Galeran I de Meulan, vicomte de Meulan

CURATOR'S NOTE: According to Charles Cawley of Medlands, his parents were unknown. I have detached him as son of Renaud de Meulan and Richende de Champagne

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The county of Meulan developed outside Norman territory in the Vexin near Paris. The counts became vassals of the Norman dukes by the end of the 11th century, presumably in respect of territories granted to them in Normandy itself. Meulan may have been an important fortification prior to that time, as Guillaume de Jumièges records that "Rollo" captured “Mellenti municipium” after defeating “Rainaldus totius Franciæ dux” at the river Eure[1563], maybe dateable to [900].

1. GALERAN [I] [de Chartres], son of --- (-11 Nov before [985/87]). Comte de Meulan. m (after Oct 947) as her second husband, LIEGARDIS Ctss de Meulan et de Mantes, widow of RAOUL [II] Comte de Cambrai, daughter of --- (-12 Nov [990/91]). "Liutgarde veuve du comte Raoul" donated property to Saint-Cyr de Nevers by charter dated Oct 947[1564]. The primary source which confirms her title and second marriage has not yet been identified. Galéran [I] & his wife had one child:

a) GALERAN [II] de Meulan (-10 Apr

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). The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified. Comte de Meulan. The necrology of Saint-Nicaise de Meulan records the death "IV Id Apr" of "secundus Galerannus comes Mellenti benefactor noster"[1565]. m ---. The name of Galéran's wife is not known. Galéran [II] & his wife had three children:

i) HUGUES [I] de Meulan (-after 25 Aug 1005). "…Hugo filius Waleranni comitis" are named as present in the charter dated 1035 under which "Willelmus adhuc puerulus…Roberti comitis filius" donated "Turstini villa" to the abbey of Préaux[1566]. Comte de Meulan 998. m --- de Valois, daughter of GAUTHIER [II] "le Blanc" Comte d'Amiens, de Mantes, de Valois et du Vexin & his wife Adela ---. The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines refers to the mother of "Waleranni comitis [Mellentini]" as daughter of "Gauterus Albus de Albamarla"[1567]. Yves de Chartres names "Gualterius Albus" as father of "matrem Gualeranni comitis"[1568]. Hugues & his wife had [two] children:

(a) GALERAN [III] de Meulan (-8 Dec 1069). The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines names "Waleranni comitis [Mellentini]" as son of "filia Gauterus Albus de Albamarla"[1569]. Comte de Meulan.

- see below.

(b) [daughter . Her parentage and marriage are suggested by the charter dated 1066 under which [her son] "Richardus Herluini filius, comitis Galerani Mellenti nepos" donated property to Coulombs, for the love of "fratris mei Roberti predictæ ecclesiæ abbatis, ac etiam…amitæ meæ Helvisæ reclusæ", by charter dated "apud Meullentum castrum" 1066[1570]. This assumes that the word "nepos" in this document can be interpreted in its strict sense of nephew. m HILDUIN Vicomte [de Meulan], son of HUGUES Vicomte [de Meulan] & his wife --- (-[after 1061]).]

ii) LAMBERT de Meulan . The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified.

iii) EMMA de Meulan . The primary source which confirms her parentage has not yet been identified.

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https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gal%C3%A9ran_Ier_de_Meulan

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_of_Meulan

http://racineshistoire.free.fr/LGN/PDF/Meulan-Beaumont.pdf

Valeran I.Vicomte i Mantes og Meulan (Galeran I) Valeran I var en av de første som var vicomte Meulan. Han er tilsynelatende fra familien til vicomtene av Chartres. Familien ble trolig drevet ut av Chartres på slutten av 950 årene.Han giftet seg enken etter Raoul II av Vexin, Valois og Amiens, Lietgarde, viscountess av Mantes og Meulan i oktober 947. "Liutgarde enken etter comte Raoul" donerte eiendom til Saint-Cyr de Nevers ved charter datert oktober 947. Valeran og Lietgarde hadde sønnen Valeran II som ble vicomte etter han på Meulan.Valeran I døde 11, november, men historikere usikre om året som kunne 985, 986 og 987. Hans enke døde 12. november 990 eller 991.

http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/NORMAN%20NOBILITY.htm#HuguesMeulanM...

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gal%C3%A9ran_Ier_de_Meulan

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_of_Meulan

http://racineshistoire.free.fr/LGN/PDF/Meulan-Beaumont.pdf