Rotrou de Châteaudun, count of Mortagne

Events

Date of Birth: before 1031.

Place of Birth: unknown.

The date is given by Thompson (p. 36), who also notes that Rotrou later stated that he was a "lad" (juvenculus) at his father's death.

Date of Death: 1 March 1079.

Place of Death: unknown.

The date is given by Thompson (p. 44).

Relationships

Father: Geoffroy, viscount of Châteaudun.

This relationship is given by père Anselme (3:307), by Settipani, by Thompson (p. 6), by Lesmesle (p. 135), and by Saint-Phalle.

Mother: Helvise.

This relationship is given by père Anselme (3:307), by Settipani, by Thompson (p. 6), and by Baldwin.

Spouse: Adelise de Bellême.

This relationship is given by Saint-Phalle, by Settipani, by Thompson (p. 6), and by Baldwin. Père Anselme (3:307) and Cokayne (p. 86) give simply the name Adeline.

Children:

(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 Cawley and from Thompson.)

Rotrou.

Geoffroy de Châteaudun, count of Mortagne, count of Perche, married Béatrix de Ramerupt.

Hugues, vicomte of Châteaudun, married Agnès de Fréteval.

Rotrou married Lucie.

Warin.

Fulk.

Helvise.

References

Anselme de Sainte-Marie. Histoire Généalogique et Chronologique de la Maison Royale de France, des Pairs, Grands Officiers de la Couronne, de la Maison du Roy et des Anciens Barons du Royaume. 9 Volumes (Paris: 1726-1733).

Baldwin, Stewart. “Geoffroy (II)” in The Henry Project. (2011).

Cawley, Charles. “Rotrou de Châteaudun” in Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families.

Cokayne, G.E., and G.W. Watson. The Seize Quartiers of the Kings and Queens of England. (1896).

Lesmesle, Bruno. La société aristocratique dans le Haut-Maine (Presses Universitaires de Rennes, 1999).

Saint-Phalle, Edouard de. “Les comtes de Gâtinais aux X^e et XI^esiècles” in Onomastique et Parenté dans l’Occident médiéval (2000) pp. 231-246.

Settipani, Christian. “Les vicomtes de Châteaudun et leurs alliés” in Onomastique et Parenté dans l’Occident médiéval (2000) pp. 247-261.

Thompson, Kathleen. Power and Border Lordship in Medieval France: The County of the Perche, 1000-1226,(The Boydell Press, 2002).