Gerloc
Appearance
Gerloc | |
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Born | 912 |
Died | 14 October 962 |
Noble family | House of Normandy |
Spouse(s) | William Towhead |
Father | Rollo of Normandy |
Mother | Poppa of Bayeux |
Gerloc (or Geirlaug), baptised in Rouen as Adela (or Adèle) in 912, was the daughter of Rollo, of Normandy, Count of Rouen, and his wife, Poppa of Bayeux.[1] She was the sister of William I Longsword of Normandy.
In 935, she married William Towhead, the future Count of Poitou and Duke of Aquitaine. They had two children together before she died on 14 October 962:
References
- ^ Commire, Anne, ed. (2002). "Gerloc (d. 963)". Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. Waterford, Connecticut: Yorkin Publications. ISBN 0-7876-4074-3. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24.