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Herleva

Herleva

William I the Conqueror's motherWikipedia

Search complete. 2 mentions across 2 episodes found for "Herleva".

Oct 23, 2026

JimmyHOST
24:25
Eventually Robert gave in, and the brothers clasped hands, made peace, and parted on good terms.
JimmyHOST
24:33
Robert's partner, a woman named Herleva, was from Falaise, and their son William was born there, probably in 1027 or 1028.
JimmyHOST
24:44
So the future conqueror was born in the very town his father had held against his own brother, something that later chroniclers found poetic.
JimmyHOST
24:55
Richard, meanwhile, had other business, and a charter from January 1027 shows him granting a marriage settlement to a bride named Adela.
Uncle IanHOST
1:26
The king who we know as William I of England, AKA William the Conqueror, born on or about the 8th of November 1028 in Falaise, which is in northeast France, in what was then the Duchy of Normandy.
Uncle IanHOST
1:42
His parents were Duke Robert I of Normandy and Herleva.
Uncle IanHOST
1:49
They were unmarried, hence William was known as William the Bastard then and still.
Uncle IanHOST
1:56
Given that it was a duchy, not a kingdom in Normandy, his illegitimacy wasn't a barrier to him succeeding to the duchy, which he did very early in life.

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