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From: "Rosie Bevan" <>
Subject: Re: SIBYL DE LA FALEYSE
Date: Thu, 9 May 2002 17:54:21 +1200
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Hi Spencer

Yes, it is speculation - as speculative as making her daughter of Henry I.

Keats-Rohan cites P.Busey, 'William of Falaise', Notes and Queries for
Somerset and Dorset vol 33, Sept. 1992, pt 236, pp.146-7, as the source of
this information. I haven't seen this so cannot comment on what it says.

However, I feel that if Sybil were daughter of Henry I, he would have
arranged a far more politically advantageous marriage for her, as he did
with all his children.

Cheers

Rosie
----- Original Message -----
From: "D. Spencer Hines" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 5:06 PM
Subject: Re: SIBYL DE LA FALEYSE


> Sounds pretty tentative ---- and speculative.
>
> "...possibly son of William de Moulins, son of Walter de Falaise,
> brother of Herleve de Falaise, mother of Duke William."
>
> "Possibly"...
>
> The link to Guillaume de Normandie's mother, Harlette de Falaise,
> daughter of the "tanner" [and/or embalmer] ---- even by a carom
> shot ---- is much sought after, of course.
>
> I imagine there were many girls in Falaise to catch a young nobleman's
> eye ---- and not just at the well.
>
> Deus Vult.
>
> "The final happiness of man consists in the contemplation of truth....
> This is sought for its own sake, and is directed to no other end beyond
> itself." Saint Thomas Aquinas, [1224/5-1274] "Summa Contra Gentiles"
> [c.1258-1264]
>
> "Populus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur. Odi profanum vulgus et arceo."
>
> Quintus Aurelius Stultus [33 B.C. - 42 A.D.]
>
> All replies to the newsgroup please. Thank you kindly.
>
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> ----------
>
> D. Spencer Hines
>
> Lux et Veritas et Libertas
>
> Vires et Honor.
>
> "Rosie Bevan" <> wrote in message
> news:076701c1f6fc$bd990c40$...
>
> | Domesday People, p.474 has Sybil as daughter of William de Falaise
> possibly
> | son of William de Moulins, son of Walter de Falaise, brother of
> Herleve de
> | Falaise, mother of Duke William. Sybil's mother was Geva, da. and
> heiress of
> | Serlo de Burcy, Lord of Blagdon, Somerset. Geva was previously married
> to
> | Martin and her son and heir was Robert fitz Martin d.1159. See also
> Sanders
> | p.15, 22, 23.
> |
> | Hope this helps.
> |
> | Cheers
> |
> | Rosie
> |
> | ----- Original Message -----
> | From: "Allen John Mallory" <>
> | To: <>
> | Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 12:06 PM
> | Subject: SIBYL DE LA FALEYSE
> |
> |
> | > Rosie, in a recent post, referred to ".... Sibyl de la Faleyse, the
> king's
> | niece." The king mentioned was Henry I.
> | > Please be so kind as to pass alone the name of Sibyl's parent....and
> | exactly how he/she is related to Henry I.
> | > Thank you.
> | >
> | >
> | > Allen John Mallory
> | > Danbury, Connecticut
> | >
>
>
>

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