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Jean de Burgo
- Preferred Name: Jean de Burgo[1] [2] [3]
- Gender: M
- Burial: 1012 in St. Quentin Basilique, Champagne-Ardennes, France at LATI: N8.855 LONG: E0.3292
- Source+of+information: with note: Sir Bernard Burke, Dormant and Extinct Peerages, Burke's Peerage, Ltd., London, 1883, p. 88, Burgh, Earl of Kent
- FSID: GZZ5-VLG
- Death: 1012 in Conteville, Calvados, Normandy, France at LATI: N9.0889 LONG: E0.2369
- Birth: ABT 962 in Calvados, Normandy, France at LATI: N9.1667 LONG: E0.5
- Brother+of+:: with note: Adelaide De Ardennes; Count Arnold I of Flanders and Count Odo of Blois
- Source+of+information+2: with note: The connection is asserted by the Celtic Casimir online family tree:
http://www.celtic-casimir.com/webtree/3/3142.htm
- Notes:
=== Life Sketch ===
Not at all clear how this person connects with the House of Flanders, a very old lineage that descends in part from Emperor of the Romans Charlemagne. The connection is asserted by the Celtic Casimir online family tree: http://www.celtic-casimir.com/webtree/3/3142.htm Earl Jean DE CONTEVILLE vicomte de Comyn 1055 Born: Abt 962, Tonsburgh & Comyn, Normandy, France 1055 Ancestral File Number: 8JF1-G8. Marriage Information: Jean married Unnamed Dame de Meullant. (Unnamed Dame de Meullant was born about 974 in Mellent, Normandy, France.) John, Earl of Comyn, and Baron of Tonsburgh, in Normandy, being general of the king's forces and governor of his chief towns, there obtained the surname "De Burgh," and took his motto, "Ung roy, ung foy, ung loy," from that of Caen, a chief town in his jurisdiction. He had issue. The eldest son, Harlowen de Burgh, m. Arlotta, mother of William the Conqueror, and dying before his father, left issue, Odo, bishop of Bayeux, created Earl of Kent, and Robert, Earl of Moreton, in Normandy, who, participating with his brother, the bishop of Bayeux, in the triumph of Hastings, was rewarded by his virtuous kinsman, Duke William, with the Earldom of Cornwall, anno 1068, and grants of not less than seven hundred and ninety-three manors. This nobleman m. Maud, dau. of Roger de Montgomery, Earl of Shrewsbury, and had issue, William, his successor, and three daus. John, Earl of Comyn, and Baron of Tonsburgh, in Normandy, being general of the king's forces and governor of his chief towns, there obtained the surname "De Burgh," and took his motto, "Ung roy, ung foy, ung loy," from that of Caen, a chief town in his jurisdiction. He had issue. The eldest son, Harlowen de Burgh, m. Arlotta, mother of William the Conqueror, and dying before his father, left issue, Odo, bishop of Bayeux, created Earl of Kent, and Robert, Earl of Moreton, in Normandy, who, participating with his brother, the bishop of Bayeux, in the triumph of Hastings, was rewarded by his virtuous kinsman, Duke William, with the Earldom of Cornwall, anno 1068, and grants of not less than seven hundred and ninety-three manors. Thisnobleman m. Maud, dau. of Roger de Montgomery, Earl of Shrewsbury, and had issue, William, his successor, and three daus. [Sir Bernard Burke, Dormant and Extinct Peerages, Burke's Peerage, Ltd., London, 1883,p. 88, Burgh, Earl of Kent] [482] WSHNGT.ASC file (Geo Washington Ahnentafel) # 8720838 Jean de Burgo, Count de Comines de Bourg - COMYNR.TAF (Compuserve Roots), p. 2 Human Family Project URL: http://users.legacyfamilytree.com/NorthernEurope/f229.htm#f45345 Husband John De Bourg or De Tonsburgh, Earl Of Comyn-[118929] AKA: Jean De Conteville Lord Tonsburgh Born: 969 at: Of, Conteville, Normandy, France Christened: at: Died: at: Buried: at: Bapt.(LDS): Submitted 2 May 2001 (18) #9 at: Father: Baldwin II De Blois-[119301] (Abt 0941- ) Mother: SealP (LDS): Submitted 2 May 2001 (18) #9 Temple: Married: Place: Events 1. Notes 2. Notes 3. Notes Wife Born: at: Christened: at: Died: at: Buried: at: Children 1 M King Of Jerusalem, Baldwin Le Bourg, Count De Rethel-[117866] AKA: Baldwin Of Le Bours, Count Of Rethel, De Boulogne Born: Abt 992 at: Of, Mellent, Normandy, France Christened: at: Died: at: Buried: at: Bapt.(LDS): Submitted 2 May 2001 (18) #9 at: SealP (LDS): Submitted 2 May 2001 (18) #9 at: Spouse: Ida De Boulogne-[172159] (Abt 1024- ) Marr: Of, Lens, Normandy, France 2 F Oda De Conteville-[128813] Born: 994 at: Of, Mellent, Normandy, France Christened: at: Died: at: Buried: at: Bapt.(LDS): 6 Oct 1992 at: Logan Utah SealP (LDS): 28 Jul 1992 at: Las Vegas Nevada Spouse: Waleran De Meulan Count De Meulan-[122838] (0990-1069) Marr: Of, Ponteaudemer, Normandy, France 3 M Herluin De Conteville De Conteville, Viscount De Conteville-[117856] AKA: Herluin De Burgo Viscount De Conteville, HERLWIN De Conteville Born: 1001 at: Of, Conteville, Normandy, France Christened: at: Died: After 1087 at: Buried: at: Bapt.(LDS): Submitted 2 May 2001 (18) #14 at: SealP (LDS): Submitted 2 May 2001 (18) #19 at: Spouse: Harlena Or Herleve Or Arlette De Falais-[157418] (1003-Abt 1050) Marr: 1035, Normandy, France Bapt.(LDS): Submitted 2 May 2001 (18) #14 at: http://masseyfamgenealogy.tripod.com/a33.htm#i3133 4294967300. John De Bourg De Tonsburgh Earl Of Comyn , son of Baldwin II De Blois II and Unknown, was born in 969 of Conteville, France. Another name for John was Jean De Conteville Lord Tonsburgh. General Notes: Descendants include Baldwin, 2nd King of Jerusalem. Noted events in his life were: 1. Fact 1: Aka Jean DE Conteville. Baron Of Tonsburgh In Normandy. 2. Fact 2: General Of The French King's Forces & Governor Of His Chief Towns. 3. Fact 3: Descendants Include Baldwin, 2ND King Of Jerusalem. John married (name unknown). Children from this marriage were: i. Baldwin Le Bourg Ct De Rethel () 2147483659 ii. Oda De Conteville (born in 994 Of Mellent, Normandy , France - died on an unknown date) 2147483650 iii. Herluin De Conteville Vct De Conteville [Viscount] (born in 1001 Of Conteville, Normandy - died after 1087 , buried in Abbey, St. Grestain, France)http://masseyfamgenealogy.tripod.com/a33.htm#i3133 Vicomte de Comyn. GIVN Jean SURN von Conteville REPO @REPO80@ TITL World Family Tree Vol. 1, Ed. 1 AUTH Brøderbund Software, Inc. PUBL Release date: November 29, 1995 ABBR World Family Tree Vol. 1, Ed. 1 Customer pedigree. Source Media Type: Family Archive CD PAGE Tree #1319 DATA TEXT Date of Import: 25 Dez 1998 REPO @REPO80@ TITL World Family Tree Vol. 1, Ed. 1 AUTH Brøderbund Software, Inc. PUBL Release date: November 29, 1995 ABBR World Family Tree Vol. 1, Ed. 1 Customer pedigree. Source Media Type: Family Archive CD PAGE Tree #1319 DATA TEXT Date of Import: 25 Dez 1998 REPO @REPO80@ TITL World Family Tree Vol. 1, Ed. 1 AUTH Brøderbund Software, Inc. PUBL Release date: November 29, 1995 ABBR World Family Tree Vol. 1, Ed. 1 Customer pedigree. Source Media Type: Family Archive CD PAGE Tree #1319 DATA TEXT Date of Import: 25 Dez 1998 DATE 9 SEP 2000 TIME 13:17:56 Descendants include Baldwin, 2nd King of Jerusalem. Descendantsinclude Baldwin, 2nd King of Jerusalem. Jean de Tonsburgh Comwyn Baron Sex: M Event(s): Birth: 0969Place: Parents: Father: Baldwin Carolingian de Neustria Descendants include Baldwin, 2nd King of Jerusalem. Descendantsinclude Baldwin, 2nd King of Jerusalem. Jean de Tonsburgh Comwyn Baron Sex: M Event(s): Birth: 0969Place: Parents: Father: Baldwin Carolingian de Neustria #Générale##Générale#l'unne de ses 2 femme se nomme Jolie s:Hull #Générale#Il épouse une fille Jolie (??). {geni:occupation} Chevalier, Comte, de Comyn, Sieur, de Tonsburgh, Vicomte de Comyn, baron de Conteville, Earl of Comyn, Baron of Tonsburgh {geni:about_me} Jean de Conteville[1] b. 969 Also called Jean de Conteville.[2] Jean de Conteville was born in 969. Family Children 1. Oda de Conteville+ b. c 994[2] 2. Herluin de Conteville+ b. 1001, d. c 1066 [3] Citations 1. [S204] Roderick W. Stuart, RfC, 160-33. 2. [S682] D.S.O. Lt.-Col. W. H. Turton, Turton, pg. 100. 3. [S603] C.B., LL.D., Ulster King of Arms Sir Bernard Burke, B:xP, pg. 88.
=== source information ===
Sir Bernard Burke, Dormant and Extinct Peerages, Burke's Peerage, Ltd., London, 1883, p. 88, Burgh, Earl of Kent
=== The connection is asserted by the Celtic Casimir online family tree ===
Not at all clear how this person connects with the House of Flanders, a very old lineage that descends in part from Emperor of the Romans Charlemagne. The connection is asserted by the Celtic Casimir online family tree:
http://www.celtic-casimir.com/webtree/3/3142.htm
Earl Jean DE CONTEVILLE vicomte de Comyn 1055
Born: Abt 962, Tonsburgh & Comyn, Normandy, France 1055
Ancestral File Number: 8JF1-G8.
Marriage Information:
Jean married Unnamed Dame de Meullant. (Unnamed Dame de Meullant was born about 974 in Mellent, Normandy, France.)
=== Name ===
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=== Source information 2 ===
The connection is asserted by the Celtic Casimir online family tree:
http://www.celtic-casimir.com/webtree/3/3142.htm
Preferred Parents:
Father: Baldwin de Flandre III, b. 16 JUL 933 in East Flanders, Belgium d. 6 NOV 962 in Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium
Mother: Mechtild de Saxony, b. 935 in Luneburg, Brunswick, Thueringen, Germany d. 25 MAY 1008 in Gent, East Flanders, Belgium
Family 1: Harlette de Vexin de Meulan, b. ABT 974 in Cottévrard, Seine-Maritime, Normandie, France d. 1034 in Conteville, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
- Eustace de Burgo, b. ABT 1005 in Normandy, France d. 3 JUL 1057 in Yorkshire, England
- Oda de Conteville, b. 991 in Meulan, Yvelines, Ile-De-France, France d. 10 MAY 1062 in Pontoise, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France
- Harluin de Conteville, b. 3 SEP 1001 in Caen, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France d. 1066 in Eure, Normandie, France
- John de Conteville de Comyn, b. 991 in Conteville, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France d. 1021 in Morayshire, Scotland
Sources:
- Title: Jean de Burgo
Author: Sir Bernard Burke, Dormant and Extinct Peerages, Burke's Peerage, Ltd., London, 1883, p. 88, Burgh, Earl of Kent
Note: WARNING - Burke is incredibly credulous when it comes to repeating family mythology. The work is not considered reliable for anything other than the people living about the time it was published.
- Title: Jean de Burgo
Author: The connection is asserted by the Celtic Casimir online family tree: http://www.celtic-casimir.com/webtree/3/3142.htm
- Title: Jean de Burgo
Publication: Name: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Conteville-30;
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