Dedication
TO
MY DEAR GRANDFATHER
Doctor WILLIAM PERRY, of Exeter
Descendants of ROLF — (Dukes of the Normans)
| Parent | Child |
|---|---|
| ROLF, First Duke of the Normans, r. 911-927. | WILLIAM LONGSWORD, r. 927-943. |
| WILLIAM LONGSWORD, r. 927-943. | RICHARD THE FEARLESS, r. 943-996. |
| RICHARD THE FEARLESS, r. 943-996. | RICHARD THE GOOD, r. 996-1026. |
| Emma, m. 1. Æthelred II. of England; m. 2. Cnut of England and Denmark. | |
| RICHARD THE GOOD, r. 996-1026. | RICHARD III, r. 1026-1028. |
| ROBERT THE MAGNIFICENT, r. 1028-1035. | |
| ROBERT THE MAGNIFICENT, r. 1028-1035. | WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR r. 1035-1087. |
| WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR, r. 1035-1087. | ROBERT II., r. 1087-1096 (from 1096 to 1100 the Duchy was held by his brother William), and 1100-1106 (when he was overthrown at Tinchebrai by his brother Henry). |
| WILLIAM RUFUS, r. 1096-1100. | |
| HENRY I., r. 1106-1135. | |
| Adela, m. Stephen, Count of Blois. | |
| Adela, m. Stephen, Count of Blois. | STEPHEN OF BLOIS, s. 1135. |
| HENRY I., r. 1106-1135. | Matilda, m. GEOFFRY COUNT OF ANJOU AND MAINE (who won the Duchy from Stephen). |
| Matilda, m. GEOFFRY COUNT OF ANJOU AND MAINE (who won the Duchy from Stephen). | HENRY II., invested with the Duchy, 1150, d. 1189. |
| HENRY II., invested with the Duchy, 1150, d. 1189. | RICHARD THE LION-HEART, r. 1189-1199. |
| JOHN, r. 1199-1204 (when Normandy was conquered by France). |