List of those who drowned in the 1120 White Ship disaster
The White Ship disaster on 25 November 1120 (called 7 kalends of December by Farrer[1]) claimed the lives of numerous high-ranking people of Norman England.
William Adelin, duke of Normandy, sole legitimate son of King Henry I of England. William, rescued in the only skiff available on the ship, had the crew return to get his sister Matilda. The small craft was overwhelmed by drowning passengers and crew and quickly sank. Upon hearing of his son's death, it was said that Henry never smiled again.[3]
Lucia-Mahaut (Matilda), Countess of Chester, the king's niece, wife of Richard d'Avranches, and sister of Stephen of Blois, who chose not to board the vessel
Ottuel d'Avranches, the illegitimate half-brother of Richard d'Avranches, governor of the king's sons
Geoffrey Ridel, royal justice and brother-in-law to Richard d'Avranches
Robert I of Mauduit, chamberlain to the king, son of William I of Mauduit. Robert's brother William II was the great-great-grandfather of William Maudit, 8th Earl of Warwick.
Stewards, chamberlains, cupbearers and various officers.
An armed marine force, who were apparently very disorderly, drunk and scarcely paid attention to anyone on board.
Theodoric, son of Henry (d. 1105), a relative of Emperor Henry V. Henry was likely the son of Agnes, sister of the emperor. Orderic Vitalis identified him as Teodericus puer Henrici nepos imperatoris Alemannorum,[5] which would imply that he was the grandson of Agnes. Farrer identifies him as a nephew of Emperor Henry by his sister Agnes and Frederic, Duke of Swabia.[1]
William de Pirou, steward to the king (Orderic Vitalis claims he died aboard the ship,[6] which seems unlikely since he was apparently still alive in 1123)