Died 1 March 1080 | ||
Parents Geoffrey I, Count of Perche Children Geoffrey II, Count of Perche, Hugh III of Châteaudun Grandchildren Rotrou III, Count of Perche, Geoffrey III of Châteaudun, Juliette du Perche, Marguerite du Perche Grandparents Fulcuich, Melisende of Nogent-le-Rotrou Great grandchildren Rotrou IV, Count of Perche, Stephen du Perche, Hugh V, Viscount of Châteaudun | ||
Rotrou I (died 1080), Viscount of Châteaudun and Count of Perche (as Rotrou II), son of Geoffrey II, Viscount of Châteaudun, and Helvise de Corbon (d. 1 March 1080), daughter of Rainard, Lord of Pithiviers.
As with his brother, he was noted in charters providing donations to the Abbey of Saint-Denis de Nogent. Rotrou attempted to avenge the murder of his father by attacking Thierry, Bishop of Chartres, an act for which he was briefly excommunicated.
Rotrou fought William of Gouët, a follower of Stephen, Count of Blois, (and probably the father of William Gouët IV, husband of his granddaughter Isabelle of Champagne) for the strongholds of Perche-Gouët. He also challenged Roger de Montgomerie and William the Conqueror, fighting in the insurrection of Robert Curthose against his father William.
Rotrou married Adelise (Adeliza) de Bellême, daughter of Guérin de Domfront. Rotrou and Adelise had five children:
Rotrou also had an illegitimate son named Robert “Manda Guerra” (d. after 1095).
Rotrou was succeeded as Viscount of Châteaudun by his son Hugues and, as Count of Perche, by his son Geoffroy.