Arlette (fl. c. 1010)

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Arlette (fl. c. 1010)

French noblewoman and mother of William the Conqueror. Name variations: Herleva or Herleve. Born around 1010; death date unknown; daughter of Fulbert (the tanner) of Falaise; liaison with Robert I, duke of Normandy (d. 1035); married Herluin, viscount of Conteville; children: (with Robert I) William I the Conqueror, duke of Normandy (r. 1035–1087), king of England (r. 1066–1087); Adelicia (c. 1029–1090); (first marriage) Odo, earl of Kent, and Robert, count of Mortain (d. 1091).

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