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André I de Vitré, seigneur de Vitré

Also Known As: "Seigneur de Vitre"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Vitre, Brittany, France
Death: July 1139 (80-89)
England
Immediate Family:

Son of Robert I, seigneur de Vitré and Berthe de Craon
Husband of Agnès de Mortagne
Father of Hawise de Ferrieres, Countess of Derby; Eudes de Vitré, count of Rethel; Robert de Vitré, Lord of Tillars and Marquise de Vitré
Brother of Robert Jr. de Vitre and Enoguen de Vitré, héritière de Craon

Occupation: Sieur, de Vitré, Sgn. de Vitre, Seigneur de Vitre
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About Andre, seigneur de Vitré

Please see: Medilands, (12 Aug 2022) Brittany Nobility: Nantes, Porhoet, Rennes: "Seigneurs de Vitré."
André & his wife had [four] children:
a) ROBERT [II] de Vitré ). A charter dated to [1110] records that "Andreas dominus Vitriaci castri et frater eius Philippus et uxor ipsius Andreæ…Agnes, cum filiis suis Roberto, Gervasio et Elia" confirmed the foundation of Sainte-Croix de Vitré[864]. Seigneur de Vitré. m as her second husband, EMMA de la Guerche, widow of JUHAEL Seigneur de Châteaubriand, daughter of GAUTHIER Hay Seigneur de la Guerche & his wife --- (-after 1 Apr 1161). "Robertus dominus Vitreii" granted property to Sauvigny with the consent of "Andrea filio meo et Emma matre mea et Emma uxore mea" by charter dated 1 Apr 1161[865]. Le Baud records that “Gaultier Hay sieur de la Guerche, homme lige de André de Vitré” had three daughters of whom the eldest “Emmé” married firstly “Iuhael fils Thechel de Chasteaubriand” and secondly Robert de Vitré[866]. The primary source which confirms her parentage has not been identified. Robert [II] & his wife had two children:
b) GERVAIS. A charter dated to [1110] records that "Andreas dominus Vitriaci castri et frater eius Philippus et uxor ipsius Andreæ…Agnes, cum filiis suis Roberto, Gervasio et Elia" confirmed the foundation of Sainte-Croix de Vitré[869].
c) HELIE. A charter dated to [1110] records that "Andreas dominus Vitriaci castri et frater eius Philippus et uxor ipsius Andreæ…Agnes, cum filiis suis Roberto, Gervasio et Elia" confirmed the foundation of Sainte-Croix de Vitré[870].
d) (HAWISE. Complete Peerage identifies the wife of Robert de Ferrers Earl of Derby as the daughter of André de Vitry & his wife but cites no supporting evidence[871]. According to Domesday Descendants[872], "there is no convincing evidence as to her identity". m ROBERT de Ferrers, son of HENRI Seigneur de Ferrières et de Chambrais & his wife Bertha --- (-1139). He was created Earl of Derby in 1138.)
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Andre Gui de Nal de VITRIE Seigneur of Vitre, Brittany [Pedigree]

Married Agnes de Burgh

Children
1. Robert de VITRIE (-1161) m. Emma de la GUERCHE (-1161)
2. Hawise de VITRE (1086-) m. Robert de FERRERS 1st Earl of Derby (1062-1139)

Sources

  1. "Ancestral roots of certain American colonists who came to America before 1700", by Frederick Lewis Weis, 1992, seventh edition. The earlier editions were called: "Ancestral roots of sixty colonists who came to New England 1623-1650"
  2. "Medieval GEDCOM Files", Marlyn R. Lewis.
  3. "Plantagenet Ancestry", Turton.
  4. "The Complete Peerage", Cokayne.
  5. "Some Early English Pedigrees", Vernon M. Norr.
  6. "Ancestors of Deacon Edward Converse"

André I, seigneur de Vitré, was a tenant of Count Robert of Mortain in Cornwall in 1086.

André was our ancestor through two distinct descent lines--through his daughter Hawise and through his son Robert, each of whom was independently our ancestor.

See "My Lines" – ( http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cousin/html/p365.htm#i8406 ), from Compiler: R. B. Stewart, Evans, GA
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Generation One

1. ANDRE1 DE VITRÉ of Derby, Derbyshire, England, was born circa 1044, and died in 1139[1].
He married (AAR-4) AGNES DE MORTAIGNE of Mortagne, S-Mnch, France, daughter of (AAR-1) Robert, Earl of Cornwall and (AAL-9) Maud (de MONTGOMERY), who was born circa 1054. [1, 2]3

+ 2 i. HAWISE2, COUNTESS OF DERBY of VITRE, Brittany, France, b. circa 1069; m. (NV-2) ROBERT DE FERRERS circa 1087.
+ 3 ii. ROBERT I; m. EMMA DE LA GUERCHE.

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Generation Two

  1. # HAWISE2 DE VITRÉ, COUNTESS OF DERBY (Andre1) of VITRE, daughter of (1) Andre1 and (AAR-4) Agnes (de MORTAIGNE) VITRÉ, was born circa 1069, and died between 1100 and 1179.

She married circa 1087, (NV-2) ROBERT DE FERRERS of Derbyshire, son of (NV-1) Henry and Bertha (ROBERTS) FERRERS, who was born circa 1062, was christened in Charterley, Staffordshire, England, and died in 1139. Children: See (NV-2) Robert de FERRERS

  1. ## 3. ROBERT I2 DE VITRÉ (Andre1), son of (1) Andre1 and (AAR-4) Agnes (de MORTAIGNE) VITRÉ, was born between 1068 and 1104, and died between 1082 and 1214. He married EMMA DE LA GUERCHE.
    1. ## i. ROBERT II3, d. in 1174; m. (MF-5) EMMA DE DINAN.

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Andre, seigneur de Vitré's Timeline

1054
1054
Vitre, Brittany, France
1069
June 17, 1069
Vitré, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France
1071
1071
Ardennes, France
1091
1091
Vitre, Ille-et-Vilaine, Britagne, France
1105
1105
Vitre,Ille Et Vilaine,Brittany,France
1139
July 1139
Age 85
England
1940
March 29, 1940
Age 85
March 29, 1940
Age 85
March 29, 1940
Age 85