# Are Any Family Properties (in the "Domesday" Book) Still in those Families?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-any-family-properties-in-the-domesday-book-still-in-those-families/288584>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 5, 2005, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-any-family-properties-in-the-domesday-book-still-in-those-families/288584 "2005-02-05T23:31:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2005, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-any-family-properties-in-the-domesday-book-still-in-those-families/288584/21 "2005-02-07T15:19:42Z")

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> [@Ms Boods](#):
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> From what I remember, Charles the Simple, king of France, granted the duchy as a way to keep the Vikings from sacking the French kingdom every summer.

Sounds like Charles the Simple was a pretty sharp cookie…

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