Sybilla of Normandy (c. 1092 – 12 or 13 July 1122) was Queen of Alba as the wife of King Alexander I.
| Sybilla of Normandy | |
|---|---|
| Queen consort of Alba (Scotland) | |
| Tenure | c. 1107–1122 |
| Born | c. 1092 Domfront, Normandy |
| Died | 12 or 13 July 1122 Kenmore, Scotland |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | Alexander I of Scotland |
| Dynasty | Norman |
| Father | Henry I of England |
| Mother | Sybilla Corbet of Alcester |
Sybilla was the first child of Henry I of England and his mistress, Lady Sybilla Corbet of Alcester (b. 1077 in Alcester, Warwickshire, d. after 1157). Her maternal grandfather was Robert Corbet of Alcester, part of the Corbet family. She was born circa 1092 in Domfront, Normandy.[1]
Around 1107, Sybilla married Alexander I, King of Scotland. The marriage was childless. The marriage ceremony may have occurred as early as 1107, or as at late as 1114.[2]
William of Malmesbury's account attacks Sybilla, but the evidence argues that Alexander and Sybilla were a devoted but childless couple and Sybilla was of noteworthy piety.[3] Sybilla died in unrecorded circumstances at Eilean nam Ban (Kenmore on Loch Tay)[4] in July 1122 and was buried at Dunfermline Abbey. Alexander did not remarry and Walter Bower wrote that he planned an Augustinian Priory at the Eilean nam Ban dedicated to Sybilla's memory, and he may have taken steps to have her venerated.
References
edit- ^ Panton, Kenneth J. (15 October 2023). Historical Dictionary of the British Monarchy. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 497. ISBN 978-1-5381-7577-4.
- ^ Oram, p. 65; a date around 1114 would place the marriage at about the same time as that of David and Maud of Huntingdon.
- ^ Duncan, p. 65; Oram, p. 71.
- ^ Hickey, Julia A. (2 December 2022). Medieval Royal Mistresses: Mischievous Women who Slept with Kings and Princes. Pen and Sword History. ISBN 978-1-3990-8195-5.
