Robert de Burgo , Count of Mortain, Earl of Cornwall

M, #7053, (1031 - 1095)
Last Edited=13 May 2023
     Robert de Burgo , Count of Mortain, Earl of Cornwall was born in 1031 at Normandy, France.1 He was the son of Herluin , Viscount of Conteville and Herleva de Falaise. Robert de Burgo , Count of Mortain, Earl of Cornwall was also known as Robert de Mortain.2

Robert de Burgo , Count of Mortain, Earl of Cornwall married Maud de Montgomery, daughter of Roger II de Montgomery , Earl of Shrewsbury and Mabel Talvas de Alençon , Dame d'Alencon and Sées, before 1066.2,1,3 He was a companion of William the Conqueror, his half-brother, at the Battle of Hastings on 14 October 1066.2,1,4 Robert de Burgo , Count of Mortain, Earl of Cornwall died in 1095. He was buried at Grestain Abbey, Fatouville-Grestain, Normandy, France.2,3

Complier's Notes:
Death: Stuart (2002) gives his birth as after 1040.2

Children of Robert de Burgo , Count of Mortain, Earl of Cornwall and Maud de Montgomery

Citations

  1. Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650, Fifth Edition. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1982.
  2. Stuart, Roderick W. Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa, Fourth Edition. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002.
  3. Directory of Royal Genealogical Data. Online: http://www3.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/royal/…
  4. Sewell, Robert James. Sewell: A History of the Sewell Family from the Earliest Times. N.p.: manuscript, 2008.