House of Longe
| House of Longe | |
|---|---|
| Noble house | |
| Country |
 Duchy of Normandy Kingdom of England
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| Estates |
Abbot's Hall Benham Park Dangan Castle Dunston Hall Gisborough Hall Hingham Hall Markwell Hall Mornington House Reymerston Hall Rood Ashton House Spixworth Park South Wraxall Manor Yelverton Hall |
| Titles |
Duke de Longe Marquis de Longe Earl of Mornington Comte de Longe Viscount Long Baron Farnborough Baron Gisborough Tylney-Long baronets Long baronets Baron de Longe |
| Founder | House of Bourbon-Préaux |
Longe (/ˈɪoʊŋɡ/; Old Norman: le Longe or le Long) is an and aristocratic household, descending from the House of Bourbon-Préaux, a cadet branch of the House of Bourbon. The surname is of Anglo-Norman origin. The name has been linked primarily to a large noble Norman family that settled in Wraxall, Wiltshire, United Kingdom from Normandy alongside William the Conqueror in 1066. By the mid 13th century the Long(e) family had grown significantly and subsequently split into four senior branches: the Wiltshire line, who became the Long Viscounts, Long baronets, Tylney-Long baronets, Gisborough Barons and the Earls of Mornington (beginning with William Pole-Tylney-Long-Wellesley, 4th Earl of Mornington); the Norfolk line, whose descendants settled at Spixworth Park in 1693; the Irish line; and the Suffolk line, who became the Farnborough Barons.
The House of le Longe are believed to be of Viking origin. The Vikings landed in the Orkneys and Northern Scotland about the year 870 A.D., under their chief, Sigurd the Stout. Later, under their Jarl, Rollo, they invaded France about 940 A.D. After Rollo laid siege to Paris, the French King Charles the Simple finally conceded defeat and granted northern France to Rollo. Rollo became the first Duke of Normandy, the territory of the Northmen. Here, the le Longes settled in Rouen,a city on the River Seine in the Seine-Maritime department in the region of Normandy. They were descended from a Norman noble of the House of Bourbon-Préaux in Normandy with the name le Longe deriving from someone who had long arms and legs, or tall. Many alternate spellings of the name were found, linking to the Norman nobles at the Battle of Hastings.
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