Robert, Count of Mortain (c. 1031–1095?), was a half-brother of William the Conqueror, and became a great landholder in England, Cornwall and Normandy. William I ( 1027 – September 9, 1087), was King of England from 1066 to 1087. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq... Cornwall (Cornish: Kernow) is a county in South West England on the peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar. ... Mont Saint Michel, one of the famous symbols of Normandy. ...

He was the son of Herluin de Conteville and younger brother of Odo, Bishop of Bayeux.^[1] Herluin, Viscount of Conteville (1001–1087) was a Norman nobleman. ... Odo cheers up the troops of William during the battle of Hastings as shown on the Bayeux Tapestry Odo of Bayeux (c. ...

William Warlenc, a cousin of Duke William, was in about 1055 deprived of the county of Mortain, which was handed over to Robert.^[2] William I ( 1027 – September 9, 1087), was King of England from 1066 to 1087. ...

In 1066 he was present at the select council held at Lillebonne to discuss the invasion of England; he contributed 120 ships to the fleet. In 1069 he was left in England to protect Lindsey against the Danes, and at the same time his castle of Montacute in Somerset was besieged. When William I lay dying, Robert was present and pleaded the cause of his brother Odo with success. He joined with Odo in supporting Robert Curthose against William Rufus, and held the castle of Pevensey against the king from April to June 1088, but he soon yielded and was reconciled to Rufus. Lillebonne is a town of France in the département of Seine-Maritime, 3. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq... Somerset is a county in the south-west of England. ... Robert II (called Curthose for his short squat appearance) (c. ... William II (called Rufus, perhaps because of his red-faced appearance, or maybe his bloody reign) (c. ... Pevensey is a small village (1991 pop. ...

William the Conqueror installed Robert as the Earl of Cornwall because he recognised the Cornish to be very close to their Celtic speaking brothers across the sea in Brittany and Robert was a Breton. This was a skillful appointment because William knew that this would be a relatively popular appointment and one which was less likely to cause him problems. Up until 1066, Cornwall had retained its own indigenous Cornish/Breton speaking Celtic Earls. The title of Earl of Cornwall was created several times in the Peerage of England before 1337, when it was superseded by the title Duke of Cornwall, which became attached to heirs-apparent to the throne. ... Joe Cornish, British TV presenter. ... The words Celt and Celtic can have a variety of meanings. ... Traditional coat of arms Modern flag (Gwenn-ha-du) Historical province of Brittany région of Bretagne, see Bretagne. ... Cornwall (Cornish: Kernow) is a county in South West England on the peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar. ... The Cornish language (in Cornish: Kernowek, Kernewek, Curnoack) is one of the Brythonic group of Celtic languages that includes Welsh, Breton, the extinct Cumbric and perhaps the hypothetical Ivernic. ... Breton (Breton: Brezhoneg) is a Celtic language spoken by some of the inhabitants of Brittany (Breizh) and Loire-Atlantique (historically part of Brittany) in France. ...

His possessions in England were larger than those of any other follower of William, and have been estimated at 793 manors. Of these, 623 in the south-west counties returned him £400 a year. He had 248 manors in Cornwall, 196 in Yorkshire, 99 in Northamptonshire, 75 in Devonshire, with a church and house in Exeter, 54 in Sussex and the borough of Pevensey, 49 in Dorset, 29 in Buckinghamshire, and one or more in ten other counties. Look up Yorkshire in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Northamptonshire (abbreviated Northants or Nhants) is a landlocked county in central England with a population of 629,676 (2001 census). ... This page is about the English county, for alternative meanings see Devon (disambiguation). ... The city of Exeter is the county town of Devon, in England. ... Sussex is a traditional county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. ... For other uses, see Dorset (disambiguation). ... Map of Bucks (1904) This article is about the English county. ...

He married Matilda, daughter of Roger de Montgomerie, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury. By her left one son and three daughters:^[1] Known as Robert the Great of Montgomery (English). ...

• William, Count of Mortain
• Agnes, first offered in marriage to William de Grantmesnil, but afterwards the wife of André de Vitry
• Denise, married in 1078 to Guy, 3rd Sire de La Val
• Emma, wife of William Count of Toulouse.

In 1082, Robert and his wife founded a collegiate church in their castle of Mortain, under the guidance of their chaplain Vitalis, abbot of Savigny. Robert died on December 8, 1095 and was buried in the Abbey of St. Grestain, France. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... December 8 is the 342nd day (343rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events The country of Portugal is established for the second time. ...

See also

• Earl of Cornwall

The title of Earl of Cornwall was created several times in the Peerage of England before 1337, when it was superseded by the title Duke of Cornwall, which became attached to heirs-apparent to the throne. ...

External links

• 1066 - Robert of Mortain becomes first Earl of Cornwall

References

1. ^ ^a b Planché, J.R (1874). The Conqueror and His Companions. London: Tinsley Brothers. Retrieved on 2006-11-04.
2. ^ Douglas, David (May 1946). "The Earliest Norman Counts". The English Historical Review 61: 129–156. Retrieved on 2006-11-04.

• Robert Golding, "Robert of Mortain", Anglo-Norman Studies XXIII

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