belgrave, Birstall, Anstey, Thurmaston, Humberstone, Swinford, Bruntingthorpe, Smeeton Westerby, Lestone, Twyford, Oadby, Peatling Parva, Shearsby, Sapcote, Willoughby Waterless, Croft, Broughton Astley, Enderby, Glenfield, Sutton Cheney, Barlestone, Sheepy Magna, Cotesbach, Evington, Ingarsby, Stoughton, Gaulby, Frisby, Shangton, Stonton Wyville, East Langton, Great Glen, Syston, Wymeswold, Sileby, Ashby de la Zouch, Alton, Staunton Harold, Whitwick, Waltham on the Wolds, Thorpe Arnold, Market Bosworth and Barton in the Beans.
  
  In Northamptonshire his lands include pieces in West Farndon, Marston Trussell, Thorpe Lubenham, Weedon Bec, Ashby St Ledgers, Osbern, Welton, Staverton and Thrupp Grounds.
  
  Additionally in Nottinghamshire he had interests in Edwalton and Thrumpton.[2]
  
  And in Warwickshire his lands included([2] p. 663) Hillmorton, Willoughby and Butlers Marston.
  
  He also had interests in Gloucestershire including Quinton (Upper & Lower), Weston-on-Avon and Broad Marston.
  
  Adeliza's lands in Bedfordshire included Lower and Upper Shelton, Houghton Conquest and Chalton.
  === Life Sketch ===
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_de_Grandmesnil
  
  BIO
  BIO: from http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/NORMAN%20NOBILITY.htm#HuguesGrantmesnildied1098 as of 1/18/2016
  
  HUGUES de Grantmesnil, son of ROBERT de Grantmesnil & his wife Hawise --- ([1025][326]-in E
  
  Hugh de Grandmesnil (1032-22 February 1098)
  Hugh de Grandmesnil (1032-22 February 1098), also known as Hugues or Hugo de Grentmesnil or Grentemesnil, is one of the very few proven companions of William the Conqueror known to have fought at the
  
  === Reference 2 ===
  2. Hugh de Grentemesnil was described by Wace, the Chronicler, as "un vassal de Grentmesnil", as having been present at Senlac, but this is questioned by others, though supported by William of Poitiers and the Deric Vital. According to Wace, he was banished from Normandy by Duke William in 1058 for very little cause, but was pardoned in 1063, at which time he was given custody of the castle of Neufmarche-en-Lions. In 1067 he was one of those who, with William Fitz Osberne and the Bishop Odo, were invested with the government of England during the king's absence. Hugh received one hundred manors, mostly in Leicester, of which county he was the Sheriff. (See additional information in "Falaise Rolls") He married Adeliza of Beaumont, daughter of Ivo, Count of Beaumont-sur-L'Oise, who brought him Brokesbourne in Herefordshire, and three lordships in Warwickshire.
  
  === -Lord high stward of England. -Feudal Ba ===
  -Lord high stward of England. -Feudal Baron of Hickley ------------------- Reference: 1) Blue 40, page 121 2) Blue 43, page 44, 185 and 186
  
  === == Biography == ===
  == Biography ==
  In the account of the foundation of Leicester Abbey, Petronilla is called daughter of Hugh de Grandmesnil, who is said to have given with her the honour of Hinckley and the seneschalship of England. This story is clearly wrong, since Orderic tells us that Robert Count of Meulan obtained the English lands from Ives, son of Hugh de Grandmesnil, the Domesday tenant, and the Leicestershire Survey of 1124-1129 shows them to be held by the Earl of Leicester. Robert de Torigni, recording under the year 1168 the death of Robert Earl of Leicester, says that he left a son "qui accepit cum uxore sua hereditatem de Grentemesnill." As the Norman honour of Grandmesnil was in 1172 in the Earl of Leicester's hands, and as it had been separated from the English lands at the death of Hugh the Domesday tenant, descending to his eldest son Robert, this is clearly the inheritance which Pernel brought to her husband, and it is in the Norman branch that her ancestors must be sought. Hugh de Grandmesnil, the Domesday tenant, had five sons - Robert, William, Hugh, Ives and Aubrey. With respect to the younger sons, William went to Apulia, where he m. Mabel, daughter of Robert Guiscard, and no moreis heard of him in England or Normandy. Hugh d. young circa 1087, andwas buried in St. Evroult. Ives succeeded to his father's lands in England, which he mortgaged and lost to Robert, Count of Meulan. He m. adaughter of Gilbert de Gand, and had a son Ives. Orderic says that two of Ive's sons perished in the White Ship; of these Ives the younger may be one. Nothing more is heard of Ives's descendants. Aubrey, the youngest son, was brought up a clerk, but eventually became a knight. Robert, the eldest son, inherited the Norman lands which are later found in Robert FitzPernel's hands [i.e. Robert, Earl of Leicester (d. 1204), the son of Pernel]. He m., 1stly, Agnes, daughter of Ranulph de Bayeux; 2ndly, Emma, daughter of Robert d'Estouteville; and, 3rdly, Lucy, daughter of Savary FitzCana. Orderic elsewhere says that Robert had a daughter Agnes, who m. Robert de Moulins, but otherwise he gives no information as to his children. Now we know that Pernel was the great-granddaughter of Hugh the Domesday tenant, and if she [Pernel] inherited the Norman lands she would in all probability be a daughter of a son of Hugh's son Robert. Hugh's father and son are both called Robert, and if this alternating nomenclature - a very usual system - was continued, a son of Robert the younger would be named Hugh. This is the name given to Pernel's father in the foundation narrative of Leicester Abbey, and although the story told there is fictitious, Pernel was a benefactress of the abbey, and it is possible that the writer may have had before him a document such as a list of obits giving the authentic name. It is not claimed that this suggested descent is more than speculative. Against this view must be set the entry in the Fine Rolls of 1204 which implies that the Leicestershire honour of Grandmesnil was theinheritance of Pernel, but as this is a recital of a bargain between her and the King after the death of her son Robert FitzPernel, its weight is greatly weakened; the more so as, for the reasons given above, it seems impossible for Pernel to have inherited the English lands.
  
  ---------------------
  The following is from "Some Corrections and Addions to CP", concerningnote (h) above:
  In fact, Pernel's father was called William, as shown by a charter forSt-Evroult discovered by David Crouch [The Beaumont Twins, p.91, citing the Cartulary of St-Evroult, ii, fo 33v]. However, the argument that her grandfather is likely to have been Robert, the eldest son of Hugh de Grandmesnil, still seems sound. To some extent it is supported bythe following evidence.
  In 1157, Henry II confirmed gifts made to the hospital of Falaise by William de Grentmesnil and others [Cal. Docs France, no 1157]. By an undated charter (perhaps from 1160 or later), one Beatrix de Rye gave land to the abbey of St Jean of Falaise, for the well-being of her mother Emma and of her brother William de Grentemesnil [Lechaude d'Anisy, Extrait des Chartes ... dans les archives du Calvados, vol.1, p.232, no9 (1834)]. It seems likely that this Beatrix was a daughter of Robertde Grandmesnil by his second wife, Emma d'Estouteville, particularly as the name Beatrix occurs in the Estouteville family, and was possibly borne by Emma's mother [C.T. Clay, ed., Early Yorkshire Charters, vol.9, p.2 (1952)]. If so, this would confirm that Robert also had a sonWilliam, who would probably be Pernel's father.
  Note that K.S.B. Keats-Rohan [Domesday People I, p.263 (1999)] states that Pernel's father William was the son of Robert by Emma d'Estouteville, but no evidence is cited for the relationship.
  
  == Sources ==
  * The Phillips, Weber, Kirk, & Staggs families of the Pacific Northwest, by Jim Weber, Rootsweb.com
  
  === !Ancestral Roots by Weis, Seventh Editio ===
  !Ancestral Roots by Weis, Seventh Edition line 53-26
  
  === Reference 1 ===
  Sources: Falaise Roll; Kraentzler 1404; Ayers, p432; AF. K: Hugh de Grentmaisnil, at Senlac, held nearly 100 manors andLordships, Lord High Steward, seat at Hinkeley, Leicestershire. At Battle of Hastings, 1066, with William the Conqueror, says Roots orNorr. (That also what K. means when he says "at Senlac"). Roll: Hugue de Grentemesnil, from Grandmesnil in the arrondissement of Lisieux. Married Adeliza, daughter of Ivo, Count of Beaumont-sur-l'Oise,who brought him Brokesbourne in Hereford and there lordships in Warwickshire.They had Robert, William, Hugh, Ivo, Aburey and five daughters. (Muchbackground on page 60). Ayers: Hugh de Grentimesnil; exiled by William, Duke of Normandy1058-61; restored 1066. Lord Ashby Ledgers, Northamptonshire and of Hinckely andGroby, Leicestershire, and of the Castle Neufmarche. Died 22 Feb. 1098. [Looks like he came out of exile when William needed men for theinvasion of England in 1066.]
  
  === 7 !#552-V-3-T-697; ===
  7 !#552-V-3-T-697;
  
  === Hugues "the Elder" de Grandmesnil, Lord -no source cited ===
  Hugues "the Elder" de Grandmesnil, Lord of Grandmesnil and Sheriff of Leicester
  Also Known As:
  "de Grentemesnil", "de Grentmesnil", "Hugh", "Hugo", "Hue", "Vicomte De Leicester De Grandmesnil", "Vicomte De Leicester Grentemesnil"
  Birthdate:
  1032 (62)
  Birthplace:
  Grentemesnil, Calvados, Normandy
  Death:
  February 22, 1094 (62)
  Leicestershire, England
  Place of Burial:
  Abbey of St. Evroult, Normandy
  Immediate Family:
  Son of Robert, seigneur de Grentemesnil and Hawise d'Échauffour
  Husband of Aélis de Beaumont-sur-Oise
  Father of Robert FitzHugh de Grandmesnil, II; Guillaume de Grandmesnil; Adeline de Grentmesnil; Hugues de Grentmesnil; Rohese de Grentemesnil and 6 others
  Brother of Agnes (?) de Grantmesnil; Robert de Grentemesnil, II; Adeliza de Tilleul; Arnaud de Grentemesnil and Emma de Grantmesnil
  Half brother of Judith d'Évreux, dame de Saint-Cénéri
  Occupation:
  Lord of Hinckley, Sheriff of Leicester and Governor of Hampshire, Governor of Hampshire; Sheriff of Leicestershire, Vicomte, Sheriff, Constable, de Leicester, Sieur, de Brokesbourne, Gouverneur, de Manche
  
  === First owner of The Manor Of Ware. ===
  First owner of The Manor Of Ware.
  
  === !Brown book 5, chart 118. ===
  !Brown book 5, chart 118.
  
  === Reference 3 ===
  Hugh de Grandmesnil after being banished from Normandy in 1058 was reinstated in 1063 at the Castle of Neufmarche en Lions in Normandy. He was at the Battle of Hastings and received a grant of 100 manors by Duke William, mostly in the county of Leicestershire. He was Sheriff of Leicestershire. He was one of the barons invested with the government of England during the King's absences in Normandy. He married Countess Adeliza who brought him Brokesbourne in Herefordshire and another three lordships in Warwick. http://www.infokey.com/warwick/warwick.htm
  
  === [Brøderbund WFT Vol. 14, Ed. 1, Tree #3 ===
  [Brøderbund WFT Vol. 14, Ed. 1, Tree #3302, Date of Import: 14 Jul 1998] Banished from Normandy, 1058, by Duke Wm., pardoned in 1063 and given custody of the castle at Neufmarche-en-Lions. Invested with Wm Fitz Osborne & Bishop Odo with the gov of England in King Wm's absence. Burried next to wife.
  
  === Line 909 from GEDCOM File not recognizab ===
  Line 909 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: TITL [BARON OF HINCKLEY] From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
  
  === Wikipedia - Hugues de Grandmesnil cont'd from sources ===
  His cousin Hugh de Payans, formed the first group of Knights Templars the following year.
  
  Henry I of England had moved swiftly to take the English throne, in Robert Curthose's absence. It appears that Ivo de Grandmesnil was influenced by his brother Robert, who held the family lands in Normandy, and joined the faction fighting against Henry of England. War quickly followed.
  
  Duke Robert set sail for England in 1101 and his army caught up with Henry at Alton, on the Winchester road. A peace was quickly negotiated and Robert went back to Normandy with promises of English gold. Unfortunately, this left the Duke's supporters high and dry and King Henry, 'a famously unpleasant individual' took note of his enemies, including the Grandmesnils (Morris).
  
  King Henry bestowed the manors of Barwell, Burbage, Aston, Sketchley and Dadlington on Hugh de Hastings, as he set about getting rid of any baronial opposition. Thus, Ivo, Sheriff of Leicester, found that he was in disgrace at court, and also swamped with lawsuits and delayed judgements by the king. The cronies of the king's court treated Ivo like a standing joke, and courtiers openly called him 'ropedancer', a reference to his escape from Antioch. His star was definitely on the wane, and when he over-reacted to the jibes, Ivo was fined for turbulent conduct at court. To escape his situation, Ivo had little choice but to finance another trip to the Holy Land, where he could regain his honour fighting for god.
  
  Ivo approached Robert de Beaumont, Count of Meulan, to procure a reconciliation with the king, and to advance him five hundred silver marks for his expedition. For this service the whole of Ivo's domains were pledged to Beaumont as a security for fifteen years. Beaumont was also to give the daughter of his brother Henry, Earl of Warwick, in marriage to Ivo's son, Baron Hinckley, who was still in his infancy, and to restore to him his father's inheritance. This contract was confirmed by oath, and ratified by the King. But Ivo died on his crusade to Jerusalem, and when he did not return Robert de Beaumont broke his oaths and took control of the whole of Leicester. He dispossessed Ivo's children, forgot about the marriage, and added all the Grandmesnil estates to his own. By sleight of hand, Earl Shilton manor was now held by Robert de Beaumont, who was created the first Earl of Leicester by the king.
  
  Ivo's nephew and heir, Hugh de Grandmesnil, Baron Hinckley, never recovered the honour of Leicester. The eventual heiress, Pernel, daughter of William de Grandmesnil, married Robert de Beaumont, 3rd Earl of Leicester.
  
  Hugh's daughter Adeline married Roger d'Ivry,[7] who was the sworn brother-in-arms of Robert D'Oyly.
  
  Hugh's daughter Rohais married Robert de Courcy,[8] son of Hugh's friend Richard de Courcy.
  
  Hugh and Adeliza's holdings in England
  The Domesday book lists Hugh's lands in Leicestershire[2] in the following order: Wigston Magna, Sapcote, Frolesworth, Sharnford, Earl Shilton, Ratby, Bromkinsthorpe, Desford, Glenfield, Braunstone, Groby, Kirkby Mallory, Stapleton, Newbold Verdon, Brascote, Peckleton, Illston on the Hill, Thorpe Langton, Stockerston, Burton Overy, Carlton Curlieu, Noseley, Thurcaston, Belgrave, Birstall, Anstey, Thurmaston, Humberstone, Swinford, Bruntingthorpe, Smeeton Westerby, Lestone, Twyford, Oadby, Peatling Parva, Shearsby, Sapcote, Willoughby Waterless, Croft, Broughton Astley, Enderby, Glenfield, Sutton Cheney, Barlestone, Sheepy Magna, Cotesbach, Evington, Ingarsby, Stoughton, Gaulby, Frisby, Shangton, Stonton Wyville, East Langton, Great Glen, Syston, Wymeswold, Sileby, Ashby de la Zouch, Alton, Staunton Harold, Whitwick, Waltham on the Wolds, Thorpe Arnold, Market Bosworth and Barton in the Beans.
  
  In Northamptonshire his lands include pieces in West Farndon, Marston Trussell, Thorpe Lubenham, Weedon Bec, Ashby St Ledgers, Osbern, Welton, Staverton and Thrupp Grounds.
  
  Additionally in Nottinghamshire he had interests in Edwalton and Thrumpton.[2]
  
  And in Warwickshire his lands included([2] p. 663) Hillmorton, Willoughby and Butlers Marston.
  
  He also had interests in Gloucestershire including Quinton (Upper & Lower), Weston-on-Avon and Broad Marston.
  
  Adeliza's lands in Bedfordshire included Lower and Upper Shelton, Houghton Conquest and Chalton.
  
  === !Diary and autobiography of Edmund Bohun ===
  !Diary and autobiography of Edmund Bohun, 1853 Royal Genealogies of Magna Carte Barons He was Lord High Steward of England and Baron Hinckley
  
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• m. 1050 in France

1. Adeliza de Grentesmesnil, b. 1056 in Calvados, Lower Normandy, France     d. 1111 in Belvoir, Leicestershire, England
2. Rohese de Grentemesnil, b. ABT 1072 in Grandmesnil, Basse-Normandie, France     d. 1127 in Nuneham Courtenay, Oxfordshire, England
3. Ivo de Grandmesnil Sheriff of Leicester I, b. ABT 1064 in Grantmesnil, Calvados, Duchy of Normandie     d. 1118 in Hinckley, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
4. Robert de Grandmesnil, b. BEF 1060 in Grandmesnil, Normandy, France     d. 1 JUN 1136 in Orne, Normandy, France
5. Agnes de Grentemesnil, b. ABT 1070    
6. Rohese De Grentemesnil,    
7. Agnès de Grandmesnil, b. ABT 1070 in Grentemesnil, Calvados, Basse Normandie, France     d. AFT 1088 in West Longdon, Leicestershire, England

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2. Title: Wikitree - Hugh de Grandmesnil
   Author: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~pmcbride/james/f030.htm Keats-Rohan, Domesday People, pp.262-263 Sanders, English Baronies, p.61' PASE website profile: http://domesday.pase.ac.uk/Domesday?op=5&personkey=40317 OpenDomesday website profile: https://opendomesday.org/name/hugh-of-grandmesnil/ Cawley, Grantmesnil: https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/NORMANDY%20NOBILITY.htm#_Toc520355069 SGM (soc.genealogy.medieval) on rootsweb postings https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_de_Grandmesnil
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   Note: Wikitree excerpt Hugh de Grandmesnil (1032 – 22 February 1094), also known as Hugh or Hugo de Grentmesnil or Grentemesnil, is one of the very few proven companions of William the Conqueror known to have fought at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Subsequently he became a great landowner in England. He was the elder son of Robert of Grandmesnil and Hawise d'Echaffour. Robert of Grandmesnil was his younger brother. Following the conquest William I of England gave Hugh 100 manors for his services, sixty-five of them in Leicestershire. He was appointed Sheriff of the county of Leicester and Governor of Hampshire. Hugh's possessions are listed in some detail in the Domesday book ([2] p 652-6). Name also spelled as Grandmesnil and other variations. Children 1. Robert De GRENTEMESNIL b: ca 1052 in Of, Grentemesnil, Calvados, France 2. Petronille (Pernell) De GRENTEMESNIL b: ca 1134 in Leicester Castle, Leicestershire, England 3. Alice De GRENTEMESNIL b: ca 1136 in Of, Hinckley, Leicestershire, England 4. William De GRENTEMESNIL b: ca 1054 in Of, Grentemesnil, Calvados, France 5. Adeline De GRENTEMESNIL b: ca 1056 in Of, Grentemesnil, Calvados, France 6. Halewise De GRENTEMESNIL b: ca 1058 in Of, Grentemesnil, Calvados, France 7. Hugh De GRENTEMESNIL b: ca 1060 in Of, Grentemesnil, Calvados, France 8. Adelisa GRENTEMESNIL b: ca 1062 9. Ivo (Ives) GRENTEMESNIL b: ca 1064 in Of, Grentemesnil, Calvados, France 10. Alberic De GRENTEMESNIL b: ca 1066 in Of, Grentemesnil, Calvados, France 11. Matilda (Maud) De GRENTEMESNIL b: ca 1068 in Of, Grentemesnil, Calvados, France 12. Agnes De GRENTEMESNIL b: ca 1070 in Of, Grentemesnil, Calvados, France 13. Hawise De GRENTEMESNIL b: ca 1072 in Of, Grentemesnil, Calvados, France 14. Rohesia (Rose) De GRENTEMESNIL b: ca 1072 in Of, Hinckley, Leicestershire, England
   
3. Title: Wikipedia - Hugues de Grandmesnil
   Author: Dictionary of National Biography ("DNB"), 1885–1900, Volume 28 states Hugh de Grandmesnil died in 1094, although the earlier Orderic Vitalis ("OV"), Tome III, p. 400 states that he died in 1098. The OV 1098 date is internally consistent with its twenty-eight-year span to the death of his three-times-married son Richard (III), which is recorded elsewhere as 1126. Orderic Vitalis was witness to the interment of the remains of Richard III at his abbey. The 1094 date may be purposeful pre-publication edit (to avoid compilation confusion with the DNB entry for Hugh, Earl of Shrewsbury (d.1098)) that was not reversed prior to publication of the DNB. Domesday Book: A Complete Transliteration. London: Penguin, 2003. ISBN 0-14-143994-7 "Courcy". "Courcy Historique". (in French). http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k94619v/f408.image Orderic Vitalis, Tome III, p. 400. http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k94619v/f409.image Orderic Vitalis, Tome III, page 401. The Domesday Book Online
   Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_de_Grandmesnil;
   Note: Hugh de Grandmesnil (1032 – 22 February 1098),[1] (known in French as Hugues and Latinised as Hugo de Grentmesnil, aliter Grentemesnil, etc.), is one of the 15 Proven Companions of William the Conqueror known to have fought at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Subsequently, he became a great landowner in England. He was the elder son of Robert I of Grandmesnil by his wife Hawise d'Echaffour, a daughter of Giroie, Lord of Échauffour. His younger brother was Robert II of Grandmesnil. Following the Norman Conquest King William the Conqueror gave Hugh 100 manors in recompense for his service, sixty-five of them in Leicestershire, in the Midlands. He was appointed Sheriff of Leicestershire and Governor of Hampshire. Hugh's landholdings are listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 ([2] p 652-6). Origins The Grandmesnil family achieved prominence in about 1050 in central Normandy, where the family became famous for breeding and training war horses. The family had made a fortune from a string of stud farms they owned on the plains of Ouche, but during the minority of William, Duke of Normandy, the stability of Normandy began to break down. Old scores were settled as the barons seized each other's territories. Roger de Beaumont brought savage warfare to the lands of Roger de Tosny, as he tried to grasp control of the Risle Valley, in 1041. De Tosny was joined by his ally Robert de Grandmesnil, but in June their forces were shattered in a surprise attack by the Beaumont clan. In the savage fight, de Tosny and two of his sons were killed. Robert de Grandmesnil fared little better. He was carried from the field mortally wounded and died from his wounds three weeks later. His two sons, Robert and Hugh, divided his property between them; Robert entered the Church, while Hugh took on his father's mantle of warrior politician. Hugh de Grandmesnil wielded power at the court of William Duke of Normandy, but the paranoid Duke banished Hugh in 1058. For five years Hugh was out of favour at court. In 1063 he was reinstated as Captain of the castle of Neuf-Marché en Lyons. The Grandmesnil star continued to rise and Hugh was made a cavalry commander for the invasion of England in 1066. There is a popular story that Hugh de Grandmesnil almost came to a sticky end at the Battle of Hastings. As fierce battle raged, Hugh's horse leapt a bush during a cavalry charge and his bridle broke. Barely able to keep upright in the saddle, and with no control over his horse, Hugh saw to his dismay that he was all alone, and careering towards a band of Englishmen. Just as his enemies leaped in for the kill and as Hugh was preparing to die, the English gave out a great shout in triumph. Hugh's horse immediately shied in fear and bolted in the opposite direction and carried its helpless master away from the English and back to the safety of his own lines. The battle for Leicester Hugh had become one of William the Conqueror's main men in England. In 1067 he joined with William FitzOsbern, 1st Earl of Hereford and Bishop Odo of Bayeux in the government of England, during the king's absence in Normandy. He also was one of the Norman nobles who interceded with the Conqueror in favour of William's son Robert Curthose, and effected a temporary reconciliation. Following the Conquest, William I assailed the City of Leicester, and took it by storm in 1068. In the assault a large part of the city was destroyed, along with St Mary's Church. William handed the Government of Leicester over to Hugh de Grandmesnil. He also gave De Grandmesnil 100 manors for his service, sixty-five of them in Leicestershire. He was appointed Sheriff of Leicestershire and Governor of Hampshire. He married the beautiful Adeliza, daughter of Ivo, Count of Beaumont-sur-l'Oise, from whom he gained several manors in Herefordshire, and three more in Warwickshire. Death of Adelize Adelize, the wife of Hugh de Grandmesnil, died at Rouen in 1087, and was buried in the Chapter House of St. Evroult. They had five sons and as many daughters, namely, Robert, William, Hugh, Ivo de Grandmesnil, and Aubrey; and daughters Adeline, Hawise, Rohais, Matilda, and Agnes. On the death of William the Conqueror, also in 1087, the Grandmesnils, like most of the Norman barons, were caught up in the civil war raging between his three surviving sons. Now lands in Normandy and England had two different masters, as Robert Curthose became Duke of Normandy and William Rufus became king of England. Royal family squabbles put fortunes at risk if barons took the wrong side, and ultimately this was the fate of the Grandmesnil family which tended to support the fickle Duke of Normandy against the English king, although allegiances changed continually. Duke Robert did not always support his barons loyalty, which is illustrated in Hugh's later struggles. Old age By 1090 Hugh de Grandmesnil was still defending his lands in Normandy. Hugh made a stand along with his friend Richard de Courci at the Castle of Château de Courcy, as Robert de Belesme laid siege to them. Belesme had driven his army into the lands along the river Orne. Other barons had joined the fight. This led to an extended siege at Courcy, Calvados in 1091,[3] of three weeks.[4] Robert de Belesme did not have enough troops to surround the castle of Courci. He set about building a wooden siege engine, the Belfry. This was a great tower, and could be rolled up to the castle walls. Every time the Belfry was rolled forward, Grandmesnil sallied from the castle and attacked a different part of the line. Soldiers manning the Belfry were urgently needed elsewhere to beat back Grandmesnil's attack. These skirmishes were frequent savage and bloody. On one occasion William, son of Henry de Ferrers (another Leicestershire landowner, whose family would become Earls of Derby), and William de Rupiere were captured by de Grandmesnil and ransomed for a small fortune. But the boot was on the other foot when Ivo de Grandmesnil, Hugh's son, and Richard fitz Gilbert were seized by the attackers. Ivo was later released, but de Clare did not survive Belesme's dungeon (Planche). As the siege continued a deadly ritual was played out. The inhabitants of Courci had built their oven outside the castle's fortifications, and it now lay midway between the main gate and the enemy's Belfry. The men of Courci therefore, would stand to arms and rush from the castle to surround the oven, so that the baker could go to work. Here they would defend their bread, as the attackers would attempt to carry it off. This would often lead to a general engagement as each side poured more troops into the fray. On one occasion Grandmesnil's charge was so ferocious that De Belesme's men were scattered. The men of Courci overran the great siege engine and burned it. But this success was short-lived, as Duke Robert of Normandy took sides with De Belesme. It now looked all over for De Grandmesnil and De Courci. Then William Rufus arrived with a fleet in arms against his brother, and so Duke Robert and De Belesme simply packed up and went home. Hugh's death In 1094, Hugh de Grandmesnil was again in England, worn out with age and infirmity. Feeling his end approaching, in accordance with the common practice of the period, he took the habit of a monk, and expired six days after he had taken to his bed on 22 February 1094 at Leicester.[5] His body, preserved in salt and sewn up in the hide of an ox, was conveyed to the valley of the Ouche in Normandy by two monks. He was laid to rest at the Abbey of St. Evroult, and buried by the Abbot Roger on the south side of the Chapter House, near the tomb of Abbot Mainer. Issue Hugh's eldest son, Robert III de Grandmesnil (d.1126),[6] inherited his Norman lands in the Ouch valley, while Ivo de Grandmesnil became Sheriff of Leicester, and master of Earl Shilton manor. William's uncle Odo and many others, who had rebelled against William Rufus in 1088, felt that the First Crusade was a good way to avoid the English kings wrath. All of these men showed bravery in the field, a fact which contradicts later rumours that they were deserters at Antioch. On the third day of the siege of Antioch, after a terrible battle on the walls, William Grandmesnil, his brother Aubrey and Ivo of Grandmesnil, banded together with Count Stephen of Blois, father of the future king of England, and several other knights, to let themselves down from the wall on ropes under the cover of darkness. They fled on foot to the coast and the port of St. Simeon where they were transported away by ships belonging to the Knights Hospitalier. The papacy referred to this retreat as an act of cowardice, but evidence emerging from recent research on Blois and his family holdings, as well as Thebaudian revelations from the annals of Champagne, refer to the escape as a strategic move to protect certain treasures. Count Stephen, who was married to Adella, daughter of William the Conqueror, returned to Chartres with maps and strategic building plans that contributed to the formation of the Norman Gothic architectural revolution both in England (Winchester, Glastonbury, Salisbury) and in France (Amiens and Chartres). In 1102 Stephen of Blois returned to Jerusalem under a cloud of undeserved shame, and died in a battle charge. continues....
   
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   Publication: Name: http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/NORMANDY%20NOBILITY.htm#HuguesGrantmesnildied1098;
   Note: HUGUES de Grantmesnil, son of ROBERT de Grantmesnil & his wife Hawise --- ([1025][328]-in England 22 Feb 1098, bur Ouche Saint-Evroul). Orderic Vitalis names “Hugonem et Rodbertum et Ernaldum et totidem filias” as the children of “Rodberto de Grentemaisnilio” and his wife[329]. Guillaume of Jumièges records that “Robertus de Grentemaisnil...cum fratre suo Hugone” with “Willelmus Geroii filius” restored “monasterii sancti Ebrulfi apud Uticum”[330]. Robert of Torigny's De Immutatione Ordinis Monachorum records that "Willermus filius Geroii monachus Becci et nepotes eius Robertus et Hugo de Grentemaisnil" restored "monasterium Sancti Ebrulfi apud Uticum"[331]. The Chronicon Beccensis Abbatiæ records that "Willelmus et nepotes sui Robertus et Hugo de Grentimenti" restored "monasterium sancti Ebrulfi" and donated “villam Russerie” to Bec[332]. Orderic Vitalis records that “Willermus et Rotbertus filii Geroi et Hugo ac Rotbertus filii Rotberti de Grentesmaisnilio” sought the consent of Guillaume II Duke of Normandy in 1050 to restore “Uticum cœnobio”[333]. Orderic Vitalis records that "Rodbertus et Hugo et Ernaldus filii Rodberti de Grentemaisnilio" donated "in Nucereto ecclesia...villa...Solengiacus, in Oillei...Anglisca...villa...ecclesia...Villaris...in monasterio de Waiprato...decimam de Buinna, et in Belmeis tertiam partem molendini...unum hospitem in Collavilla" and numerous other named properties to Ouche[334]. Orderic Vitalis records that “nepotes sui Hugo et Rotbertus” founded “apud Nuceretum villam suam prope Grentemaisnilium...cœnobium”, inspired by “Willermi filii Geroii avunculi sui”[335]. Orderic Vitalis records disputes between his vassals and Duke Guillaume who exiled “milites Rodulfum de Toenia et Hugonem de Grentemaisnilio atque Ernaldum de Escalfoio”, dated to [1059/61][336], the same source recording in a later passage that Duke Guillaume recalled “Rodulfum de Toenia et Hugonem de Grentemaisnilio”, dated to [1063][337]. Orderic Vitalis names “...Hugo de Grentemasinilio et Rogerius de Molbraio...” among the leading lords under Guillaume II Duke of Normandy[338]. The Chronique de Normandie, based on le Roman de Rou, names "le sire de Grenmesnil" among those who took part in the conquest of England in 1066[339]. Orderic Vitalis names “...Hugo de Grentemaisnilio et Guillermus de Garenna...” among those who took part in the battle of Hastings[340]. Orderic Vitalis records that King William installed “Guillermum Osberni filium” at his new fortress at Winchester (“intra mœnia Guentæ”) and appointed him “vice sua toti regno versus Aquilonem”, while he granted “Doveram...totamque Cantiam” to “Odoni fratri suo”, and thus he entrusted “his duobus præfecturam Angliæ”, seconded by “Hugonem de Grentemaisnilio et Hugonem de Monteforti, Guillelmumque de Garenna”, dated to 1067[341]. Sheriff of Leicester: Orderic Vitalis records that King William I granted the command of "municipatum Legrecestræ" to "Hugoni...de Grentemaisnilio"[342]. Orderic Vitalis records that “Hugo de Grentemaisnil, qui præsidatum Gewissorum, id est Guentanæ regionis” [presumably Hampshire] and “sororius eius Unfridus de Telliolo...Hastingas...custodiendum” returned to Normandy wanting to rejoin their wives, dated to [1068/69][343]. "…Hugonis de Grentemaisnil…" witnessed a charter dated to [1077] under which William I King of England granted property to the abbey of Saint-Etienne de Caen[344]. Domesday Book records “Hugh de Grantmesnil” holding land in Thundridge, Braughing Hundred, in Hertfordshire from the bishop of Bayeux, and land in Ware also in Hertfordshire; Pebworth, Broad Marston, Upper Quinton, Lower Quinton, Weston-on-Avon and Willicote in Gloucestershire, numerous properties in Leicestershire[345]. He fought Robert de Bellême and his castle of Courcy was besieged by Robert III Duke of Normandy in 1091[346]. Orderic Vitalis records that in 1098 “Hugo de Grentemaisnil” fell ill in England, became a monk, and died “VIII Kal Mar”, his body being returned to Normandy for burial at Ouche[347]. The necrology of the monastery of Ouche records the death "21 Feb" of "Hugo de Grentesmesnil comes Leecestriæ, fundator hujus cœnobii, monachus nostræ congregationis"[348]. m ([before 1060]) ADELISE de Beaumont, daughter of IVES [II] Comte de Beaumont & his first wife Judith --- ([before 1045]-Rouen 11 Jul 1091, bur Ouche Saint-Evroul). Orderic Vitalis records that “Hugo de Grentemaisnilio” married “Adelidem filiam Ivonis comitis de Bellomonte”[349]. The date of her marriage is estimated based on the estimated birth date of the couple’s oldest known son. Domesday Book records “Adeliza wife of Hugh de Grandmesnil” holding Broxbourne in Hertford Hundred in Hertfordshire; land in Shelton, Houghton Conquest and Chalton in Bedfordshire[350]. She owned Peatling Magna, in the possession of Leofric in 1086 in Domesday Book[351]. Orderic Vitalis records the death “Rotomagi V Id Jul” of “Adeliza...Ivonis de Bellomonte comitis, de Judæa genetrice, filia”, wife of Hugues de Grantmesnil, seven years before her husband died and her burial at Ouche, adding that she and her husband has six sons and six daughters[352]. Hugues & his wife had twelve children: 1. ROBERT de Grantmesnil ([before 1060]-1 Jun [1136], bur Ouche Saint-Evroul). 2. GUILLAUME [I] de Grantmesnil (-[before 1114]). 3. HUGUES de Grantmesnil (-[1087], bur Ouche Saint-Evroul). 4. IVES de Grantmesnil (-after 1102). 5. AUBREY de Grantmesnil (-after [Jul] 1097). 6. son . 7. ADELINE de Grantmesnil (-[1110/11]). 8. HAWISE de Grantmesnil . 9. ROHESE de Grantmesnil . 10. MATHILDE de Grantmesnil (-Jaffa). 11. AGNES de Grantmesnil (-14 Sep ----). 12. daughter .
   
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