Herluin de Conteville

Herluin de Conteville (1001–1066[1]) was the stepfather of William the Conqueror[2] and the father of Odo of Bayeux and Robert, Count of Mortain, both of whom became prominent during William's reign.[3] He died in 1066, the year his stepson conquered England.

Herluin de Conteville
Grestain Abbey in Normandy, the burial place of Herluin de Conteville.
Spouse(s)Herleva,
Fredesendis
ChildrenOdo of Bayeux,
Robert, Count of Mortain
  1. ^ David Bates, Normandy before 1066, (Longman Group, 1982), 119.
  2. ^ Freeman, Edward A. (1902). William the Conqueror. New York: The Perkins Book Company. p. 277
  3. ^ Freeman 1902, p. 15.