Mauger, Count of Corbeil

Mauger (c. 988–1032) jure uxoris Count of Corbeil was the third son of Richard I of Normandy, and ruled as Count of Corbeil through his wife Germaine, either a daughter or granddaughter of Aymon, Count of Corbeil.^[1] "Corbeil" is thought to be the modern Corbeil-Essonnes on the River Seine about 17 miles south-east of Paris.^{[2][full citation needed]}

Life

Mauger was a son of Richard I, Duke of Normandy and his second wife, Gunnor.^[3] He was a younger brother of duke Richard II and uncle of duke Robert I.^[3] He married in the year 1012, Germaine, daughter or granddaughter of Aymon (Haymon), Count of Corbeil, and his wife Elizabeth Le Riche.

He may have been the father of William "Werlenc" [fr], Count of Mortain, though this is disputed.^[4]

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