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| Father | Tancredus / Tancrède "the Viking" (?)2 b. circa 890 | |
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| Biography* | The "family of Tancarville" was of Norman stock, of likely Scandinavian descent, originating in the Pays de Caux, from that of the Viking Tancredus (fr. Tancrède), companion of Rollo, in the conquest of northern France. Tancreds' progeny remaining closely tied to the royal family, becoming the hereditary Chamberlains of Normandie and of England, as well as many other crown offices. The family was known as being, "in the highest ranks of the Anglo-Norman aristocracy, the lords of Tancarville". Rabel I de la Ville Tancrède (c. 915-) Tancreds' son Rabel I, left his name to Rabel's Isle and Rabel's foss, mentioned in early records. His wife is not known. A simple Germanic definition for the name Tancred is "Wise Counsel", and for Rabel is "Advice" or "Counsel". Tancreds' lands are first shown for him in 912 and it is likely that not much more than the Manor House (la Ancien Manoir) and some, if not all of the structure(s) along the length of Rabel's Fossé, existed in the first two generations.2 | |
| Death* | France2 | |
| Birth* | circa 915 | Basse-Normandie, France2 |
| Family | ||
| Child | 1. | Gerard Tancredsson de Hauteville |
| Last Edited | 30 Jan 2021 |
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