Emma de Conteville

  General Notes:

~ Weis' Ancestral Roots . . ., 132A:25, her parentage is uncertain and many disagree with her being the half-sister of William the Conquerer. ¹⁶⁰

~Stuart's Royalty For Commoners (295:33) has the note: "Crispin (pp. 79-80) is no doubt incorrect in showing Emma de Contville as Richard's wife. Moriarity (p.111) says the marriage is probably unfounded."

Richard le Goz, Vicomte d'Avranches, of more properly of the Avranchin, was one of the sons of Thurtain, by his wife, Judith de Montanolier, and appears not only to have avoided being implicated in the rebellion of his father, but obtained he pardon and restoration to the Vicomté of the Hiemois, to which, at his death he had succeeded, and to have strengthened his position at court by marring Emma de Conteville, one of the daughter of Herluin and Herleve, and the half-sister of his soverign. This was a very fortunate marriage which helped him recover the lands forfeited by his father. He also acquired much property in the Avranchin, of which he obtained the Vicomté, in addition to the land he inherited, Hiemois, from his father.

~The Conquerors and his Companions, pg. 18 ⁷²⁵

Emma married Richard Vicomté d’Avranches, son of Thurstain Vicomté d’Avranches and Judith de Montanolier ³³⁵.^,375 (Richard Vicomté d’Avranches was born about 1025 and died in 1066.)