Engenulf de Laigle
Engenulf de Laigle (also de l'Aigle , † October 17, 1066 at the Battle of Hastings ) was a Norman nobleman.
Life
Engenulf de Laigle is notable for three reasons:
- He is the assured progenitor of the l'Aigle family
- He is one of 15 proven companions of William the Conqueror ( proven companions ) during the Norman conquest of England
- He is the only one of these companions who fell in the decisive Battle of Hastings.
Four children are known of Engenulf de Laigle and his wife Richereda:
- Roger de Laigle, † probably killed in 1059/61
- Richer de Laigle, X November 18, 1085 at the siege of Sainte-Suzanne (Mayenne) , buried in the monastery of Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle ; ∞ Judith d'Avranches, daughter of Richard Goz d'Avranches ( Conteville house )
- Gilbert de Laigle, † killed in Moulins-la-Marche probably 1092, lord of Exmes Castle
- Robert de Laigle
Engenulf and Richereda were benefactors of ecclesiastical institutions, including the Abbey of Saint-Évroult and the Abbey of Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle, the latter a founding of the family. In addition, it appears only once in a ducal charter, shortly before the start of the Norman conquest of England in Fécamp .
Engenulf and Richereda were buried in the monastery in Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle.
relationship
Ordericus Vitalis reports that Engenulf and Richereda donated the warhorse of their slain eldest son Roger to the Ouche monastery (i.e. the Saint-Évroult abbey). Abbot Robert de Grantmesnil (see House Grandmesnil ) passed the horse on to Arnaud d'Echauffour from the Giroie family , with Ordericus calling the two men, Roger and Arnaud, consobrini (siblings, cousins). Arnaud d'Echauffour is the son of Guillaume and Hiltrude, daughter of Fulbert de Beina, Roger the son of Engenulf and Richereda, two of whom must be siblings. Cawley sees the relationship through Richereda as sister of Guillaume or Hiltrude, Thompson through Engenulf as brother of Hiltrud and thus as son of Fulbert
All that is known of Fulbert de Beina is that he built a castle in the time of Duke Richard, i.e. before 1026; its origin, represented by the term "Beina", is unclear, as the place name "Beina" could not yet be assigned.
literature
- Ordericus Vitalis , Prévost edition
- Kathleen Thompson, "The Lords of Laigle: Ambition and Insecurity on the borders of Normandy", in: Christopher Harper-Bill (ed.), Anglo-Norman Studies, XVIII, Woodbridge, 1996
Web link
- Charles Cawley, Medieval Lands, Seigneurs de Laigle (L'Aigle) ( online, accessed June 14, 2019 )
Remarks
- ↑ Ordericus Vitalis, Volume 2, Book 3, XIV, p. 150
- ↑ Ordericus Vitalis, Volume 2, Book 3, V, pp. 74-75
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Engenulf de Laigle |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Engenulf de l'Aigle |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | norman nobleman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 11th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 17, 1066 |
| Place of death | at Hastings |