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Generation 2 (con't)
Conches is to be found close to Tosny. The name has between Toeni (Toenium), Totteneium,
Todiniacum, Thony (Thonaium), and Toni (Toniacum), with minor (1877)- variations, but appears
to be now fixed as Tosny. Toeni and its meadows belonged, as has been stated, to the arch
bishopric of Rouen, until alienated by the first Toeni's brother, to give a name and place to the
family in which we are interested." (Madan, p.4 - see below)
"Ralph in the tenth century possessed Castillon (Chatillon) the site of an old Roman camp close
to, and indeed part of, the town of Conches: but this must be regarded at present as due to some
confusion with his son Roger." (Ibid., p.5).
As indicated by Burke's Peerage in notes for Hugh de Calvacamp, Ralph received Toeni from
his elder brother Hugh, Archbishop of Rouen. The Acta Archiepiscorum Rothomagensium record
that "Hugo" archbishop of Rouen granted "Todiniacum…in dominicatu archiepiscopi" to "fratri
suo Radulfo…filio Hugonis de Calvacamp.
RALPH (or RODULF) DE TOENI I, son of HUGH DE CALVACAMP, was given Tosniby his
brother Hugh, and is described as a most powerful man, perhaps inconsequence of that gift. He
is usually confused with his son Ralph, butthere is no authority for such identification, and the
dates involvedshow that there must have been two Ralphs, belonging to successivegenerations.
[Complete Peerage XII/1:754, (transcribed by DaveUtzinger)][jweber.ged]
A comprehensive (primary research in charters etc.) is "The Early Origins of the Tosny Family"
at: http://www -
personal.umich.edu/~bobwolfe/gentxt/Origin_and_early_generations_of_the_Tosny_fa mily.pdf
Perhaps even more thorough and detailed is Madan's "The Gresleys of Drakelow"
http://ia700305.us.archive.org/34/items/collectionsforhi01staf/collectionsforhi01staf.pdf
supporting a Scandinavian line back to the Kings of the Norse Sagas.
The name Ralph is not a Scandinavian name, however it would make a good Christian version
of Hrolf which is a common Norwegian name. (DKF).
Wiki:
HOUSE OF TOSNY
Notable members:
Coming from Île-de-France, the Tosnys first based themselves in Normandy in the 10th century
to collaborate with the descendants of the Vikings. They formed part of this new elite which
appeared around dukes Richard I and Richard II at the turn of the 10th to 11th century. In 991,
Raoul I of Tosny witnessed the first surviving international treaty in Normand history (an accord
between Duke Richard I and the Anglo-Saxon king Ethelred II). As one of the top Normands, he
set out to fight in southern Italy. His grandson Raoul II took part with the premier barons in the
court of William the Conqueror (1035-1087). He was the Normand standard bearer in 1054.
Narratives, more or less legendary, gathered around the family: the chroniclers report the
exploits of Roger I, the Moor-Eater, in Hispania. His wife, Godehildis/Gotelina, was linked to a
miracle at Sainte-Foy de Conques. At the start of the 12th century, the Norman chronicler
Orderic Vitalis explains that the family was descended from Malahulce, uncle of Rollo.
A model aristocratic family:
Formation of its power
As with several Norman families (such as the Beaumont), the origin of the house of Tosny's
power derived from two sources : recovery of church goods. According to Lucien Musset,
Hugues, archbishop of Rouen (942-989) split off lands from his cathedral's lands and gave them
to his brother Raoul I of Tosny