Rolf The Ganger Ragnvaldsson 1st Duke of Normandy [2635] ²⁴

  General Notes:

Rollo 'the Ganger' Ragnvaldsson (1st Duke Normandy) and the son I have shown as Robert (Rollo) of Norway Ragnvaldsson is the same person.
I have shown them as father and son, but this is really a way of showing how his attribution changed .
AKA Rolf Wend-a-Foot.


Rolf became known as Robert or Rollo in Normandy.

http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bin/gedlkup.php/n=royal?royal06259

Acceded: 911


Founder of the NORMANDY LINE of the PLANTAGENET FAMILY

Rollo 'the Ganger' Ragnvaldsson (1º D. Normandy)

Generation Five
Rolf Ragnvaldsson, also known as Rolf the Ganger, Rolf Wend-a-Foot, Rolf the Viking and
Rollo of Norway. He was baptized as "Robert" and became the 1st Duke of Normandy
Born circa 846/860
Died in 932
Encyclopeadia Britannica states that Rolf was a "Scandinavian rover who founded the duchy of Normandy. Making himself independent of King Harald I of Norway, Rolf sailed off to raid Scotland, England, Flanders, and France on pirating expeditions and, about 911, established himself in an area along the Seine River. Charles III the Simple of France held off his siege of Paris, battled him near Chartres, and negotiated the treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte, giving him the part of Neustria that came to be called Normandy; Rolf in return agreed to end his brigandage. He gave his son, William (I) Longsword, governance of the dukedom (927) before his death. Rolf was baptized as 'Robert' in 912 but is said to have died a pagan."
courtesy of The Encyclopeadia Britannica Web Site <http://www.britannica.com/>
prior to their reverting to a pay service.

See pictures:Paris besieged by Rolf the Ganger who became the 1st Duke of Normandy
The small island in the middle of the Seine was originally the entire city.

Rolf married first in 886 to Poppa de Valois, a granddaughter of Seigneur Pépin (II), Count of Peronne who was a great grandson of Charlemagne. Please click on Count of Peronne <http://www3.sympatico.ca/robert.sewell/charlemagne.html> for this descent.
Rolf and Poppa had the following children:
William (I) Longsword of Normandy
Robert, Count of Corbeil
Crespina
Gerletta
Kathlin
Adele of Normandy, born about 917
Rolf married second in 912 to Gisela.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Acceded, 911.

Rolf married.