Renaud de St Valery I

✓ Renaud [I] de Saint-Valéry, Steward (Dapifer) of Normandy c.1146-1153 under Geoffrey and Henry of Anjou; granted Haselden by King Stephen; d. 5 Aug [after 1163]. Father of Bernard [III] (I100968): Henry, Duke of Normandy, confirmed to Fontevraud a gift of 'Raginaldus de Santo Walerico...sive filius eius Bernardus' with the consent of 'Bernardus eius filius' [1151/53]. Other sons Gauthier (archdeacon of Rouen) and Guy; daughter Laure, wife of Jean Count of Ponthieu. His own parentage (Bernard [II], the crusader at Nicaea 1097, son of Gauthier the Domesday lord) is the usual account but unconfirmed by a primary source per Medieval Lands - note only. Wife not known. Source: Medieval Lands (fmg.ac, Cawley), Normandy Nobility (Saint-Valéry). [DIRECT ANCESTOR OF THE COMPILER: flag added 15 Oct 2026 by walking the tree from Aynsley, so that this marker is reliable and can be searched.]