Lady Sybilla Corbet of Alcester (c. 1077 – 1157) was an English noblewoman and mistress of King Henry I of England.[1] She was the mother of five of his children and was sometimes known as Lucy or Adela.[2]
Life
editSybilla was born in Alcester, Warwickshire. She was a daughter and co-heiress of Robert Corbet, Lord of Alcester and his wife Adele of Alcester. She was a known mistress of King Henry I.[1] She married Herbert FitzHerbert, Chamberlain of England and son of Herbert of Winchester and Emma of Blois, shortly after giving birth to her last child by the King.[1] She died after 1157 and was survived by her husband, who died in 1165.[2]
Issue
editSybilla is thought to be the mother of five of Henry I's illegitimate children:[2]
- Sybilla of Normandy (c. 1092 – 1122), married King Alexander I of Scotland, no issue
- William Constable (c. 1105 – aft. 1187)
- Reginald of Dunstanville (c. 1110 – 1175), 1st Earl of Cornwall, married Mabel FitzWilliam, daughter of William FitzRichard
- Gundred of England (1114–1146), married Henry de la Pomeroy in 1130, son of Joscelin de la Pomerai
- Rohese of England (b. 1114), married William de Tracy, son of Turgisus de Tracy in 1075, had issue
With her husband Herbert FitzHerbert:[1]
- Robert FitzHerbert (b. 1116)
- Herbert FitzHerbert
References
edit- ^ a b c d Hickey, Julia A. (2 December 2022). Medieval Royal Mistresses: Mischievous Women who Slept with Kings and Princes. Pen and Sword History. pp. 50–52. ISBN 978-1-3990-8197-9.
- ^ a b c Weir, Alison (2002). Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy. Pimlico. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-7126-4286-6.
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