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Hamon “Dentatus” de Crevecoeur

Birth
France
Death
1047 (aged 36–37)
Creully, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
Burial
Corbeil, Departement de la Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France Add to Map
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AKA: Hamo Dentitus Crevecouer Sire de Torigne. William de Poitou called him "Haimonem agnomine Dentatum".
The second son of Mauge, he was born at Torigne-sur-Vire, Marche, Normandy, France. Hamon was nicknamed Dentatus, because he was born with teeth.
The feudal lordships of Thorigny, Granville, Breuilly, Creuilly, Bercy, and Maisy were assigned to him.
He witnessed a charter dated 1030 under which William II, Duke of Normandy confirmed the donation to the abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel, also witnessing a charter dated 1047 in which William II confirmed tanother donation to the abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel.
Hamon Dentatus and his brother Guillerin, took part in the rebellion of the principal Norman barons against the young Duke William's ascension on the ground of his illegitimacy, and both were slain in the Battle of the Valley of the Dunes (Val-es-Dunes). In the poem, "Le Roman de Rou et des Ducs de Normandie", it is stated that Hamon fell valiantly attacking the King of France who had come to assist the young Duke. His body was taken to Essay and there interred before the door of the Church.

Roger Granville, The History of the Granville Family (1895) pp. 15-17
AKA: Hamo Dentitus Crevecouer Sire de Torigne. William de Poitou called him "Haimonem agnomine Dentatum".
The second son of Mauge, he was born at Torigne-sur-Vire, Marche, Normandy, France. Hamon was nicknamed Dentatus, because he was born with teeth.
The feudal lordships of Thorigny, Granville, Breuilly, Creuilly, Bercy, and Maisy were assigned to him.
He witnessed a charter dated 1030 under which William II, Duke of Normandy confirmed the donation to the abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel, also witnessing a charter dated 1047 in which William II confirmed tanother donation to the abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel.
Hamon Dentatus and his brother Guillerin, took part in the rebellion of the principal Norman barons against the young Duke William's ascension on the ground of his illegitimacy, and both were slain in the Battle of the Valley of the Dunes (Val-es-Dunes). In the poem, "Le Roman de Rou et des Ducs de Normandie", it is stated that Hamon fell valiantly attacking the King of France who had come to assist the young Duke. His body was taken to Essay and there interred before the door of the Church.

Roger Granville, The History of the Granville Family (1895) pp. 15-17


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  • Added: Dec 15, 2019
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/205487157/hamon-de_crevecoeur: accessed ), memorial page for Hamon “Dentatus” de Crevecoeur (1010–1047), Find a Grave Memorial ID 205487157, citing Église de Corbeil, Corbeil, Departement de la Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by V. Nareen Lake (contributor 46613568).