Robert, Count of Mortain, tenant-in-chief under William the Conqueror, half-brother of William the Conqueror, major Norman landholder, Domesday landholder, Earl of Cornwall, Norman magnate and half-brother of William the Conqueror, Norman magnate
Dates: c.1031-1090
Biography
A major Norman landholder and half-brother of William the Conqueror who held extensive English estates after the Conquest.
Notes / Sources
The VCH identifies him specifically as holding Aldbury at the Domesday Survey.
Research sources:
- William Page (ed.), A History of the County of Hertford, volume 2 (1908), 'Parishes: Aldbury', pp. 143-148; Domesday reference as cited by the VCH. — https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/herts/vol2/pp143-148
The Alderton connection is established by Domesday evidence, not by biography alone.
Research sources:
- Domesday Book evidence for Alderton, summarized in the Northamptonshire place and heritage sources; see also the Northamptonshire Historic Environment Record summary citing the Domesday and manor history. — https://her.northamptonshire.gov.uk/Monument/MNN1808
- Wikipedia biographical reference — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert,_Count_of_Mortain
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