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Corbin Genealogical Summary
[Although this may not be our Corbin line, I found it an interesting extension.]

1. Robert the Strong (le Fott): died 866, Count of Anjou and Blois. He was killed in the battle at Brissaethe in October, 866. leaving two sons-- Ode (or Euded) and Robert. Both became kings of the Franks.

[ ROBERT THE STRONG (Ic Fort) (d. 866), count of Anjou and of Blois, is said by Richerus to have been the son of a certain Witichin, but nothing definite is known about his parentage or early life. Quickly attaining a prominent position among the Frankish nobles, he appears as rector of the abbey of Marmoutier in 852, and as one of Charles the Bald’s missi dominici, ~fl 853; but soon afterwards he was among those who rebelled against Charles, and invited the king’s halfbrother, Louis the German, to invade West Francia. However, after the peace between Charles and Louis in 860 Robert came to terms with his sovereign, who made him count of Anjou and of Blois, and entrusted him with the defence of that part of his kingdom which lay between the Seine and the, Loire, a district which had suffered greatly from the ravages of the Normans and the Bretons. By his conduct in many stubborn fights with these foes, Robert thoroughly earned his surname and gained the confidence of the king, who gave him

the counties of Nevers and Auxerre. He was killed in battle at Brissarthe in October 866, leaving two sons, Odo, or Eudes, and Robert, both of whom became kings of the Franks. Robert has been compared to the Maccabees, and the fact that he was the ancestor of the Capetian kings of France has invested him with historical importance.

See K. von Kalekstein, Robert der Tapfere (Berlin, 1871); and E. Favre, Eudes, comte de Paris et roi de France (Paris, 1893). -- from http://59.1911encyclopedia.org/R/RO/ROBERT_THE_STRONG.htm ]

2. Robert I : (865-923) King of France, or King of the Franks, crowned on June 15, 923. He left a son, Hugh the Great.

[from http://www.iterativity.com/Genealogy/fg05/fg05_354.html

3. Hugh the Great: died 956, Duke of the Franks and Count of Paris, died June 16 or l7, 956. Married (lst) Eadhild, a sister of a Ethelstan, King of England; (2nd) in 936 Hadwig, a sister of Otto the Great, and daughter of Henry I (876-936) surnamed the "Fowler" king of the Germans and his wife, Matilde, daughter of a saxon named 'I'hiederich. a descendant of the heo Widukind. Hugh the Great, by his wife Hadwig, had two sons; Hugh Cappet and Otto.

[ Hugh the Great d. 956, French duke; son of King Robert I and father of Hugh Capet. Excluded from the succession on his father’s death by his brother-in-law Raoul, he supported the candidacy of Louis IV, the Carolingian heir, after Raoul’s death (936). Hugh hoped to rule through this weak king who had been raised in England. Louis IV attempted to increase his strength, however, and his reign was marked by warfare between king and vassal, in which Hugh, excommunicated (948) at the insistence of Louis, was forced to submit (950). Although Hugh never held the title of king, his vast possessions made him the virtual ruler of France. -- from http://www.bartleby.com/65/hu/HughGrea.html ]

4. Hugh Capet - (938-996) King of France and founder of the Capetian Dynesty. At the death of his father (956) he succeeded to his numerous fiefs around Paris and Orleans. He was crowned King of France probably in July of 987 and died at Paris, Oct. 24, 996. He married Adelaide, daughter of William III, Duke of Aquitable and had a son Robert.

[ Hugh Capet (k´pt, kp´t) (KEY) , c.938–996, king of France (987–96), first of the Capetians. He was the son of Hugh the Great, to whose vast territories he succeeded in 956. After the death of Louis V, last Carolingian king of France, the nobles and prelates elected him king, setting aside the last Carolingian claimant, Charles I of Lower Lorraine. In order to secure the succession, Hugh took as his associate his son Robert (later King Robert II); he gave away much of his land to secure the dynasty. He spent much of his reign fighting Charles and later became involved in a controversy with the papacy—unsettled at his death—over deposition of the Carolingian archbishop of Reims. -- from http://www.bartleby.com/65/hu/HughCape.html ]

5. Robert II: (970-1031) King of France, born at Orleans, his father associated him with himself, in government of France, and he was crowned on Dec.987 becoming sole King on Hugh Cappet's death in Oct. 996. He died at Melun, July 10,1031. He married lst in 988 Rosala or Susanna, widow of Arnold II, Count of Flanders. He married 2nd in 996, Bertha, daughter of Condar the Peaceful, King of Burgandy and widow of Eudes I. Count of Blois. (This marriage was recognized by the church). About 1002 he gave Bertha up and married Constance, daughter of William of Aniour.

[ Robert II, king of France (Robert the Pious), 970–1031, king of France (996–1031); son of Hugh Capet, with whom he was joint king after 987. Distinguished for his piety and learning, he also sought to strengthen the weak royal power, conquered several towns, and secured the duchy of Burgundy for the crown. His son and successor was Henry I. -- from http://www.bartleby.com/65/rb/Rbrt2-Fr.html ]

-- see also http://www.american-pictures.com/genealogy/persons/per00862.htm

5. Robert II and Constance had four sons; Hugh (1005-1025) who in 1007 was crowned as his fathers colleague and successor; Henry I (1008-1060) King of France; Robert (1009-1075) Duke of Burgandy; and another son, also a daughter'who married (958) Richard, Duke of Normandy.

[ ROBERT II. (c. 970-1031), king of France, was a son of Hugh Capet, and was born at Orleans. He was educated at Reims under Gerbert, afterwards Pope Silvester II. As the ideal of medieval Christianity he won his surname of " Pious " by his humility and charity, but he also possessed some of the qualities of a soldier and a statesman. His father associated him with himself in the government of France, and he was crowned in December 987, becoming sole king on Hugh's death in October 996. Robert's reign is chiefly remembered for its dramatic side.

In 988 he had married Rosala, or Susanna, widow of Arnold II., count of Flanders. This lady, however, was much older than Robert, who repudiated her in 989, fixing his affections upon Bertha, daughter of Conrad the Peaceful, king of Burgundy, or Aries, and wife of Eudes I., count of Blois; and although the pair were related, and the king had been godfather to one of Bertha's children, they were married in 996, a year after the death of Eudes. Pope Gregory V., whose favour Robert vainly sought to win by allowing Arnulf, the imprisoned archbishop, to return to his see of Reims and forcing Gerbert to flee to the court of the emperor Otto III., excommunicated the king, and a council at Rome imposed a seven years' penance upon him.

For five years the king braved all anathemas, but about 1002 he gave up Bertha and married Constance, daughter of a certain Count William, an intriguing and ambitious woman, who made life miserable for her husband, while the court was disturbed by quarrels between the partisans of the two queens. Still attached to Bertha, Robert took this lady with him to Rome in 1010, but the pope refused to recognize their marriage, and the king was forced to return to Constance.

By this wife Robert had four sons, and in 1017, the eldest of these, Hugh, (1007-1025), was crowned as his father's colleague and successor. After Hugh's death the king procured the coronation of his second son, Henry, duke of Burgundy, afterwards king of France, a proceeding which displeased Constance, who wished her third son, Robert (d. 1075), afterwards duke of Burgundy, to receive the crown. Robert's concluding days were troubled by a rising on the part of these two sons, and after a short war, in which he was worsted, the king died at Melun on the 2oth of July 1031. The notable gain to France during this reign was the duchy of Burgundy, which Robert claimed on the death of his uncle, Duke Henry, in 1001. The other claimant, however, Otto William, count of upper Burgundy, or Franche Comte, offered so stubborn a resistance that it was not until 1015 that the king secured the duchy, which he gave as an apanage to his son Henry. Nevertheless, Robert himself kept a close oversight over its government, and this was one reason which led to the revolt of his sons in 1030. Owing to family quarrels, he could not prevent the kingdom of Burgundy, or Aries, from passing into the hands of the emperor Conrad II., and no serious results followed his interference in Flanders or in Lorraine. Robert added to the royal domains, and was greatly aided by the support of Richard II. and Richard III., dukes of Normandy, the latter of whom was his son-in-law.

His life was written by his chaplain, Helgaud, and this panegyric, Epitoma vitae Roberti regis, is published by j. P. Migne in the Patrologia Latina, tome cxli. (Paris, 1844). See also C. Pfister, Etudes sur le regne de Robert le Pieux (Paris, 1885); and E. Lavisse, Histoire de France, tome ii. (Paris, 1901). -- from http://49.1911encyclopedia.org/R/RO/ROBERT_II_OF_FRANCE_.htm ]

6. Henry I: (1006-1106) King of France, came to the throne upon the death of his father in 1031, although in 1027 he had been anointed King at Reims and associated in the government with his father. He first married Maud, niece of Emperor Henry III; she died in 1044, childless. He married Princess Anne, of Russia, daughter of Yaroslav the First, Grand Duke of Kiev. By his second wife he had two sons; Phillip the First (1052-1108) King of France and Hugh the Great (1005-1102) Count of Vermandois.

7. Prince Hugh the Great: (1005-1102) Count of Vermandois, who was one of the leaders of the first Crusade died at Tarsus in Celivia, he married Lady Adela, daughter of Hubert IV, Count de Vermandois. Hubert IV was the son of Henry III. Count of Vermansois and his wife Eadgyfu, widow of Charles III King of France and daughter of Edward the Elder, King of England. They had one son Rudolph I (1120-1152) and a daughter Lady Isabel and two other daughters.

8. Lady Isabel de Vermandois: died in 1131. married Robert de Bellmont by tenurs; created Earl of Leicester and of Mellent, who died 1118. Their son was Robert.

9. Robert-Bossu de Bellmont: second Earl of Leicester, Lord Justice of England died 1168, married Lady Amicia Waer, daughter of Ralph de Wager (or Wayer) Earl of Norfolk and Cambridge and had Gervase and Paganel.

10. Gervase Paganel: Barron of Dudley, Staffordshire who married F-elit-ia, daughter and heiress of Athelstand Dodo and had Hawyse and Gervace.

ll. Lady Hawyse Paganel: Baroness of Dudley and heiress of her brother Gervase Paganel, married. John de Someri, of Cambrid-geshire, baron of Dudley in right of his wife and had one son, Ralph.

12. Ralph Soneri: Baron of Dudley, died 1212, married Margaret de Beaumont and had one son, William Percivald.

13. William Percivald de Someri: Baron of Dudley died in 1212, married Elois de Waer and had two sons, Nicholas and Rodger.

14. Rodger.de Someri: died 1272. In 1262 he began to make a castle of the manor house of Dudley, but was nor suffered to complete it without a special license from the KIng. In 1264 he adhered to King III and was permitted to build his castle. He was then taken prisoner the same year in the Battle of Lewis. He was seized of the Baron of Dudley, consisting of the nine Knights fees and a half ete. He married (Ist) Lady Nichola d'Albini sister and co-heir to Hugh d'Albin Earl of Arundel and Sussex. He married (2nd) Lady Annabel. widow of Gilbert de Segrave and daughter Robert de Chancumbe and had by his first marriage a daughter Margaret and by his second marriage a son, Rodger,

15. Rodger.de Somery: (note the change in spell) Baron of Dudley died 1290, married Lady Agnes and had John. Lord Somery and Lady Margaret, and Lady Joan, wife of Thomas Botetourt.

16. Lady de Somery: Baroness de Dudley, born co-heir of her brother John de Somery. Lord Somery of Dudley Castle married John de Sutton, Baron of Dudley in right of his wife. Son of Richard de Sutton, Baron of Sutton and grandson of Hugh de Sutton and his wife Elizabeth daughter of William Patrick, Lord of Malpas and Chester and had one son, John I. Lord Dudley and daughter Lady Felicia.

17. Lady Felicia de Sutton: who married William Corbin of Kings Gwinford (or Swinford) Staffordshire living in the rein of Edward III, son of William Corbin of Birmingham, Warwichasire England and his wife Edith Frebody and grandson of Thomas Corbin and Felicia de Lutterley and of William Frebody and had issue, Henry.

18. Henry Corbin of Swinsford, Staffordshire: lived in the reign of Richard II and Henry IV married Margaret, daughter of Robert de Whitmore or Duiley and had three sons; William, Rodger, and John Corbin.

19. William Corbin of Swinford Staffordshire lived in the rein of Richard II and Henry IV, V, and VI, married Elizabeth, daughter of John Blunt and had two sons; John and Thomas and a daughter Margaret.

20. Thomas Corbin of Staffordshire: died Sept. 22, 1460. He married Joan, daughter and heiress of Agnesd Holback, who was the daughter and heiress of Roger Overton and had a son; Nicholas

21. Nicholas Corbin: of Hall End, Warwichire died 1523. He was seized off End Hall and other lands in Warwick in the reign of Richard III and Henry VII and VIII. From this time Hall End became "The Seat of the Corbins". He married Joan, daughter and heiress of Jon Sturmey and his wife Joan Clark, granddaughter of William Sturmey of Hall End and of William Clark of Dudley and had Richard and three other sons.

22. Richard Corbin: of Swinford and Hall End died 1539, married Anna, daughter and heiress of Thomas Ramsey of Kitcham, Buckshire and had three sons; Thomas, William, and John.

23. Thomas Corbin:of End Hall died 1584, married Annna who died in 1606, daughter of William Ripington of Annington and had one son George and three daughters Edith, Florentine, and Anna

24. George Corbin of Hall End (1553-1637) married Marie who died 16--, daughter of William Faunt of Foston, Leicester-shire and had two sons Henry and Thomas and had two daughters Anna and Jane.

25. Thomas Corbin: of Hall End (1553-1637) married (1620) Winefred born 1604 and died after 1660 daughter of Garvin Grosvenor of Sutton. Colfield and his wife Dorothea Pudsey, grandaughter of Walter Grosvneor of Bushberie, Staffordshire

25. and Jocasa Foulk and of George Pudsey of Langly and had four sons; Thomas, George, Henry, and Garvin and had two daughters Carolus and Letitia.

26. Dr. George Corbin 1620-1680 Married 1655 to Grace Savage 1639-1678 (daughter of John Savage 1621-1678) Savage Neck, Northampton County, Virginia

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