Rodulf of Ivry

Raoul d' Ivry, Raoul, Count of Ivry ( * before 996; † after 1015) was a half-brother of Richard I, Duke of Normandy.

Raoul d' Ivry as guardian

Duke Richard I died in 996 and left with Richard II, a minor successor. Raoul d' Ivry secured as a half-brother of the deceased from the throne. François Neveux believed that he was the one who had the power in the duchy during the minority of Richard II. It is certain that he at least did so on the side of Gunnora widow.

The chronicler William of Jumièges reported that he was involved with it, to subdue the two revolts which broke loose immediately after the death of the old Duke, a part of farmers, on the other hand by the aristocrats. Against the rural population he was going hard and let the leaders amputate hands and feet. Against the nobility led a campaign to arrest the main rebel, William I, Count of Exmes.

The Count of Ivry

In the center of the Duchy of the first Earl occurred around the year 1000. Raoul is the first to be documented ( 1011). He wore his title probably has long since Robert of Torigni the appointment dates back to the time of Duke Richard I, that is, before the year 996, which belongs to him county is controversial among historians. Pierre Bauduin notes on the basis of David Bates that territorial assignments of counties occur only in the 1040er years. Contemporary documents and Dudo of Saint- Quentin simply call him Count Raoul d' Ivry Raoul and never or even Count of Ivry. This remains later historians reserved: Orderic Vitalis referred to him as Count of Bayeux. Historians believe that the monk was mistaken; they prefer another of the later historians to follow, Robert of Torigni who calls him Count of Ivry.

His appointment was of strategic importance: Ivry was on the border of Normandy on important transition of an old Roman road over the Eure. The region was for several decades the scene of clashes between the Duke of Normandy and Count of Blois and Chartres, who had gained a foothold in Dreux. By installing a family member in Ivry Richard I. strengthened his authority in the southeast of Évrecin. This ducal strategy also explains the other ducal concessions to Raoul in the county Hiémois and Lieuvin ( Forêt du Vièvre ).

Family and descendants

Raoul d' Ivry was the son of Asperleng and Sprota that Count William I of Rouen married from the family of Rolloniden in second marriage. Thus he was the half-brother of Duke Richard I.

In his first marriage he married Eremberga, † before 1011, in the second Aubrée de Canville. His children were:

• Hugues, Bishop of Bayeux (c. 1011-1049 )
• Jean, Bishop of Avranches (1060-1067) and Archbishop of Rouen (1067-1079)
• Emma ∞ Osbern de Crépon
• Raoul
• Daughter; ∞ Richard de Beaufour