Cecelia de Normandie, Abbess Holy Trinity^[1]

Abt 1058 - 1126  (~ 68 years)

• Name	Cecelia de Normandie
  Suffix	Abbess Holy Trinity
  Born	Abt 1058	Normandy, France   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Pastor	18 Jun 1066	Abbey of Sainte-Trinité
  	Dedicated to religious life.
  Died	30 Jul 1126	Caen, Normandy, France
  Buried	Abbey of Saint-Étienne, Caen, Calvados, Normadie, France
  		Abbess Cecelia Reputed to be buried within the walls
  Person ID	I11060	Dickinson
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2018

  
  

  Father	William the Conqueror, King of England,   b. ca. 1027, Château de Falaise, Normandy ,   d. 9 Sep 1087, Priory of St. Gervais, Rouen, Caux, France  (Age ~ 60 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Mathilde de Flandre, Queen consort of England, Duchess of Normandy,   b. Abt 1037, Flanders ,   d. 2 Nov 1083, Caen, Normandy, France  (Age ~ 46 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	ca. 1050	Eu, Seine-Maritime   [3, 4, 5]
  Family ID	F3000	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1058 - Normandy, France Buried - - Abbey of Saint-Étienne, Caen, Calvados, Normadie, France  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Histories

  Divines How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news of happiness, who publishes salvation, who says to Zion, “Your God reigns.”

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Queen of the Conqueror: The Life of Matilda, Wife of William I, Tracy Borman, (New York: Bantam Books, 2011), 91-93. [S2] Queen of the Conqueror: The Life of Matilda, Wife of William I, Tracy Borman, (New York: Bantam Books, 2011), 53. [S447] The Gesta Normannorum Ducum of William of Jumièges, Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni, Elisabeth van Houts, ed. & trans., (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1992), 33. [S2] Queen of the Conqueror: The Life of Matilda, Wife of William I, Tracy Borman, (New York: Bantam Books, 2011), 42. The council of Rheims (1049) which condemned the betrothal of William and Matilda began drawn-out diplomatic maneuvering between the Norman court and Pope Leo IX. The date of the marriage is subject to debate as is the length of the papal ban (which was eventually lifted). [S336429] Britain's Royal Families: A Complete Genealogy, Alison Weir, (London: Vintage Books, 2008), 43.