Hugh de Grandmesnil
d. 1098
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Hugh de Grandmesnil fought at Hastings, held a hundred manors at Domesday, was Sheriff of Leicestershire, and died a monk of his own foundation at Leicester.
Research notes
*** UPDATE - READ FIRST (15 Sep 2026): the ascent described below as a floor / end of line / note-only HAS SINCE BEEN WIRED - parents (or father) are now in the tree; see the dated layer at the END of this note for the sources, grades and any loops closed. The opening text is kept as audit trail. *** ✓ HUGH DE GRANDMESNIL (c.1032-1098), a PROVEN COMPANION OF THE CONQUEROR AT HASTINGS, Domesday magnate (c.100 manors), Sheriff of Leicestershire; father of Adeliza (our line). DOCUMENTED FLOOR; wife Adeliza de Beaumont-sur-Oise and ancestry note-only. A second proven Hastings companion in the direct line, beside William de Warenne. || EXTENDED 14 Sep 2026, ORDERIC VERIFIED FIRST-HAND (Forester trans., archive.org): vol.1 p.413 'Hawise... was married to Robert de Grand-mesnil, by whom she had three sons, Hugh, Robert, and Arnold'; his father Robert's battle-death and burial at Norrei vol.1 pp.419-20; his wife Adeliza of Beaumont-sur-Oise now wired as WIFE in F99986 per vol.2 p.547 ('married a very beautiful lady, Adeliza, daughter of Ivo, count de Beaumont' - the daughters incl. ADELINE = our Adeliza the Bigod bride, CP Norfolk's 'Adeliza, da. and coheir').