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Norman Burial Sites
Written by An Ard Rí   
Thursday, 22 July 2010 20:49
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Norman Burial Sites


Official Website of the British Monarchy: The Normans

Wikipedia: Norman Dynasty

 

An excellent resource:  The Royal Tombs of Great Britain by Aidan Dobson, published in 2004


William the Conqueror/William I, King of England (reigned 25 December 1066 – 9 September 1087)
Wikipedia: William the Conqueror
Wikipedia: Abbaye-aux-Hommes

Buried: Saint Etienne's Abbaye aux Hommes in Caen, Normandy
The original tomb was desecrated by French Huguenots in 1562.



Matilda of Flanders, Queen Consort of England (consort of William I: 25 December 1066 – 2 November 1083)
Wikipedia: Matilda of Flanders
Wikipedia: Abbaye aux Dames

Buried: Abbaye aux Dames in Caen, Normandy

 

William II Rufus,  King of England (reigned 9 September 1087–2 August 1100)
Wikipedia: William II of England
Wikipedia: Winchester Cathedral

Buried: Winchester Cathedral


Henry I, King of England (reigned 3 August 1100 – 1 December 1135)
Wikipedia: Henry I of England
Wikipedia: Reading Abbey

Buried: Cluniac Abbey of Reading
Tomb lost during the Dissolution of the Monasteries

Matilda of Scotland, Queen Consort of England (consort of Henry I: 11 November 1100 – 1 May 1118)
Matilda was the first wife of Henry I of England.
Wikipedia: Matilda of Scotland
Wikipedia: Westminster Abbey

Buried: Westminster Abbey, London

Adeliza of Louvain, Queen Consort of England (consort of Henry I: 2 February 1121 – 1 December 1135)

Adeliza of Louvain was the second wife of Henry I.
Wikipedia: Adeliza of Louvain
Wikipedia: Affligem Abbey

Buried: Affligem Abbey in modern-day Belgium


Stephen, King of England (reigned 22 December 1135 – April 1141; November 1141 – 25 October 1154)
Wikipedia: Stephen of England
Wikipedia: Faversham Abbey

Buried: Cluniac Abbey of Faversham
Tomb lost during the Dissolution of the Monasteries

Matilda of Boulogne, Queen Consort of England (consort of Stephen: 22 December 1135 – 3 May 1152)
Wikipedia: Matilda of Boulogne
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faversham_Abbey

Buried: Cluniac Abbey of Faversham
Tomb lost during the Dissolution of the Monasteries

Empress Matilda, daughter of Henry I of England, mother of Henry II of England (disputed reign as Lady of the English 7 April 1141 - 1 November 1141)
Matilda lived c. 7 February 1102 – 10 September 1167
Wikipedia: Empress Matilda
Wikipedia: Bec Abbey
Wikipedia: Rouen Cathedral

The Empress, Queen and  Duchess Consort died near Rouen, Normandy.  She was firstly buried at the Abbaye Notre-Dame du Bec in Normandy.  That abbey was destroyed in 1794. In 1847, her coffin was discovered and reburied at the Cathedral of Notre Dame of Rouen.

Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou, 2nd husband of Empress Matilda and father of Henry II of England

Wikipedia: Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou
Wikipedia: Le Mans Cathedral

Geoffrey died on 7 September 1151 and was buried at St. Julien's Cathedral in Le Mans France. His tomb and remains were lost during the French Revolution.

Last Updated on Sunday, 22 August 2010 13:17