Snippet 13 - The d'Aubigneys

 

Snippet of Family History - "We are born with a History, and we live to tell another Story" (Warren Maloney) 

Snippet 13 - THE d'AUBIGNEYS 

 "Everyone should have a link with Royalty"

(Snippet of the Saundry Family Line written by Warren Maloney in February 2019)

English Royalty kicks up a gear when the Normans under William the Conqueror arrived in 1066. The Bastard from Normandy was the first of the Norman Kings. His fourth son, Henry Beauclerc, Henry I, took over the family business after his eldest brother’s death in 1100 and reigned until 1135.



Henry I’s 2nd wife[1], Adeliza van Leuven (1105-1151), became the 4th Queen of England (1121-1135), and is the 24th Great Grandmother of the youngest of the Saundry line of the family[2]. Henry & Adeliza were childless.

After Henry’s death, Adeliza, aged 30 years, married the Royal “go-to” nobleman, William d’Aubigny (1104-1176), and together they had 11 children.

That number of 11 in 16 years suggests there may have been some help from an unknown concubine or two; but naming rights certainly belonged to William and Adeliza.



Adeliza was born in Bruges, Flanders, and returned to be buried at the Affligem Abbey near Brussels.

William, the 24th Great Grandfather in the line, was a very interesting character.

Despite a lower Nobility background[3], William made himself indispensable to 3 successive Kings – Henry I, Stephen I, and Henry II.

Bearing in mind that each King hated his successor, William was quite the Diplomat in serving all as Masters, fighting alongside each of them, negotiating Peace Treaties between them, and also upgrading his Lands and Titles along the way.

He finished with Arundel Castle and the titles of Earl of Arundel and Sussex, Earl of Lincoln, and Earl of London.



He also gained the nicknames of “Strong Hand” and “The Lion Slayer”. Certainly, he was a force to be reckoned with in those aggressive Norman days.

The Saundry Family line runs from the 4th son, Randolphus[4], who was born in Treloy, Cornwall in 1150. His descendant line seemed to love Cornwall as they populated much of West Cornwall for the next 740 years, until James Saundry[5] sailed forth to Victoria in 1890.



So, the Family line is clearly linked to significant Royalty, but alas without the titles, lands, or money. That is how the dice rolls.


[1] Henry had 2 wives and 12 child-bearing Concubines

[2] Mikaela & Michael Marazakis + Chiara & Dante Mammino

[3] His Father was the Royal Butler to Henry 1

[4] Randolphus de Arundel 1150-1193

[5] James Saundry 1861-1944


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