The library of historic characters and famous events of all nations and all ages; . ATILDA, the queen of William the Con-queror, was the daughter of Baldwin V.,Count of Flanders, called also Baldwin ofLisle, and Baldwin the Debonnaire. Hermother was Adela, the daughter of Robert,and sister of Henry I., King of to the statement, that before her mar-riage with William, she had been the wifeof Gerbod, Advocate of the Abbey of at St. Omer, it is extremely improbable. It wasfounded on some charters of Lewis Priory, which have beenproved altogether untrustworthy. Her marriage wit
The library of historic characters and famous events of all nations and all ages; . ATILDA, the queen of William the Con-queror, was the daughter of Baldwin V.,Count of Flanders, called also Baldwin ofLisle, and Baldwin the Debonnaire. Hermother was Adela, the daughter of Robert,and sister of Henry I., King of to the statement, that before her mar-riage with William, she had been the wifeof Gerbod, Advocate of the Abbey of at St. Omer, it is extremely improbable. It wasfounded on some charters of Lewis Priory, which have beenproved altogether untrustworthy. Her marriage with William, however, was prohibited bythe Council of Rheims, assembled in 1049, on account ofnearness of kin. This relationship has never been satis-factorily explained. In spite of the prohibition, she becamethe wife of William, 1053 A-D- At the head of the NormanChurch now stood Williams uncle, Mauger, the Archbishopof Rouen; and he did not shrink from reproving his powerfulnephew for the breach of canonical law which he had com-mitted. Lanfranc also severely blamed him for the
Size: 1321px × 1891px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, booksubjecthistory, bookyear1902
