House of Tosny
Tosny ( in England Toeny, Tonei, Toni and Tony ) was a family of the Norman nobles who did not himself came from Normandy. She played from the 10th to the 12th century in the duchy of a prominent role, without ever being honored with a Count or Viscount title.
Origin
The Tosny come with security from the Ile- de -France, although Orderic Vitalis reported early 12th century, the family descended from Malahulce, an uncle blinds.
Progenitor is Hugo de Calvacamp. 942 was his son Hugo, a monk at the Abbey of Saint -Denis, appointed Archbishop of Reims; probably in its wake, the family then settled in Normandy. Shortly after Hugo's death Raoul I de Tosny was already so well established that his name 991 is input into a contract between Duke Richard I and the English king Æthelred. His grandson Raoul II de Tosny one of the great barons in the area of William the Conqueror. It is noteworthy that among the marriages that could close the family with high-ranking nobles, even those with Baldwin of Boulogne, the first king of Jerusalem.
The Power of Tosny comes from two sources:
- The appropriation of church property. After Lucien Musset Archbishop Hugo has his family with land owned by the church
- The transfer of land by the Duke, especially by Richard II
In addition, the Tosny belong to the first Normans, who were increasing their wealth through military operations abroad: Raoul I. in Apulia and Roger I de Tosny in Spain. Raoul II de Tosny finally participated in the conquest of England in part, for which he also was rewarded by the new English king William the Conqueror: the baronies Flamstead in Hertfordshire and Wrethamthorpe in Norfolk are the most important gifts. Nevertheless, the Tosny seem to have played any significant role in England. In Normandy, however, occur in the turmoil after the death of William and during the English Civil War 1135-1154. Nevertheless, the 12th century brought a decline of the family. In 1204, Roger IV de Tosny loses during the conquest of Normandy by France throughout his continental possessions, and must retire to England. There, the family died out in the male line in 1309.