Robert de Burgo ~ Count of Mortain, Earl of Cornwall
M, (1031 - 1095)
Father-Biological* | Herluin , Viscount of Conteville b. c 1001, d. c 1066 |
Mother-Biological* | Herleva de Falaise b. c 1003, d. c 1050 |
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Last Edited=13 Sep 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 d'Alençon ~ Dame d'Alençon 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, Eure, Normandy, France.2,3
Compeller's Notes:
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 d'Alençon ~ Dame d'Alençon 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, Eure, Normandy, France.2,3
Compeller's Notes:
Stuart (2002) gives his birth as after 1040.2
Children of Robert de Burgo ~ Count of Mortain, Earl of Cornwall and Maud de Montgomery
- Agnes of Mortain+
- Emma de Mortain+ (c 1058 - )
Citations
- 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.
- 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.
- Directory of Royal Genealogical Data. Online: http://www3.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/royal/…
- Sewell, Robert James. Sewell: A History of the Sewell Family from the Earliest Times. N.p.: manuscript, 2008.