Robert de Todeni

Robert de Todeni was a Norman nobleman who held lands in England after the Norman Conquest. Background Robert held lands in Guerny and Vesly in Normandy. The family was a branch of the Tosny family that originated near Eure in Normandy. Life In the Domesday Book of 1086, Robert is listed as the lord of Belvoir, Lincolnshire. This lordship is considered a feudal barony, making Robert the first baron of Belvoir. Besides the lands around Belvoir, Robert also received lands in Yorkshire and Leicestershire. These lands had been held prior to the Conquest by Thorgautr Lagr and others. Robert's son Berengar was given Thorgautr's lands in Oxfordshire and Nottinghamshire, which he may have held from his father. Robert also had lands in Northamptonshire, located south of Rockingham. Three of these manors were previously owned by Oswulf, probably Oswulf son of Fran. Robert may have been the first castellan of Rockingham Castle.