Eremburga of Mortain
Eremburga of Mortain (Eremburge de Mortain) She is very obscure and details of her life are almost unknown to us today.
Her father was either
William, Count of Mortain[4] or Robert d'Eu
, and if he was Eremburga's father, then her mother was called Beatrix.
Roger married Eremburga in 1077 and she gave birth to several daughters and one son. Sources about her children give much contradictory information.
Eremburga's children were:
- Matilda, wife of Count
- Flandina, wife of Henry del Vasto, whose sister Adelaide del Vasto married Roger after Eremburga's death
- Constance (Matilda), wife of Conrad II of Italy
- Judith, who founded a Cluniac abbey at Sciacca[6]
- Mauger, Count of Troina
Son of Flandina was Count Simon of Policastro.
It is possible that Felicia of Sicily, mother of Stephen II of Hungary, was Eremburga's daughter,[7] and Geoffrey, Count of Ragusa was maybe Eremburga's son. Another possible Eremburga's child was Princess Muriel.
According to Goffredo Malaterra, Eremburga died in 1089.
References
- ^ Goffredo Malaterra's words: "Eremburga filia Gulielmi comitis Mortonensis"
- ISBN 978-0-521-87616-2.
- ISBN 978-1-84529-523-3.
- ^ Norman Expansion: Connections, Continuities and Contrasts by Professor Andrew Jotischky and Professor Keith Stringer
- ^ De Rebus Gestis Rogerii Siciliæ Regis of Alessandro, Abbot of Telese
- ^ From a charter: "Jullita filia comitis Rogerii cum consensus fratris mei Rogerii regis Sicilie ducatus Apulie et principatus Capue."
- ISBN 978-0-14-015212-8.