What would you say if the mother of one of the most notorious kings of the Middle Ages was actually the daughter of an embalmer? Well, such an idea is actually not that far-fetched, especially since even though monarchs had to marry the elite, they could still have many regular mistresses.
Since illegitimate children in the Middle Ages were not that obvious, their extramarital affairs were The result gave a chance to the less mysterious love children of the time, especially William the Conqueror.
This is the story of the parents of William the Conqueror, a descendant of a Scandinavian colonist who became The nobles, called Rollo, the rulers of Normandy were a controversial group who adopted their Viking ancestors.
When Richard III came to power in 1026, his brother Robert immediately launched a rebellion .
Despite his best efforts, Robert was unable to oust Richard from the ducal throne.
Richard even established a lasting royal alliance with The marriage of Adela, daughter of King Robert II of France, was a blessing for Robert of Normandy, who was later called "The Devil" and "The Magnificent", and his brother died about a year into his reign .
Medieval chronicles say that a jealous Robert poisoned Richard, but as this accusation is so common, we may never know if it has any truth to it.
Robert may have been married to the Danish princess Astrid, but he ultimately harbored ill intentions toward her.
In fact, he turned his attention to a maiden from his duchy. : A woman named Hereva, Robert the Great is part of the statue of the Six Dukes of Normandy in the Place de Falaise.
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Instead, she was the daughter of an ordinary merchant named Fulbert.
According to William of Malmesbury, Robert saw Helle Wa fell in love with her while dancing and became "so obsessed" that he treated her as a concubine.
He reportedly remained devoted to her as if she were his wife.
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Others say that Robert passed through Heleva near the town of Falaise, washing clothes in the river.
He fell in love with her at first sight, and when Heleva in the 20th century When she was about to give birth in the late 1920s, she dreamed that "her intestines were stretched out all over Normandy and England." As she gave birth to her child, he grabbed the down on the floor to express He would seize everything she dreamed of.
Malmesbury claimed that the midwife announced that the new baby would be a rather epic king, King William I ("the Conqueror").
(Public *** Domain) Did William the Conqueror's parents guess that he would be such an important historical figure? , the precise nature of Fulbert's occupation varies from account to account, but is not particularly glamorous: he was either a tanner or an embalmer.
Chronicler Odricus Vitali Si recalled that when William later laid siege to the town of Alen?on, the men within the city walls taunted him by waving around the animal skins, referring to his family, who were all policemen.
The "polinctor" The exact meaning of the word is ambiguous.
Medieval chroniclers speculate that it may refer to tanned hides or funerary or embalming work, although Robert was familiar with Helleva and their sons as well as his The illegitimate daughter Adelisa was very loyal, but he never married Helleva.
Instead, Robert actually married one of his subjects, a man named Heller, outside Helleva. A member of the Norman noble family, a few years after she gave birth to William, an honor that was hotly debated by all parties.
Heleva and Hruin had several children, including Robert, Modan Earl, and Odo, Bishop of Bayeux and Earl of Kent who supported William's power in Normandy and England at that time, from the Bayeux Tapestry Panel - this one depicts Odo, Bishop of Bayeux, Duke William, and Count Robert of Mortain
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(In the public domain), William only had a child of about 8 years old when his father died. Coupled with his status as an illegitimate child, the central government was unstable.
His mother's family rallied around him to support him.
Grandfather Fulbert had served Duke Robert in his palace, perhaps as a personal page, during his daughter's stay with the Duke and After William's uncle Osborne fell in love with Walter, he helped protect the young duke.
It is alleged that Walter snatched young William from his bed under the threat of danger and hid him in a poor area of ??the town. .
It worked, as William continued his glorious career in war and peace, Vincent of Beauvais, Myroire in History (Volume 4): William the Conqueror Invasion of Britain.
(Public Domain), Avatar: "The Speed ??of God" (1900) Edmund Leighton.