Normandy

William the Conqueror was born in Falaise and was buried at Caen.

Robert I, Duke of Normandy, was the father of William the Conqueror.

Bishop Odo of Bayeux, was Williams half brother.

The story of the Norman Conquest and the lead-up to the invasion and Battle of Hastings is depicted in the Bayeux Tapastry

Mandeville and community in Normandy. This could possibly where the de Mandeville family originated. There is a confusion about who came first, the de Mandevilles or the de Veres.

William FitzOsbern was "in charge" after Conquest along with Bishop Odo and originated on Pacy, Normandy.