319832086. Robert Fitz Hamon & 319832087. Sybil de Montgomery
~1045, Robert born in Normandy, s/o §Hamon Dentatus & Hadwise d’Avoye.
1047, Robert’s father [or grandfather] Hamon slain at Val es
Dunes.
1064, Robert, Sieur de Creully [Corbeil] in the Calvados of
Normandy, named in a Bayeux charter.
~1065, Sybil born in France, d/o 639664140. Roger de Montgomery & 639664141. Mabel Tavas de Alencon.
By 1066, Robert fitz Hamon founded the priory of St. Gabriel.
1074, Robert attested a charter of King William I.
1081, King William made a pilgrimage to St. David’s in South
Wales.
1084, Robert named in a Bayeux charter.
1086, Robert held no lands in England in the Domesday survey,
but both of his brothers [Richard de Granville, and Hamon the Steward] held
lands.
9/26/1087, William Rufus
crowned King of England; succeeding William the Conqueror. His elder
brother Robert became Duke of Normandy.
1088, Robert a supporter of King William Rufus in the rebellion
of Odo of Bayeux, earl of Kent. For his service, Robert fitz Hamon, steward of
the King [and the king’s cousin], assigned the lands in England [worth
£260-£320] of Queen Matilda, wife of the Conqueror [died 1083.]
8/11/1089, There was a great earthquake throught England.
1089, Robert conquering Glamorgan, southern Wales. Robert, with
his brother Richard de Glanville and 11 other knights, led an army trained in
the conquest.
1089-90, Robert created lord of Gloucester by King William,
where he was also granted the mint where he issued 2 or 3 types of coins. (S)
History of Bristol, Corry, 1816, P109.
1090, Duke Robert of Normandy protested King Williams grant of
their mother’s lands to Robert fitz Hamon – Orderic. (S) Numismatic Chronicle, 1901,
P123.
1090, Robert erected a motte in the northwest corner of an
older Roman fort. [Later – Caerfilly castle.] (S) Edinburgh Encyclopaedia, V5,
1830, P188.
1091, Robert defeated the
forces of Rhys ap Tewdwr at the battle of Brecheiniog in South Wales. Jestin,
son of Gwrgan, prince of Gwent and Morganwg, was driver out and his lands
[Glamorgan] which were partitioned among the knights, all doing homage to
Robert as their overlord.
1091-97, Robert fitzHamon lord of Britow [Bristol]. (S)
Bristollia, Hooke, 1743, P56.
1092, Robert re-founded Tewkesbury abbey on river Severn. (S)
Ecclesiastical History of England and Normandy, V2, 1854, P250. [Originally
founde as early as 715.]
1093, Robert completed the conquest of Glamorgan and built the
castle at Cardiff. (S) The Early Castles, 1991, P10.
1093, Sir John Basset the vicecomes in Glamorganshire to Sir
Robert FitzHamon. (S) Burke, V4, 1838, P733.
1094, Robert FitzHamon with the earls of Arundel and Gloucester
fought against the men of Gwent. (S) Archaeologia Cambrensis, 1851, P67.
1095, King William II conducted an expedition into North Wales.
Summer/1097, King William entered North Wales with a great
army.
8/2/1100, King William II died on a hunting trip in New Forest.
Henry rode to London to sieze the English crown while his older brother Robert
was returning from crusade to Normandy. Robert fitz Hamon was a member of the
hunting party that accompanied William’s body back to Winchester.
8/5/1100, At his
coronation King Henry I announced the “Charter of Liberties”. Those present
included brothers Robert and Henry Beaumont; Simon, earl of Northampton; Walter
Giffard, Robert de Montfort, Robert Malet, Eudo dapifer, Roger Bigot, and
Robert fitz Hamon. (S) Conqueror’s Son, Lack, 2007, P139.
9/14/1100 at Westminster, The King grant to St. Peter’s, Bath,
and Bishop John 5 hides of land in Weston. … signatories … William count of
Mortain, Walter Giffard, Earl Hugh, Earl Simon, Robert fitz Hamon, Earl Henry,
Roger de Bigot, …
3/6/1101, Robert fitz Hamon represented the king at Dover where
an agreement was made with Robert, earl of Flanders, which bound the Earl to
the support of King Henry.
6/9/1101, King Henry sent letters throughout England commanding
all free Englishmen to defend England against his brother Duke Robert.
Witnesses to the letters included Archbishop Anselm; Robert, count of Meulan;
Robert fitz Hamon, and Eudo Dapifer. (S) Anselm of Bec, Vaughn, 1987, P320.
7/20/1101, Back from crusading, King Henry’s elder brother Duke
Robert Curthose invaded England, landing at Portsmouth, claiming his right to
the throne. Richard de Reviers is noted by William of Malmsbury as one of the
few nobles who supported King Henry. [Others included Robert fitz Hamon, Roger
Bigod, and Robert de Beaumont and his brother Henry de Newburgh.]
8/1101, Robert 1 of 3 barons that negotiated a truce between
King Henry I and Robert Curthose.
12/1101, Robert attended King Henry’s Christmas court in
London.
1102, Robert and Sibil made significant grants to the abbey of
Tewkesbury, which included transferring the monks of Cranbourne to the abbey.
1103, Robert and his brother Hamo witnesses to a deed between
the Abbot of Fecamp and Philip de Briouse.
8/4/1104, Ralph de Conches; Robert, count of Meulan; Richard,
earl of Chester; Henry of Eu, Robert fitz Hamon, Robert de Montfort, and Ralph
de Mortimer were part of a large force with King Heny as he crossed the channel
and proceeded to Domfort. They captured Evreux from King Henry’s brother
Robert.
By 1105, Robert returned to Normandy where he held the lordship
of Torigni and Creully in the Vexin.
1105, Robert captured in a battle in Normandy near Bayeux by
Reginald de Warren, a supporter of Duke Robert Curthose. Robert had taken
refuge in a church tower, which was set on fire. Robert was imprisoned at
Bayeux.
1105, King Henry invaded Normandy, landing at Barfleur, in
response to his brother Robert’s claim on England, and the capture of Robert
fitz Hamon, one of his closest advisors [and father of his son Robert of Caen’s
wife].
1105, King Henry torched Bayeux in freeing Robert fitz Hamon. Robert
bought the freedom of other prisoners who had served with him.
1105, Robert with King Henry captured Caen, which surrendered. [Some
of the prisoners whom Robert had ransomed were from Caen.]
5/1105, Robert with the King at the siege of Falaise, where
Robert was injured in the head and never fully recovered.
1106, Robert was returned to England to his Gloucestershire
estates.
11/30/1106, Notification to … Herbert bishop of Norwich, Roger
Bigot, … and the barons of Suffolk of the confirmation to the Benedictine
nunnery of Malling of the gift of the manor of Cornard made by Robert fitz
Hamon.
3/1107, Robert died; buried at Tewkesbury abbey.
(S) Conqueror’s Son, Lack, 2007. (S) History of The Granville
Family, Granville, 1895, P17. (S) DNB, V19, Stephen, P159.
Family notes:
·
‘Ego Robert frater huhus Haimonis’ and ‘Ego
Haimo Regis dapifer’ witnessed a charter of William the Conqueror.
·
Robert fitz attested more charters [more than
11] of King William II than any laypersons except the two stewards: Eudo, and
Roger Bigod. (S) Anselm of Bec, Vaughn, 1987, P164.
·
Robert is styled in his own charters ‘Sir Robert
Fitz-Hamon, by the grace of God, Prince of Glamorgan, Earl of Corboile’.
·
Daughters Avice and Cicely became nuns at Wilton
and Shaftesbury respectively. The youngest daughter married the Earl of
Brittany.
