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| Name |
Poppa of Bayeux |
| Title |
Lady |
| Birth |
(850) |
Bayeux, France  [1, 2] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Residence |
Place de Gaulle, Bayeux, France [2] |
| Burial |
Rouen Cathedral, Rouen, Normandy, France |
| Person ID |
I51066 |
The Hennessee Family |
| Last Modified |
10 Jan 2019 |
| Family |
Rollo, b. 846, Maer, Norway d. 931 (Age 85 years) |
| Marriage |
Y [1, 3, 5] |
- Poppa was captured in a raid and married to Rollo of Normandy.
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| Residence (Family) |
Normandie, France |
| Children |
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| Family ID |
F19013 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
30 Apr 2023 |
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| Notes |
- Poppa of Bayeux was the Christian wife or mistress[1] (perhaps more danico)[2] of the Viking conqueror Rollo.
She was the mother of William I Longsword and grandmother of Richard the Fearless, who forged the Duchy of Normandy into a great fief of medieval France.[3]
Dudo of Saint-Quentin, in his panegyric of the Norman dukes, describes her as the daughter of a "Count Berengar", the dominant prince of that region, who was captured at Bayeux by Rollo in 885 or 889.[4]
This has led to speculation that she was the daughter of Berengar II of Neustria. Despite the uncertainty of her parentage, she undoubtedly was a member of the Frankish aristocracy.[5]
A statue of Poppa stands at the Place de Gaulle in Bayeux. [2]
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| Sources |
- [S12470] "Richard I of Normandy", Biography, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_I_of_Normandy, abstracted by David A. Hennesse.
- [S12472] "Poppa of Bayeux", Biography, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poppa_of_Bayeux, abstracted by David A. Hennessee, info@clas.
- [S12540] "Berengar II of Neustria", Biography, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berengar_II_of_Neustria, by David A. Hennessee, info.
- [S12541] "Neustria", https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neustria, by David A. Hennessee, info@classroomfurniture.com, revisited or ret.
- [S12471] "Rollo", Biography, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rollo, abstracted by David A. Hennessee, info@classroomfurniture.com,.
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