Harlette of Falaise
- Born: Abt 1011, Falaise, Calvados, Normandy
- Marriage (1): Robert I the Magnificent of Normandy
- Marriage (2): Herluin de Conteville about 1033
- Died: Abt 1050 about age 39
 General Notes:
Born: Cir 1011, Falaise, Calvados, Normandy
Marriage: (1): Robert I the Magnificent of Normandy
Marriage: (2): Herluin de Conteville circa 1033
Died: Cir 1050 at age 39
Other names for Harlette were Arletta, Arlette and Herleve.
General Notes:
Arlette (Herlewa) var mor til Wilhelm Erobreren. Hun var muligens datter til en pelshandler og brygger ved navn Herbert, dette ifølge "The romantic story of Arlette" av Rev. C. H. D. Grimes. Hun ble ifølge denne født i Florenne i provinsen Namur og kom til Falaise i Normandie med sin far som hadde blitt tvunget til å utvandre på grunn av fattigdom. Ifølge "Mémoires de L'Académie Nationale des Sciences, Arts et Belles-Lettres de Caen" var faren pelshandleren Hubert som kom til Falaise for å etablere seg, etter å ha bodd i den lille vakre byen Hay i Meusedalen mellom Liège og Namur. Hans hustru skulle være fra et lite sted ved navn Vieux-Changes. "Normandiets historie under de syv første hertuger 911 - 1066" av J. Steenstrup oppgir at hennes far var buntmakeren Hubert som med sin hustru, Doda, utvandret til Falaise fra den lille byen Huy ved Liège. Arlette hadde en bror som het Walter. Arlette var først Robert I "le Diable"'s elskerinne og hadde med ham Wilhelm Erobreren. Det fortelles at Robert oppdaget henne en aften etter å ha vendt hjem fra jakten til sitt slott i Falaise mens hun vasket sitt tøy. Han ble straks forelsket og tok henne senere opp til slottet. En annen beskrivelse angir at han oppdaget henne mens hun danset i de unge pikers krets. Robert synes å ha vært tro mot Arlette, og hun mot ham, selv om de aldri ble gift, sikkert på grunn av hennes lave byrd. Da hennes sønn, Wilhelm (født høsten 1028), var 7 år gammel dro Robert til det hellige land og døde der. Det heter at han, før han dro avsted, lot sin gamle våpenkamerat Herluin love å ekte Arlette, hvis Robert ikke kom tilbake. Noen mener at Herluin ektet henne f¸r Roberts død. Da Wilhelm ble født i 1028, kan hun ha truffer Robert ca. 16 år gammel i 1027 og være født ca. 1011. Hun ligger begravet i Grestain kloster og ble vistnok meget gammel. Hun døde antagelig etter 1100. _______________________________ Herleva (or Arlette) was the mother of William the Conqueror. Little is known for certain about Herleva's background, or the circumstances of William's birth. The written evidence dates from a generation or two later, and is not entirely consistent. Probably she was the teenage daughter of a tanner named Fulbert from the small Norman town of Falaise, where they lived. Translation being somewhat uncertain, Fulbert may instead have been a furrier, embalmer, or a person who laid out corpses for burial. Legend has is that it all started when Robert, the young Duke of Normandy saw Herleva washing in the river near his castle. He was unable to resist her and took her for his mistress. She later gave birth to his son, William in 1027 or 1028. Their love affair didn't last. While Robert went on a pilgrimage, Herleva married Herluin de Conteville in 1029. From this marriage she had two sons: Odo and Robert, who both became prominent during William's reign. They also had at least one daughter, who married William, lord of La Ferté-Macé. William the Conqueror had a (half or full) sister, Adelaide, who may have been Herleva's daughter, but could possibly have been a daughter of Robert by some other mistress. Adelaide married first Enguerrand, count of Ponthieu, second Lambert of Lens, and third Odo, count of Champagne. Herleva probably died around 1050.
Research Notes:
Her year of death is also recorded as ca 1050.
Harlette had children with Robert I the Magnificent of Normandy, son of Richard II the Good of Normandy and Judith (de Rennes) of Brittany. (Robert I the Magnificent of Normandy was born 999 or 1000 in Normandy and died on 22 Jul 1035 in Nicea, Bythynia, Turkey..)
Harlette married Robert I the Magnificent of Normandy, son of Duke Richard II the Good of Normandy and Judith (de Rennes) of Brittany. (Robert I the Magnificent of Normandy was born in 999-1000 in Normandy and died on 22 Jul 1035 in Nicea, Bythynia, Turkey.)
Harlette next married Herluin de Conteville, son of John of Tonsburgh and Unknown, about 1033. (Herluin de Conteville died after 1100.)
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