William of Talou
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William of Talou was the son of duke Richard II of Normandy
and Papia from Envermeu. His brother was Mauger, who became archbishop of Rouen
in 1037. Their elder half-brothers were dukes of Normandy, Richard III
from 1026 to 1027, and Robert I, Duke of Normandy from (1027 to 1035), the father of William the Conqueror.
Normandy
Normandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is in France.The continental territory covers 30,627 km² and forms the preponderant part of Normandy and roughly 5% of the territory of France. It is divided for administrative purposes into two régions:...
and Papia from Envermeu. His brother was Mauger, who became archbishop of Rouen
Archbishop of Rouen
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rouen is an Archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. As one of the fifteen Archbishops of France, the ecclesiastical province of the archdiocese comprises the majority of Normandy....
in 1037. Their elder half-brothers were dukes of Normandy, Richard III
Richard III, Duke of Normandy
Richard III was the eldest son of Richard II, who died in 1027. Before succeeding his father, perhaps about 1020, he had been sent by his father in command of a large army, to attack bishop/count Hugh of Chalon in order to rescue his brother-in-law, Reginald, later Count of Burgundy, whom the...
from 1026 to 1027, and Robert I, Duke of Normandy from (1027 to 1035), the father of William the Conqueror.
Sources
- The Gesta Normannorum DucumGesta Normannorum DucumGesta Normannorum Ducum is a chronicle originally created by the monk William of Jumièges just before 1060. In 1070 William I had William of Jumièges extend the work to detail his rights to the throne of England. In later times, Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni Gesta Normannorum Ducum (Deeds...
of William of JumiègesWilliam of JumiègesWilliam of Jumièges was a contemporary of the events of 1066, and one of our earliest writers on the subject of the Norman Conquest. He is himself a "shadowy figure", only known by his dedicatory letter to King William as a monk of Jumièges...
, Orderic VitalisOrderic VitalisOrderic Vitalis was an English chronicler of Norman ancestry who wrote one of the great contemporary chronicles of 11th and 12th century Normandy and Anglo-Norman England. The modern biographer of Henry I of England, C...
, and Robert of TorigniRobert of TorigniRobert of Torigni was a Norman monk and chronicler. He was born at Torigni-sur-Vire in central Normandy, at an unknown date. He entered the monastery of Le Bec in 1128 and became prior there about 1149. He was elected abbot of Mont-Saint-Michel in 1154, and served there until his death.Robert was...
, edited and translated by Elisabeth M. C. Van Houts, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1995. - William the Conqueror, David C. Douglas, University of California Press, Berkley and Los Angeles, 1964.