Herleva
Herleva | |
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Statue in Huy | |
| Born | c. 1005 |
| Died | c. 1050 (aged about 45) Normandy |
| Burial place | Grestain Abbey |
| Nationality | Norman |
| Spouse | Herluin de Conteville |
| Partner | Robert I, Duke of Normandy |
| Children | 5, including William the Conqueror, Odo of Bayeux and Robert, Count of Mortain |
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Herleva (c. 1005 – c. 1050) was an 11th-century Norman woman known for having been the mother of William the Conqueror, born to an extramarital relationship with Robert I, Duke of Normandy, and also of William's prominent half-brothers Odo of Bayeux and Robert, Count of Mortain, born to Herleva's marriage to Herluin de Conteville.