Welcome to the Daubeney Family web site which will give you a brief resume of some of the contents of 'The History of the Daubeney Family' - the most comprehensive up to date history ever published of this fascinating and historically important family.
	In about 900 AD the Viking leader Malahulc set sail from Romsdal in Norway, with his nephew Hralf. They fought the french and conquered Normandy in 912 AD. Hralf became Rollo the 1st Duke of Normandy.
In 1045 descendants of Malahulc later settled in the area of Aubigne in Brittany. Over the centuries the family name has evolved from d'Aubigne to Daubeney. William d'Aubigne was a close companion of William, 7th Duke of Normandy - better known after the invasion of England in 1066 as 'The Conqueror' - King William 1st of England.
Sir Philip d'Aubigne was a knight and a Crusader, his tomb can still be found in Jerusalem. He was one of the rebel barons at Runneymede in 1215 when King John agreed to the terms of Magna Carta. Giles, Lord Daubeney was a courtier, soldier, diplomat and Chancellor to King Henry VII, his tomb is in Westminster Abbey. More information can be found in 'The History of the Daubeney Family'.