Turoude Seigneur de Pont Audemer
- Born: Abt 950, Pont-Audemer, Normandy, France
- Marriage: Duvelina
- Died: Abt 1040, Préaux, Normandy about age 90
- Buried: Préaux, Normandy
 Other names for Turoude were Touroude "the Wodcutter" of Ponte-Audemer and Thorold de Vieilles.
Noted events in his life were:
• Background Information: 411
The house of Pont Audemer had a distinguished Northern ancestry. Touroude, Sire de Pont Audemer, was the son of Torf, Seigneur de Toraille, surnamed le Riche, who was the son of Bernard, the Dane, Prince of Denmark and Governor and Regent in Normandy. Bernard received baptism with Rollo at Rouen in 912. Torf's younger son was Turchetil, Sire de Turchetil, from whom descends the family of Harcourt.
Tourourde, Sir de Pon Audemer, was the son of one of the most zealous defenders of "William the Bastard," and was himself assassinated by the enemies of the young Duke.
~A Genealogical History of the Family of Montgomery, p. 12
• Background Information: 726
Touroude was Lord of Pont-au-de-mer, Torville, torcy, Pontatou and Bourgtouroude and joint govern and guardian with his brother Turchetil, to William, Duke of Normandy during his minority. He married Wiva (also called Duceline), sister of Gunnora who was the "second wife"* of Richard, Duke of Normandy.
~~Fenwick Allied Ancestry, p. 142, Pedigree 113
*Gunnora was the mistress of Richard I, Duke of Normandy.
• Web Reference: Robert de Torigny and the family of Gunnor, Duchess of Normandy.
Turulf de Audemer, son of a Norman founder, Torf, and uncle to the first Harcourts, was married to Duvelina, one of the sisters of Gunnor, the mistress of Richard I, Duke of Normandy.
• Web Reference:
Charles Cawley's Medieval Lands, Thorold de Pont-Audemer was the son of Torf. He married the sister of Gunno, the mistress of Richard Duke of Normandy. Charles Cawley names her as Wewa.
"Guillaume de Jumièges records that "Turulfo de Ponte-Audomari...filius...Torf" was the brother of "Turchetillus pater Anschetilli de Harecurt" [Willelmi Gemmetencis Historiæ (Duchesne, 1619), Liber VIII, XXXVII, p. 312]. Guillaume de Jumièges records that "Gunnor" had "excepta Sainfria...duas sorores Wewam et Avelinam", adding that Wewa married "Turulfo de Ponte-Audomari...filius...Torf" by whom she had "Humfridum de Vetulis patrem Rogerii de Bellomonte" [Willelmi Gemmetencis Historiæ (Duchesne, 1619), Liber VIII, XXXVII, p. 312].
Turoude married Duvelina, daughter of "Norman" father and Unknown. (Duvelina was born about 942 in Pont-Audemer, Normandy, France.)
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