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On the death of his uncle Robert, Archbishop of Rouen in 1037, Mauger, who was only 18 was chosen to succeed him. Mauger was apparently slow to instill loyalty to the young Duke William. In particular, he was opposed to the marriage of Duke William and Matilda of Flanders in 1049. His full brother William of Talou married a sister of the Count ...
William's occupation was The Count of Arques. Details of William's family with <Unknown> This page is within a frameset. View the entire genealogy report of Talou families, or surname index of Talou pedigrees or report summary Talou heritage from 'Corrigan Family Tree'.
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aka William Nicholas Darcy (D'Arcy) 1) ) This one possibly not related to Duke of Normandy **Still reseraching to determine either way.3) d'Arques, or William of Talou, b 1020-26 - d. after 1054. Unknown mother of Guillaume Richard's Concubine Normandie (c.935 - 1017)
Duke William rapidly retook Alençon and then Domfront, driving Count Geoffrey back across the Norman border into Maine. While Count Geoffrey was off balance, Duke William laid siege to Talou's castle at Arques. King Henry failed to relieve Arques, and Talou's rebellion had failed and he was exiled by late 1053.
William of Jumieges provides accounts of two battles fought between the Normans and the French. The first engagement came about after Henry tried to assist William of Arques, count of Talou, who had rebelled against the duke. The second section deals with an invasion by the French king the following year, where he was defeated a second time.
William of Talou was compelled to surrender Arques and was banished for life. (Alternatively, the story goes that king Henry reinforced Arques, and duke William lured part of the French army, including Enguerrand and the Ponthievins, away by a feigned flight, then turned on them and won a battle: Henry then withdrew, forcing the surrender of ...
