Rouen
The city of Rouen is key to the history of the Normans and hence the history of England and the
Norman Conquest.
Rouen (UK: /ˈruːɒ̃, ˈruːɒn/, US: /ruːˈɒ̃, ruːˈɒn/;[3][4] is
a city on the River Seine, in northern France. It is the prefecture of the region of Normandy and the
department of Seine-Maritime. Formerly one of the largest and most prosperous cities of medieval Europe,
the population of the metropolitan area (French: aire d'attraction)
is 702,945 (2018).[5] People from Rouen are known as Rouennais.
Rouen Cathedral
William Longswordwas born in Bayeux 893 the son of Rollo and died 942 and was buried in Rouen. He has a tomb
(funerary monument) in Rouen Cathedral.
William succeeded Rollo (who continued to live about five more years) in 927[18] and, early in his reign,
in 933, faced a rebellion from Normans[19] who felt he had become too Gallicised.[20] According to
Orderic Vitalis, the leader of the rebellion was Riouf of Evreux,[20][21][22] who besieged William in Rouen.
Sallying forth, William won a decisive battle, proving his authority to be duke.[23]:25–6
At the time of this rebellion, William sent his pregnant
wife more danico, Sprota, to Fécamp where their son Richard was born.[24]
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