Roger I “Hispanicus”, lord of Tosny

He was known as Roger the Spaniard because he had fought in Spain.

Events

Date of Birth: about 985 to 995.

Place of Birth:. unknown.

The estimated date is given by Stewart.

Date of Death: 31 May, approximately between 1038 and 1043.

Place of Death: unknown (killed in battle).

The date is given by Stewart.

Place of Burial: Saint-Pierre de Conches abbey.

The place is given by Stewart.

Relationships

Father: Radulf II, lord of Tosny.

This relatonship is given by Stewart and by Tanner.

Mother: unknown.

(possible) Spouse: unknown.

This relationship is given by Stewart, who notes that it may be necessary to assume her existence for chronological reasons.

(possible) Spouse: a Catalan lady. Married about 1018 - 1020. The marriage had ended by about 1025.

This (possible) relationship is given by Stewart, who notes that she was probably not Estefanía, later wife of García Sánchez III, king of Navarre, nor a daughter of Ramon Borrell, count of Barcelona.

Spouse: Godehildis, later wife of Richard, count of Évreux. Married about 1026 or 1027.

This relatonship is given by Stewart and by Tanner.

Children (mother uncertain, possibly Godehildis):

(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project. Most information below comes from Stewart.)

Elbert (killed in the same battle as his father).

Elinand (killed in the same battle as his father).

Waszo.

Children (mother Godehildis):

Radulf III (about 1030 - about 1102), lord of Tosny or Conches, married Isabelle, daughter of Simon I, lord of Montfort-l’Amaury.

Adeliza married William fitz Osbern.

Robert de Stafford, lord of Stafford.

References

Stewart, Peter. “Origin and early generations of the Tosny Family” (July 2009; rev. March 2012).

Tanner, Heather J. Families, Friends, and Allies: Boulogne and Politics in Northern France and England c. 879 - 1160. (Brill: 2004).