Balderic was born in 0969 in Courcy, Ardennes, France, the son of Wigelius Teutonicus Carolingien but his mother is unknown.
He died in 1033 in Calvados, Normandy, France.
He had two marriages/partners. His first wife was Muriellia de Normandy, who he married in ABT 989. The place has not been found. Their two known children were Fulk (c0990-c1007) and Robert (c1005-c1058).
His second wife was Aubree de Brionne, who he married in ABT 1020. The place has not been found. Their two known children were Richard (c1020-c1066) and Nicholas (c1035->1066).
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!StyleName: Teutonicus, Balderic de Coucy, Lord Bacqueville en Caux [969 - 1033]
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Balderic the Teuton was a Norman lord and archer who served under Dukes Richard and William. He was also the first Lord of Bacqueville en Caux.
Early life:
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Born in Courcy, Ardennes around 969
Also known as Baldric the German, Baudry de Courcy, and Baldricus Teutonicus
The house of Courcy was of Germanic origin
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Service to the Dukes:
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Went to Normandy with his brother Viger to serve Duke Richard, who reigned from 996–1026
Served as an archer under Duke William
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Marriage and family:
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Married a niece of Gilbert, Count of Brionne, around 1040
Children included Nicolas de Baqueville, Foulques d'Aunou, Robert de Courcy, Richard de Neuville, and Gunnora
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Death:
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Died in Calvados, Normandy in 1033
!Source: Baldric Teutonicus De Courcy Lord Bacqueville en Caux https://www.decourcy.net/history/3.htm
General Notes:
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aka Baldric the Teutonicus
aka Baldricus Tuetonicus Courcy Caroling
aka Lord Balderic BACQUEVILLE-EN-CAUX
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Baldric is a key character in history as he is considered the patriarch of many noble families of France, England and Ireland. Yet there is some question as to his origins. Though many sources trace his bloodlines back through the French Carolingian line, other simply have him arriving as an unknown noble. The Teuton suffix indicates he might have come from what is modern day Germany, but more likely would have been lower Lotharingia , a part of the Carolingian lands encompassing the German Rhineland.
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The Flanders book, DeCourcy, suggests Baldric was merely an archer who came to the attention of Duke Richard II of Normandy. This assumption is based on a single line in Orderic , and dismisses significant norms and practices prevalent at the time. Only an exremely well connected noble could move into Normandy, establish himself with a lordship, marry first the Duke's daughter and then a wealthy heiress of the Duke's brother. Also, Baldric provided marriage arrangements and property holdings for all six of his sons - showing a depth of connections consistent with longstanding nobility. These accomplishments are well beyond that of a military journeyman. The Orderic reference to Baldric the Archer refers to Baldric of Bauquencey, and specifically the archer of Duke William. This property holding and reference is almost certainly to Baldric the Teuton's son, also named Baldric, who was established with this property and was of the proper age to be of service to Duke William. Further references confirm this.
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Baldric had 6 sons and 2 daughters by at least two wives - though much confusion on the wives. May have initially married an illegitimate daughter of Duke Richard I .
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Reference is often made to his marriage to the "niece of Gilbert de Brionne". The source for this is Orderic but he may be off by a generation. Here is the quote:
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"Baldric was a man of high birth. For Gislebert,
Count de Brionne, nephew of Richard duke of Normandy,
gave his niece in marriage to Baldric the German, who
came into Normandy, with Viger his brother, to take service under the duke. From this marriage sprung six sons, besides several daughters, viz. : Nicholas de Basqueville ; Fulk d'Aunoun ; Robert de Courcy ; Richard de Neuville, Baldric de Bauquencey; and Viger of Apulia. They all distinguished themselves by great valour under Duke William, from whom they received great riches and honours, and left to their heirs vast possessions in Normandy."
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The above translated Orderic quote is somewhat problematic in that it does not mention Baldric's first wife , and it is difficult to reconcile the dates unless the "niece" was much older than one would expect given Gislebert lifespan of 990-1040. This second marriage likely occured about 1000, so this niece would have to have been older than the uncle.
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There is no question that Baldric married well at one point, to a daugher associated with the Counts of Brionne and Eu . Whether this daughter was from Geoffrey or brother William or one of their respective sons seems unimportant. Also, the daughter's name may have been Aubree, Alice , Denefacta or Lesceline, again not that important - as the key point is this daughter brought Baldric into the realm of the Dukes of Normandy since Geoffrey and William were sons of Duke Richard I and half brothers of Richard II. This connection established the DeCourcy family in Normandy.
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Much confusion exists about which offspring comes from which wife . Dates vary, but children are all accounted for and relationships shown are best guess given all sources viewed.
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This analysis shows two wives with respective children and years that match
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=REG&db=ron_custer&id=I062101
Different dates however from this souce:
http://washington.ancestryregister.com/FRANCE100006.htm#i4537
http://www.celtic-casimir.com/webtree/5/31792.htm
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According to Orderic Vitalis[1429], "Baldricus Teutonicus" came to Normandy with his brother Wigerius [Viger/Wigerich] to serve Duke Richard II and married the neptis of Gilbert de Brionne.
http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/NORMAN%20NOBILITY.htm#_ftnref1430
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Orderic separately makes references to a Baldric as the duke's archer, however this appears to be a different Baldric, most likely his son, also named Baldric, as the reference was referring to Duke William's archer and Baldric of Bauquencey, - the lands inherited by that son. Duke William did not take power until 1035, long after Baldric the German had moved east be of service to Duke Richard II about 1000 AD.
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Source: Ecclesiastical History of England and Normandy by Ordericus Vitalis Vol 1.
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bullet Noted events in his life were:
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• Moved to Normandy: To serve friend Richard II Duke of Normandy.
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Baldric married Muriella of Normandy, daughter of Richard I "the Fearless" 3rd Duke of Normandy and Papia , in 990. of Normandy was born in 970 in Fecamp Normandy and died in 1020.)
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Baldric next married Aubree De Brionne, daughter of Count Geoffrey de Brionne & d'Eu and Hawise de Guines, in 1000 in Estimated. De Brionne was born in 978 in Brionne, Normandy, France and died 1045 ? in Courcy, Champagne-Ardennes, France.)
!Source: Baldric Teutonicus https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Teutonic-1
Baldric "the German" Teutonicus formerly Teutonic
Born [date unknown] in Holy Roman Empiremap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of Wigerius Teutonic and [mother unknown]
Brother of Viger of Balgenzaio
Husband of Aubrée de Brionne — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of Alix Courcy — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Father of Foulques d'Aunou, Nicolas de Basqueville, Gunnora Crispin, Nicholas de Baqueville, Robert de Courcy, Richard de Neville, Baldric de Bocquencé and Viger de Apulia
Died before 1050 [location unknown]
Note that Baldric of Lindsey and Bocquencé, archer of King William, alive in 1066, was probably his son.[1]
Biography
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According to Orderic Vitalis, Balderic "the German" went to Normandy with his brother Viger to serve Duke Richard, who reigned from 996-1026. Balderic was archearius under Duke William. [2] Together, the brothers held the honour of Bocquencé .[3]
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m. UNKNOWN a "nepta" of Gilbert, count of Brionne[4] Issue:
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Nicolas de Baqueville
Foulques d'Aunou
Robert de Courcy
Richard de Neuville
Baldric de Bocquencé
Viger de Apulia
Gunnora
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One of the key remarks from Orderic Vitalis, translated :[5]
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The abbey of St. Evroult stands in the fief of Bauquencey, and this Baldric was a man of high birth. For Gislebert, Count de Brionne, nephew of Richard duke of Normandy, gave his niece in marriage to Baldric the German, who came into Normandy, with Viger his brother, to take service under the duke. From this marriage sprung six sons, besides several daughters, viz. : Nicholas de Basqueville ; Fulk d' Aunoun ; Robert de Courcy ; Richard de Neuville, Baldric de Bauquencey; and Viger of Apulia. They all distinguished themselves by great valour under Duke William, from whom they received great riches and honours, and left to their heirs vast possessions in Normandy.
Baldric who, with his brother Viger, held the fief of Bauquencey, gave his sister Elizabeth in marriage to Fulk de Bonneval, a brave knight, and for her dowry the church of St. Nicholas, built by his father, with the lands adjoining.
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It is unclear when the elder Baldric died, partly because it is unclear how many generations of Baldric there were. It has been suggest that the Baldric who lived during the time of William the conqueror was his son. Matthew Strickland for example suggests that Baldric the German's son named Baldric was established at Bocquencé in 1050, in the time of William the conqueror.[6]
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Sources
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↑ Keats-Rohan, 1999, p. 35.p.35 and p.160.
↑ presumably Duke Richard II
↑ Cawley citing Orderic Vitalis , Vol. II, Liber III, V, p. 75.
↑ Cawley , citing Oderic Vitalis
↑ Orderic Vitalis, https://archive.org/details/ecclesiasticalhi01orde/page/426 Compare to Latin https://archive.org/details/ordericivitalish02ordeuoft/page/74
↑ Matthew Strickland, Anglo-Norman Warfare: Studies in Late Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Norman Military, https://books.google.be/books?id=iSB2bsYcx0cC&pg=PA32
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Cawley, C. . "Family of Baldric." Medieval Lands v.4. Fmg.ac. Web.[1], citing: Orderic Vitalis, Vol. II, Book III, p. 85; De nobili genere Crispinorum, RHGF XIV, p. 268.
Keats-Rohan, K.S.B. . Domeday People: Domesday Book. Boydell & Brewer, p.35.
Orderic Vitalis . The Ecclesiastical History of Orderic Vitalis: Volume II: Books III & IV, pp. 83. Marjorie Chinball, Ed. Clarendon Press. Google Books.[2]
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See Also:
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Planche, J.R. . On the Norman ancestry of the Nevills. Journal of the British Archaeological Association, 22, pp. 281. Google Books.[3]
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Websites:
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Decourcy.net.[4]
StanleyHistory.net.[5]
!Source: Some Descendants of Godfrey Fitz Richard DE BRIONNE, Comte d'Eu
http://washington.ancestryregister.com/BRIONNE00006.htm#i4541
Third Generation
6. Aubree DE BRIONNE 1) was born circa 1000 in Brionne, Eure, Normandy, France and died of Courcy, Ardennes, Champagne, France. Aubree married Baldric 'the Teuton' 'de Courcy' 'de Carolus' DE FRANCE Seigneur de Cour cy,2031 son of Wigelius 'de Courcy' 'de Carolus' DE FRANCE and Wife of Wigelius DE UNKNOWN, before 1020. Baldric was born Cir 0970 in Courcy, Ardennes, Champagne, France and died of Courcy, Ardennes, Champagne, France. Another name for Baldric was Baldric DE COURCY.
Children from this marriage were:
9. i. Richarde 'de Neuville' 'de Carolus' DE COURCY was born circa 1020 in Neuville-sur-Tocque, Orne, Normandy, France and died after 1066 of Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England.678
10. ii. Nicholas 'de Carolus' DE BASQUERVILLE was born circa 1035 in Bacqueville-en-Caux, Seine-Inferieure, Normandy, France and died of Bacqueville-en-Caux, Seine-Inferieure, Normandy, France. Other names for Nicholas were Nicholas de BASKERVILLE, and Nicholas de BOSQUEVILLE.
!Source: Some Descendants of Charles III 'the Simple' 'de Carolus' DE FRANCE, King of France [893-922]
http://washington.ancestryregister.com/FRANCE100006.htm#i4537
First Generation
1. Charles III 'the Simple' 'de Carolus' DE FRANCE King of France [893- [893-922],26 2067 son of Louis II 'the Stammerer' 'de Carolus' DE FRANCE King of France [877-879] and Adelaide DE PARIS, was born 17 Sep 0879 in France,26 2067 died 7 Oct 0929 in Murdered in Tower of Peronne, Somme, France,26 2067 and was buried in St. Fursi, Peronne, Somme, France. Charles married Frederuna Of HAMALANT Abt Apr 0907. Frederuna was born Cir 0886 in Hamaland, Netherlands and died 10 Feb 0916-0017 in Paris, Seine, Ile-de-France, France.
The Child from this marriage was:
2. i. Ermentrude 'de Carolus' DE FRANCE Princess of France was born Cir 0908 in France.
Charles next married Eadgifu 'Gewissa' Of WESSEX Princess of England ,416 2045 daughter of Edward 'the Elder' 'Gewissa' Of WESSEX King of England [899-924] and Aelflaed 'Gewissa' Of WESSEX, Cir 0917.2068 Eadgifu was born Abt 0904 in Wessex , England and died Cir 0951.2068
Children from this marriage were:
3. i. Louis IV 'Transmarinus' 'de Carolus' DE FRANCE King of France [936-954] 26 416 was born 10 Sep 0921 in Laon, Aisne, Picardy, France,26 416 died 10 Sep 0954 in Fell from horse in Reims, Champagne, France,26 416 and was buried in St. Remy Abbey, Reims, Champagne, France.26
4. ii. Charles 'de Courcy' 'de Carolus' DE FRANCE was born Abt 0925 in Courcy, Ardennes, Champagne, France and died of Courcy, Ardennes, Champagne, France.
Second Generation
3. Louis IV 'Transmarinus' 'de Carolus' DE FRANCE King of France [936-954] 26 416 was born 10 Sep 0921 in Laon, Aisne, Picardy, France,26 416 died 10 Sep 0954 in Fell from horse in Reims, Champagne, France,26 416 and was buried in St. Remy Abbey, Reims, Champagne, France.26 Louis married Gerberga Von SACHSEN ,2 68 1692 2070 daughter of Henry I 'the Fowler' Von SACHSEN Holy Roman Emperor [919-936] and Mathilda Von RINGLEHEIM, Abt 0939.2069 2070 Gerberga was born Abt 0913 in Nordhausen, Saxony, Prussia 2 68 2069 and died 5 May 0984 in Reims, Marne, Champagne, France.2 68 2071
Children from this marriage were:
5. i. Lothair 'de Carolus' DE FRANCE King of France [954-986] 26 68 2072 2073 was born Abt 0941 in Laon, Aisne, Picardy, France 26 68 2072 and died 2 Mar 0986.26 68 2072
6. ii. Matilda 'Maud' 'de Carolus' DE FRANCE Princess of France 2074 2075 was born Cir 0943 in Laon, Aisne, Picardy, France 2074 and died 26 Nov 0991.2074
7. iii. Charles 'de Lorraine' 'de Carolus' DE FRANCE Duke of Lower Loraine 2045 2076 was born Cir 0960 in Laon, Aisne, Picardy, France 2077 and died 21 May 0994 in Kerker, Orleans, France.2077
4. Charles 'de Courcy' 'de Carolus' DE FRANCE was born Abt 0925 in Courcy, Ardennes, Champagne, France and died of Courcy, Ardennes, Champagne, France. Another name for Charles was Charles DE COURCY. Charles married Wife of Charles DE UNKNOWN Cir 0945. Wife was born Cir 0925 and died of Courcy, Ardennes, Champagne, France.
The Child from this marriage was:
8. i. Wigelius 'de Courcy' 'de Carolus' DE FRANCE was born Cir 0950 in Courcy, Ardennes, Champagne, France and died of Courcy, Ardennes, Champagne, France.
Third Generation
8. Wigelius 'de Courcy' 'de Carolus' DE FRANCE was born Cir 0950 in Courcy, Ardennes, Champagne, France and died of Courcy, Ardennes, Champagne, France. Another name for Wigelius was Wigelius DE COURCY. Wigelius married Wife of Wigelius DE UNKNOWN Cir 0970. Wife was born Cir 0950 and died of Courcy, Ardennes, Champagne, France.
The Child from this marriage was:
16. i. Baldric 'the Teuton' 'de Courcy' 'de Carolus' DE FRANCE Seigneur de Courcy 2031 was born Cir 0970 in Courcy, Ardennes, Champagne, France and died of Courcy, Ardennes, Champagne, France.