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Arlette Farge Historienne
Arlette is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Arlette or Herleva, the mother of William the Conqueror * Arlette Alcock (born 1958), Métis-Canadian folk musician *Marie-Arlette Carlotti (born 1952), French politician and Member of the European Parliament for the south-east of France *Arlette Chabot (born 1951), prominent French journalist and political commentator * Arlette Cousture, OC (born 1948), Canadian writer * Arlette Franco (born 1939), member of the National Assembly of France *Arlette Grosskost (born 1953), member of the National Assembly of France *Arlette Laguiller (born 1940), French Trotskyist politician *Arlette Langmann, French screenwriter, film editor and production designer *Arlette Lefebvre, CM, O.Ont (born 1947), child psychiatrist at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada *Arlette Marchal (1902–1984), French film actress *Arlette Sterckx (1964), Belgian Television actress *Arlette Zola, singer who represented Switzerland in the Eur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herleva
Herleva ( 1003 – c. 1050) was an 11th-century Norman woman known for having been 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. Life Herleva's background and the circumstances of William's birth are shrouded in mystery. The written evidence dates from a generation or two later, and is not entirely consistent, but of all the Norman chroniclers only the Tours chronicler and William of Malmesbury, the latter thought to have simply copied the Tours source, assert that William's parents were subsequently joined in marriage.Edward Augustus Freeman,''The History of the Norman Conquest of England: II 2nd Ed. The reign of Eadward the Confessor''. Note U: The Birth of William 1, p. 615. According to Edward Augustus Freeman, the Tours chronicler's version cannot be true, because if Herleva ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
