Herleva of Falaise

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Herleva of Falaise was a Norman woman of modest origins best known as the mother of William the Conqueror, the first Norman king of England.

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Herleva of Falaise canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Norman woman
historical figure
medieval person
alternativeName Arletta
Arlette
Herleve
associatedWith Conteville family
House of Normandy
Norman Conquest of England
surface form: Norman conquest of England
birthPlace Duchy of Normandy
Falaise
burialPlace Pays de Falaise
surface form: Normandy (uncertain)
child Adeliza (daughter of Herluin de Conteville)
Odo of Bayeux
Robert, Count of Mortain
William the Conqueror
connectedTo Ducal court of Normandy
countryOfCitizenship Duchy of Normandy
era High Middle Ages
ethnicGroup Norman
fatherInLaw Richard II, Duke of Normandy
surface form: Richard II, Duke of Normandy (through Robert I)
gender female
givenName Herleva
historicalRole mother of a reigning king of England
languageSpoken Old Norman
mentionedIn medieval Norman chronicles
motherOf William the Conqueror
surface form: William I of England

William the Conqueror
surface form: William the Bastard

William the Conqueror
name Herleva of Falaise self-link
nationality Norman
nobleTitle none (not of high nobility by birth)
notableFor being the mother of William the Conqueror
partner Robert I, Duke of Normandy
region Normandy
relatedTo Odo of Bayeux
Robert, Count of Mortain
William the Conqueror
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
residence Duchy of Normandy
Falaise
socialStatus modest origins
spouse Herluin de Conteville
timePeriod 11th century

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

William the Conqueror mother Herleva of Falaise
Herleva of Falaise name Herleva of Falaise self-link
Robert I, Duke of Normandy partner Herleva of Falaise