Constance

1061 - 1090  (29 years)

• Name	Constance
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	1057 or 1061	Normandy, France   [1, 2]
  Death	13 August, 1090	Brittany (historical), France   [1, 2, 4]
  She was possibly poisoned by her servants. [1, 3, 4]
  Burial	Church of St Melans, Redon, Ille-et-Vilaine, France   [1, 3]
  Siblings	4 brothers and 6 sisters
  1. Robert III "Curthose", 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 "Rufus", 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 (historical), France  (Age 29 years) ▻Alan IV "Fergant", Duke of Brittany,   b. Abt 1063   d. 13 Oct 1119, Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France  (Age 56 years) 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,   b. 1046   d. 19 May 1102, Holy Land  (Age 56 years) m. 1080/81     8. Agatha,   b. Abt 1064, Normandy, France   9. Matilda + 10. Henry I "Beauclerc", 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,   b. 1078, Scotland d. 1 May 1118  (Age 40 years) m. 11 Nov 1100   ▻Adeliza of Louvain,   b. About 1103   d. 23 Apr 1151, Affligem, Flanders  (Age 48 years) m. 29 Jan 1121   ▻Sibyl Corbet,   b. Abt 1070   d. Abt 1157  (Age 87 years)   ▻unknown woman,     ▻Ansfride,     ▻Nest verch Rhys,       11. daughter
  Oldest Known Ancestors	Paternal Line: William I ,   b. 1027, Falaise, Calvados, Normandy, France d. 9 Sep 1087, Convent of St Gervais, Rouen, Normandie, France Maternal Line: Gerberga of the Gatinais   d. After 952
  Person ID	I22126
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2020

  
  

  Father	William I "the Conqueror", King of England,   b. 1027, Falaise, Calvados, Normandy, France d. 9 Sep 1087, Convent of St Gervais, Rouen, Normandie, France (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

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Alan IV "Fergant", Duke of Brittany,   b. Abt 1063   d. 13 Oct 1119, Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France (Age 56 years)
  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.
  Last Modified	31 Jul 2021

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Constance(1061 – 1090) 2William I "the Conqueror", King of England(1027 – 1087) 3Maltilda of Flanders, Duchess of Normandy and Queen of England(1032 – 1083)

  
  

• 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]

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1057 or 1061 - Normandy, France Marriage - 1086 - Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France Death - 13 August, 1090 - Brittany (historical), France  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [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.