Herleva

Herleva
Statue in Huy
Bornc. 1005
Falaise, Duchy of Normandy, France
Diedc. 1050 (aged about 45)
Normandy
Burial placeGrestain Abbey
NationalityNorman
SpouseHerluin de Conteville
PartnerRobert I, Duke of Normandy
Children5, including William the Conqueror, Odo of Bayeux and Robert, Count of Mortain
Parents
The three sons of Herleva of Falaise: William, Duke of Normandy, in the centre, Odo, the bishop of Bayeux, on the left and Robert, Count of Mortain, on the right (Bayeux Tapestry, 1070s)

Herleva[a] (c. 1005 – c. 1050) was an 11th-century Norman woman known for having been the mother of William the Conqueror, born to an extramarital relationship with Robert I, Duke of Normandy, and also of William's prominent half-brothers Odo of Bayeux and Robert, Count of Mortain, born to Herleva's marriage to Herluin de Conteville.

  1. ^ Douglas, William the Conqueror, p. 15
  2. ^ Freeman, Edward A. The history of the Norman conquest of England, its causes and its result . Volume I. p. 530
  3. ^ Palgrave, Sir Francis. The History of Normandy and of England (1864), p. 145
  4. ^ Abbott, Jacob. William the Conqueror (1903), p. 41
  5. ^ Trapnell. The Norman Conquest. p. 2
  6. ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (January 1, 2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acref/9780198610601.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1 – via www.oxfordreference.com.
  7. ^ Quinion, Michael (August 13, 2004). Port Out, Starboard Home: And Other Language Myths. Penguin. ISBN 978-0-14-051534-3 – via Google Books.


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