Constance

1061 - 1090  (29 years)

• Name	Constance
  Birth	1057 or 1061	Normandy, France   [1, 2]
  Death	13 August, 1090	Brittany, France Brittany no longer exists as a Department, but simply as a region in France   [1, 2, 4]
  She was possibly poisoned by her servants. [1, 3, 4]
  Burial	L'Église Saint-Melans, Redon, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France L'Église Saint-Melans, Redon, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France   [1, 3]
  Siblings	4 brothers and 6 sisters
  1. Robert III, Duke of Normandy,   b. Abt 1054, Normandy, France d. 1134  (Age 80 years)   2. Richard, Duke of Bernay,   b. 1055   d. 1075  (Age 20 years)   3. Cecily, Abbess of Sainte-Trinité,   b. 1056, Normandy, France d. 1127, Abbey of Sainte-Trinité, Caen, Normandy, France  (Age 71 years)   4. Adeliza,   b. 1055, Normandy, France   5. William II, King of England ,   b. 1057   d. 1 Aug 1100, New Forest, England  (Age 43 years) > 6. Constance,   b. 1057 or 1061, Normandy, France d. 13 August, 1090, Brittany, France Brittany no longer exists as a Department, but simply as a region in France  (Age 29 years) ▻ Alan IV, Duke of Brittany,  m. 1086 + 7. Adele of Normandy, Princess of England,   b. About 1062   d. 8 Mar 1137/38, Maringuy Convent, Marcigny, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France  (Age 76 years) ▻ Stephen III, Count of Blois,  m. 1080/81   8. Agatha,   b. Abt 1064, Normandy, France   9. Matilda + 10. Henry I, King of England and Duke of Normandy,   b. 1070, Selby, Yorkshire, England d. 1 Dec 1135, Lyons-la-Forêt, Normandy, France  (Age 65 years) ▻ Matilda of Scotland,  m. 11 Nov 1100 ;   Adeliza of Louvain,  m. 29 Jan 1121 ;   Sibyl Corbet;   unknown woman;   Ansfride;   Nest verch Rhys   11. daughter
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Halfdan   (8 x Great Grandfather)  Gerberga of the Gatinais   d. After 952  (3 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I22126
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2020

  
  

• Notes

  Sandford, writing in the 17th century, perpetrated the myth that she was married 25 years and was buried in the Abbey of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. [3]

  
  

Father	William I, King of England,   b. 1027, Falaise, Calvados, Normandy, France d. 9 Sep 1087, Convent of St Gervais, Rouen, Normandie, France Convent of St Gervais, Rouen - No longer in existence. (Age 60 years)
Relationship	Birth
Mother	Maltilda of Flanders, Duchess of Normandy and Queen of England,   b. 1032, Flanders, Belgium d. 2 Nov 1083, Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France (Age 51 years)
Relationship	Birth
Family ID	F1746	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart




Spouse / Partner	Alan IV, Duke of Brittany,   b. Abt 1063   d. 13 Oct 1119, Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France (Age 56 years)  Other Partners: Ermengarde of Anjou  m. 1093
Marriage	1086	Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France   [1, 5]
To prevent further hostilities during his invasion of England, William I married his daughter Constance to the new duke Alan. [5]
Age at Marriage	She : ~ 25 years - He : ~ 23 years.
Family ID	F2489	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
Last Modified	31 Jul 2021




• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Constance(1061 – 1090) 2William I, King of England(1027 – 1087) 4Robert I, Duke of Normandy(1000 – 1035) 8Richard II, Duke of Normandy(963 – 1026) 16Richard I, Duke of Normandy(933 – 996) 17Gunnor of Crêpon(936 – 1031) 9Judith of Brittany(982 – 1017) 18Conan I, Duke of Brittany, Count of Rennes( – 992) 19Ermengarde d'Anjou 5Herleva de Falaise(1012 – 1050) 10Fulbert of Falaise 20 21 11Dode 22 23 3Maltilda of Flanders, Duchess of Normandy and Queen of England(1032 – 1083) 6Baldwin V de Lille, Count of Flanders(1012 – 1067) 12Baldwin IV de Lille, Count of Flanders and Valenciennes(980 – 1035) 24Arnold II, Count of Flanders(961/62 – 987) 25Susanna, Princess of Italy(950 – 1003) 13Ogive of Luxembourg(995 – 1030) 26Frederick I, Count of Luxembourg, Count in the Moselgau(Abt 965 – 1019) 27Ermentrude von Gleiberg 7Adelaide of France, Princess of France(1009 – 1078) 14Robert II, King of France(972 – 1031) 28Hugh Capet, King of France(941 – 996) 29Adelainde of Poitou(945 – Abt 1004) 15Constance of Arles(986 – 1032) 30William I, Count of Provence and Arles(955 – 994) 31Adelaide of Anjou(942 – 1026)

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1057 or 1061 - Normandy, France Marriage - 1086 - Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France Death - 13 August, 1090 - Brittany, France Burial - - L'Église Saint-Melans, Redon, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S1569] Lundy, Darryl. The Peerage web site, (Wellington, New Zealand: http://www.thepeerage.com/index.htm, 2019). [S65] Sewell, Robert James. Sewell: A History of the Sewell Family from the Earliest Times, (unknown: manuscript, March 2008). [S1682] Weir, Alison. Britain's Royal Families, (London: Vintage Books, 1989). [S304] Wikipedia. Alan IV, Duke of Brittany [S304] Wikipedia, Alan IV, Duke of Brittany.