Roaldus (Richmond) Musard (abt. 1040 - 1132)

Born about 1040 in Richemont, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France

Descendants

Died 1132 at about age 92 in Yorkshire, England

Biography

• Roald d'Adoube Musard - A powerful leader who accompanied William the Conqueror into England. Roaldus is listed as the founder of the English Richmonds in records complied by Francis Thackeray, uncle of the famed British author William Makepeace Thackeray. The Thackerays were like many American Richmonds, descended from the Wiltshire Richmonds.

• The Richmonds of England may be either of French or Norman origin. . . Rollo (Rolf) the first Duke of Normandy was a Viking warlord from Norway who, with his followers, settled the western portion of France. Through the treaty of St. Clair-sur-Epte he obtained an area between the Valleys of Bresle, L'Epte and L'Avre from King Philip of France. William the Conqueror, the grandson of Rollo, expanded his kingdom to include England. It is assumed that the first Richmond ancestor accompanied William and served at his side during the Battle of Hastings. Eudon, Count of Penthievre, the son of Geoffrey Duke of Brittany and Hawise (daughter of Richard Duke of Normandy) had five legitimate living children. Alan Rufus (the Red), the third child of Eudon, accompanied the Conqueror in his conquest of England. Alan was commander of the Breton contingent at the Battle of Hastings and later played a major role in the brutal suppression of the North 1069-1070. For his loyalty and his relationship to William (he was a second cousin) he was made one of the largest landowners in England. Alan Count of Brittany was granted lands and manors that formerly had been in the possession of Earl Edwin in Yorkshire. This extensive holding, one of the three largest granted by William, was created for military purposes. The estates were formed into the Honour of Brittany (they would not be called the Honour of Richmond until about 1203).

• Roaldus Musard was a Breton noble who was granted lands in Yorkshire by the Crown and may or may not have been a relative of Alan Rufus. Hasculfus VI, Count of Nates, son of Roald Musard, had four sons who accompanied the Conqueror: Hasculfus Musard, Hughe, Enisan, and Rould d'Adoube (a dubbed knight). Enisan Musard, a vassel of Alan Rufus, was given 21 manors previously held by Tor the Saxon. The Richmond castle site occupied a place called Neutone, which was then held by Enisan Musard, Lord of Cleasby, therefore Enisan became the first Heredity Constable of Richmond Castle. Enisan Musard's heirs were two daughters, Garsiana and Adeline.

• Hasculfus VI, Count of Nates, son of Roald Musard, had four sons who accompanied the Conqueror: Hasculfus Musard, Hughe, Enisan, and Rould d'Adoube (a dubbed knight).

• THE BATTLE ABBEY ROLL. WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF THE NORMAN LINEAGES. IN THREE VOLUMES.—VOL. II

Muscard listed on the Battle Abbey Roll

Research Notes

A Geni profile has these characteristics:

• Ruard d'Aboube Musard was born between 975 and 1035. ^[1]
• She was the wife of Hascouf Musard. ^[1]
• She was the mother of Roaldus Musard, a Norman military leader, Duchy of Normandy. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Ruard D Aboube Musard Managed by: Nicholas Burchard. Last Updated: May 25, 2018Accessed 4/5/2019 jhd

See also:

• https://web.archive.org/web/20150629125340/https://www.richmondancestry.org/richmond_family.shtml
• http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/64585821/person/32150752746
• https://web.archive.org/web/20150706173940/https://bloodroyal.tripod.com/PowersToKingsOfSweden.html
• http://archive.org/stream/battleabbeyrollw01battuoft/battleabbeyrollw01battuoft_djvu.txt
• http://www.1066.co.nz/library/battle_abbey_roll2/subchap172.htm
• http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/p/a/t/Paull-E-Patterson/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0479.html
• http://fabpedigree.com/s000/f429225.htm

Acknowledgements

• This person was created through the import of Geer.ged on 25 September 2010.