Countess Hildegarde Of Anjou DE METZ 
Hildegarde Of Anjou's father was Count/ William II "Iron Arm" OF POITOU and her mother was Countess Emma Of Champagne OF BLOIS. Her paternal grandparents were Count/ William I "Towhead" OF POITOU and Princess Gerlotte OF NORMANDY Adele; her maternal grandparents were Count/ Theobald I "The Cheat" OF BLOIS and Duchess Luitgarde DE VERMANDOIS. She had two brothers named William III and William V "The Grand".General Notes
in 1136, Gruffydd ap Rhys, under attack in Gower, hurried intoNorth wales to obtain assistance from his brothers-in-law. Hiswife, meanwhile, "Like an Amazon and a second Penthesilea",Commanded his followers in the south. She was slain in battle byMaurice of London, Lord of Kidwelly. Morgan, one of her youthfulsons, perished with her, and the second, Maelgwn, was takenprisoner. But Owain and Cadwaladr, sons of Gruffydd Ap Cynan,now came down from the north, destroyed Aberstwith Castle, andin the second week of Oct. they fought along with Gruffydd ApRhys a great battle near Aberteivi(Cardigan), in which thry wona decided victory over Stephen, constable of Aberteivi and "Allthe Flemings, all the marchers, and all the French from Aberneddto Aberteivi"
Daughter of the royal house of Gwynedd and the royal house ofthe Scandinavians of Dublin.
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Children
Ermengarde OF ANJOU
Ermengarde was born in 1018 in Semur, Anjou, France. She died at the age of 57 in 1075.
Earl Of Anjou Ivo FitzRichard Baron Kendall DE TAILLEBOIS
Ivo FitzRichard Baron Kendall was born in 1022 in Yorkshire.
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