Genealogy of the Marshall Family,
including Medieval and Ancient Lines

Updated: 01-20-2025.

Submitted and Maintained by Bill Marshall, bill.marshall@verizon.net.


Additions and corrections appreciated (especially with sources). My current list of sources is here. Homepage here.

Index of Medieval and Ancient Lines is here, notable people here, and Gedcom available to be downloaded.

Index of Modern Lines (immigrants to America and their descendants) is here, notable people here, and Gedcom here.


Individual Page


Family:
Bibliography
  1. Schwennicke, Detlev, ed., Europaische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der europaischen Staaten, New Series. III.3 (#401-#600): Andere Grosse Eurpaische Familien, Illegitime Nachkommen Spanischer und Portugiesischer Konigshauser. Marburg: Verlag von J. A. Stargardt, 1985. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: ES III.3 #[0-9]*].
  2. Keats-Rohan, K.S.B., Domesday People, A Prosopography of Persons Occurring in English Documents 1066-1166. Vol I: Domesday Book. Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk: Boydell Press, 1999. NYPL ARF 03-4178 vol 1. Corrections in Volume II (Domesday Descendants) pp 4-5. Further corrections at http://users.ox.ac.uk/~prosop/domesday-people-corrigenda.pdf Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Keats-Rohan DP p[0-9]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
[Ref: Keats-Rohan DP p500],
parents:
[Ref: ES III.3 #435],
great-uncle:
Hugh bishop of Auxerre [Ref: Keats-Rohan DP p500]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: Keats-Rohan DP p500]
Research Notes:
Abbot of Cluny [Ref: Keats-Rohan DP p500]
geistl [Ref: ES III.3 #435]

1038: at age 14, entered Cluny [Ref: Keats-Rohan DP p500]

before 1045: prior of Cluny [Ref: Keats-Rohan DP p500]

1 Jan 1049: unanimously elected abbot of Cluny on deadh of Abbot Odilo [Ref: Keats-Rohan DP p500]

advisor to nine popes; he came to exercise a dominating influence in ecclesiastical and political affairs [Ref: Keats-Rohan DP p500]

1096: took a leading part in the organization of the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont [Ref: Keats-Rohan DP p500]

canonized by Calixtus II in 1120 [Ref: Keats-Rohan DP p500]



Pedigree of Hugh De Donzy, Abbot Of Cluny
                                     /-----Froilan De Semur, Seigneur De Semur
                            /-----Joceran Seigneur De Semur
                   /-----Geoffrey I Seigneur De Semur
                  |         \-----Ricosire
          /-----Geoffrey II Seigneur De Semur
 /-----Herve I Sire De Donzy
|        |                  /-----Robert Vicomte Of Dijon, Count Of Auton
|        |         /-----Lambert Count Of Chalons, Viconte Of Dijon
|        |        |         \-----Engeltrude
|         \-----Mahaut Heiress Of Chalons
|                  \-----Adelaide Heiress of Chalons
Hugh De Donzy, Abbot Of Cluny
|                                             /-----Froilan De Semur, Seigneur De Semur
|                                    /-----Joceran Seigneur De Semur
|                           /-----Geoffrey I Seigneur De Semur
|                          |         \-----Ricosire
|                  /-----Geoffrey II Seigneur De Semur
|         /-----Thibaud Count Of Chalons
|        |        |                  /-----Robert Vicomte Of Dijon, Count Of Auton
|        |        |         /-----Lambert Count Of Chalons, Viconte Of Dijon
|        |        |        |         \-----Engeltrude
|        |         \-----Mahaut Heiress Of Chalons
|        |                  \-----Adelaide Heiress of Chalons
 \-----Mathilda De Chalon
          \-----Ermentrude



Descendants of Hugh De Donzy, Abbot Of Cluny
1. Hugh De Donzy, Abbot Of Cluny