Other Events and Attributes:

• Appointments / Titles: Lord of Belvoir
• FSID: GHG2-T8Y

Notes:

About Osulf "fil Frane" du Plessis, seigneur de Belvoir
Birth and death dates are approximations. Was documented as living and as an adult as of 1036 [In the Battle of Beaumont-le-Roger, in 1036, Onfroi de Vieilles fought against Roger de Toeni, and his close ally, Osulf du Fresne].
In An Essay towards a Topographical History of the COUNTY OF NORFOLK [Vol.5, 1806, pp. 431-432] Francis Blomefield states in relation to the village, ‘FRAMLINGHAM EARL’:
‘There are two small villages of this name in Henstede hundred, in the liberty of the Duke of Norfolk; they were both but one at the time of the Conquest, and, was early called Framlingham-Parva, or Little Framlingham, to distinguish it from Framlingham-Magna, or Great-Framlingham in Suffolk, which also belonged to the same family… Mr Le Neve says that the name of Framlingham signifies ‘the seat or abode of the son of Frame, who was a Saxon of great note in these parts…’ The term ‘son of Frame’ is quite specific and likely refers to Osulf fil Frame / Frane who was also a thegn to King Edward the Confessor. Chronology and status suggest that his father was probably Fráni or Frane ‘of Rockingham’ (fl.993).
This Fráni or Frane was a benefactor of Peterborough Abbey and his name was on a list of sureties (No.164) for estates bought for Peterborough by Æthelwold. His name is also recorded in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (E version) for 993 and he was possibly among the thegns who witnessed the exemplar upon which the Thorney Charter was based [Cyril Roy Hart, The Early Charters of Eastern England, 1966, pp.174, 244]. Amongst a number of land holdings, Fráni’s son, Osulf fil Frane/Frame held Belvoir in Framland, Leicestershire prior to 1066. Post-Conquest, most of his landholdings passed to his son-in-law Robert de Tosny who married his daughter Adeliza. Osulf’s son, Grimoult du Plessis, was a lord of Le Fresne, canton Trévières Calvados, Normandy.

Family/Spouse: de Normandie, Matilda Crepon. Matilda was born in 974 in Basse-Normandie, France; died in 1028 in Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FSID: GM56-ZH4

Notes:

Grimoult the "Traitor of Valognes and Val-sur-Dunes together with a group of nobles revolted in about 1047 against Guillame I, Duke of Normandy.

He was captured and locked up in a dungeon near Rouen where he died.

After the battle of Val-sur-Dunes in 1047, Grimoult's possessions were confiscated and donated to the Roman Catholic Church.

Source:An audio-visual talk given by Dr.Andrew Kok, at the Stellenbosch DRC archive - GSSA WC

Grimoult married de Montfichet, Millicent in 1030 in Aubigny, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France. Millicent was born in 979 in France; died in 1061 in Fitche Castle, Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Appointments / Titles: Heiress of Belvoir
• FSID: L8T9-YR8

Notes:

Adeliza du Plessis was the sister of Grimoult du Plessis, who lost his estates, situated mainly in Coutances, after siding against William the Bastard at Val des Dunes. The original name of the family was Fresne, or, more anciently, Freyne, signifying an ash tree; the father of Adeliza and Grimoult was titled Osulf le Fresne. In the Battle of Beaumont-le-Roger, in 1036, Onfroi de Vieilles fought against Roger de Toeni, and his close ally, Osulf du Fresne. Such military and political alliance usually stemmed from familial and consequent topographical connections.-- Per frainfamilyhistory.com/origins

Adeliza Fitzosulf le Freyne du Plessis married, secondly, Robert de Tosny.1 She married, firstly, Guillaume d'Aubigny.1
She was also known as Adeliza de Belvoir.1
Children of Adeliza Fitzosulf le Freyne du Plessis and Guillaume d'Aubigny
Roger d'Aubigny+1
Richard d'Aubigny1
Néel d'Aubigny1 d. c 1100
Citations
[S5162] Werner Kittel, "re: Normandy Families," e-mail message to Darryl Roger LUNDY (101053), 4 February 2011. Hereinafter cited as "re: Normandy Families."

Adelais married d'Aubigny, WIlliamSaint-Martin-d'Aubigny, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France. WIlliam was born in 1010 in Saint-Martin-d'Aubigny, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France; died in 1068 in Belvoir Castle, Belvoir, Leicestershire, England; was buried in 1066 in Belvoir Priory, Leicestershire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FSID: GHQS-KRD
• Occupation: Dame du Pléssis et de Mortain

Notes:

Also known as Olive de Ryes

Olive married de la Haye, RanulfLa Haye-du-Puits, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France. Ranulf (son of de la Haye, Richard and de Conteville, Emma) was born in 1043 in La Haye-du-Puits, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France; died in 1123 in Yerushalayim, Israel. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]