NORMANDIE Hawise

0978 - 1034  (~ 55 years)

• Name	NORMANDIE Hawise
  Birth	0978	Rouen, Seine Maritime, Normandy, France
  Gender	Female
  Death	21 Feb 1034	Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France
  Notes	Name Hawise of Normandy [1] Havise de Normandie[2] Birth Year Estimation She was born 978 in Rouen, Seine Maritime, Normandy, France [citation needed] Parents Hawise was the daughter of Richard I of Normandy and Gunnora, and was sister of Richard II "the Good", Duke of Normandy as well as Robert, Archbishop of Rouen, Count of Evreux.[3] She was the daughter of Richard I, "Sans=Peur", Comte de Normandie, and his second wife Gunnora.[2] Siblings Guillaume of Jumièges names “Emma...secunda Hadvis...tertia Mathildis” as the three daughters of Richard and his wife “Gunnor ex nobilissima Danorum prosapia ortam”, [2] Hawise and her two sisters all formed important dynastic alliances. [4] Emma of Normandy was twice Queen consort of England marrying firstly Æthelred the Unready and secondly Cnut the Great. [4] Maud of Normandy married Odo II, Count of Blois. [4] And Hawise was a part of an important dynastic double marriage for in 996, she married Geoffrey I, Duke of Brittany, while her brother Richard II, Duke of Normandy shortly afterwards married Geoffrey's sister Judith of Brittany. [5]This double alliance between Normandy and Brittany, probably designed to safeguard both families, certainly functioned as such regarding Brittany.[5] Marriage She married Geoffrey I Her husband, Geoffrey, Count of Rennes, assumed the title Duke of Brittany in 992 but it was never recognized by the French king at the time and was not formerly legitimized until 1213. [6] Geoffroi, Duke of Brittany was the son of Ermengarde of Anjou and her husband Conan I, Duke of Brittany and Prince of the Bretons. [7] She married Geoffroy de Bretagne in 996. [2] Guillaume of Jumieges adds that Havise married “Goiffredo Britannorum comiti” by whom she had “Alanum et Eudonem duces”. [2] GEOFFROY de Bretagne, son of CONAN I "le Tort" Duke of Brittany & his wife Ermengarde d'Anjou ([980]-20 Nov 1008). His parentage is confirmed by the Chronico Sancti Michaelis which records that "Gaufridus Dux Britanniæ filius Conani filii Juhelli Berengarii" died in 1008 "dum pergeret Romam causa orationis". He succeeded his father 992 as GEOFFROY I Duke of Brittany. A charter dated 1026 recalls that "Gaufridus, Conani Curvi filius" was killed "apud Concuruz prelium". The Chronicon Kemperlegiense records the death "dum pergeret Romam" in 1008 of "Gauffridus Dux Britanniæ filius Conani filii Iuhaëlis Berengarii". [2] Titles Hawise of Normandy (died 21 February 1034) was Countess of Rennes, Duchess of Brittany and Regent to her son Alan III, Duke of Brittany from 1008 until 1026. 1008 Regency In 1008 when Geoffrey died leaving two young sons, Alan III and Eudo, Richard stepped in to protect them and played a major role in governing Brittany during their minority. [5] Hawise acted as regent of Brittany during the minority of her son Alan III. [8] 1010 Peasant Revolt In 1010 her regency and the reign of her young son Alan III was seriously challenged by the peasant revolts that had spread from Normandy into Brittany. Alan, encouraged by his mother, led the nobles to quash the rebellion. [8] 1034 Death She died 21 Feb 1034. [2] The Chronico Kemperlegiensi records the death "1034 IX Kal Mar" of "Haduisa comitissa Britanniæ, vidua Gauffridi". [2] Hawise died on 21 February 1034. [9] Issue Cawley reports that Duke Geoffroy I & his wife had three children, Alain, Eudes, and Adela.[2] Wikipedia shows four children for Geoffroy and Hawise: Alan III, Evenus, Odo, and Adela.[1] documented Alan (Bretagne) de Cornouaille, born Bretagne 997. Date and place from WikiTree data field. Alan (Duke of Brittany)[10] Alain de Bretagne was born in 997 and poisoned in Montgommery 1 Oct 1040. [2] Guillaume of Jumieges adds that Havise married “Goiffredo Britannorum comiti” by whom she had “Alanum et Eudonem duces”. [2]A charter dated 1008 records that, after the death of "Gaufrido comite Britanniæ", "filii eius Alanus et Eudo cum matre eorum Hadeguisia" restored the abbey of Saint-Méen. [2] Alan III of Brittany (997-1040).[11] Alain de Bretagne, born 997, poisoned Montgommery 1 Oct 1040 [2] Evenus Bretagne, born Bretagne, 998 Date and place from WikiTree data field. Evenus (c. 998 - aft. 1037). [11] Eudes (Bretagne) de Penthièvre, born Penthièvre, Morbihan, Bretagne, 997 Date and place from WikiTree data field. Eudon (Count or Duke of Brittany)[10] Eudes de Bretagne died in Cesson 1079 and was buried in Saint-Brieuc. [2] Guillaume of Jumieges adds that Havise married “Goiffredo Britannorum comiti” by whom she had “Alanum et Eudonem duces”. [2] A charter dated 1008 records that, after the death of "Gaufrido comite Britanniæ", "filii eius Alanus et Eudo cum matre eorum Hadeguisia" restored the abbey of Saint-Méen. [2] Odo, Count of Penthièvre (d. 1079).[11] Eudes de Bretagne, died Cesson 1079, buried Saint-Brieuc[2] Adele (Abbess of Saint-Georges at Rennes)[10] Adela de Bretagne died in 1067. "Abbatissa…Addela…soror…Alani Britannie ducis" issued a charter dated 1050, before "Conanum comitem…eius nepotem", relating to the rights of the abbey of Saint-Georges de Rennes[183]. The Chronicon Ruyensis Cœnobii records the death in 1067 of "Adela Abbatissa Conani Ducis amita"[184]. Abbess of Saint-Georges at Rennes. [2] Adela, Abbess of St. Georges. [9] Adela de Bretagne, died 1067. Abbess of Saint Georges at Rennes.[2] not documented but linked on WikiTree This person is one of four who are sometimes shown as children of Geoffroi de Bretagne and his wife Hawise de Normandie but whose relationship has not been confirmed by reliable sourcing: Emme (Bretagne) de St Sauveur, born Brittanay 10-8-1002 Date and place from WikiTree data field. Emma de Bretagne is not listed as a child of Geoffroi de Bretagne by Douglas Richardson. [10] Geoffroi (Bretagne) de Bretagne, born Rennes, Ile de Villaine, 1003 Date and place from WikiTree data field. Emme Lupus, born bretagne, 1008 Date and place from WikiTree data field. Robert (Ivry) d'Ivry, born Breherval, Eure 1020 Date and place from WikiTree data field. Research Notes There appear to be no contemporary or near-contemporary sources for Emme de St Sauveur, previously attached as a daughter of Geoffrey I, Duke of Brittany, and Hawise of Normandy. It seems she is first recorded in the sixteenth century, likely as part of an attempt to link certain English families with pre-Conquest Norman/French nobility. See the extensive notes on the profiles of Ivo or Yves St Sauveur de Cotentin and William FitzNigel or FitzNeel. Donnelly-2171 23:31, 11 October 2025 (UTC) Sources ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wikipedia: Hawise_of_Normandy Accessed Sept 10, 2018 jhd ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 Charles Cawley. Foundation for Medieval Genealogy. Medieval Lands Database. Brittany. Geoffroy de Bretagne Accessed Sept 17, 2018 jhd ↑ Detlev Schwennicke, Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, Neue Folge, Band II (Marburg, Germany: J. A. Stargardt, 1984), Tafel 79. Cited by Wikipedia: Hawise_of_Normandy Accessed Sept 10l 2018 jhd ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 David Crouch, The Normans; The History of a Dynasty(London: Hambledon Continuum, 2007), p. 27. Cited by Wikipedia: Hawise_of_Normandy Accessed Sept 10l 2018 jhd ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 David C. Douglas, William the Conqueror (Berkeley; Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1964), p. 29. Cited by Wikipedia: Hawise_of_Normandy Accessed Sept 10l 2018 jhd ↑ The New international Encyclopædia, Volume 3 (1918), p. 789. ↑ Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Volume V, page 486 ↑ 8.0 8.1 Francis Palgrave, The History of Normandy and of England, Vol. III (London: Macmillan & Co., 1864), p.168-9. Cited by Wikipedia: Hawise_of_Normandy Accessed Sept 10l 2018 jhd ↑ 9.0 9.1 George Edward Cokayne, The Complete Peerage; or, A History of the House of Lords and all its Members from the Earliest Times, Vol. X, eds. H. A. Doubleday; Geoffrey H. White; Howard de Walden (London: The St. Catherine Press, Ltd., 1945), p. 779-780. Cited by Wikipedia: Hawise_of_Normandy Accessed Sept 10l 2018 jhd ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Douglas Richardson. Royal Ancestry. Volume IV, page 481 ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Detlev Schwennicke, Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, Neue Folge, Band II (Marburg, Germany, J. A. Stargardt, 1984), Tafel 75. Cited by Wikipedia: Hawise_of_Normandy Accessed Sept 10l 2018 jhd
  Person ID	I59998	Freeman-Smith
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	NORMANDIE Richard,   b. 28 Aug 0933, Fécamp, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France d. 20 Nov 0996, Fécamp, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France (Age 63 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	UNKNOWN Unknown,   b. Abt 0940, Normandy d. Abt 1033, Fécamp, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France (Age 93 years)
  Relationship	Stepchild
  Family ID	F26667	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	NORMANDIE Richard,   b. 28 Aug 0933, Fécamp, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France d. 20 Nov 0996, Fécamp, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France (Age 63 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	UNKNOWN Gunnora,   b. Abt 21 Nov 0936, Normandie, France d. Abt 1031, Fécamp, Normandie, France (Age 94 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	0962
  Family ID	F26035	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	BRETAGNE Geoffrey,   b. Abt 0980, Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France d. 20 Nov 1008, Rome, Roma, Lazio, Italy (Age 28 years)
  Marriage	0996
  Children	1. BRETAGNE Alan,   b. 0997, Bretagne, France d. 01 Oct 1040, Vimoutiers, Orne, Basse-Normandie, France (Age ~ 43 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F26638	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026