1st Duke of Normandy (The Viking of Normandy) Robert Rognvaldsson, I

846 - 932  (86 years)

• Name	Robert Rognvaldsson  [1, 2]
  Title	1st Duke of Normandy (The Viking of Normandy)
  Suffix	I
  Birth	846	Nord-Trondelag, Norway   [1]
  Baptism	Christian
  Gender	Male
  Religion	Norse Gods
  Death	17 Dec 932	Normandy, France   [1]
  	as Rollo's death drew near, he went mad and had a hundred Christian prisoners beheaded in front of him in honour of the gods whom he had worshipped
  Burial	Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
  	Rouen Cathedral
  Person ID	I9160	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Jarl of More Rognvald Eysteinsson,   b. Abt 830, Nord-Trondelag, Norway d. 890, Orkney, Scotland (Age 60 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F14228	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Mother	Countess More Ragnhild Hrolfsdatter,   b. Abt 848   d. Aft 892, Orkney, Scotland (Age > 45 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F14229	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Poppa de Bayeaux,   b. 872, Évreux, Eure, Haute-Normandie, France d. 938, Notre Dame du Charmaix, Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	Abt 893	Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France   [1]
  	Castle St Cler
  Children	1. 2nd Duke of Normandy Guillaume de Normandy, I,   b. 28 Aug 893, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France d. 17 Dec 942, Normandy, France (Age 49 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3175	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Gisela Charles de France,   b. Bayeux, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France d. Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
  Marriage	France   [1]
  Family ID	F3176	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 846 - Nord-Trondelag, Norway Marriage - Abt 893 - Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France Burial - - Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Places

  Statue of Rollo Rollo on the Six Dukes statue in Falaise town square. The statue of William the Conqueror is located in his birthplace, Falaise, Calvados, France. It depicts William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy and King of England, on a horse. Surrounding the pedestal are six other statues representing the first six dukes of Normandy: Rollo, William I,…

  
  

• Sources

  [S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online. Record for Robert Rollo Viking Rognvaldsson [S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Trees.