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THE ROYAL HOUSE OF FRANCE - outriders poetry project

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© 2009 Max Wickert<br />

Charlemagne begat Charlot, who begat King Louis and many daughters, both legitimate and bastard.<br />

King Louis begat Charles Martel and some daughters.<br />

Charles Martel begat King Lothair and the Duke, along with some daughters, among whom was<br />

Sophia, wife of Sanguin.<br />

THIS WAS <strong>THE</strong> LINEAGE <strong>OF</strong> <strong>THE</strong> <strong>ROYAL</strong> <strong>HOUSE</strong> <strong>OF</strong> <strong>FRANCE</strong>.<br />

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Octavian of the Lion, Floravant’s other son, begat Beviset, Guy and Florel. Neither Guy nor Florel<br />

left heirs, since their lives were short. Beviset begat Duke Guy of Hampton, and Duke Guy begat<br />

Bevis of Hampton. Bevis begat Guy and Sinibald and King William of England, and many others.<br />

We make mention of only these three for the sake of the descendants that sprang from them.<br />

King William left no heirs behind him at his death.<br />

Guy begat Clairmont and Bernard. Clairmont had no heirs, but he erected a castle which was called<br />

Clairmont.<br />

Bernard begat six legitimate sons and two bastards. The oldest of the legitimate ones was called<br />

Duke Aymon of Dordogne, the second Bevis of Agrismont, the third Gerard of Roussillon the<br />

fourth Pope Leo, the fifth King Otho of England, and the sixth Miles of Angrant. The two bastards<br />

were Ansewig and Eulfloy.<br />

Duke Aymon begat Alard, Reynaud, Guiscard and Richardet. Reynaud is said to have begotten two<br />

legitimate sons and two bastards. The first of the former was Yvo, the second Aymonet 101 . The<br />

bastards were these: Guy the Wild and Dudonel of Mombello.<br />

Bevis of Agrismont begat Maugris and Vivian of the Mace.<br />

101 Yvo . . . Aymonet: orig. Ivone . . . Amonetto

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