Hugh De Gournay
Family
Claim | Detail |
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Associated Father | Hugh De Gournay (~893-) |
Spouse | Unknown #1 |
Child + | Hugh De Gournay (~1007-) |
Fan Chart
Timeline
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Birth | est 950 |
Gender
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Gender | Male Gender |
Personal Names
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Name | Hugh De Gournay |
Relationships
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Natural | Hugh De Gournay |
Attributes
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ID | I4622 |
Shared Note #1
Hugh DE GOURNAY II was born about 1010 in Normandy, France. Date is estimated. He served in the military in 1035 in England. This second Hugh was one of the Norman leaders of the fleet of forty ships which accompanied Edward the Saxon Prince, son of King Ethelred, to England in 1035, when, on the death of Knute, he made an attempt to recover the kingdom. The expedition sailed from Barfleur, and landed at Southampton, but was ill received by the English, who had espoused the cause of Harold Harefoot. Edward, seeing the disposition of the country, returned with his fleet to Barfleur, more fortunate than his brother Alfred, who, at the same time making a descent on Dover, was taken prisoner by Earl Godwin, confined in the Monastery of Ely, had his eyes put out, and died shortly afterwards He served in the military in 1054 in Mortemer, France. "...The commanders east of the Seine, Count
Robert of Eu, Hugh of Gournay, William Crispin, and Walter Giffard,
found their opportunity when the French had entered the unfortified
town of Mortemer and had given themselves up to revelry. Fire and
sword did the work. The whole French army was slain, scattered, or
taken prisoners..." He served in the military in 1066 in Hastings, Sussex, England. Battle of Hastings He died about 1074 in Normandy, France. He is said by the Norman chroniclers to have been mortally wounded in a battle at Cardiff in 1074, and carried to Normandy, where he died. There is, however, considerable doubt about their account of this battle, as it is clear that several persons said to have been engaged or slain in it were either deceased long prior to it, or could not possibly have been present
Robert of Eu, Hugh of Gournay, William Crispin, and Walter Giffard,
found their opportunity when the French had entered the unfortified
town of Mortemer and had given themselves up to revelry. Fire and
sword did the work. The whole French army was slain, scattered, or
taken prisoners..." He served in the military in 1066 in Hastings, Sussex, England. Battle of Hastings He died about 1074 in Normandy, France. He is said by the Norman chroniclers to have been mortally wounded in a battle at Cardiff in 1074, and carried to Normandy, where he died. There is, however, considerable doubt about their account of this battle, as it is clear that several persons said to have been engaged or slain in it were either deceased long prior to it, or could not possibly have been present