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Cecilia of Normandy (or Cecily; c. 1056 – 30 July 1126) was a French abbess, thought to be the eldest daughter of William the Conqueror and Matilda of Flanders. Life. She was the sister of William II and Henry I of England. She was very close to her other brother, Robert Curthose.
Apr 17, 2022 · The book, 'Kings & Queens of Great Britain'. Cecilia of Normandy (or Cecily; c.1056 – 30 July 1126) possibly the eldest daughter of William the Conqueror and Matilda of Flanders. Her brothers were Kings William II of England and Henry I of England. She was buried within the walls of the Abbey of Sainte-Trinité at Caen.
- circa 1056
- Abbey Holy Trinity Caen, Normandy, , France
- Normandy, France
Aug 29, 2022 · Cecilia died on July 30, 1126, at the Abbey of the Holy Trinity and was buried at the abbey in the choir of the nuns, on the main axis of the church, opposite the choir of the laypeople where her mother Matilda of Flanders was buried. However, Cecilia’s grave is no longer accessible.
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When Cecilia de Normandie was born on 12 May 1067, in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Upper Normandy, France, her father, William I 'the Conqueror' King of England, was 40 and her mother, Matilda of Flanders Queen Consort of England, was 37.
Nov 21, 2018 · Prior to the invasion of 1066 William, duke of Normandy, and his wife Matilda sent their daughter Cecilia into the noviciate at the abbey of Holy Trinity in Caen. The date is significant – 18 June 1066. She didn’t become a fully professed nun until 1075 when she was about nineteen or twenty.
The Abbey of Sainte-Trinité ( French: Abbaye de la Sainte-Trinité ), better known as the Abbaye aux Dames, is a former nunnery in Caen, Normandy, now home to the Regional Council of Normandy. The complex includes the Church of Sainte-Trinité (the Holy Trinity ). History.
Cecelia, Abbess of Romney Abbey. Cecilia of Normandy (or Cecily; c. 1056 – 30 July 1126) was a French abbess, thought to be the eldest daughter of William the Conqueror and Matilda of Flanders. [1] References. ↑ The Ecclesiastical History of England and Normandy, Volume 2. Page 115. Categories: 1056 births. 1120s deaths. Normans. Nuns.
