Viscounty and County of Avranches was a medieval viscounty and county in the Duchy of Normandy in France centered on the town of Avranches and located in...

and grandson of Ansfred 'the Dane', Viscount of Hiesmes. William II, Duke of Normandy, bestowed on him the title of Viscount of Avranches sometime before...

II. In 1204 Phillip II took Normandy (and alongside it Avranchin) for France. Viscounts and counts of Avranches (in French) Richard Seguin, Olivier Basselin...

also consisted of the duchy of Narbonne and the March of Provence) there were at least 11 viscounts who were vassals of the counts, one of the rare cases...

father's death, as late as 1082, Hugh succeeded his father as Viscount of Avranches, and inherited large estates, not just in the Avranchin but scattered...

the daughter of Richard le Goz, Viscount of Avranches. Richard's father Thurstan Goz had become viscount of the Hiémois between 1017 and 1025, while Richard...

1067-1137). Four Courts Press. Tyerman, Christopher (2001). "Hugh, Count of Avranches, and Earl of Chester (c.1047-1101)". Who's who in Early Medieval England...

to Helisende d'Avranches, daughter of Richard le Goz, Viscount of Avranches, and sister of Hugh d'Avranches, Earl of Chester (d. 1101). Professor David...

son-in-law of Richard le Goz, Viscount of Avranches, died in the siege, mortally wounded by an arrow to the eye, and was buried at the monastery of Saint-Sulpice...

father Ranulf Meschin, 3rd Earl of Chester. He was descended from the Counts of Bessin in Normandy. In 1136 David I of Scotland invaded England as far...

district of Wales. On his father's death in 1153, he became heir to extensive estates. In France, these included the hereditary viscounties of Avranches, Bessin...

several daughters, including Emma, who married Richard le Goz, Viscount of Avranches, and one of unknown name, sometimes called Muriel in modern genealogies...

established at Avranches before the Norman conquest, and who survived until after April 1089. Moreover, this second Rannulf married Maud, daughter of Richard...

earl of Lincoln he acquired or built Lincoln Castle, Bolingbroke Castle, Beeston Castle and Chartley Castle. In his capacity as Viscount of Avranches, he...

Margaret, daughter of Richard le Goz, Viscount of Avranches, whose son and successor Hugh d'Avranches became Earl of Chester in England c. 1070. Ranulf is...

Sillery (1655–1714), Bishop of Avranches and Bishop of Soissons. Marie Brûlart (c. 1684–1763), a courtier, close friend and confidante to the queen consort...

of Wales, medieval ladies, modern royal knights and ladies, and stranger knights and ladies, none of whom counts toward the 24-member limit. Arms of the...

Castilian nobleman Álvaro Vaz de Almada, 1st Count of Avranches (c. 1390–1449), Portuguese nobleman Álvaro of Braganza (c. 1440–1504), Portuguese nobleman...

Richard le Goz, Viscount of Avranches, and a daughter of unknown name who married William, lord of la Ferté-Macé. According to Robert of Torigni, Herleva...

hands of the counts of Blois and Tours. Geoffrey Greytunic succeeded in making the Count of Nantes his vassal and in obtaining from the Duke of Aquitaine...

1st Count of Avranches was asked to hoist what was to become the flag of Ceuta, which is identical to the flag of Lisbon, but in which the coat of arms...

territories of Léon, Domnonée, Cornouaille, and the Vannetais, but also the Frankish counties of Rennes, Nantes, Coutances, and Avranches, as well as...

William of Warenne, the earl of Surrey Hugh of Avranches, the earl of Chester Eustace of Boulogne Richard of Clare Geoffrey of Coutances Geoffrey of Mandeville...

This is a list of governors-general of colonial Brazil (Portuguese: governadores-gerais). The office was created by King João III in 1549. From 1640 onward...

1158, Conan IV surrendered Nantes and its surrounding territories to King Henry II at Avranches. King Louis VII of France took no action to intervene...

Following the capture of Avranches, Mortain and Cherbourg, Rouen surrendered to him in 1144 and he anointed himself duke of Normandy. In exchange for...

the daughter of Richard le Goz, Viscount of Avranches. The boys were also nephews of Hugh d'Avranches, who had previously been Earl of Chester. There...

king of England: Emma, sister of Richard II married King Ethelred II of England. They appointed family members to positions as counts and viscounts, which...

bishop of Avranches, and the abbot of Le Mont Saint Michel, Robert of Torigni. Her full siblings were Henry the Young King, Duchess Matilda of Saxony...

which were reconstructed in the 1950s. After liberating Avranches and Rennes, General Patton and his 5th infantry division arrived in Anjou on 5 August...