Herleva de Falaise

1012 - 1050  (38 years)

• Name	Herleva de Falaise
  Birth	About 1012  [3]
  Death	About 1050  [3]
  Burial	About 1050	Grestain Abbey, Fatouville-Grestain, Normandy, France Grestain Abbey was officially closed in 1757 on the orders of the bishop. The church buildings were demolished around 1766 and the rest of abbey destroyed in 1790; of these buildings, only a few ruins remain, integrated into the Château de La Pommeraye (a private property): a defensive wall, a 13th-Century portal, an 18th-Century manor with a 13th-Century floor, and remains of the church.    [3]
  Siblings	3 brothers
  + 1. Herleva de Falaise,   b. About 1012   d. About 1050  (Age 38 years) ▻ Robert I, Duke of Normandy;   Herluin, Viscount of Conteville,  m. 1028 to 1033   2. Osbert   3. Walter + 4. Reynald, Lord of Croy
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Fulbert of Falaise   (Father)  Dode  (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I7304	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Fulbert of Falaise
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Dode
  Relationship	Natural
  Family ID	F1908	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Robert I, Duke of Normandy,   b. About 1000, Normandy, France d. 22 Jul 1035, Nicaea, Empire of the East (Age 35 years)
  Marriage	Type: Not married
  Information	Robert had a girlfriend named Herleva. Both were under twenty, possibly as young as seventeen. Herleva became pregnant with their first child who was to become William the Conqueror. Apparently there were no hard feelings with regard to Robert and Herleva having a child without undergoing the formality of a church ceremony. It would appear that Robert and Herleva "broke up", but once again, there do not seem to have been any hard feelings. Herleva married to Herluin, Vicomte of Contreville, and they had two sons: Odo, Bishop of Bayeux and Earl of Kent; and Robert, Count of Mortain; both of whom were very close to their half brother, William the Conqueror; and both of whom were present at the Battle of Hastings.
  Children	1 son and 1 daughter
  +   1. 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)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural] ▻ Maltilda of Flanders, Duchess of Normandy and Queen of England  m. 1053 +   2. Adelaide of Normandy, Countess of Aumale,   b. 1029/30, Falaise, Calvados, Normandy, France d. Before 1090 (Age 59 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Enguerrand II, Count of Ponthieu  m. Yes, date unknown;   Lambert of Boulogne, Count of Lens in Artrois  m. 1053/54;   Eudes, Count of Champagne   m. About 1060;   unknown man
  Family ID	F1903	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Jan 2022

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Herluin, Viscount of Conteville,   b. About 1001, Normandy, France d. About 1066 (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	1028 to 1033  [1, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Robert I, Duke of Normandy, asked Herluin to marry Herleve if he didn't return from the Holy Land, which he didn't.
  Age at Marriage	She : ~ 16 years - He : ~ 27 years.
  Children	2 sons and 4 daughters
  1. Odo, Bishop of Bayeux and Earl of Kent,   b. Abt 1030   d. Feb 1097, Palermo, Sicily (Age 67 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   2. Robert de Burgo, Count of Mortain, Earl of Cornwall,   b. 1031, Normandy, France d. 1095 (Age 64 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Maud de Montgomery  m. Before 1066     3. daughter  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     4. Muriel   bur. Bury St Edmunds Abbey, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     5. Isabella  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   6. Emma de Conteville  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Richard le Goz d'Avranches, Vicomte d'Avranches
  Family ID	F2771	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Aug 2019

  
  

• Pedigree

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• Event Map		Burial - About 1050 - Grestain Abbey, Fatouville-Grestain, Normandy, 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

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