About Hersende de Champagné
Lived 1060 – 1114 (aged 53–54). Hersende de Champagné was a French nun.
Hersende of Champagne (1060 – 1 December 1114) was the daughter of Humbert I of Champagne and a founder and first Prioress of Fontevraud Abbey.
Biography Hersende was born in Anjou to a noble French family in or after 1060. Hersende had been married twice and widowed twice. Her second She became a disciple of Robert of Arbrissel. Hersende persuaded her step-son, Gautier of Montsoreau, to provide her with the land to found the abbey. Robert was a believer in double monasteries, which consisted of separate quarters of men and women under the management of the Abbess. Hersende became the first Prioress of the Abbey of Fontevraud, overseeing the construction of the abbey herself. This was the Motherhouse of the Order of Fontevraud. Hersende died in Fontevraud Abbey.
It has been postulated that Hersande may be the mother of Héloïse, wife and lover of Abelard.
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Who was Hersende de Champagné?
first high priest and co-founder of the Fontevraud Abbey
When was Hersende de Champagné born?
Hersende de Champagné was born in 1060 in Anjou.
When did Hersende de Champagné die?
Hersende de Champagné died on 1 December 1114 in Royal abbey of Fontevraud.
What was Hersende de Champagné's occupation?
Hersende de Champagné was a nun.
What nationality was Hersende de Champagné?
Hersende de Champagné was French.
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