Torf, Seigneur de Torville, was a
Norman
Norman or Normans may refer to:
Ethnic and cultural identity
* The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 10th and 11th centuries
** People or things connected with the Norm ...
baron
Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical. The female equivalent is baroness. Typically, the title denotes an aristocrat who ranks higher than a lord or knig ...
. His parentage is unknown.
Born in the early 10th century, he possessed numerous lordships in
Normandy
Normandy (; french: link=no, Normandie ; nrf, Normaundie, Nouormandie ; from Old French , plural of ''Normant'', originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is a geographical and cultural region in Northwestern ...
, including Seigneur de Torville, Torcy, Torny, Torly, and de Ponteautorf.
Torf's children included:
*
Turold de Pont-Audemer, Sire de
Ponteaudemer, married Duvelina
* Turchetil, Seigneur de
Turqueville
Turqueville () is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.
See also
*Communes of the Manche department
The following is a list of the 446 communes of the Manche department of France.
The communes cooperate in th ...
* William de Torville
References
Sources
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Barons of France
10th-century Normans