Curt Hofemann, in a post-em, indicates many people have doubts aboutSprota's noble birth:
Sprota [Ref: ES III:694A] note: I have numerous notes on her (lack of)ancestry which I think I've previously provided. If I've not, let me know& I will gladly share them... Curt
Raoul/Rudolf/Ralph, count of Ivry, is the uterine brother of Richard I ofNormandy,son of William. ("This was given by Dudo based on informationsupplied to him by Raoul himself, so is perfectly reliable", as Todd'smentioned.) But my understanding has always been that Raoul was thesonof Sprota/Esporta de Bretagne/Senlis not by William Longsword but byAsperling/Esperlingus/Eperling. [Ref: Christopher Nash message toGen-Medieval 15 Apr 2002 discussing an error in KSB Keats-Rohan'sDomesday People. TAF (Todd A Farmerie) in response confirmed the above]note: she was NOT de Senlis and as far as "de Bretagne" see below... Curt
While this speculation is certainly possible, the alternative is likewisepossible, that being that she was just some cute looking Breton peasantthat William took a liking to. That, however, provides no opportunity forfurther genealogical research, so tends to pale in comparison to thepossibility of attaching her to some noble house. My gut reaction isthat, considering her son Ralph (d'Ivry) was one of the main sources ofthe norman historian Dudo, yet no such important connection wasmentioned, she likely did not have any hereditary recomendations (sic)when chosen by Longsword. [Ref: TAF 9 Dec 2002]
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