Count Ranulf of Bayeux and Bessin de Meschines-Viscount de Bayeux

• Preferred Name: Count Ranulf of Bayeux and Bessin de Meschines-Viscount de Bayeux^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}
  
• Gender: M
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: Count Bayeux; Viscount of Bessin
  
• Birth: 17 JAN 1021 in Briquessard, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France at LATI: N9.0951 LONG: E0.7603
  
• FSID: KNDD-84D
  
• Death: 21 MAY 1089 in Bayeux, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France at LATI: N9.2764 LONG: E0.7031
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  Biography
  The Battle of Val-ès-Dunes was fought in 1047 by the combined forces of William, Duke of Normandy and King Henry I of France against the forces of several rebel Norman barons, led by Gui of Burgundy (Gui of Brionne), the son of Reginald I, Count of Burgundy. As a result of winning the battle, William (later William the Conqueror) was able to retain his title and maintain control over the western half of his duchy.
  
  Ranulf, killed in battle Val-es-Dunes 1047, son of Anschitil. Guillaume II Duke of Normandy donated "nostras insulas Serc et Aurrene, propter medietatem Grenere" to the abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel, supported by "Rannulfo filio Anschitilli", by charter dated to 1042. Vicomte du Bessin (Bayeux). Guillaume de Poitou records that "Randulfum Baiocensium vicecomitem" supported "Guido filius Burgundionum comitis" in his rebellion, dated to 1047. "…Rannulfi filii Ascelini" witnessed the charter dated to [1047 or before] under which Guillaume II Duke of Normandy confirmed the donation by "Adelelmi…Beatricis uxor eius…Rotberti filius eius" to the abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel. Orderic Vitalis records that "Ranulfum Bajocensem ac Haymonem Dentatum et Nigellum de Constantino" rebelled against Guillaume II Duke of Normandy at the battle "apud Vallesdunas".
  
  Married ALIX de Normandie, illegitimate daughter of Richard III Duke of Normandy & his mistress. Robert of Torigny names "Nicolaum…duas filias Papiam…uxorem Walterii de Sancto Walerico et Aeliz uxorem Ranulfi vicecomitis de Baiocis" as the children of "Ricardo secundo duce Normannum filio primi Ricardi". Vicomte Ranulf & his wife had one child.
  
  Uncertain date of death. Above states he died in the battle Val-es-Dunes 10 Aug 1047. But his children are shown being born after that. Removed date of death.
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  Ranulph de Bayeux, Vicomte de Bessin was born circa 1017 at Bayeux, Normandy, France.
  He was the son of Ancitel, Vicomte.
  He married Aliz de Normandie.
  He gained the title of Vicomte de Bessin.
  
  Child of Ranulph de Bayeux, Vicomte de Bessin and Aliz de Normandie
  - Ranulf II de Bayeux, Vicomte de Bessin b. c 1050, d. Nov 1120
  
  http://www.thepeerage.com/p15842.htm#i158417
  
  Anselme said that Simon was a son of Landri de Senlis[4], but recent research now has him as the son of Ranoul "le Riche". [5] ↑ Anselme, tome VI, p. 268. ↑ Cawley, Charles. Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families. Hosted online by the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy (FMG), accessed 2021, La Bouteiller de Senlis, Seigneurs de Chantilly. https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/parclerdam.htm#_Toc40250999 1. RANOUL "le Riche", son of --- . m ---. The name of Ranoul's wife is not known. Ranoul & his wife had two children: a) GARNIER de Senlis . A manuscript narrating the foundation of St Andrew’s Priory, Northampton records that “duo fratres…Garnerius dictus le Ryche et Simon de Seynlyz filii Raundoel le Ryche” accompanied William “the Conqueror” to England, adding that Garnier returned to France after the death of his father to assume his inheritance[369]. "Lambertus nepos Humboldi concedente uxore sua Tesza" donated property to Paris Saint-Martin-des-Champs, for the salvation of "domini sui Garneri Silvanectensis", with the consent of "Radulfus Delicatus et Hahuis loco Agnetis filiæ suæ", by undated charter[370]. m ---. The name of Garnier’s wife is not known. Garnier & his wife had four children: i) JEAN . “Symon et uxor mea Matildis” founded the St Andrew’s, Northampton by undated charter, subscribed by “…Johannis nepotis comitis…Symonis nepotis comitis, Warneri nepotis comitis…Petri nepotis comitis…”[371]. ii) SIMON . “Symon et uxor mea Matildis” founded the St Andrew’s, Northampton by undated charter, subscribed by “…Johannis nepotis comitis…Symonis nepotis comitis, Warneri nepotis comitis…Petri nepotis comitis…”[372]. iii) GARNIER . “Symon et uxor mea Matildis” founded the St Andrew’s, Northampton by undated charter, subscribed by “…Johannis nepotis comitis…Symonis nepotis comitis, Warneri nepotis comitis…Petri nepotis comitis…”[373]. iv) PIERRE . “Symon et uxor mea Matildis” founded the St Andrew’s, Northampton by undated charter, subscribed by “…Johannis nepotis comitis…Symonis nepotis comitis, Warneri nepotis comitis…Petri nepotis comitis…”[374]. b) SIMON de Senlis [Saint Lis](-Priory of La Charité-sur-Loire [1111], bur Priory of La Charité-sur-Loire). A manuscript narrating the foundation of St Andrew’s Priory, Northampton records that “duo fratres…Garnerius dictus le Ryche et Simon de Seynlyz filii Raundoel le Ryche” accompanied William “the Conqueror” to England[375]. He was created Earl of Huntingdon and Northampton in [1087/90].
  
  BIO
  BIO: from http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/NORMAN%20NOBILITY.htm#RanulfBessinMMargueriteAvranches as of 8/14/2016
  
  RANULF (-killed in battle Val-es-Dunes 1047). Guillaume II Duke of Normandy donated
  
  === ! RELATIONSHIP: H. Reed Black is 21st & ===
  ! RELATIONSHIP: H. Reed Black is 21st & 22 G G Son.
  
  === Line 50270 from GEDCOM File not recogniz ===
  Line 50270 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: FAMS CONT !(1) Ranulf/Randel Le Ryche/Riche: A Norman Noble
  
  === Y Weis' "Ancestral Roots" 148:24 merely ===
  Y Weis' "Ancestral Roots" 148:24 merely refers to him as "a Norman".
  
  === Vicomte of the Bessin ===
  Vicomte of the Bessin
  
  === Source: Please cite original sources. ===
  Source: Please cite original sources.
  Compiled by: J. K. Loren
  
  === !SOURCE: Ancestral File; see also "Roya ===
  !SOURCE: Ancestral File; see also "Royal Ancestors," PC #442.
  
  === ! (1) Ranulf/Randel Le Ryche/Riche: A ===
  ! (1) Ranulf/Randel Le Ryche/Riche: A Norman Noble
  
  === !Known as Simon "The Rich" ===
  !Known as Simon "The Rich"
  
  === !MARRIAGE: dates also shown as abt 1045 ===
  !MARRIAGE: dates also shown as abt 1045 and abt. 1052. NAME: also shown as RANULPH "The Rich" SENLIS or ST. LIZ. BIRTH: place also shown as Bradenham, Buckingham, England.
  
  === Info from "Royal Ancestors of some Ameri ===
  Info from "Royal Ancestors of some American Families," compiled by M.L. Call, chart #11442.
  
  === Ranulph de Bayeux, Vicomte de Bessin was ===
  Ranulph de Bayeux, Vicomte de Bessin was born circa 1017 at Bayeux, Normandy, France.
  He was the son of Ancitel, Vicomte.
  He married Aliz de Normandie.
  He gained the title of Vicomte de Bessin.
  
  Child of Ranulph de Bayeux, Vicomte de Bessin and Aliz de Normandie
  - Ranulf II de Bayeux, Vicomte de Bessin b. c 1050, d. Nov 1120
  
  http://www.thepeerage.com/p15842.htm#i158417
  
  === !(1) Ranulf/Randel Le Ryche/Riche: A Nor ===
  !(1) Ranulf/Randel Le Ryche/Riche: A Norman Noble
  
  === !LDSAncestral file ===
  !LDSAncestral file
  
  === Nickname: The Rich ===
  Nickname: The Rich
  
  === !#21> Complete Peerage-v6-p640, (FHL 942 ===
  !#21> Complete Peerage-v6-p640, (FHL 942 D22cok);
  
  === --Other Fields Birth: Quality: 0 ===
  --Other Fields Birth: Quality: 0
  
  === ?? Line 3480: (New PAF RIN=4626) 1 TITL ===
  ?? Line 3480: (New PAF RIN=4626) 1 TITL [LORD DE CASTELARD]/
  
  === !Ancestral Roots by Weis, Seventh Editio ===
  !Ancestral Roots by Weis, Seventh Edition line 148-24
  
  === Participated as a rebel at Val es Dunes ===
  Participated as a rebel at Val es Dunes
  
  === Line 2292 from GEDCOM File not recogniza ===
  Line 2292 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: NAME Ranulph "The Rich", A Norman // From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.

• m. 1043 in France

1. Title: Ranoul - Medlands - FMG
   Author: RANOUL "le Riche", son of --- . m ---. The name of Ranoul's wife is not known. Ranoul & his wife had two children:
   Publication: Name: https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/parclerdam.htm#_Toc40250999;
   
2. Title: Legacy NFS Source: Count de Bayeux Ranulf le Meschines -
   Author: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists, 7th Ed, by Frederick Lewis Weis, additons by Walter Lee Shippard Jr, 1999, Page number: 132a-24
   Note: Source Media Type: Book
   Page: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:2736742596
   
3. Title: Foundation for Medieval Genealogy (Viscounts of Bessin (Bayeaux))
   Publication: Name: https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/normabc.htm#_Toc38177818;
   Note: ANSCHITIL, son of ---. Vicomte. His name suggests a Viking origin. "…Anschitillus Baiocacensis vicecomes…" witnessed the charter dated to [1030] under which Robert II Duke of Normandy confirmed rights of Mont Saint-Michel[399]. m ---. The name of Anschitil's wife is not known. Anschitil & his wife had [three] children: 1. RANULF (-killed in battle Val-es-Dunes 1047). Guillaume II Duke of Normandy donated "nostras insulas Serc et Aurrene, propter medietatem Grenere" to the abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel, supported by "Rannulfo filio Anschitilli", by charter dated to [1042][400]. Vicomte du Bessin (Bayeux). Guillaume de Poitou records that "Randulfum Baiocensium vicecomitem" supported "Guido filius Burgundionum comitis" in his rebellion, dated to [1047][401]. "…Rannulfi filii Ascelini" witnessed the charter dated to [1047 or before] under which Guillaume II Duke of Normandy confirmed the donation by "Adelelmi…Beatricis uxor eius…Rotberti filius eius" to the abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel[402]. Orderic Vitalis records that "Ranulfum Bajocensem ac Haymonem Dentatum et Nigellum de Constantino" rebelled against Guillaume II Duke of Normandy at the battle "apud Vallesdunas"[403]. m ALIX de Normandie, illegitimate daughter of RICHARD III Duke of Normandy & his mistress ---. Robert of Torigny names "Nicolaum…duas filias Papiam…uxorem Walterii de Sancto Walerico et Aeliz uxorem Ranulfi vicecomitis de Baiocis" as the children of "Ricardo secundo duce Normannum filio primi Ricardi"[404]. Vicomte Ranulf & his wife had one child: RANULF [Ralph] (-after [1098]). Vicomte du Bessin (Bayeux). "…Ranulfus vicecomes Baiocensis…" witnessed the charter dated 1064 under which Guillaume II Duke of Normandy settled a claim in favour of the monks of Marmoutier relating to property donated by "Guido de Valle"[395]. "…Rannulfus filius Rannulfi vicecomitis…Rannulfus vicecomes" witnessed the charter dated 24 Apr 1089 under which Robert III Duke of Normandy donated property to Bayeux cathedral[396]. The Liber Vitæ of Durham names "Rannulfus Mahald uxor eius Ricardus Rannulfus de Mesc filii eorum Lucia uxor Rann"[397]. m MARGUERITE [Mathilde] d'Avranches, daughter of RICHARD Vicomte d'Avranches & his wife --- (-after [1098]). She is named "Mathilda soror Hugonis comitis" by Orderic Vitalis, who also names her son[398]. Her husband is named in another passage, as father of his son Guillaume[399]. The Liber Vitæ of Durham names "Rannulfus Mahald uxor eius Ricardus Rannulfus de Mesc filii eorum Lucia uxor Rann"[400]. Vicomte Ranulf & his wife had four children: 2. [HONFROI (-after [1060]). "…Ingulfus dapifer, Rogerius filius Toraldi, Unfredus filius Ansquitilli, Rainaldus Foliot, Ricardus de Sturavilla, Gosfridus filius Rotberti Venatoris, Nigellus de Glanvilla, Rodulfus camerarius…Serlus filius Alveredi, Ricardus Britesonis filius" witnessed the charter dated to [1060] under which "Niellus vicecomes" donated six churches on Guernsey to the abbey of Marmoutier[418]. It is not certain that Honfroi was the brother of Ranulf son of Anschitil, but no other person with the latter name has yet been identified.] 3. [FREDESENDE . Henry II King of England confirmed the possessions of the abbey of la Trinité de Caen, including the donation by "Fredesend amite Ran[nulfi] vicecomitis" of "Osbertivillam", by charter dated to [1180/82][419]. If "amita" is interpreted strictly in this document, Frédésende would have been Ranulf’s paternal aunt, but this is not beyond doubt.]
   
4. Title: Geni: Ranulph I
   Author: Geni
   Publication: Name: http://www.geni.com/people/Ranulph-I-de-Bayeux-Vicomte-du-Bessin/4615364525630058469;
   Note: Biographical information for Ranulf II
   
5. Title: Legacy NFS Source: Count de Bayeux Ranulf le Meschines - death:
   Author: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America bef1760, Frederick Lewis Weis, 7th ed Genealogical Publishing, Baltimore 1992, Page number: line 132A pp 116-117
   Note: death: ABBR Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who
   Page: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:2808310013
   
6. Title: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
   Publication: Name: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=9289&h=3948818&indiv=try;