Hildeburge DE NANTES 
Hildeburge was born in 1062. Hildeburge's father was Count Hoel V Of Brittany DE CORNUAILLE and her mother was Hawise OF BRITTANY. Her paternal grandparents were Prince/Count Alain Canhiart III OF CORNUAILLE & NANTES and Judith DE NANTES; her maternal grandfather was Count Alan III OF BRITTANY. She had a brother named Alan VI Of Brittany. She was the older of the two children.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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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.0915
- b.0940
- b.0957
- b.0975 d.1058
- b.1030
- b.0930
- b.0988
- b.1062
- b.0910
- b.0937 d.0992
- b.0915 in Bretagne, France
- b.0972
- b.0930 in Anjou, France d.0986 in Battle
- b.0952
- b.0934 d.0985
- b.0997 in Brittany, France
- b.0900 d.0942
- b.0933 in Normandy, France d.0996 in Poisoned by the Count of Flanders
- b.0911
- b.0977
- b.0906
- b.0946 d.1031
- b.1036
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