Family Tree Welborn » Sprota (± 911-940)

Personal data Sprota 

• She was born about 911 in perhaps, Rennes, Bretagne, now France.
• She died between May 27, 940 and November 27, 940 in F√©camp, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France.
• She is buried in Normandy, France.
• This information was last updated on November 10, 2022.

Household of Sprota

(1) She is married to William I "Longsword" FitzRobert of Normandy.

They got married

Child(ren):

1. Richard I 'The Fearless' FitzWilliam of Normandy  933-996 

(2) She is married to Asperling (Eperling) I de Vaudreuïl.

They got married

Child(ren):

1. Raoul d'Ivry  945-1015 

Notes about Sprota

Sprota is your 29th great grandmother.
You
¬â€  ·Üí Henry "Toad" Welborn
your father ·Üí Henry Marvin Welborn, Sr.
his father ·Üí Calhoun H. Welborn
his father ·Üí Sarah Elizabeth Dikes
his mother ·Üí Benjamin Franklin Dykes
her father ·Üí William Dykes, Sr.
his father ·Üí Sarah Unity Dykes Gunby
his mother ·Üí James Bounds
her father ·Üí John Bounds, Sr.
his father ·Üí Jonas Bond
his father ·Üí Philip Bond
his father ·Üí Thomas Bond
his father ·Üí John Bond
his father ·Üí Walter Bond
his father ·Üí John Bond, of Buckland
his father ·Üí Sir Robert of Lutton III de Bond De Earth
his father ·Üí Catherine Bond
his mother ·Üí Jane de Erdington
her mother ·Üí Maud de Grey
her mother ·Üí Sir John de Grey, 2nd Baron Grey of Rotherfield
her father ·Üí Lady Margaret de Grey
his mother ·Üí Ela de Longespee
her mother ·Üí Walter FitzRobert, Lord of Little Dunmow
her father ·Üí Robert FitzWalter of Woodham, Baron of Little Dunmow, Surety of the Magna Carta
his father ·Üí Sir Walter FitzRobert, Lord of Dunmow
his father ·Üí Robert FitzRichard de Clare
his father ·Üí Richard FitzGilbert de Bienfaite, Lord of Clare and of Tonbridge
his father ·Üí Gilbert de Brionne comte d'Eu
his father ·Üí Geoffrey de Brionne, Count of Eu & Brionne
his father ·Üí Richard I, 'the Fearless', Duke of Normandy
his father ·Üí Sprota
his mother

Sprota is your 28th great grandmother.
You
¬â€  ·Üí Geneva Allene Welborn
your mother ·Üí Alice Elmyra Smith
her mother ·Üí Nellie Mary Henley
her mother ·Üí John Merrit Wooldridge
her father ·Üí Merritt Wooldridge
his father ·Üí Chesley Wooldridge
his father ·Üí Edward Wooldridge, Jr.
his father ·Üí Mary Wooldridge
his mother ·Üí Mary Martha Flournoy
her mother ·Üí Jane Gower
her mother ·Üí Marian Mary Hatcher
her mother ·Üí Elizabeth Newport
her mother ·Üí Elizabeth Glanfield
her mother ·Üí Elizabeth Brent
her mother ·Üí Jane Wroth
her mother ·Üí Isabel Haute
her mother ·Üí Sir Thomas Frowick, Kt.
her father ·Üí Henry Frowyk, Lord Mayor of London
his father ·Üí Henry Frowyk
his father ·Üí Thomas De Frowicke
his father ·Üí Margaret Frowicke
his mother ·Üí William Poyntz
her father ·Üí Nicholas Poyntz, I
his father ·Üí Pons FitzSimon
his father ·Üí Simon FitzPons
his father ·Üí Pons FitzPons
his father ·Üí Pons FitzWilliam
his father ·Üí William I, count of Eu
his father ·Üí Richard I, 'the Fearless', Duke of Normandy
his father ·Üí Sprota
his mother

Sprota is your 30th great grandmother.
You
¬â€  ·Üí Geneva Allene Welborn
your mother ·Üí Alice Elmyra Smith
her mother ·Üí Nellie Mary Henley
her mother ·Üí John Merrit Wooldridge
her father ·Üí Merritt Wooldridge
his father ·Üí Chesley Wooldridge
his father ·Üí Edward Wooldridge, Jr.
his father ·Üí Mary Wooldridge
his mother ·Üí Mary Martha Flournoy
her mother ·Üí Jane Gower
her mother ·Üí Marian Mary Hatcher
her mother ·Üí Capt. Christopher Newport, Admiral of Virginia
her father ·Üí Christopher Newport, Sr.
his father ·Üí Christopher Richard Newporte
his father ·Üí Mary Allington
his mother ·Üí Mary Ellen Cheney
her mother ·Üí Elizabeth Cokayne
her mother ·Üí Ida Cokayne, Baroness
her mother ·Üí Reynold de Grey, 2nd Baron Grey de Ruthin
her father ·Üí Elizabeth Hastings, Baroness Grey of Ruthin
his mother ·Üí Isabel de Valence
her mother ·Üí Joan de Valence, Lady of Swanscombe
her mother ·Üí Joan, Lady Swanscombe
her mother ·Üí Isabel de Clare, heiress of Pembroke
her mother ·Üí Richard "Strongbow" de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke
her father ·Üí Gilbert FitzGilbert "Strongbow" de Clare, 1st Earl of Pembroke
his father ·Üí Gilbert Fitz Richard de Clare, Lord of Clare, Tonbridge, and Cardigan
his father ·Üí Richard FitzGilbert de Bienfaite, Lord of Clare and of Tonbridge
his father ·Üí Gilbert de Brionne comte d'Eu
his father ·Üí Geoffrey de Brionne, Count of Eu & Brionne
his father ·Üí Richard I, 'the Fearless', Duke of Normandy
his father ·Üí Sprota
his mother

Sprota
French: Sprote
Gender:
Female
Birth:
911
Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France
Death:
between May 27, 940 and November 27, 940 (29)
Fécamp, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France
Place of Burial:
Normandie, France
Immediate Family:
Wife of Asperling (Eperling) de Vaudreuïl, I
Partner of William "Longsword"
Mother of Richard I, 'The Fearless', Duke of Normandy; several Daughters de Pitres and Raoul d'Ivry, comte d'Ivry et de Bayeux

https://www.geni.com/people/Sprota/6000000002043263529

Sprota is your 33rd great grandmother.
You
¬â€  ·Üí Geneva Allene Welborn
your mother ·Üí Henry Loyd Smith, Sr.
her father ·Üí Edith Lucinda Smith
his mother ·Üí William M LEE, Will
her father ·Üí Britton Lee
his father ·Üí William Samuel Lee
his father ·Üí Lemuel Samuel Lee
his father ·Üí Edward Lee, Sr.
his father ·Üí Mary Lee
his mother ·Üí William Bryan, I
her father ·Üí John Smith Bryan
his father ·Üí Catherine Bryan
his mother ·Üí Sir Thomas Morgan of Llanryhmny
her father ·Üí Catherine Morgan
his mother ·Üí Margred Morgan
her mother ·Üí Elizabeth Morgan, Baroness
her mother ·Üí Joan or Jane Vaughan
her mother ·Üí Constance Whitney
her mother ·Üí Eleanor Tuchet (de Holland), Baroness Audley
her mother ·Üí Constance of York, Countess of Gloucester
her mother ·Üí Isabella of Castile, Duchess consort of York
her mother ·Üí Pedro I el Cruel, rey de Castilla y León
her father ·Üí Alfonso XI the Just, King of Castile and León
his father ·Üí Fernando IV el Emplazado, rey de Castilla y León
his father ·Üí María la Grande Alfonsa de Molina, reina consorte de Castilla
his mother ·Üí Alfonso de León, se√±or de Molina y Mesa
her father ·Üí Alfonso IX el Baboso, rey de León y Galicia
his father ·Üí Fernando II, rey de León
his father ·Üí Alfonso VII the Emperor, King of Castile and Leon
his father ·Üí Raymond of Burgundy, Count of Galicia
his father ·Üí Greve av Bourgogne Guillaume I 'Le Grand' de Bourgogne, comte palatin de Bourgogne
his father ·Üí Adeliza (Alice) of Normandy, Countess of Burgundy
his mother ·Üí Richard II "the Good", Duke of Normandy
her father ·Üí Richard I, 'The Fearless', Duke of Normandy
his father ·Üí Sprota
his mother


http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/NORMAN%20NOBILITY.htm#_Toc243182165

Sprota de Senlis: do NOT confuse with Sprote de Bourgogne who married Bernard 'the Dane'. This Sprota was partner of William Longsword (Vilhjalm Langaspjót/Guillaume Longue-√âp√©e), later she married Esperleng de Vandreuil.

Sprota was the name of a Breton captive who William I, Duke of Normandy took as a wife in the Viking fashion (more danico)[1][2] and by her had a son, Richard I, Duke of Normandy. After the death of her husband William, she became the wife of Esperleng and mother of Rodulf of Ivry.[3][4][5]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprota

By William I Longsword she was the mother of:
·Ä¢Richard I, Duke of Normandy[15]
By Esperling of Vaudreuil she was the mother of:
·Ä¢Rodulf, Count of Ivry[16]
·Ä¢several daughters who married Norman magnates

The first mention of her is by Flodoard of Reims and although he doesn't name her he identifies her under the year [943] as the mother of "Williamမs son [Richard] born of a Breton concubine".[6] Her Breton origins could mean she was of Celtic, Scandinavian, or Frankish origin, the latter being the most likely based on her name spelling.[7] Elisabeth van Houts wrote "on this reference rests the identification of Sprota, William Longswordမs wife 'according to the Danish custom', as of Breton origin".[8] The first to provide her name was William of Jumièges.[9][10] The irregular nature (as per the Church) of her relationship with William served as the basis for her son by him being the subject of ridicule, the French King Louis "abused the boy with bitter insults", calling him "the son of a whore who had seduced another woman's husband."[11][12]
At the time of the birth of her first son Richard, she was living in her own household at Bayeux, under William's protection.[4] William, having just quashed a rebellion at Pré-de Bataille (c.936),[a] received the news by a messenger that Sprota had just given birth to a son; delighted at the news William ordered his son to be baptized and given the personal name of Richard.[10] William's steward Boto became the boy's godfather.[13]
After the death of William Longsword and the captivity of her son Richard, she had been 'collected' from her dangerous situation by the 'immensely wealthy' Esperleng.[3] Robert of Torigni identified Sprota's second husband[b] as Esperleng, a wealthy landowner who operated mills at Pîtres.[4][14]

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